Chris Wojtan

Chris Wojtan is a Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), leading the Visual Computing Group. His research focuses on geometric and numerical algorithms for computer animation and geometry processing, particularly in simulating fluid dynamics, solid materials, and 3D shape manipulation. Key contributions include methods for realistic water surface animation, cloth simulation, and fracture mechanics. He has received prestigious awards such as the ERC Consolidator Grant (2022), ERC Starting Grant (2014), SIGGRAPH Significant New Researcher Award (2016), and Eurographics Young Researcher Award (2015).

Education: PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology (2010). Research Group: Current PhD students include Georg Sperl, Peter Synak, and Sadashige Ishida. Former students and postdocs include Morten Bojsen-Hansen (now at Autodesk) and David Hahn (TU Wien). Grants: Principal Investigator for ERC grants and other funding initiatives.

Scientific Awards: Highlighted awards include ERC grants, SIGGRAPH, and Eurographics recognitions. Publications span advanced fluid simulation techniques, topology optimization, and procedural materials. The lab actively recruits PhD students and postdocs, emphasizing English-language research collaboration.