The Award

Recognizing Student Excellence

The Distinguished Young Alumn award was established in 2005 to recognize exceptional work by master students and to encourage the highest levels of scholarship, research, and writing. Supervisors are invited to submit eligible candidates’ master theses to the faculty jury. In their evaluation, the jury considers both the methodological and substantive aspects of each thesis, including the importance of the subject, the originality of the work, it’s structure, the quality of the scholarship and the writing, and other appropriate factors that denote excellence.

The jury nominates three to five candidates to present their thesis at the festive biannual Epilog, the celebratory public event where we honor our most excellent graduates and students. Their presentations are the final criterion for the jury’s decision, and an impressive display of student excellence.

Winners and Nominees

Winter 2022

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• Lea Brugger: Automating Proofs of Game — Theoretic Security Properties of Off-Chain Protocols / Supervisor: Laura Kovacs / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering
• Markus Böck: Machine Learning for Interactive Performance Prediction / Supervisor: Jürgen Cito / Research Unit: Software Engineering / Nominated
• Bernhard Pointner: An Interactive Visualization Approach to Tackle Design Constraints in a Rule-Based Recommendation System / Supervisor: Silvia Miksch / Research Unit: Visual Analytics / Nominated

Summer 2022

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• Caroline Magg: Development and Visual Assessment of a Cross-Modal Brain Tumor Segmentation Pipeline / Supervisor: Renata Raidou / Research Unit: Computer Graphics
• Stephan Felber: ‌On The Strongest Message Adversary For Directed Dynamic Networks / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated
• Alexander Dobler: ‌Turbocharging Heuristics for Weak Coloring Numbers / Supervisor: Martin Nöllenburg / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity / Nominated
• Andreas Schweidler: ‌“Mixed Reality Bike” – Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Cycling Simulator / Supervisor: Florian Michahelles / Research Unit: Artifact-based Computing and User Research / Nominated

Winter 2021

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• Sebastian Mazza: Homomorphic-Encrypted Volume Rendering / Supervisor: Ivan Viola / Research Unit: Computer Graphics
• Axel Brunnbauer: Model-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Racing / Supervisor: Radu Grosu / Research Unit: Cyber-Physical Systems / Nominated
• Tobias Geibinger: ‌Investigating Constraint Programming and Hybrid Answer-set Solving for Industrial Test Laboratory Scheduling / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Viktoriia Korchemna: Parameterized Algorithms for Bayesian Network Learning / Supervisor: Robert Ganian / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity / Nominated

Summer 2021

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• David Penz: Recommending Reviewers for Theses using Artificial Intelligence / Supervisor: Horst Eidenberger / Research Unit: Information und Software Engineering
• Lisa Kellner: Classification of Urban Point Clouds Using 3D CNNs In Combination with Reconstruction of Sidewalks / Supervisor: Werner Purgathofer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Emmanuel Pescosta: SpecBMC - Bounded Model Checker for Speculative Non-Interference / Supervisor: Georg Weissenbacher / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering / Nominated
• Philipp Raith: Container Scheduling on Heterogeneous Clusters using Machine Learning-based Workload Characterization / Supervisor: Schahram Dustdar / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated

Winter 2020

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• Marcel Moosbrugger: Automating Termination Analysis of Probabilistic Programs / Supervisor: Laura Kovacs / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering
• Markus Gabriel: Distributed Factorization Machines for Next-Track Music Recommendations / Supervisor: Peter Knees / Research Unit: Information and Software Engineering / Nominated
• Aleksandar Pavlović: Reasoning in Knowledge Graphs: Bridging Databases and the Semantic Web / Supervisor: Emanuel Sallinger / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Markus Wallinger: MetroSets—What studying at TU Wien and taking the U6 have in common / Supervisor: Martin Nöllenburg / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity / Nominated

