Dr. Matthias Trapp

Contact

Tel.: +49-(0)331 5509-3913
Fax: +49-(0)331 5509-172
Room: H-2.28
Email: matthias.trapp(at)hpi.de

Research Interests

Matthias Trapp currently works as a post-doctoral researcher, lecturer, and head of the research group '4DnD-Geovisualization' (InnoProfile Transfer Initiative) at HPI, Computergraphics Systems Chair. His research interests include the following topics:

GPU-based image and video processing techniques and frameworks
Interactive GPU-based rendering techniques for massive spatio-temporal data
Focus+context visualization techniques for 3D virtual environments
Web-based visualization for mobility analytics
Interactive software maps

We also offer topics for master theses.

Current Research Projects

Past Research Projects

3D Geoinformation
Interactive 3D Visualization of Roman Cologne
PROGRESS
DigiPolis
Virtual Rendering System

Publications

	Articles Books Conferences Proceedings Thesises Reports Miscellaneous
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	Attributed Vertex Clouds Scheibel, Willy and Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen GPU Pro, Wolfgang Engel, 8 edition, 3 2017 to be published
	Interactive Web-based Visualization for Accessibility Mapping of Transportation Networks Schoedon, Alexander and Trapp, Matthias and Hollburg, Henning and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of EuroVis 2016 - Short Papers, 6 2016
	Evaluation of Sketchiness as a Visual Variable for 2.5D Treemaps Limberger, Daniel and Fiedler, Carolin and Hahn, Sebastian and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Information Visualization (IV'16), 5 2016
	Interactive Multi-scale Oil Paint Filtering on Mobile Devices Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Dürschmid, Tobias and Döllner, Jürgen and Pasewaldt, Sebastian In Proceedings ACM SIGGRAPH Posters, 2016
	Interactive Oil Paint Filtering On Mobile Devices Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Döllner, Jürgen In Expressive 2016 - Posters, Artworks, and Bridging Papers, 2016
	Interactive Image Filtering with Multiple Levels-of-Control on Mobile Devices Semmo, Amir and Dürschmid, Tobias and Trapp, Matthias and Klingbeil, Mandy and Döllner, Jürgen and Pasewaldt, Sebastian In Proceedings ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, 12 2016
	Interactive GPU-based Image Deformation for Mobile Devices Vollmer, Jan Ole and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC), 2016 The Eurographics Association.
	Interactive Revision Exploration using Small Multiples of Software Maps Scheibel, Willy and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 7th International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications, of IVAPP 2016, pages 131-138, 2016
	Animated visualization of spatial-temporal trajectory data for air-traffic analysis Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen The Visual Computer, vol. 32(3):371-381 2015
	Cartography-Oriented Design of 3D Geospatial Information Visualization - Overview and Techniques Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Jobst, Markus and Döllner, Jürgen The Cartographic Journal, vol. 52(2):95–106 2015
	Interactive Rendering and Stylization of Transportation Networks Using Distance Fields Trapp, Matthias and Semmo, Amir and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP 2015), pages 207-219, 2015
	Geometry Batching Using Texture-Arrays Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP 2015), pages 239-246, 2015
	ThreadCity: Combined Visualization of Structure and Activity for the Exploration of Multi-threaded Software Systems Hahn, Sebastian and Trapp, Matthias and Wuttke, Nikolai and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of Information Visualization (IV'15), 7 2015
	VideoMR: A Map and Reduce Framework for Real-time Video Processing Meier, Benjamin-Heinz and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG 2015), 2015 file:195536
	Real-Time Visualization of Massive Movement Data in Digital Landscapes Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 16th Conference on Digital Landscape Architecture (DLA 2015), pages 213-220, 2015
	Natural Phenomena as Metaphors for Visualization of Trend Data in Interactive Software Maps Würfel, Hannes and Trapp, Matthias and Limberger, Daniel and Döllner, Jürgen In Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC), 2015 The Eurographics Association, file:195534
