Michael Wimmer

Michael Wimmer is a Full Professor at TU Wien, leading the Rendering and Modeling Group and directing the Center for Geometry and Computational Design. He holds a M.Sc. (1997) and Ph.D. (2001) from TU Wien. His research focuses on real-time rendering, procedural modeling, computational design, and point-based graphics. He has co-authored over 200 papers and the book *Real-Time Shadows*. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Computer Graphics Forum, chairs SIGGRAPH Asia 2025, and received the Eurographics Outstanding Technical Contributions Award (2023).

Education:

• M.Sc. in Computer Science (1997), TU Wien
• Ph.D. in Computer Science (2001), TU Wien

Research Interests:

• Real-time rendering and visualization
• Procedural modeling and computational design
• Point-based graphics and neural rendering
• Applications in computer games and urban environments

Awards:

• Eurographics Outstanding Technical Contributions Award (2023)
• Wolfgang Straßer Award (Best Paper, 2022)
• Eurographics Fellow (2018)
• Outstanding Service Award (2012)

Advising & Grants:

• Coordinator of the Special Research Programme Advanced Computational Design
• Key researcher at VRVis Research Center

Labs & Teams:

• Rendering and Modeling Group
• Center for Geometry and Computational Design