Summer 2020

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• Thomas Schlögl: An Extension Framework for Epistemic Reasoning in Byzantine Distributed Systems / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems
• Sopo Pkhakadze: Sequent-Type Calculi for Variants of Default Logic / Supervisor: Hans Tompits / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Julian Strohmayer: Multi-Modal Fusion of Depth and Thermal Images for Human Behavior Modeling / Supervisor: Martin Kampel / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Johannes Vass: Exact and Metaheuristic Approaches for the Production Leveling Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated

Winter 2019

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• Soeren Nickel: Computing Stable Cartograms. It’s hip to be square! / Supervisor: Martin Nöllenburg / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity
• Nicolas Grossmann: Pelvis Runner: Comparative Visualization of Anatomical Changes / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Jakob Rath: Subsumption Demodulation in First-Order Theorem Proving / Supervisor: Laura Kovács / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering / Nominated
• Martina Sengstschmid: Community Blockchain Interaction Patterns / Supervisor: Eva Kühn / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated

Summer 2019

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• Markus Schütz: PRTMR: A Novel Approach for Hardware Redundancy in Space Applications / Supervisor: Andreas Steininger / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems
• Nataliia Avdosieva: Designing for Privacy. Design Patterns for Making Online Products GDPR Compliant / Supervisor: Peter Purgathofer / Research Unit: Human Computer Interaction / Nominated
• Philipp Frauenthaler: A Framework for Blockchain Interoperability and Runtime Selection / Supervisor: Stefan Schulte / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated
• Lukas Prost: Echtzeit Approximation von Photometrischen Flächenlichtquellen für Interaktives Lichtdesign / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated

Winter 2018

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• Katinka Böhm: Semi-Automatic Engineering of Topic Ontologies from a Common-Sense Knowledge Graph / Supervisor: Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems
• Theresa Fröschl: Minimizing Wiggles in Storyline Visualizations / Supervisor: Martin Nöllenburg / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity / Nominated
• André Schidler: A solver for the Steiner Tree Problem with few terminals / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Michael H. Spiegel: Generische virtuelle Komponenten—Standardbasierte Kopplung von Simulation und Automationsinfrastruktur / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated

Summer 2018

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• Dominik Bauer: Evaluation of the Recognition Distances of Safety Signs in VR Considering Vision Impairments / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics
• Lucas Kletzander: A Heuristic Solver Framework for the General Employee Scheduling Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Daniel Pfleger: Knowledge and Communication Complexity in Distributed Systems / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated
• Manuel Pöter: Effective Memory Reclamation for Lock-Free Data Structures in C++ / Supervisor: Jesper Larsson Träff / Research Unit: Parallel Computing / Nominated

Winter 2017

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• Mathias Lechner: Brain-inspired Neural Control / Supervisor: Radu Grosu / Research Unit: Cyber-Physical Systems
• Velitchko Filipov: Visual Exploration and Comparison of Multiple Resumes: Focus on Time and Space / Supervisor: Silvia Miksch / Research Unit: Visual Analytics / Nominated
• Gerta Sheganaku: Optimized Auto Scaling of Elastic Processes in the Cloud using Docker Containers / Supervisor: Stefan Schulte / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated
• Christoph Weinzierl-Heigl: Adaptively-Clustered Reflective Shadow Maps / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated

Summer 2017

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• Florian Ferdinand Huemer: Protecting 4-Phase Delay-Insensitive Communication Against Transient Faults / Supervisor: Andreas Steininger / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems
• Markus Macsek: Mobile Robotik EKF-SLAM mit optisch erkannten Markierungen zur Bestimmung einer Fahrzeugposition / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated
• Florian Mischek: Exact and Heuristic Approaches for a Multi-Stage Nurse Rostering Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Christoph Prybila: Runtime Verification for Business Processes utilizing the Blockchain / Supervisor: Stefan Schulte / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated

Winter 2016

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• Felix Winter: MaxSAT Modeling and Metaheuristic Methods for the Employee Scheduling Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Bernhard Gleiss: Interpolation and Local Proofs / Supervisor: Laura Kovács / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering / Nominated
• Katharina Krösl: Interactive, Progressive Photon Tracing using a Multi-Resolution Image-Filtering Approach / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Manuel Kröter: Streaming and Exploration of Dynamically Changing Dense Surface Reconstructions in Immersive Virtual Reality / Supervisor: Hannes Kaufmann / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated

