Guglgasse 8/4/60 A-1110 Vienna, Austria johannes.kehrer (at) gmx.at www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/staff/JohannesKehrer
Johannes Kehrer, PhD Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data Born 8 April 1983 in Linz, Austria Nationality Austrian
Research Interests { Visualization { Interactive visual analysis / visual data mining { Visualization and analysis of large and complex scientific data, including spatiotemporal, multivariate, multimodal, and multirun/ensemble data
Work Experience since 02/2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Computer Graphics & Algorithms,
Vienna University of Technology, Austria, www.cg.tuwien.ac.at. Research on comparative visualization, student supervision, and project acquisition 12/2011–12/2012 Researcher, VRVis Research Center, Vienna, Austria, www.vrvis.at. Research on interactive visual analysis and comparative visualization 12/2007–11/2011 Research Assistant/PhD Student, Visualization Group, Department of
Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway, www.ii.uib.no/vis. Researching the interactive visual analysis of spatiotemporal, multivariate, and multirun/ensemble data (primarily from climate research and engineering) { Teaching assistant for “Computer Graphics” (Spring 2008), “Visualization” (Autumn 2008 & 2009), “Selected Topics in Visualization” (Spring 2009), “Introduction to Programming Methodology” (Autumn 2010 & Spring 2011), and “Programming Development Methodologies” (Spring 2010) { Co-supervision of student projects of A.E. Lie and S. Eikeland (Autumn 2008) 02/2007–10/2007, Master’s Thesis/Internship, VRVis Research Center, Vienna, Austria. 07/2006–11/2006 Interactive visual analysis of large and time-dependent simulation data 10/2006–02/2007 Teaching Assistant, Vienna University of Technology, Austria. Lab tutor for “Intro. to Digital Image Processing” and “Virtual & Augmented Reality” 07/2005–09/2005 Programmer, Ars Electronica Futurelab, Linz, Austria, www.aec.at. Development of virtual 3D worlds for the “CAVE” and “Humphrey” flight simulator 03/2005–06/2005 Intern, Inst. for Computer Graphics & Vision, Graz Univ. of Techn., Austria. Advancement of the mixed reality installation “Virtual Showcase” 1/4
10/2003–01/2005 Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria. Lab tutor for “Introduction to Programming” (Autumn 2003), “Object Oriented Programming” (Spring 2004), and “Applied Software Techniques” (Autumn 2004) 08/2004–09/2004 Web Programming, WebDynamite IT Solutions GmbH, Linz, Austria.
Education 12/2007–05/2011 Doctoral Program in Visualization, University of Bergen, Norway, graduation “Philosophiae Doctor” (grade scale: pass or fail). Thesis title: “Interactive Visual Analysis of Multi-faceted Scientific Data” supervised by H. Hauser and M.E. Gröller; opponents: M. Chen and H. Schumann 10/2005–10/2007 Master’s Studies in Computer Graphics and Digital Image Process-
ing, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria, graduation with highest distinction. Overall grade average: 1.07 (scale: 1=excellent to 5=unsatisfactory) 10/2002–06/2005 Bachelor’s Studies in Media Technology and Design, Univ. of Applied
Sciences, Campus Hagenberg, Austria, graduation with highest distinction. Overall grade average: 1.27 (scale: 1=excellent to 5=unsatisfactory) 09/1993–06/2001 Grammar School, Rohrbach, Austria, graduation with highest distinction.
