Matthias Zeppelzauer

FH-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Matthias Zeppelzauer is a Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, leading the Media Computing Research Group at the Institute of Creative Media Technologies. His work focuses on human-centered AI, explainable machine learning, and clinical gait analysis. He holds a habilitation in Computer Science from TU Wien and has authored/co-authored over 90 publications.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (2011, TU Wien)
• Habilitation (2020, TU Wien)
• Bachelor/Master in Media Informatics (1999-2006, TU Wien)

Research Interests: Human-centered AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, explainable AI, clinical gait analysis, and social media analysis. Cross-cutting themes include interactive machine learning and trustworthy AI.

Key Contributions: Developed methods for gait analysis (GaitRec dataset), explainable AI frameworks (KAVAGait), and multimodal fake news detection. Coordinated the Center for Artificial Intelligence at FH St. Pölten since 2021.

Recognition:

• 2024 EuroVA Best Paper Award
• 2021 MTD Award for ReMoCapLab
• 2020 CVPR Outstanding Reviewer
• 2018 Austrian Open Source Award

Grants & Projects: Coordinator of FAIRAI, TrustAI, and ReMoCapLab projects. Involved in EU-funded initiatives like Visual Heritage and Center for Digital Health.

Labs/Teams: Leads Media Computing Research Group and collaborates with the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Center for Digital Health.