Summer 2016

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• Janis Meißner: Tools for Wools: Learning from and designing for Urban Knitters / Supervisor: Geraldine Fitzpatrick / Research Unit: Human Computer Interaction
• Medina Andresel: A Compilation Technique for Interactive Ontology-mediated Data Exploration / Supervisor: Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Christian Hafner: Optimization of Natural Frequencies for Fabrication-Aware Shape Modeling / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Markus Hecher: Optimizing Second-Level Dynamic Programming Algorithms - The D-FLAT^2 System: Encodings and Experimental Evaluation / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated

Winter 2015

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• Anela Lolic: Herbrand sequents and the Skolem-free CERES method / Supervisor: Alexander Leitsch / Research Unit: Theory and Logic
• Martin Cerman: Categorizing the Topological Image Landscape with Local Binary Patterns / Supervisor: Walter Kropatsch / Research Unit: Pattern Recognition and Image Processing / Nominated
• Haichao Miao: Visual Quantification of the Circle of Willis in Stroke Patients / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Clemens Nopp: Risk Sentiment Analysis in Banking Supervision / Supervisor: Allan Hanbury / Research Unit: E-Commerce / Nominated

Summer 2015

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• Christian Freude: Extending Separable Subsurface Scattering to Arbitrary Materials / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics
• Benjamin Kiesl: On Transforming Answer-Set Programs Towards Natural-Language Representations / Supervisor: Hans Tompits / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Philipp Paulweber: An optimizing Compiler for the Abstract State Machine Language CASM / Supervisor: Andreas Krall / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated
• Philipp Waibel: Architecture-driven Design and Configuration of Messaging Systems / Supervisor: Schahram Dustdar / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated

Winter 2014

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• Thomas Pani: Loop Patterns in C Programs / Supervisor: Helmuth Veith / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering
• Adrian Haret: Merging in the Horn fragment Institut für Informationssysteme / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Ines Janusch: Reeb Graph Based Image Representation for Phenotyping of Plants / Supervisor: Walter Kropatsch / Research Unit: Pattern Recognition and Image Processing / Nominated
• Jürgen Maier: Online Test Vector Insertion - A Concurrent Built-In Self-Testing (CBIST) Approach for Asynchronous Logic / Supervisor: Andreas Steininger / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated

Summer 2014

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• Wolfgang Fischl: Normal Forms for Non-Relational Data / Supervisor: Reinhard Pichler / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Robert Bill: Towards Software Model Checking in the Context of Model-Driven Engineering / Supervisor: Gerti Kappel / Research Unit: Business Informatics / Nominated
• Johannes Birgmeier: Softwareverifikation mit IC3 mittels Abstraktion und Interpolation / Supervisor: Georg Weissenbacher / Research Unit: Formal Methods in Systems Engineering / Nominated
• Manfred Schwarz: Solving k-Set Agreement in Dynamic Networks / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated

Winter 2013

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• Harald Beck: Inconsistency Management for Traffic Regulations / Supervisor: Thomas Eiter / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems
• Adrian Dabrowski: Security Analysis of Metropolitan Locking Systems Using the Example of the City of Vienna / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award
• Adrian Dabrowski: Security Analysis of Metropolitan Locking Systems Using the Example of the City of Vienna / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated
• Heinrich Fink: GPU-based Video Processing in the Context of TV Broadcasting / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Martin Perner: Self-Stabilizing Byzantine Fault-Tolerant Clock Distribution in Grids / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated

Summer 2013

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• Johannes Oetsch: Beyond Uniform Equivalence between Answer-Set Programs: Relativisation and Projection / Supervisor: Hans Tompits / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award
• Bernhard Bliem: Decompose, Guess & Check: Declarative Problem Solving on Tree Decompositions / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Markus Bögl: Visual Analytics for Time Series Analysis / Supervisor: Peter Filzmoser / Research Unit: Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics / Nominated
• Matthias Dorfer: A Framework for Medical-Imaging-Fragment Based Whole Body Atlas Construction / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Johannes Oetsch: Beyond Uniform Equivalence between Answer-Set Programs: Relativisation and Projection / Supervisor: Hans Tompits / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated

Winter 2012

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• Ronald de Haan: Description Logic Based Reasoning on Programming Languages / Supervisor: Bernhard Gramlich / Research Unit: Theory and Logic
• Jasmin Grosinger: Agile Life: Persuasive Touch Interface Technology for Enhancing Older Adults‘ Levels of Physical Activity / Supervisor: Geraldine Fitzpatrick / Research Unit: Human Computer Interaction / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award
• Jasmin Grosinger: Agile Life: Persuasive Touch Interface Technology for Enhancing Older Adults‘ Levels of Physical Activity / Supervisor: Geraldine Fitzpatrick / Research Unit: Human Computer Interaction / Nominated
• Michael Hecher: A Comparative Perceptual Study of Soft Shadow Algorithms / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Andreas Lehrbaum: A New Hyperheuristic Algorithm for Cross-Domain Search Problems / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated

Summer 2012

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• Andreas Hubmer: New Representations of Uncertain Databases for Efficient Updates / Supervisor: Reinhard Pichler / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Stephan Hoffmann: Empirical Evaluation of a Visualization Technique with Semantic Zoom / Supervisor: Silvia Miksch / Research Unit: Visual Analytics / Nominated
• Fabian Hollaus: Automated Inpainting of Unknown Palimpsest Regions / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Richard Kogelnig: Workspace Decomposition Based-Motion Planning / Supervisor: Uwe Egly / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated

Winter 2011

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• Georg Seitz: Logics for Coalitional Games of Imperfect Information / Supervisor: Christian Fermüller / Research Unit: Theory and Logic
• Angelika Garz: Efficient Layout Analysis of Ancient Manuscripts Using Local Features / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Georg Gerstweiler and Emanuel Vonach: Development of an Active Motion Capture Suit for Teaching Motion Skills / Supervisor: Hannes Kaufmann / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Markus Kammerstetter: Real-time Encrypted Speech Communication Over Low Bandwidth Channels / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated
• Patrick Sabin: Implementing a Reversible Debugger for Python / Supervisor: M. Anton Ertl / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated

Summer 2011

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• Sebastian Gabmeyer: Formalization of the Operation Recorder based on Graph Transformation Theory / Supervisor: Gerti Kappel / Research Unit: Business Informatics
• Günter Anton Khyo: Language Support for Linux Device Driver Programming / Supervisor: M. Anton Ertl / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated
• Michael Morak: dynASP - A Dynamic Programming-based Answer Set Programming Solver / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated
• Daniel Prokesch: A Light-Weight Parallel Execution Layer for Shared-Memory Stream Processing / Supervisor: Raimund Kirner / Research Unit: Cyber-Physical Systems / Nominated

Winter 2010

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• Magdalena Widl: Memetic Algorithms for Break Scheduling / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Ernst Schwartz: Measuring the Effects of Aortic Branch Transposition onto the Vessel Dynamics of the Aorta / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Lukas Krammer: Motion Planning for Car-like Robots / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated
• Andreas Pieber: Flexible Engineering Environment Integration for (Software+) Engineering Teams / Supervisor: Nominee / Research Unit: Information and Software Engineering/ [Stefan Biffl](https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/people/stefan-biffl) / Nominated
• Ernst Schwartz: Measuring the Effects of Aortic Branch Transposition onto the Vessel Dynamics of the Aorta / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated

Summer 2010

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• Emanuel Sallinger: Optimizing Schema Mappings with Relaxed Notions of Equivalence / Supervisor: Reinhard Pichler / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Markus Seidl: A unified Approach for the Detection of Gradual Transitions in Historic Material / Supervisor: Christian Breiteneder / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Eva Dittrich: Automatic Segmentation of Retinal Vessels and Measurement of Doppler Flow Velocity in Optical Coherence Tomography Data / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Thomas Nowak: Topology in Distributed Computing / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated
• Markus Seidl: A Unified Approach for the Detection of Gradual Transitions in Historic Material / Supervisor: Christian Breiteneder / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated

Winter 2009

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• Thomas Polzer: Fault-Tolerant Hardware Implementation of a Consensus Algorithm / Supervisor: Andreas Steininger / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems
• Alexander Kusternig: Real-Time Rendering of Dynamic Vegetation / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Alexander Kusternig: Real-Time Rendering of Dynamic Vegetation / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Dietmar Schabus: Interpolation of Austrian German and Viennese Dialect/Sociolect in HMM-based Speech Synthesis / Supervisor: Jens Knoop / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated
• Jakob Walla: Exakte und heuristische Optimierungsmethoden zur Lösung von Video Server Load Re-Balancing / Supervisor: Günther Raidl / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity / Nominated

Summer 2009

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• Stefan Rümmele: Efficient Counting with Bounded Treewidth using Datalog / Supervisor: Stefan Woltran / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Laura Fritz: Interactive Exploration and Quantification of Industrial CT Data / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Philip Langer: Konflikterkennung in der Modellversionierung / Supervisor: Gerti Kappel / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Frequentis Sponsorship Award
• Laura Fritz: Interactive Exploration and Quantification of Industrial CT Data / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Leopold Haller: Extending a Tableau-based SAT Procedure with Techniques from CNF-based SAT / Supervisor: Uwe Egly / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Philip Langer: Konflikterkennung in der Modellversionierung / Supervisor: Gerti Kappel / Research Unit: Business Informatics / Nominated

Winter 2008

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• Markus Triska: Solution Methods for the Social Golfer Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Markus Triska: Solution Methods for the Social Golfer Problem / Supervisor: Nysret Musliu / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Thomas Flanitzer: Security mechanisms for low-end embedded systems / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Frequentis Sponsorship Award
• Dey-Fuch Chiu: Penta G - A Game Engine for Realtime Rendering Research / Supervisor: Michael Wimmer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Thomas Flanitzer: Security mechanisms for low-end embedded systems / Supervisor: Wolfgang Kastner / Research Unit: Automation Systems / Nominated
• Peter Wiedermann: A generalized PBQP Instruction Selector for the LLVM compiler framework / Supervisor: Andreas Krall / Research Unit: Compilers and Languages / Nominated

Summer 2008

• Vadim Savenkov: Implementing Core Computation in Data Exchange / Supervisor: Reinhard Pichler / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence
• Philipp Blauensteiner: Motion Detection and Shadow Suppression in Video Streams / Supervisor: Martin Kampel / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Philipp Blauensteiner: Motion Detection and Shadow Suppression in Video Streams / Supervisor: Martin Kampel / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Rudi Wolf Sponsorship Award
• Philipp Blauensteiner: Motion Detection and Shadow Suppression in Video Streams Computer Vision / Supervisor: [Martin Kampel](https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/people/martin-kampel) / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Thomas Krennwallner: Integration of Conjunctive Queries over Description Logics into HEX-Programs / Supervisor: Thomas Eiter / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Christian Schönauer: Skeletal Structure Generation for Optical Motion Capture / Supervisor: Hannes Kaufmann / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated

Winter 2007

• Markus Lipp: Interactive Computer Generated Architecture / Supervisor: Werner Purgathofer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics
• Martin Haidacher: Importance-Driven Rendering in Interventional Imaging / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Philipp Leitner: The Daios Framework—Dynamic, Asynchronous and Message-oriented Invocation of Web Services / Supervisor: Schahram Dustdar / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Frequentis Sponsorship Award
• Martin Haidacher: Importance-Driven Rendering in Interventional Imaging / Supervisor: Eduard Gröller / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Philipp Leitner: The Daios Framework - Dynamic, Asynchronous and Message-oriented Invocation of Web Services / Supervisor: Schahram Dustdar / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated
• Julian Stöttinger: Local Colour Features for Image Retrieval / Supervisor: Allan Hanbury / Research Unit: E-Commerce / Nominated
• Sebastian Zambanini: Automatic Assessment of Lesion Development in Hemangioma Follow-Up Images / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated

