Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology

Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology investigates the design and development of key technologies in the areas of computer vision, computer graphics, visualization, augmented/mixed/virtual reality, and human-computer interaction.

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Silvia Miksch, Coordinator

Research Topics

Computer Graphics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Visualization and Visual Analytics
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality
Media Analysis and Retrieval
Human-computer Interaction, Design and Socially Embedded Computing
Assistive Technologies and Ubiquitous Computing

About

Topics include visual methods in the computational sciences (computer graphics and computer vision) including modeling, image analysis and synthesis, photorealistic rendering, real-time rendering, visualization of large data sets, processing of sensor data as well as the recognition of contained patterns and structures.

Further topics are socio-technical systems, mobile and ubiquitous technologies, people-centered design and evaluation, as well as ethics and responsible research and innovation. Application examples include: biological image analysis, visual surveillance, 3D reconstruction, bioinformatics, content-based multimodal retrieval, smart cities/IoT, assistive technologies, ambient-assisted living, games, healthcare, health and wellbeing, and collaboration. Furthermore, the research focus deals with interaction in these environments, where the emphasis is on designing “technologies for people” and using innovative, multimodal interfaces, which combine computer-based intelligence with cyber-physical settings.

Research topics in this respect include the development of interaction designs (especially for collaborative applications) together with the corresponding evaluation techniques. Central to VC+HCT’s innovative approach to digital technology is the multi-disciplinary combination of technical expertise with creative design and a people oriented perspective.

Research Units

Six of the faculty’s twenty-three research units are primarily focused on topics related to Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology. Visit their pages to learn about current projects, publications, courses, and the people involved.

Below is a small selection of recent research activities related to Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology. To learn more, visit the pages of the research units listed above.

Recent Projects

Instant Visualization and Interaction for Large Point Clouds
2023 – 2026 / Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF)
PropXX Innovationsscheck Conversational Agents
2023 – 2024 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Circular Twin - A Digital Ecosystem for the Generation and Evaluation of Circular Digital Twins
2022 – 2025 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Event-based and frame-based binocular visual odometry system
2022 – 2023 / Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
Virtual Enhanced Reality for Interoperable Training of CBRN
2022 – 2024 / Altheria Solutions SRL
ErdProfi Smart 360
2022 – 2023 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
ArtVis: Dynamic Network Perspectives on Digital Art History
2022 – 2025 / Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Publications: 154302 / 152680 / 153741 / 154456 / 177464 / 187156
Caring Robots // Robotic Care
2022 – 2027 / Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Publications: 150320 / 101848
Algorithmic governance of care
2021 – 2024 / Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF)
Multi-User Mixed Reality System for flexible First Responder Training
2021 – 2023 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
AI in prison schemas
2021 – 2023 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
MAXimizeMe - XXLMontage für alle
2021 – 2023 / Arbeiterkammer Vienna
AI Facility Manager
2021 / Siemens AG Österreich
Smart Mobility Hubs as Game Changers in Transport
2021 – 2024 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Simulation of vehicle interiors for the efficient development of driver/occupant monitoring systems
2021 – 2024 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Publications: 177471 / 58791
Multimodal sensors and data sythesis
2021 – 2022 / CogVis Software und Consulting GmbH
Denoising for Real-Time Ray Tracing
2021 – 2022 / HUAWEI Technologies CO, Ltd.
Green and Smart Buildings: Solar Irradiation Analysis for Early Design Phases
2021 / King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Visual Computing Center (VCC) Liliana Rivera Center Manager
Domain-adaptive Remote sensing Image Analysis with Human-in-the-loop
2020 – 2024 / Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Publications: 136164 / 153454 / 148085 / 135846
Photogrammetry made easy
2020 – 2022 / netidee Projektförderung