Awards 2013 Spotlight paper of March issue of IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. The paper was highlighted on the journal home page and freely available for 30 days 2006 & 2007 Scholarship for excellent grades, Vienna University of Technology 2006 Scholarship for excellent grades, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg 2005 Europrix Multimedia Top Talent Award 2005 Winner in the category “Content Tool and Interface Design” 2005 Austrian State Prize for Multimedia & e-Business Jury award in the category “Förderpreis” (award for young talents) and special award sponsored by the Austrian Computer Society (OCG)
Selected Talks 13 Oct. 2013 Half-day tutorial at IEEE VIS ’13, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Interactive Visual Analysis of Scientific Data 18 Oct. 2012 Invited talk at IEEE VisWeek ’12, TVCG Session, Seattle, USA. Visualization and Visual Analysis of Multi-faceted Scientific Data: A Survey 23 Feb. 2012 Invited talk at the Dagstuhl Seminar on Information Visualization, Visual
Data Mining and Machine Learning, Dagstuhl, Germany. Interactive Visual Analysis of Multi-faceted Scientific Data 27 Oct. 2011 Invited talk at IEEE VisWeek ’11, TVCG Session, Providence, RI, USA. Interactive Visual Analysis of Heterogeneous Scientific Data across an Interface 27 May 2010 Invited talk at the Workshop on Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization
(EDAVis), Vienna, Austria. Selected Opportunities for Integrating Statistics and Visualization in Multidimensional Data Exploration 2/4
21 Dec. 2009 Invited talk at the Wegener Center f. Climate & Global Change, Graz, Austria. SimVis – eine neue Technologie zur interaktiven visuellen Analyse: Konzepte und Anwendungen im Umfeld der Klimaforschung 9 Dec. 2009 Invited talk at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany. Interactive Visual Analysis of Multi-run Climate Data
Additional Information Languages German (native), English (excellent), Norwegian (good), French (basic) IPC Member Int’l. Conf. Information Visualization Theory and Applications (2012, 2013) Reviewing IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph. (2010, 2011); IEEE SciVis/Vis (2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013); IEEE InfoVis (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013); IEEE VAST (2012, 2013); IEEE PacificVis (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014); EuroVis (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013); ACM Trans. Interactive Intelligent Systems (2012); Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (2009); Volume Graphics (2010); TopoInVis (2009) Workshops Participation in several workshops on presentation techniques, scientific writ-
ing, acting, improvisational theater, body language, and conflict management Personal Interests Interested in classical music, digital arts, design, and philosophy;
Acting in several improvisational theater groups (since 2001); Member in a student choir (2008–2011); Webmaster of www.blak.uib.no
References Prof. Helwig Hauser, University of Bergen, Norway E-mail:
[email protected]; phone: +47 5558-4380
Prof. Eduard Gröller, Vienna University of Technology, Austria E-mail:
[email protected]; phone: +43 (0)1 58801-18682
Prof. Heidrun Schumann, University of Rostock, Germany E-mail:
[email protected]; phone: +49 (0)381-498-7490
Publications Theses [1] J. Kehrer. Interactive Visual Analysis of Multi-faceted Scientific Data. PhD thesis, Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway, March 2011. [2] J. Kehrer. Integrating interactive visual analysis of large time series data into the SimVis system. Master’s thesis, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, October 2007.
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications [1] J. Kehrer, H. Piringer, W. Berger, and M. E. Gröller. A model for structurebased comparison of many categories in small-multiple displays. IEEE Trans. Visualization and Computer Graphics, 19(12):2287–2296, December 2013. [2] J. Kehrer and H. Hauser. Visualization and visual analysis of multi-faceted
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scientific data: A survey. IEEE Trans. Visualization and Computer Graphics, 19(3):495–513, March 2013. Spotlight paper of the March issue of TVCG. [3] J. Kehrer, P. Muigg, H. Doleisch, and H. Hauser. Interactive visual analysis of heterogeneous scientific data across an interface. IEEE Trans. Visualization and Computer Graphics, 17(7):934–946, July 2011. [4] F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, G. Kirchengast, J. Kehrer, H. Hauser, P. Muigg, and H. Doleisch. Exploration of climate data using interactive visualization. J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(4):667–679, April 2010. [5] J. Kehrer, P. Filzmoser, and H. Hauser. Brushing moments in interactive visual analysis. Computer Graphics Forum, 29(3):813–822, June 2010. [6] P. Muigg, J. Kehrer, S. Oeltze, H. Piringer, H. Doleisch, B. Preim, and H. Hauser. A four-level focus+context approach to interactive visual analysis of temporal features in large scientific data. Computer Graphics Forum, 27(3):775–782, May 2008. [7] J. Kehrer, F. Ladstädter, P. Muigg, H. Doleisch, A. K. Steiner, and H. Hauser. Hypothesis generation in climate research with interactive visual data exploration. IEEE Trans. Visualization and Computer Graphics, 14(6):1579–1586, October 2008.
Peer-reviewed Conference and Workshop Publications [1] R. Borgo, J. Kehrer, D. H. Chung, E. Maguire, R. S. Laramee, H. Hauser, M. Ward, and M. Chen. Glyph-based visualization: Foundations, design guidelines, techniques and applications. In Eurographics State of the Art Reports, pages 39–63, May 2013. [2] J. Kehrer, R. N. Boubela, P. Filzmoser, and H. Piringer. A generic model for the integration of interactive visualization and statistical computing using R. In Proc. IEEE Conf. Visual Analytics Science and Technology (IEEE VAST), pages 233–234, 2012. [3] O. Daae Lampe, J. Kehrer, and H. Hauser. Visual analysis of multivariate movement data using interactive difference views. In Proc. Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (VMV 2010), pages 315–322, 2010. [4] A. E. Lie, J. Kehrer, and H. Hauser. Critical design and realization aspects of glyph-based 3D data visualization. In Proc. Spring Conference on Computer Graphics (SCCG 2009), pages 27–34, 2009. [5] F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, B. C. Lackner, G. Kirchengast, P. Muigg, J. Kehrer, and H. Doleisch. SimVis: an interactive visual field exploration tool applied to climate research. In New Horizons in Occultation Research. Springer, 2009.
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