Boris Tolg

Boris Tolg is a Professor of Informatics and Mathematics at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, affiliated with the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He leads the SIMLab and the Research and Transfer Centre for Medicine, Health, and Technology (FTZ MGT), while serving as Pro-Dean for Research and Digitalization.

• Research Focus: Simulation and virtual reality applications for mass casualty incident (MANV) training and medical education.
• Expertise: Digital monitoring systems, motion analysis in simulations, and combating simulator sickness.

His recent work explores VR-based training tools for emergency response coordination, spine posture analysis sensors, and health impact assessments in urban planning. Publications emphasize scalable solutions for food safety control and digital transformation in healthcare education.

Leadership: Chairs the Commission for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and contributes to organizations like the ARGH and GI.