Tools

SkogConf is a system for collecting, reviewing, and managing submissions to academic conferences, symposia, and workshops. Authors can use the system to upload their documents to a central server, where reviewers and organizers can skim through the existing submissions to determine the ones that should be accepted and rejected.

Snooot is an interactive polling system designed to enliven traditional presentations, lectures, and keynotes. It allows presenters to ask interactive questions that the audience can answer using their mobile phones. The answers are summarized visually and updated in real-time, allowing to adjust the flow of the presentation based on the results.

Mah! is a quick and easy appointment scheduler enabling participants to book an individual time slot for their participation in a user study, consultation session, or other form of meeting. Manage your bookings, automatically send out reminder mails, and ensure you will achieve your desired gender ratio.

OctoMensa is your favorite command-line tool for finding out what’s on the menu at all of Aachen’s finest dining places. Query the menu for your desired location, filter it for vegetarian and vegan dishes, and output the result on the terminal or as a screenshot; you can also run OctoMensa in daemon mode to retrieve the menu every day and post it to your connected Mattermost server.

Brought to the public’s attention by the TV show “Domino Day”, domino toppling is a fascinating way of demonstrating the vast impact that can result from a tiny initial impulse. This website provides you with resources to help you get started creating your very own toppling projects, including an evaluation of domino brands, building techniques, and official Guinness World Records.