Stefan Ohrhallinger

Stefan Ohrhallinger is a Senior Researcher at TU Wien's Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology. He holds a PhD from Concordia University (2013) and a Master's in Business Informatics from Johannes Kepler University Linz (1997). His research focuses on surface reconstruction, point-based graphics, and geometry processing with applications in computer graphics and virtual/augmented reality.

• Education:
  • PhD in Computer Science, Concordia University (2013)
  • Master of Business Informatics, Johannes Kepler University Linz (1997)
• Affiliations:
  • Principal Investigator for grants totaling €1.7M+ (e.g., WWTF Modeling the World at Scale, FWF Superhumans)
  • Teaching: 'Modeling in Computer Graphics' and 'Scientific Writing' courses

His work emphasizes robust algorithms for reconstructing curves/surfaces from sparse/noisy data, with contributions to occlusion-aware processing and large-scale point cloud handling. Notable achievements include the Best Poster Award at Eurographics 2012 and over 30 peer-reviewed publications.

Grants & Projects:

• WWTF 'Modeling the World at Scale' (2020–2026, €578k)
• FWF 'Superhumans: Walking Through Walls' (2019–2023, €333k)
• IPA 'Photogrammetry made easy' (2020–2022, €50k)