	Multi-Perspective 3D Panoramas Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen International Journal of Geographical Information Science (IJGIS), vol. 28(10):2030-2051 2014
	Real-Time Animated Visualization of Massive Air-Traffic Trajectories Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen Proceedings of CyberWorlds 2014, pages 172-181, 2014 IEEE Computer Society .
	2D and 3D Presentation of Spatial Data: A Systematic Review Dübel, Steve and Röhlig, Martin and Schumann, Heidrun and Trapp, Matthias In IEEE VIS International Workshop on 3DVis, 11 2014 file:195535
	Hardware-Accelerated Attribute Mapping for Interactive Visualization of Complex 3D Trajectories Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Lühne, Patrick and Döllner, Jürgen In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications (IVAPP 2014), pages 355-363, 1 2014 SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications.
	Web-based and Mobile Provisioning of Virtual 3D Reconstructions Klimke, Jan and Hagedorn, Benjamin and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In R. Franken-Wendelstorf and E. Lindinger and J. Sieck, ed., Tagungsband der 12. Konferenz Kultur und Informatik: Reality and Virtuality, pages 17–28, 5 2014 Werner Hülsbusch Verlag.
	2.5D Clip-Surfaces for Technical Visualization Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen Journal of WSCG, vol. 21(1):89-96 6 2013
	Interactive Rendering of Complex 3D-Treemaps Trapp, Matthias and Hahn, Sebastian and Döllner, Jürgen In Sabine Coquillart, Carlos Andujar, Robert S. Laramee, Andreas Kerren and José Braz, ed., Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP 2013), pages 165-175, 2 2013 SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications.
	Real-Time Rendering of Water Surfaces with Cartography-Oriented Design Semmo, Amir and Kyprianidis, Jan Eric and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In of Proceedings International Symposium on Computational Aesthetics in Graphics, Visualization, and Imaging (CAe), pages 5–14, 7 2013
	Interactive Projective Texturing for Non-Photorealistic Shading of Technical 3D Models Lux, Roland and Trapp, Matthias and Semmo, Amir and Döllner, Jürgen In Silvester Czanner, Wen Tang, ed., Proceedings of 11th Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2013 Conference (TP.CG.2013) , pages 101–108, 9 2013 The Eurographics Association.
	Multi-Perspective Detail+Overview Visualization for 3D Building Exploration Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Silvester Czanner, Wen Tang, ed., Proceedings of 11th Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2013 Conference (TP.CG.2013) , pages 57–64, 9 2013 The Eurographics Association.
	Evaluating the Perceptual Impact of Rendering Techniques on Thematic Color Mappings in 3D Virtual Environments Engel, Juri and Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Michael Bronstein, Jean Favre, and Kai Hormann, ed., Proceedings of 18th International Workshop on Vision, Modeling and Visualization (VMV 2013), pages 25-32, 9 2013 The Eurographics Association.
	Interactive Rendering Techniques for Focus+Context Visualization of 3D Geovirtual Environments Trapp, Matthias Hasso Plattner Institut, University Potsdam, 72013
	Colonia 3D - Communication of Virtual 3D Reconstructions in Public Spaces Trapp, Matthias and Semmo, Amir and Pokorski, Rafael and Herrmann, Claus-Daniel and Döllner, Jürgen and Eichhorn, Michael and Heinzelmann, Michael International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era (IJHDE), vol. 1(1):45-74 1 2012 Cover Image
	Concepts for Automatic Generalization of Virtual 3D Landscape Models Glander, Tassilo and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen gis.SCIENCE, vol. 25(1):18-23 3 2012 Cover Image
	Interactive Visualization of Generalized Virtual 3D City Models using Level-of-Abstraction Transitions Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Kyprianidis, Jan Eric and Döllner, Jürgen Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 31(3):885–894 2012 Proceedings EuroVis 2012
	Concepts for Cartography-Oriented Visualization of Virtual 3D City Models Semmo, Amir and Hildebrandt, Dieter and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen Photogrammetrie - Fernerkundung - Geoinformation (PFG), (4):455-465 2012
	Challenges and Approaches for the Visualization of Movement Trajectories in 3D Geovirtual Environments Buschmann, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen 2012