Recent Publications

Camera Pose Estimation using Human Head Pose Estimation / Fischer, R., Hödlmoser, M., & Gelautz, M. (2022). Camera Pose Estimation using Human Head Pose Estimation. In Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications. 17th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, Online, International. SCITEPRESS. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010879400003124
Project: SyntheticCabin (2021–2024)
Evaluating Active and Assisted Living technologies: Critical methodological reflections based on a longitudinal randomized controlled trial / Bieg, T., Gerdenitsch, C., Schwaninger, I., Kern, B. M. J., & Frauenberger, C. (2022). Evaluating Active and Assisted Living technologies: Critical methodological reflections based on a longitudinal randomized controlled trial. Computers in Human Behavior, 133(107249), 107249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107249
Dear Reviewers: Responses to Common Reviewer Critiques about Infant Neuroimaging Studies / Korom, M., Camacho, M. C., Filippi, C. A., Licandro, R., Moore, L. A., Dufford, A., Zöllei, L., Graham, A. M., Spann, M., Howell, B., FIT´NG, Shultz, S., & Scheinost, D. (2022). Dear Reviewers: Responses to Common Reviewer Critiques about Infant Neuroimaging Studies. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 53(101055), 101055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101055
Perspectives of Visualization Onboarding and Guidance in VA / Stoiber, C., Ceneda, D., Wagner, M., Schetinger, V., Gschwandtner, T., Streit, M., Miksch, S., & Aigner, W. (2022). Perspectives of Visualization Onboarding and Guidance in VA. Visual Informatics, 6(1), 68–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visinf.2022.02.005
Financial and Work Process related Perspectives of Social Robots in Care Settings / Carros, F., Preussner, A., Manavi, M., & Schwaninger, I. (2022). Financial and Work Process related Perspectives of Social Robots in Care Settings. ECSCW 2022 Workshop: Robots In Heterogeneous Contexts. Negotiation Of Co-Creative Lifelong Learning Spaces Through Participatory Approaches, Coimbra, PT, EU. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/87321
Design Considerations for Novel Self-Adapting Toilets for Semi-Public Spaces / Mayer, P., & Panek, P. (2022). Design Considerations for Novel Self-Adapting Toilets for Semi-Public Spaces. In G. Schreier (Ed.), Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics / IOS press. https://doi.org/10.3233/shti220357
Care Workers Making Use of Robots: Results of a Three-Month Study on Human-Robot Interaction within a Care Home / Carros, F., Schwaninger, I., Preussner, A., Randall, D., Wieching, R., Fitzpatrick, G., & Wulf, V. (2022). Care Workers Making Use of Robots: Results of a Three-Month Study on Human-Robot Interaction within a Care Home. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI ’22 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA, Non-EU. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517435
Immersive training of first responder squad leaders in untethered virtual reality / Mossel, A., Schoenauer, C., Froeschl, M., Peer, A., Goellner, J., & Kaufmann, H. (2021). Immersive training of first responder squad leaders in untethered virtual reality. Virtual Reality, 25(3), 745–759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-020-00487-x
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Project: VR on-site (2015–2017)
Gestalt descriptions for deep image understanding / Hörhan, M., & Eidenberger, H. (2021). Gestalt descriptions for deep image understanding. Pattern Analysis and Applications, 24(1), 89–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10044-020-00904-6
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Acute response on general and sport specific hip joint flexibility to training with novel sport device / Hoelbling, D., Grafinger, M., Smiech, M. M., Cizmic, D., Dabnichki, P., & Baca, A. (2021). Acute response on general and sport specific hip joint flexibility to training with novel sport device. Sports Biomechanics, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1922742
Analytical Solution of Pepper’s Inverse Kinematics for a Pose Matching Imitation System / Stoeva, D., Frijns, H., Gelautz, M., & Schürer, O. (2021). Analytical Solution of Pepper’s Inverse Kinematics for a Pose Matching Imitation System. In 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Vancouver, Non-EU. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ro-man50785.2021.9515480
Food Pyramid Escape - A serious escape game for the support of nutritional education in Austria and beyond / Aigner, C., Resch, E.-M., El Agrod, A., Baranyi, R., & Grechenig, T. (2021). Food Pyramid Escape - A serious escape game for the support of nutritional education in Austria and beyond. In 2021 IEEE 9th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH). 2021 IEEE 9th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, International. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/segah52098.2021.9551850
Merely a Conventional ‘Diffusion’ Problem? On the Adoption Process of Anki Vector / Weiss, A., Pillinger, A., & Tsiourti, C. (2021). Merely a Conventional ‘Diffusion’ Problem? On the Adoption Process of Anki Vector. In 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Vancouver, Non-EU. https://doi.org/10.1109/ro-man50785.2021.9515369
Temporally Stable Content-Adaptive and Spatio-Temporal Shading Rate Assignment for Real-Time Applications / Stappen, S., Unterguggenberger, J., Kerbl, B., & Wimmer, M. (2021). Temporally Stable Content-Adaptive and Spatio-Temporal Shading Rate Assignment for Real-Time Applications. In Pacific Graphics Short Papers, Posters, and Work-in-Progress Papers (pp. 65–66). Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/pg.20211391
Deep ancient Roman Republican coin classification via feature fusion and attention / Anwar, H., Anwar, S., Zambanini, S., & Porikli, F. (2021). Deep ancient Roman Republican coin classification via feature fusion and attention. Pattern Recognition, 114(107871), 107871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2021.107871
The Hidden Technological Labour of Service Workers in Health and Beauty Shops / Meissner, J. L., Bergmann, N., Haselsteiner, E., & Pretterhofer, N. (2021). The Hidden Technological Labour of Service Workers in Health and Beauty Shops. In L. Stillman & M. Anwar (Eds.), 2022 Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (pp. 1–12). https://sites.google.com/view/cirn2021/home. https://doi.org/10.1145/3533406.3533413
Project: AK-DL4.0 (2020–2021)
Understanding Optical Music Recognition / Calvo-Zaragoza, J., Hajič, J. jr., & Pacha, A. (2021). Understanding Optical Music Recognition. ACM Computing Surveys, 53(4), 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1145/3397499
360 Calibration Tunnel for Around-view Monitoring System / Banaeyan, M., & Faezeh, M. (2021). 360 Calibration Tunnel for Around-view Monitoring System. 8th International Conference on New Solutions in Engineering, Information Science and Technology of the Century ahead (ICIET), United Arab Emirates (the). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/87229
Designing to support People Working, Connecting and Living Well in Mobile Work Environments / Fitzpatrick, G. (2021). Designing to support People Working, Connecting and Living Well in Mobile Work Environments. In S. Brewster, A. Kun, A. Riener, & O. Shaer (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction to Support Work and Wellbeing in Mobile Environments (pp. 35–36). Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/24936
Multiscale Unfolding: Illustratively Visualizing the Whole Genome at a Glance / Halladjian, S., Kouril, D., Miao, H., Gröller, E., Viola, I., & Isenberg, T. (2021). Multiscale Unfolding: Illustratively Visualizing the Whole Genome at a Glance. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 28(10), 3456–3470. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2021.3065443

