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Univ.Prof. Dr. Michael Wimmer was appointed as University Professor for Computer Graphics at TU Wien with effect from 1 January 2021. He is assigned to the Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology, opens an external URL in a new window (E193) in the Faculty of Informatics, opens an external URL in a new window.

Michael Wimmer studied Informatics at TU Wien and was awarded his doctorate also by TU Wien based on a dissertation about "Representing and rendering distant objects for real-time visualization, opens an external URL in a new window" in 2001 (supervision: Univ. Prof. Michael Gervautz). 2007 he obtained his Venia Docendi, thus qualifiying him to teach in the area of Practical Computer Science, with his habilitation on "Real-time rendering, opens an external URL in a new window". Since October 2009 he was Asscoiate Professor at the former Institute for Computergraphcis and Algorithms.

Michael Wimmer leads the Research Group for Renderung and Modeling, opens an external URL in a new window at the Research Unit of Computer Graphics (E193-02). In addition he is heading the Center for Geometry and Computational Design, opens an external URL in a new window at TU Wien and is Key Researcher at the VRVis, opens an external URL in a new window (Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH). His research interests are in the area of Computer Graphics with a focus on Rendering (Real-Time Rendering, Phtorealistic Presentations, Point-Based Graphics), Modeling (Procedural Modeling, Reconstruction of Surfaces, Geometry Processing), on Computational Design as well as the usage of this technology in all kind of developments regarding Virtual Reality.

Publicationen by Michael Wimmer in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.