	Towards Comprehensible Digital 3D Maps Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Markus Jobst, ed., Service-Oriented Mapping 2012 (SOMAP2012), pages 261-276, 11 2012 Internation Cartographic Association, Jobstmedia Management Verlag, Wien.
	An Immersive Visualization System for Virtual 3D City Models Engel, Juri and Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 20th International Conference on Geoinformatics (GEOINFORMATICS), 2012, 6 2012 IEEE GRSS.
	Strategies for Visualizing 3D Points-of-Interest on Mobile Devices Trapp, Matthias and Schneider, Lars and Lehmann, Christine and Holz, Norman and Döllner, Jürgen Journal of Location Based Services (JLBS), vol. 5(2):79-99 6 2011
	Multiscale Visualization of 3D Geovirtual Environments Using View-Dependent Multi-Perspective Views Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen Journal of WSCG, vol. 19(3):111-118 2 2011
	Concepts for Automatic Generalization of Virtual 3D Landscape Models Glander, Tassilo and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Erich Buhmann AND Stephen Ervin AND Dana Tomlin AND Matthias Pietsch, ed., Proceedings of the annual conference of Digital Landscape Architecture (DLA), pages 127-135, 5 2011
	Ansätze zur kartographischen Gestaltung von 3D-Stadtmodellen Semmo, Amir and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 31. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF, volume 20 of Publikationen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung und Geoinformation e.V., pages 473-482, 4 2011 Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg.
	Colonia3D Trapp, Matthias and Semmo, Amir and Döllner, Jürgen In Tagungsband der 9. Konferenz Kultur und Informatik - Multimediale Systeme, pages 201-212, 5 2011 Werner Hülsbusch Verlag.
	Interactive Rendering Techniques for Highlighting in 3D Geovirtual Environments Trapp, Matthias and Beesk, Christian and Pasewaldt, Sebastian and Döllner Jürgen In Proceedings of the 5th 3D GeoInfo Conference, of Lecture Notes in Geoinformation & Cartography, 11 2010 Springer. fileadmin/user_upload/fachgebiete/doellner/publications/2010/TBPD10/Highlighting.pdf
	Communication of Digital Cultural Heritage in Public Spaces by the Example of Roman Cologne Trapp, Matthias and Semmo, Amir and Pokorski, Rafael and Herrmann, Claus-Daniel and Döllner, Jürgen and Eichhorn, Michael and Heinzelmann, Michael In M. Ioannides, ed., Digital Heritage, Proceedings of 3rd EuroMed Conference, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), pages 262-276, 11 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Best-Paper-Award
	Interactive Rendering to Perspective Texture-Atlases Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Stefan Seipel and Hendrik Lensch, ed., Eurographics 2010 Shortpaper, pages 81-84, Norrköping, Sweden, 5 2010 The Eurographics Association. fileadmin/user_upload/fachgebiete/doellner/publications/2010/TD10/RenderToTextureAtlas.pdf
	3D Isocontours – Real-time Generation and Visualization of 3D Stepped Terrain Models Glander, Tassilo and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Stefan Seipel and Hendrik Lensch, ed., Eurographics 2010 Shortpaper, pages 17-20, Norrköping, Sweden, 5 2010 The Eurographics Association. fileadmin/user_upload/fachgebiete/doellner/publications/2010/GTD10/3DIsolines_draft.pdf
	Interaktive, multiperspektivische Ansichten für geovirtuelle 3D-Umgebungen Lorenz, Haik and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen Kartographische Nachrichten, vol. 04:175-181 9 2009
	Strategies for Visualizing Points-of-Interest of 3D Virtual Environments on Mobile Devices Trapp, Matthias and Schneider, Lars and Holz, Norman and Döllner, Jürgen In 6th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography, 9 2009 Springer.
	Enhancing Interactive Non-Planar Projections of 3D Geovirtual Environments with Stereoscopic Imaging Trapp, Matthias and Lorenz, Haik and Jobst, Markus and Döllner, Jürgen In Manfred Buchroithner, ed., True-3D In Cartography - 1st International Conference on 3D Maps, of Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, pages 281-296, 9 2009 Springer Verlag.
	Dynamic Mapping of Raster-Data for 3D Geovirtual Environments Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 13th International Conference on IEEE Information Visualisation, pages 387–392, 7 2009 IEEE Computer Society Press.
	3D Wayfinding Choremes: A Cognitively Motivated Representation of Route Junctions in Virtual Environments Glander, Tassilo and Peters, Denise and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 12th AGILE International Conference on GI Science, of Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, pages 407–427, 6 2009 Springer.
