Dieter Schmalstieg

Dieter Schmalstieg is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Visual Computing at the University of Stuttgart's Faculty 5: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, leading the Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS). He also holds an adjunct professorship at Graz University of Technology's Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision. His research focuses on augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), computer graphics, visualization, and human-computer interaction. He earned his Dipl.-Ing. (1993), Dr. techn. (1997), and Habilitation (2001) from Vienna University of Technology.

He has authored/co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications, with over 29,000 citations and numerous awards, including the IEEE ISMAR Career Impact Award (2020) and the IEEE Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award (2012). His professional roles include editorial leadership in top journals like IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and steering committee memberships in major conferences like IEEE ISMAR.

Research interests span AR/VR applications, situated visualization, coherent rendering, spatial interaction, and medical visualization. Notable projects include the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Handheld Augmented Reality (2008–2015), and collaborations with industry partners like Qualcomm and VRVis. He has advised over 50 PhD students, many now professors or researchers globally.

Grants include the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (2023), SNAP Mixed Reality Lab funding, and EU projects like MiReBooks (mining education). His work bridges theory and application, with impactful contributions to AR/VR systems, medical visualization tools, and GPU techniques for real-time rendering.