Thomas Trautner

Thomas Trautner is a University Lecturer at the Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway, specializing in visualization techniques. He holds a PhD in Visualization (2022) and master's/bachelor's degrees in Visual Computing from TU Wien, Austria.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Media Informatics and Visual Computing (2016), TU Wien
• Master's in (Media Informatics and) Visual Computing (2018), TU Wien
• PhD in Visualization (2022), University of Bergen

Research Interests: Focuses on Visualization Hybridization—combining visualization techniques using spatialization cues to enhance data representation. Key areas include:

• Overplotting solutions for dense data (e.g., Honeycomb Plots, Sunspot Plots)
• Order-dependent rendering optimizations (e.g., Line Weaver)
• Interactive analysis of molecular dynamics simulations

Publications: His work spans 2019–2022, emphasizing novel visualization methods for dense datasets and hybrid techniques. Notable contributions include integrating spatial encoding cues and addressing transparency order challenges in line charts.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Visualization Research Group at UiB, collaborating on projects like Line Weaver and Honeycomb Plots. Active on GitHub with repositories for visualization tools.