Chris Wojtan

Chris Wojtan is a Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), leading the Visual Computing Group. His research focuses on geometric and numerical algorithms for computer animation and geometry processing, particularly in simulating solid and fluid dynamics, controlling physics simulations, and computing with 3D shapes.

• Research Interests: Computer Animation, Geometry Processing, Fluid Dynamics, Solid Mechanics, 3D Shape Processing.
• Notable Awards:
  • ERC Consolidator Grant (2022)
  • SIGGRAPH Significant New Researcher Award (2016)
  • Eurographics Young Researcher Award (2015)
  • ERC Starting Grant (2014)
• Education: PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology (2010).
• Funding: Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2005-2008), and principal investigator for ERC grants.