Christian Schönauer

Christian Schönauer is a PostDoc Researcher at TU Wien's Department of Virtual and Augmented Reality. His work focuses on advanced AR/VR applications in emergency response training, construction quality assurance, and healthcare rehabilitation. He leads the BIMCheck project (2021–2024), developing smart BIM-real building comparison systems. Notable research includes immersive training systems for first responders, wireless VR platforms like ImmersiveDeck, and AR frameworks for distributed collaboration.

Education: PhD in Computer Science (2015, TU Wien) and MSc in Technical Mathematics. His projects have been funded by FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency), OEAD, and EU Commission grants.

Research highlights include:

• Development of photogrammetry-based autonomous robots for 3D reconstruction
• Integration of BIM models with AR for construction site inspections
• VR training systems for CBRN defense and fire brigade operations
• Human-robot interaction studies in hazardous environments

He has supervised 12 diploma theses on topics ranging from laser tracking systems to motion capture rehabilitation tools. Active in international conferences like IEEE VR and ISMAR, his work bridges academic research with practical industry applications in construction safety and emergency preparedness.