Silvia Miksch

Silvia Miksch is a Full Professor of Visual Analytics at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), leading the Research Unit Visual Analytics (E193-07) and coordinating the Research Focus on Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology. She holds a PhD from TU Wien and has held academic roles at institutions like Stanford University (FWF postdoc), Danube University Krems (2006–2010 as University Professor), and TU Wien. Her research focuses on visualization, visual analytics, interaction design, and temporal data analysis with applications in medical informatics, process engineering, and cultural heritage.

Education: Master of Social and Economic Science (University of Vienna, 1987), PhD (TU Wien, 1990). Former roles include Chair of the Austrian Society for Artificial Intelligence (ÖGAI) and leadership in EU projects like VALCRI and KAVA-Time. She has authored over 200 publications and received awards such as the IEEE VGTC Visualization Technical Award (2023) and induction into the IEEE VGTC Visualization Academy (2020).

Research interests include knowledge-assisted visual analytics, task-driven guidance systems, and spatiotemporal data exploration. She oversees the Laura Bassi Centre of Expertise 'CVAST' and advises numerous PhD and master’s students. Her work bridges theory and practice, with notable projects like the Marvel Cinematic Universe infographic (GD 2019 Best Creative Challenge) and Game of Thrones character networks (GD 2018 Third Prize).

• Key Awards: Best Paper Award at vis4dh 2019, IEEE VGTC Technical Award 2023
• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2011–2015), Editorial Board of Journal of Biomedical Informatics (2012–2020)
• Leadership: Chair of EuroVis Steering Committee (2023–2027), Member of VIS Executive Committee (2015–2020)