Summer 2007

• Thomas Lidy: Evaluation of New Audio Features and Their Utilization in Novel Music Retrieval Applications / Supervisor: Andreas Rauber / Research Unit: Information and Software Engineering
• Thomas Lidy: Evaluation of New Audio Features and Their Utilization in Novel Music Retrieval Applications / Supervisor: Andreas Rauber / Research Unit: Information and Software Engineering / Microsoft Sponsorship Award
• Hannes Erven, Georg Hicker: Web-Transaktionen: Erweiterung der WS-BusinessActivity-Spezifikation um WS-BusinessActivity—Initiator und Implementierung der beiden Protokolle im Open Source-Projekt Apache Kandula / Supervisor: Gerti Kappel / Research Unit: Business Informatics / Nominated
• Christian Paukovits: Applying Model-Integrated Computing on Time-Triggered Application Development / Supervisor: Hermann Kopetz / Research Unit: Cyber-Physical Systems / Nominated
• Werner Schafhauser: New Heuristic Methods for Tree Decompositions and Generalized Hypertree Decompositions / Supervisor: Georg Gottlob / Research Unit: Databases and Artificial Intelligence / Nominated

Winter 2006

• Thomas Illetschko: Minimal Combinatorial Maps for analyzing 3D Data / Supervisor: Walter Kropatsch / Research Unit: Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
• Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente: Answering Conjunctive Queries in Expressive Description Logics / Supervisor: Thomas Eiter / Research Unit: Knowledge-Based Systems / Nominated
• Peter Robinson: Log File Processing by Machine Learning and Information Extraction / Supervisor: Gernot Salzer / Research Unit: Theory and Logic / Nominated
• Christian Steiner: Shadow Volumes in Complex Scenes / Supervisor: Peter Purgathofer / Research Unit: Human Computer Interaction / Nominated

Summer 2006

• Andreas Chwatal: Bestimmung der Bahnelemente von extrasolaren Planeten aufgrund von Radialgeschwindigkeitsmessdaten mittels evolutionärer Algorithmen / Supervisor: Günther Raidl / Research Unit: Algorithms and Complexity
• Mattias Függer: Fault-Tolerant Distributed Clock Generation in VLSI Systems-on-Chip / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated
• Dalibor Mitrovic: Discrimination and Retrieval of Environmental Sounds / Supervisor: Horst Eidenberger / Research Unit: Information and Software Engineering / Nominated
• Michaela Schuster: Verdeckte Kommunikation—Ein Problembereich des Security-Managements / Supervisor: Gernot Salzer / Research Unit: Theory and Logic / Nominated

Winter 2005

• Clemens Fruhwirth: Neue Methoden der Festplattenverschlüsselung / Supervisor: Gernot Salzer / Research Unit: Theory and Logic
• Margit Blauhut: User Interface Design in sicherheitskritischen Umgebungen / Supervisor: Ina Wagner / Research Unit: Multidisciplinary Design and User Research / Nominated
• Martin Lettner: Texture Based Drawing Tool Classification in Infrared Reflectograms / Supervisor: Robert Sablatnig / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Heinrich Moser: Verteilter Aufbau einer fehlertoleranten drahtlosen Kommunikations-Topologie / Supervisor: Ulrich Schmid / Research Unit: Embedded Computing Systems / Nominated
• Christoph Rhemann: Region-Based Optical Flow Estimation with Treatment of Occulsions / Supervisor: Margrit Gelautz / Research Unit: Computer Vision / Nominated
• Daniel Scherzer: Shadow mapping of large environments / Supervisor: Werner Purgathofer / Research Unit: Computer Graphics / Nominated
• Martin Treiber: VISR - View basierte Integration von Web Service Registries / Supervisor: Schahram Dustdar / Research Unit: Distributed Systems / Nominated