Recent Theses

How much can Social Dynamics and Mobile Applications Help in the Battle Against Climate Change? / Janik, M. (2023). How much can Social Dynamics and Mobile Applications Help in the Battle Against Climate Change? [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.110562
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Teaspoon Languages / Hufnagl, A. (2023). Teaspoon Languages [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.112603
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Evaluating two-stage gaze estimation using eye image segmentation / Fürst, P. (2023). Evaluating two-stage gaze estimation using eye image segmentation [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.101780
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Visual narratives against misleading visualizations in health care / Shilo, A. (2023). Visual narratives against misleading visualizations in health care [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.112160
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Semantic-Aware Animation of Hand-Drawn Characters / Korpitsch, T. (2023). Semantic-Aware Animation of Hand-Drawn Characters [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.113969
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Reimagining Design: Exploring the Potential of the Infinite Canvas for Collaborative Interactive Articles / Klein, P. (2023). Reimagining Design: Exploring the Potential of the Infinite Canvas for Collaborative Interactive Articles [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.102921
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Scalable Web-based Volume Rendering for Large-scale Biomedical Data Sets / Herzberger, L. (2023). Scalable Web-based Volume Rendering for Large-scale Biomedical Data Sets [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.106203
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Cognitive Load of Pervasive Technology: How can it be determined? / Wedral, A. (2023). Cognitive Load of Pervasive Technology: How can it be determined? [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.107253
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Software Platform for a Modular Collaborative Robot / Pavlova, G. (2023). Software Platform for a Modular Collaborative Robot [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.90980
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Auditory Sensory Substitution in Virtual Reality for People with Hearing Impairments / Mirzaei, M. (2023). Auditory Sensory Substitution in Virtual Reality for People with Hearing Impairments [Dissertation, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.113962
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Behavior Change Techniques and Persuasive Technology to support the self-care management with mHealth for people with multiple sclerosis / Tüner, Ö. (2023). Behavior Change Techniques and Persuasive Technology to support the self-care management with mHealth for people with multiple sclerosis [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.103424
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Promoting Uptake of Utilitarian Cycling Through Digital Technology / Wunsch, M. (2023). Promoting Uptake of Utilitarian Cycling Through Digital Technology [Dissertation, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.108384
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Ergonomics-Driven Computational Design of Furniture and Indoor Layouts / Leimer, K. (2023). Ergonomics-Driven Computational Design of Furniture and Indoor Layouts [Dissertation, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.113961
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Single Image Depth Prediction on One Perspective Cultural Heritage Artefact / Frisky, A. Z. K. (2023). Single Image Depth Prediction on One Perspective Cultural Heritage Artefact [Dissertation, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.113862
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On the Need of new Roles: Using Design Fictions to Develop Novel Use Cases for Care Robots / Brunnmayr, K. (2023). On the Need of new Roles: Using Design Fictions to Develop Novel Use Cases for Care Robots [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.108880
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Informing Users of Corrections and Alterations in Online News while safeguarding Privacy / Hametner, M. (2023). Informing Users of Corrections and Alterations in Online News while safeguarding Privacy [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.110742
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Accessibility of web-based data visualizations for people who are blind or visually impaired / Meyer, A.-V. (2023). Accessibility of web-based data visualizations for people who are blind or visually impaired [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.104425
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Real-Time Avalanche Risk Visualization on a Large-Scale Geospatial Dataset / Eschner, J. (2023). Real-Time Avalanche Risk Visualization on a Large-Scale Geospatial Dataset [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.102961
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Self-Explaining Transformers for Cell Population Detection in Flow Cytometry Data / Kowarsch, F. (2023). Self-Explaining Transformers for Cell Population Detection in Flow Cytometry Data [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.102742
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Sketch based L-Systems for Tree Modeling in Virtual Reality / Steiner, M. (2023). Sketch based L-Systems for Tree Modeling in Virtual Reality [Diploma Thesis, Technische Universität Wien]. reposiTUm. https://doi.org/10.34726/hss.2023.94903
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Recent Awards

