Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Timo Ropinski

Timo Ropinski is heading the Visual Computing Group at Ulm University. Before moving to Ulm, he was full professor at Linköping University in Sweden where he was heading the Scientific Visualization Group. He obtained a Ph.D. in computer science in 2004 from the University of Münster, where he has also completed his habilitation in 2009.

Research Interests

The research focus of the Visual Computing Group is to derive insights from spatial data. Therefore, we develop and evaluate visual data analysis methods to make big and complex data comprehensible. Our results are new algorithms and interactive software. We apply our work in medicine and the natural sciences (astronomy, biology and physics) as well as in areas such as cultural heritage and disaster management. Besides desktop systems, our solutions are designed for mobile devices, head-mounted displays and our Powerwall setup.

Teaching

  • Lecture Course: Data Visualization (Englisch)
  • Lecture Course: Deep Learning for Graphics and Visualisation (Englisch)
  • Lecture Course: Digitale Medien (Pflichtprogram Bachelor Medieninformatik)
  • Lecture Course: Interaktive Computergrafik
  • Seminar: Research Trends in Visual Computing/Visual Computing
  • Proseminar: Visual Computing (Deutsch)
  • Project/Applied Subject: Computergrafik (Deutsch/English)
  • Project/Applied Subject: Datenvisualisierung (Deutsch/English)
  • Applied Subject Master Media Informatics: Deep Learning for Graphics and Visualisation (Deutsch/English)

We also continuously offer interesting topics for bachelor and master theses. Information about the procedure and examples for current topics can be found at our thesis topics site.

Scientific Activities

Chairing:

  • Steering Committee Member EG Visual Computing in Biology and Medicine
  • Full Paper Co-Chair EG/IEEE Conference on Data Visualization (EuroVis) 2018
  • Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chair IEEE VIS 2018
  • Full Paper Co-Chair EG/IEEE Conference on Data Visualization (EuroVis) 2017
  • Co-Chair EG Price for Visual Computing in Medicine 2017
  • STAR Co-Chair EuroVis 2016
  • Co-Chair EG Price for Visual Computing in Medicine 2015
  • Program Co-Chair EG VCBM 2014
  • Program Co-Chair SIGRAD 2013
  • Program Co-Chair EG VCBM 2012

International Program Committees:

  • IEEE Scientific Visualization (SciVis)
  • IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization (BioVis)
  • IEEE Pacific Visualization (PaVis)
  • Eurographics/VGTC Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)
  • Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine (VCBM)
  • Eurographics Conference (EG)
  • Computer Graphics International (CGI)
  • Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ)
  • Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP)
  • SIGRAD Conference on Interactive Visual Analytics
  • Spring Conference on Computer Graphics (SCCG)
  • Vision Modeling and Visualization (VMV)

University Administration (German)

  • Studiendekan Informatik, Medieninformatik und Softwareengineering, Universität Ulm
  • Prodekan Informatik, Universität Ulm
  • Stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Fachprüfungsausschuss Informatik, Medieninformatik und Software Engineering, Universität Ulm
  • Stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Fachprüfungsausschuss Cognitive Systems, Universität Ulm

Publications

Pre-Print

Peer-Reviewed