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SFB-TRR 161

Quantitative Methods for Visual Computing

We are living in a data society in which data is generated at amazing speed; individuals, companies, organizations, and governments are on the brink of being drawn into a massive deluge of data. The great challenge is to extract the relevant information from vast amounts of data and communicate it effectively.

Typical scenarios include decision and policy making for urban and environmental planning or understanding relationships and dependencies in complex networks, e.g., social networks or networks from the field of bioinformatics. These scenarios are not only of interest to specialized experts; in fact, there is a trend toward including the broad public, which requires the information to be presented in a reliable, faithful, and easy-to-understand fashion.

Visual computing can play a key role in extracting and presenting the relevant information.

In visual computing research the aspect of quantification is often neglected. The SFB-TRR 161 seeks to close this gap.

The long-term goal is to strengthen the research field by establishing the paradigm of quantitative science in visual computing.

News

June 2026

June 3, 2026
CVPR 2026 Outstanding Area Chair Award for Andrés Bruhn

Project leader once again awarded for his efforts in overseeing and coordinating the reviewing process at one of the top conferences in the field of computer vision.
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May

May 13, 2026
Eurographics Gold Medal for Oliver Deussen

Project leader of A01 gets honored for his longstanding contribution to the research field of visual computing.
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March

March 20, 2026
Augmented Humans Best Paper Honorable Mention Award

Researchers from projects A08 and C06 win award at conference on physical, cognitive, and perceptual augmentation of humans through digital technologies.
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SFB-TRR 161 Events

Jun 27th, 2026, 1 pm to 7 pm

Visualization Research Center, University of Stuttgart

Participation in 'Tag der Wissenschaft' - 'Science Day'

The University of Stuttgart's Science Day takes place on June 27, 2026. At the Visualization Research Center (Allmandring 19, 70569 Stuttgart), the SFB-TRR 161 will give insights into visualization research. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the world of virtual and augmented reality and discover the new possibilities these technologies offer us.

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13.-15. Juli 2026

Universität Konstanz

PROGRAMMIERKURS für Schülerinnen ab Klasse 7 | Computergrafik mit Processing

Mit wem?

Thomas Ningelgen war vor seiner Pensionierung Informatiklehrer am Heinrich-Suso-Gymnasium in Konstanz und ist Mitautor des Buches "Programmieren lernen mit Comutergrafik".

Wann?

3 x 4 Stunden mit Pausen am
13. Juli 2026 von 14 bis 18 Uhr,
14. Juli 2026 von 14 bis 18 Uhr und
15. Juli 2026 von 14 bis 18 Uhr 

Wo?

Universität Konstanz, Gebäude ZT, Raum 1201


Was ?

In diesem Kurs lernt ihr “Processing” kennen – einen einfach zu bedienenden Editor, mit dem ihr schnell wunderschöne Grafiken, Computeranimationen und interaktive kleine Spiele programmieren könnt. Processing wurde am MIT entwickelt und wird von vielen Künstlern und Mediengestaltern verwendet. Es basiert auf der Programmiersprache Java, die auch die Grundlage unseres Kurses ist. Anstelle aber irgendwelche langweiligen Beispiele zu programmieren, werdet ihr die Programmierung anhand von Computergrafik lernen, was wesentlich mehr Spaß macht. Dennoch gibt es auch genug zu knobeln.

Der Kurs ist eine Einführung in die Programmierung.
Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich.

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PhD students of the projects at the Universities of Stuttgart and Konstanz learn and do research together on their way to their doctoral degree in visual computing.



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The scientists of the SFB-TRR 161 as well as guest authors blog about their activities in computer graphics, visualization, computer vision, augmented reality, human-computer interaction, and psychology.


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