Contact
Universitätsstraße 38
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Subject
Thomas Ertl's research interests include visualization, computer graphics and human-computer interaction, especially volume, flow and particle visualization, hierarchical data structures and adaptive techniques, parallel and hardware-accelerated algorithms, web and mobile graphics, visual analysis of text and social media, as well as user interfaces and assistance systems for the blind.
Education and Degrees
- 2014 Honorary Doctorate of the University of Magdeburg, Germany
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate of the University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
- 1988 PhD at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Tübingen
- 1982 Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
- 1980-1982 Study of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
- 1976-1980 Study of Physics and Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Professional Career
- 2015 – present Vice-President for Research and Advanced Graduate Education
- 2006 – present Director of the Visualization Research Center of the University Stuttgart (VISUS)
- 2002 – Director of the Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS)
- 1999 – present Professor (C4) for Practical Computer Science at the University of Stuttgart
- 2013 – 2015 Dean of the Faculty for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
- 2006 – 2010 Vice-Dean of the Faculty for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
- 2006 – 2008 Member of the Supervisory Board of science+computing ag
- 2000 – 2006 Head of Research and Innovation and Member of the Board of science+computing ag (part-time)
- 1994 – 1999 Professor (C3) for Computer Graphics and Visualization at the Institute for Computer Science IX at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 1992 – 1992 General Manager science+computing GmbH, Tübingen (1989 – 2000 part-time)
- 1983 – 1991 Researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Tübingen