	Towards an Indoor Level-of-Detail Model for Route Visualization Hagedorn, Benjamin and Trapp, Matthias and Glander, Tassilo and Döllner, Jürgen In First International Workshop on Indoor Spatial Awareness (ISA), pages 692–697, 2009 IEEE Computer Society Press.
	Interactive Stereo Rendering For Non-Planar Projections of 3D Virtual Environments Trapp, Matthias and Lorenz, Haik and Döllner, Jürgen In GRAPP 2009 - 4th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, pages 199–204, 2009 INSTICC Press.
	Interaktive Visualisierung des Römischen Kölns Trapp, Matthias 2009 german,
	Generalization of Single-Center Projections Using Projection Tile Screens Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Jos\'e Braz and Alpesh Kumar Ranchordas and João Madeiras Pereira and H\'elder J. Ara\'ujo, ed., Advances in Computer Graphics and Computer Vision (VISIGRAPP), of Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), Springer, 2008
	Relief Clipping Planes for Real-Time Rendering Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 - Sketch Program, Singapore, 12 2008
	Techniques For The Interactive Exploration Of High-Detail 3D Building Reconstruction Using The Example Of Roman Cologne Maass, Stefan and Trapp, Matthias and Kyprianidis, Jan Eric and Döllner, Jürgen and Eichhorn, M. and Pokorski, Rafael and Bäuerlein, Johannes and Hesberg, H. v. In M. Loannides and A. Addison and A. Georgopoulos and L. Kalisperis, ed., 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2008), pages 223–229, 2008 Archaeolingua.
	3D Generalization Lenses for Interactive Focus + Context Visualization of Virtual City Models Trapp, Matthias and Glander, Tassilo and Buchholz, Henrik and Döllner, Jürgen In 12th International Conference on IEEE Information Visualization, pages 356–361, 2008 IEEE Computer Society Press.
	Efficient Representation of Layered Depth Images for Real-time Volumetric Tests Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Ik Soo Lim and Wen Tang, ed., EG UK Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics (2008) Conference, pages 9–16, 8 2008 UK Chapter of the Eurographics Association, The Eurographics Association.
	Interactive Multi-Perspective Views of Virtual 3D Landscape and City Models Lorenz, Haik and Trapp, Matthias and Jobst, Markus and Döllner, Jürgen In Lars Bernard and Anders Friis-Christensen and Hardy Pundt, ed., 11th AGILE International Conference on GI Science, of Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, pages 301–321, 2008 Springer. Best Paper Award
	Real-Time Volumetric Tests Using Layered Depth Images Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In K. Mania and E. Reinhard, ed., Eurographics 2008 Shortpaper, pages 235–238, 4 2008 Eurographics, The Eurographics Association.
	A Generalization Approach for 3D Viewing Deformations of Single-Center Projections Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Jos\'e Braz and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Joao Madeiras Pereira, ed., International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP), pages 162–170, 2 2008 INSTICC Press.
	Konzepte für die Generalisierung von 3D-Gebäudemodellen Glander, Tassilo and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In Mitteilungen des Bundesamtes für Kartographie und Geodäsie, volume 41 pages 33–45, 2008 Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie. Arbeitsgruppe Automation in Kartographie, Photogrammetrie und GIS
	Automated Combination of Real-Time Shader Programs Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In P. Cignoni and J. Sochor, ed., Eurographics 2007 Shortpaper, pages 53–56, 9 2007 Eurographics, The Eurographics Association.
	A Concept of Effective Landmark Depiction in Geovirtual 3D Environments by View-Dependent Deformation Glander, Tassilo and Trapp, Matthias and Döllner, Jürgen In 4th International Symposium on LBS and Telecartography, 2007 CD proceedings
	Analysis and Exploration of Virtual 3D-Citymodels using 3D Information Lenses Trapp, Matthias Hasso Plattner Institut, University Potsdam, Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Softwaresystemtechnik GmbH, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, D-14482 Potsdam, 2 2007 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1393/
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Professional Activities

