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General Information

Full Name Stefan Bruckner
Date of Birth June 2, 1980
Languages German, English

Experience

  • since 2023
    Professor of Visual Analytics
    Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing, University of Rostock, Germany
  • 2013 - 2023
    Professor of Visualization
    Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway
  • 2009 - 2010
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Graphics, Usability, and Visualization Lab, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • 2008 - 2013
    Assistant Professor
    Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, TU Wien, Austria
  • 2004 - 2008
    Research Assistant
    Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, TU Wien, Austria

Education

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences 2023 (1st place)
  • 2022
    • VMV Best Paper Award
    • VINCI Best Short Paper Award
    • Bio+MedVis Best Redesign Challenge Award
    • VCBM Best Paper Honorable Mention
  • 2021
    • VCBM Best Paper Honorable Mention
    • IEEE TVCG Best Reviewer Honorable Mention
  • 2020
    • CGI Best Interdisciplinary Presentation Award
  • 2019
    • EuroVis Best Poster Award
    • Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine 2019 (2nd place)
  • 2018
    • Computers & Graphics Associate Editor of the Year
    • ACM Distinguished Speaker
    • IEEE SciVis Best Paper Honorable Mention
  • 2017
    • SCCG Best Paper Award
  • 2015
    • SCCG Best Paper Award
    • IEEE TVCG Best Reviewer Award
  • 2014
    • VCBM Best Paper Award
    • VCBM Best Paper Honorable Mention
  • 2013
    • SCCG Best Paper Award 2013
  • 2012
    • Eurographics Recognition of Service Award
  • 2011
    • Eurographics Young Researcher Award
  • 2010
    • EuroVis Best Paper Award
  • 2007
    • Eurographics 3rd Best Paper Award
  • 2006
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization
  • 2004
    • CESCG Best Paper Award
    • CESCG Best Presentation Award

Editorial Boards

  • since 2022
    • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • since 2014
    • Computers & Graphics

Chairing and Organization

  • 2025
    • ACM SIGSIM PADS Special Track Chair on Visualization
  • 2024
    • IEEE VIS Workshop Chair
  • 2023
    • EuroVis STAR Chair
    • IEEE VIS Workshop Chair
  • 2022
    • EuroVis STAR Chair
    • IEEE VIS Tutorial Chair
  • 2021
    • IEEE VIS Tutorial Chair
  • 2019
    • Eurographics Medical Prize Chair
  • 2018
    • IEEE PacificVis Paper Chair
  • 2017
    • Eurographics Medical Prize Chair
    • VCBM Paper Chair
  • 2016
    • VCBM Paper Chair
  • 2012
    • EuroVis Paper Chair

Juries and Award Committees

  • 2025
    • IEEE PacificVis Best Journal Paper Committee
  • 2024
    • VCBM Best Short Paper Committee
  • 2023
    • IEEE VIS Paper Committee
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization Jury Member
  • 2022
    • Eurographics Best PhD Award Committee
  • 2021
    • Eurographics Best PhD Award Committee
  • 2020
    • EuroVis Best PhD Award Committee
    • VCBM Best Paper Committee
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization Jury Member
  • 2018
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization Jury Member
  • 2016
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization Jury Member
  • 2014
    • Karl-Heinz Höhne Award for Medical Visualization Jury Member

Authoritative Bodies

  • since 2025
    • Member of the Study Commission for Computer Science, University of Rostock
  • since 2024
    • Speaker of the GI (German Informatics Society) Working Group for Visual Computing in Biology and Medicine
  • since 2023
    • Member of the Steering Committee of the GI (German Informatics Society) Division for Computer Graphics
  • since 2019
    • Member of the Eurographics Executive Committee
    • Member of the Eurographcs Workshop Board
  • 2018 - 2023
    • Member of the Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre Leadership Team, University of Bergen
  • 2017 - 2023
    • Member of the Department Council for Informatics, University of Bergen

Program Committees

  • 2025
    • IEEE PacificVis Journal Track
    • IEEE VIS
  • 2024
    • IEEE VIS
    • Eurographics
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • EuroVis Short Papers
  • 2023
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE VIS
    • IEEE VIS Short Papers
  • 2022
    • IEEE PacificVis
  • 2021
    • CAD/Graphics
    • Computer Graphics International
    • EuroVis
    • IEEE VIS
  • 2020
    • Computer Graphics International
    • EuroVis
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE VIS
  • 2019
    • ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • EuroVis
    • IEEE VIS
    • International Conference on Computational Visual Media
  • 2018
    • ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
    • Computational Visual Media
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • Pacific Graphics
  • 2017
    • ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Symposium on Visualization
    • CAD/Graphics
    • Computer Graphics International
    • EuroVis
    • Expressive
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • Pacific Graphics
    • Spring Conference on Computer Graphics
  • 2016
    • ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Symposium on Visualization
    • ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Technical Briefs & Posters
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Eurographics
    • EuroVis
    • Expressive
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization
    • Pacific Graphics
  • 2015
    • CAD/Graphics
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Digital Heritage
    • Eurographics
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • EuroVis
    • Expressive
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization
    • International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
    • International Symposium on Visual Computing
    • Pacific Graphics
    • Spring Conference on Computer Graphics
  • 2014
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • Expressive
    • IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization
    • International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
    • International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
    • International Symposium on Visual Computing
    • Pacific Graphics
    • SIGRAD
  • 2013
    • Computer Graphics International
    • Digital Heritage
    • Eurographics
    • Expressive
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE VIS
    • International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
    • International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
    • International Symposium on Visual Computing
    • SIGRAD
  • 2012
    • Computational Aesthetics
    • Eurographics
    • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization
    • IEEE VIS
    • International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
    • International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
    • International Symposium on Visual Computing
  • 2011
    • Computational Aesthetics
    • EuroVis
    • IEEE PacificVis
    • IEEE VIS
    • International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
    • International Symposium on Visual Computing
  • 2010
    • Computational Aesthetics
    • EuroVis
  • 2009
    • EuroVis
    • IEEE VIS
  • 2008
    • Knowledge-Assisted Visualization

Supervised PhD Theses