Christina Stoiber

Christina Stoiber is a Researcher at the Institute of Creative Media/Technologies at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria. She leads the Media Computing Research Group, focusing on visualization onboarding, data journalism, and educational applications of visual analytics. Her work bridges academic research with practical tools for improving user understanding of complex visual representations.

Education

• PhD in Computer Science (2023), TU Wien: 'Visualization Onboarding: Supporting Users in Understanding Unfamiliar Visual Representations'
• Master's in Digital Media Technologies (Media Computing), FH St. Pölten (2015)
• Bachelor's in Media Technology (Interactive Media), FH St. Pölten (2013)

Research Interests

Dr. Stoiber's research emphasizes visualization onboarding for non-experts, educational tools for visualization literacy, and applications in data-driven journalism and industrial analytics. She designs interactive systems to support user comprehension of complex visualizations through guided approaches like onboarding, educational games, and comic-based explanations. Her work integrates theories from education and HCI to create practical solutions for real-world challenges.

Grants & Projects

• Josef Ressel Center Industrial Data Lab (Knowledge-Assisted Visual Analytics)
• Vis4Schools: Visualization Literacy in Education
• Comixplain: Data Comics for Higher Education
• SEVA: Self-Explanatory Visual Analytics for Data Discovery

Labs & Teams

She collaborates with the Media Computing Research Group and industry partners in Austria, focusing on projects like the JR-Centre for Industrial Manufacturing Analytics and the VizGames workshop series. Her team develops tools such as netflower (for journalists) and VisAhoi (automated onboarding systems).