Peer-Reviewing Activities for Journals:

Peer-Reviewing Activities for Conferences:

Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics (EG): 2012, 2017
EG/VGTC Conference on Visualization (EuroVis): 2014
IEEE Information Visualization (Vis): 2009
Symposium on Service-Oriented Mapping (SOMAP): 2012
ACM International Conference on 3D Web Technology (Web3D): 2014
International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016,

Memberships:

Other Activities:

Conference Session Chair (Rendering), GRAPP 2009/2015

Teaching Activities

Courses at HPI (Responsible for lecturing and grading)

Summer 2017 (M): Image & Video Processing Techniques
Summer 2015 (M): Introduction to Visualization
Winter 2014/2015 (B): Computer Graphics II
Winter 2013/2014 (B): Computer Graphics II
Summer 2013 (M): Geovisualization

Courses at HPI (Responsible for lecturing and tutoring)

Summer 2012 (B): Computer Graphics I
Winter 2011/2012 (B): Computer Graphics II
Summer 2010 (B): Programming of 3D Applications
Winter 2009/2010 (M): Geovisualization II
Summer 2009 (M): Geovisualization I
Summer 2008 (M): Rendering Techniques

Courses at University of Potsdam (Responsible for lecturing and tutoring)

Winter 2002/2003: Operating Systems II
Summer 2002: Operating Systems I

Seminars at HPI (Responsible for lecturing, tutoring, and grading)

Summer 2017 (M): Advanced Information Visualization
Winter 2016/2017 (M): Processing and Visualization of 3D Geodata
Winter 2016/2017 (B): Bildverarbeitungsalgorithmen
Summer 2016 (M): Image Processing - Concepts and Techniques
Summer 2016 (M): Methods and Techniques of Geospatial Visualization
Summer 2016 (B): Geoinformationstechnologien
Winter 2015/2016 (B): Image and Videoprocessing using OpenGL ES for Mobile Devices
Summer 2015 (M): Spatial Analytics
Winter 2014/2015 (M): Geoinformation Technologies
Summer 2014 (M): Information Visualization
Winter 2013/2014 (M): Information Visualization
Summer 2013 (M): Geovisualization
Winter 2012/2013 (M): Concepts and Techniques of 3D-Visualization
Summer 2011 (M): Multimedia/Graphics Libraries & Systems
Winter 2010/2011 (B): Game Programming
Summer 2010 (M): Information and Geovisualization
Winter 2009/2010 (B): Game Programming
Winter 2008/2009 (M): Focus+Context Visualization in 3D Geovirtual Environments
Winter 2007/2008 (B): Seminar & Lab Computer graphics Systems/VRS
Summer 2007 (B): Seminar & Lab Computer graphics Systems/VRS

Master Students (Co-)Supervision:

Focus+Context Visualization Techniques for Mobility Analytics
Marc Listemann, Master Thesis, 2017
Network-based Reachability-Map Visualization for Web Applications and Mobile Devices
Alexander Schoedon, Master Thesis, 2017
Design and Implementation of Level-of-Detail Representations for Georeferenced Thematic Data
Jan Ole Vollmer, Master Thesis, 2016
Natural Phenomena as Metaphors for Visualization of Trend Data in Interactive Software Maps
Hannes Würfel, Master Thesis, 2015
A GPU-based rendering Technique for Interactive Video Deformation
Benjamin-Heinz Meier, Master Thesis, 2015
Interactive Rendering Techniques for Focus+Context Visualization of virtual 3D Indoor Models, Alessandro Florio, Master Thesis, 2014
Concepts and Rendering Techniques for Level-of-Abstraction Transitions of 3D Geovirtual Environments, Amir Semmo, Master Thesis, 2011
Generalization of Street Networks as Strategy to Reduce Cognitive Efforts in Map Reading, Daryna Bronnykova, Master Thesis, 2011
View-dependent Global Deformations, for 3D Geovirtual Environments of Virtual 3D Landscape and City Models, Sebastian Pasewaldt, Master Thesis, 2010
Rendering von generalisierter Tiefenschärfe in interaktiven 3D virtuellen Umgebungen, Christian Beesk, Master Thesis, 2010
Generierung und Parametrisierung von 3D-Gebäudegeometrienin virtuellen 3D-Stadtmodellen, Mathias Pietsch, Diploma Thesis, 2007

PhD Students (Co-)Supervision:

Willy Scheibel, Understanding Evolution of Hierarchies using Space-restricted Visualizations
Vladeta Stojanovic, Interactive Visualization for Building Lifecycle Management using BIM
Jan Ole Vollmer, Tools and Techniuqes for Visualization of High-dimensional Data

Invited Talks

Programmable Rendering Pipelines and Interactive Visualization, Invited Talk at the Department of Computer Graphics, Institute for Computer Science, Rostock/Germany, 2014
Neighborhood Visualization – Challenges and Approaches from a Geovisualization Perspective, Blankensee Colloquium 2012: Neighborhood Technologies Media and Mathematics of Dynamic Networks, Berlin/Germany
Colonia3D – Potenziale interaktiver Kommunikation von digitaler Denkmalpflege in öffentlichen Räumen, Prometheus Conference 2011, University of Cologne, Cologne/Germany
Kommunikation von digitaler Denkmalpflege in öffentlichen Räumen am Beispiel des Projektes Colonia3D, Invited Talk at the Department of Photogrammetry & Laserscanning at the HCU (HafenCity University), Hamburg/ Germany
High-Level Vector Editing, Invited Talk at the Computer Science Department of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, New York/USA, 2010

