Eurographics is the leading Europe-wide association for computer graphics, dedicated to advancing research and innovation in areas such as Multimedia, Scientific Visualization and Human Computer Interfaces. Through its international network of researchers, developers, educators, and industry professionals, the association fosters the global exchange of scientific and technical knowledge and maintains close connections with developments in the US, Japan, and beyond. Eurographics organizes major annual conferences, including the Eurographics Conference and EuroVis, which are among Europe’s most important events in computer graphics and visualization. These conferences bring together experts from academia and industry to discuss the latest advances in the field and offer specialized training courses for both technical staff and managers.

Congratulations to Silvia on her appointment as a Eurographics Fellow 2026!

About

Silvia Miksch is a Professor and Head of the Research Unit Visual Analytics. Silvia and her team have conducted research spanning Artificial Intelligence to Information Visualization and Visual Analytics (VA) for various data types, users, and tasks, with a particular focus on time, space, and interaction methods. She investigated VA solutions to capture data quality and provenance, temporal uncertainty, guidance, and knowledge-assisted approaches. Their overall vision is to bridge the gap between theory and practice through the “Design by Immersion” methodology in e.g., Health Care, Business Intelligence, and Digital Humanities (Digital Art History). Silvia Miksch held several positions to serve the community, both within Eurographics and other organizations. From 2018 to 2027, she was a member of the EuroVis Steering Committee and chair of the EuroVis Steering Committee (2023–2027). She served as Paper Co-Chair of the Eurographics/IEEE Conference on Visualization (EuroVis 2012) and received the Service Recognition Award from Eurographics in 2012.

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