Johanna Schmidt

Johanna Schmidt is a Lecturer at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and the Head of the Visual Analytics Research Group at VRVis Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH. She holds a PhD in data visualization from TU Wien (2016) and has extensive experience in project management and industry collaboration. Her primary research focuses on visual analytics for large datasets, particularly time-series data from industrial and energy sectors, as well as immersive analytics for decision support.

She leads the Visual Analytics group at VRVis, a COMET research center, and has contributed to projects such as ArtVis, GuidedVA, and KnoVA. Her work integrates human perception studies with visualization techniques to enhance data interpretation. She has been recognized as the FEMtech Expert of the Month (2021) for promoting women in technology.

Her academic roles include teaching at TU Wien and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. Key research interests span data visualization literacy, exploratory data analysis, and the application of visual methods in healthcare and energy sectors.

Notable collaborations include developing tools like Visplore for industrial data analysis and advancing immersive analytics for hydropower turbine lifecycle predictions. Her work bridges academia and industry, emphasizing practical solutions for complex data challenges.