Conference Talks

2015

Interactive Rendering and Stylization of Transportation Networks Using Distance Fields, 10th International Conference of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, March, Berlin
Geometry Batching Using Texture-Arrays, 10th International Conference of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, March, Berlin

2013

Interactive Projective Texturing for Non-Photorealistic Shading of Technical 3D Models, 11th TPCG 2013, September, Bath/UK
2.5D Clip-Surfaces for Technical Visualization, 21th WSCG 2013, June, Plsen/Czech Republic
Interactive Rendering of Complex 3D-Treemaps, 8th International Conference of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, February, Barcelona/Spain

2011

Integration von Fachinformationen in 3D-Darstellungen, Xinnovations 2011, E-City Forum, September, Berlin/Germany
Colonia3D, Kultur und Informatik - Multimediale Systeme, May 2011, Berlin/Germany

2010

Communication of Digital Cultural Heritage in Public Spaces by the Example of Roman Cologne, EuroMed 2010, November, Limassol/Cyprus (Best-Paper Award)
Interactive Rendering Techniques for Highlighting in 3D Geovirtual Environments, 3DGeoInfo 2010, Berlin/Germany
Interaktive 3D-Linsen für die Fokus- und Kontext-Visualisierung von generalisierten virtuellen Stadtmodellen, Deutscher Kartographentag (DKT2010), June, Berlin/Germany
Interactive Rendering to View-Dependent Texture-Atlases, Eurographics conference, May, Norrköping/Sweden

2009

Strategies for Visualizing Points-of-Interest of 3D Virtual Environments on Mobile Devices, 6th International Symposium on LBS and Telecartography, September, Nottingham/England
Enhancing Interactive Non-Planar Projections of 3D Geovirtual Environments with Stereoscopic Imaging, 1st International Conference on True-3D in Cartography, August, Dresden/Germany
Dynamic Mapping of Raster-Data for 3D Geovirtual Environments, 13th International Conference on Information Visualization, July, Barcelona/Spain
Visualization of Roman Cologne, fmx/09, May, Stuttgart/Germany
Interactive Stereo Rendering For Non-Planar Projections of 3D Virtual Environments, 4th International Conference of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, February, Lisboa/Portugal

2008

Relief Clipping Planes for Real-Time Rendering, 1st SIGGRAPH Asia Conference, December, Singapore
3D Generalization Lenses for Interactive Focus + Context Visualization of Virtual City Models, 12th International Conference on Information Visualization, July, London
Efficient Representation of Layered Depth Images for Real-time Volumetric Tests, 6th Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2008 Conference, June, Manchester/UK
Interactive Multiperspective Views of Virtual 3D Landscape and City Models, 11th AGILE conference, May, Gerona/Spain (Best Paper Award)
Real-Time Volumetric Tests Using Layered Depth Images, Eurographics conference, April, Crete/Greece
A Generalization Approach for 3D Viewing Deformations of Single-Center Projections, 3rd International Conference of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, January, Funchal/Madeira

2007

A Concept of Effective Landmark Depiction in Geovirtual 3D Environments by View-Dependent Deformation, 4th International Symposium on LBS and Telecartography, October, Hong Kong
Automated Combination of Real-Time Shader Programs, Eurographics conference, September, Prague, Czech Republic

2005

Evolutionary Algorithms, Stanislaw Lem Workshop on Evolution, October, Lviv (Lemberg), Ukraine

Awards & Honors & Miscellaneous

Cover Image Selection, Proceedings of TPCG 2013, 2013
Cover Image Selection, International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012.
Cover Image Selection, gis.SCIENCE Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2012
Best Paper Award, EuroMed 2010 Conference, Communication of Digital Cultural Heritage in Public Spaces by the Example of Roman Cologne
2009 Best Paper Selection, LBS & Telecartography Conference, Strategies for Visualizing Points-of-Interest of 3D Virtual Environments on Mobile Devices
2008 Best Paper Award, AGILE 2008 Conference, Interactive Multi-Perspective Views of Virtual 3D Landscape and City Models
Best Paper Selection, GRAPP 2008 Conference, Generalization Approach for 3D Viewing Deformations of Single-Center Projections