Abstract

The 2019 Visualization Career Award goes to Thomas Ertl, Thomas Ertl is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Stuttgart where he founded the Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS) and the Visualization Research Center (VISUS). He received a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics from the University of Tuebingen. After a few years as postdoc and cofounder of a Tuebingen based IT company, he moved to the University of Erlangen as a Professor of Computer Graphics and Visualization. He served the University of Stuttgart in various administrative roles including Dean of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Vice President for Research and Advanced Graduate Education. Currently, he is the Spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Data-Integrated Simulation Science and Director of the Stuttgart Center for Simulation Science.

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