Birgit Vogtenhuber

Birgit Vogtenhuber serves as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Software Technology within the Faculty of Computer Science at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). She holds the significant administrative position of Dean of Studies for Computer Science and maintains teaching authorization specifically in Theoretical Computer Science. Her office is located at Münzgrabenstrasse 36/II, Room M3602026 in Graz, Austria, with consultation hours held on Tuesdays from 10:00-11:00.

Dr. Vogtenhuber's research centers on Discrete and Computational Geometry, particularly investigating arrangements of geometric objects and graph drawings as fundamental tools in mathematical and computational problem-solving. Her work spans multiple specialized areas including Erdős-Szekeres type problems, combinatorial properties of point sets, and geometric graph optimization.

She leads the DACH-Project 'Arrangements and Drawings' which connects research groups from TU Berlin, FU Berlin, ETH Zürich, and TU Graz, structured around four focus areas: Arrangements of lines and pseudolines, Drawings of graphs, Structure of intersection, and Planar and near-planar structures. This continues from previous successful collaborations in the EuroGIGA program.

As a key participant in the Doctoral Program 'Discrete Mathematics' funded by the Austrian Science Fund, she contributes to advanced PhD training across institutions including TU Graz, University of Graz, and University of Leoben. Her additional research projects include the OeAD project on Erdős-Szekeres type questions for point sets and participation in the EUROCORES ComPoSe project on combinatorics of point sets.

Dr. Vogtenhuber has established extensive international collaborations across Europe, working with researchers from institutions in Austria, Spain (Universidad de Alcala), France (INRIA Geometrica), Germany, and Switzerland, demonstrating her significant standing in the computational geometry research community.