Horst Bischof

Horst Bischof is a Professor at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision at Graz University of Technology, Austria, and serves as Vice Rector for Research. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. from Vienna University of Technology and a Habilitation (venia docendi) in applied computer science. His research focuses on computer vision, medical image processing, and robot vision, with over 750 peer-reviewed publications. He has organized major conferences like CVPR 2015 and ECCV 2018, and serves on editorial boards of prestigious journals.

Key awards include the Most Influential Paper over the Decade Award (MVA 2019), Jan Konderink Award (ECCV 2018), and the 29th Pattern Recognition Award (2002). His work spans object recognition, medical computer vision, and visual learning. He leads research teams in robot vision and collaborates with industry partners like Infineon Technologies.

Current projects include LiDAR-based sensing systems, autonomous vehicle technologies, and medical imaging solutions like MedEyeTrack for eye tumor treatment. His research emphasizes practical applications in robotics, automotive, and healthcare sectors.