Stefan Gumhold

Professor Stefan Gumhold is a leading academic in computer graphics and visualization at TU Dresden. He has held roles including Head of the Chair for Computer Graphics and Visualization since 2005 and served as Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science from 2010 to 2012. His expertise spans visualization techniques, medical imaging, and immersive technologies. Gumhold earned his Ph.D. in 2000, focusing on mesh compression, and later received a Dissertation Award in the same year. He has contributed to projects like the Heisenberg Scholar Research Group and led the Kommission Umwelt at TU Dresden.

His teaching includes courses such as Introduction to Computer Graphics, Data Visualization, and Scientific Visualization. Gumhold’s research emphasizes visualization platforms (e.g., ISAAC), image fusion, and neural network applications in medical diagnostics. His work often integrates virtual reality for data analysis, as seen in tools like VRCellLabeler and ExtremeWeatherVis.

• Education: Diploma in Computer Science (University of Tübingen, 1998), M.Sc. in Applied Physics (University of Massachusetts Boston, 1996).
• Research Highlights: Development of visualization frameworks, 3D reconstruction, and invertible neural networks for outlier detection.
• Awards: Dissertation Award 2000.
• Grants & Labs: Leadership in TU Dresden’s Computer Graphics lab and contributions to collaborative research projects like Fast-Haptic.