Renata Raidou

Renata Raidou is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Visualization and Visual Analytics at the Research Unit of Computer Graphics, Institute of Visual Computing & Human-Centered Technology, TU Wien, Austria. She previously held positions at the University of Groningen and TU Wien as a postdoc. Her research focuses on medical visualization, uncertainty visualization, and data physicalization for healthcare applications. Raidou has received prestigious awards including the Dirk Bartz Prize (2017) and EuroVis Young Researcher Award (2022). She coordinates TU Wien's BSc in Digital Health and MSc in Medical Informatics.

• Education: PhD in Medical Visualization (Eindhoven University of Technology, 2017), MSc in Biomedical Engineering (TU Delft), Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (NTUA).
• Professional Roles: Editorial Board member of Computer & Graphics, Steering Committee member of EG VCBM, and member of EASAC's AI in Healthcare working group.

Research Interests: Medical visualization strategies for P4 medicine, anatomical edutainment through physicalization, and uncertainty-aware visual analytics in radiotherapy. Her work bridges visual computing, machine learning, and medical applications, emphasizing clinical decision support and public health education.

Awards: Over 10 awards including Best Paper recognitions at IEEE Vis and EuroVis, and the EuroVis Best PhD Award. Her contributions span visualizing anatomical variability, ensemble data exploration, and interactive medical training tools.

Grants & Projects: Leads the Health Virtual Twins project (2024–2028) for personalized stroke management. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including the Shonan Meeting on Formalizing Biological Visualization.

Labs/Teams: Head of the Visualization Group at TU Wien, developing tools like Vologram (holographic medical data physicalization) and Slice and Dice anatomical crafts. Collaborates on edutainment systems and AI-driven healthcare visualization.