Michael Wimmer: Outstanding Technical Contributions Award
2023 / Eurographics / Germany / Website
Margrit Gelautz: Best Poster Nominee at HAI 2022 - "The effect of exaggerated nonverbal cues on the perception of the robot Pepper", S. Fischer, D. Stoeva, and M. Gelautz
2022 / International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI) 2022 / New Zealand / Project
Katta Spiel: Pride Biz Award 2022
2022 / Pride Biz / Austria
Peter Purgathofer: Best Lecture Award, Sonderpreis Digitale Lehre
2022
Katta Spiel: Förderungspreis der Stadt Wien in der Sparte Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft, Technik
2022 / Stadt Wien / Austria
Katta Spiel: Best Paper Award
2022 / Mensch und Computer 2022 / Germany
Katta Spiel: Best Paper Honourable Mention Award
2022 / Mensch und Computer 2022 / Germany
Michael Wimmer: Wolfgang Straßer Award (Best Paper)
2022 / ACM/Eurographics / USA / Website
Renata Georgia Raidou: EuroVis Young Researcher Award
2022 / EuroGraphics European Association for Computer Graphics / Italy
Geraldine Fitzpatrick: SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award
2022 / ACM / USA / Website
Margrit Gelautz: Shortlisted for VISAPP 2022 Best Student Paper Award (4 shortlisted papers out of 154 registered student papers) - "Camera pose estimation using human head pose estimation", R. Fischer, M. Hödlmoser, and M. Gelautz
2022 / International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) 2022 / Portugal / Project
Peter Purgathofer: Anerkennungspreis beim »Ars Docendi«, Staatspreis für gute Lehre
2021 / Austria / Website
Katta Spiel: Best Paper 2020
2021 / International Journal of Human-Computer Studies / USA
Katta Spiel: Best Paper Award & Diversity and Inclusion Award
2021 / SIGCHI Designing Interactive Systems / USA
Katta Spiel: Best Pictorial Award
2021 / SIGCHI Creativity & Cognition / USA
Katta Spiel: Diversity and Inclusion Award
2021 / SIGCHI Conference on Tangible Embodied and Embedded Interaction / USA
Geraldine Fitzpatrick: IFIP Fellow Award
2020 / IFIP Fellow / Austria / Website
Katta Spiel: Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
2020 / Mensch und Computer / Germany
Katta Spiel: Exceptional Norms
2020 / Firnberg-Programm / Austria
Katta Spiel: Evaluating the Experiences of Autistic Children with Technologies in Co-Design
2020 / SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award / USA

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