Florian Kerzel

Florian Kerzel is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He teaches computer science and media-related courses and leads research in Human-Computer Interaction with a focus on Virtual Reality and Eye Tracking. His work emphasizes social presence in VR environments and multimodal interaction techniques. He has supervised multiple theses including master's projects on gaze behavior analysis and VR collaboration systems. His research has been supported by the European Union through the ERDF.

Education:

• Doctorate in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology
• Master's degree in Media Informatics

Research Interests:

• Eye Tracking in VR applications
• Social presence and nonverbal communication in virtual environments
• Development of multimodal interaction techniques
• User experience evaluation in immersive systems

Publications focus on technical advancements in VR interfaces and empirical studies on user behavior. Notable contributions include gaze-based interaction models and accuracy improvements in eye tracking systems.