Tobias Drey

Dr. Tobias Drey was a Research Associate and PhD Candidate at Ulm University’s Institute of Media Informatics, focusing on Mixed Reality applications in education. His research emphasized AR/VR learning systems and in-situ authoring tools. He defended his dissertation "Towards Mixed Reality in Education" in 2023, earning summa cum laude. Prior to academia, he worked as a Software Engineer at Airbus (2013–2019). He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science (Ulm, 2017) and a B.Eng. in Information Technology (Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, 2013). Since 2015, he has been an external lecturer for courses on mobile networks and sensors.

His research is funded by BMBF projects AuCity 2 and 3. Key contributions include frameworks like TriDactIX, SpARklingPaper for handwriting training, and VRSketchIn for 3D modeling. His work bridges HCI, education theory, and practical design challenges in Mixed Reality.

Awards & Grants:

• Dissertation summa cum laude (2023)
• BMBF-funded research (AuCity projects)

Advising & Teaching: Supervised multiple theses as an external lecturer. His grants and collaborations reflect a focus on interdisciplinary innovation.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the HCI Group at Ulm University, contributing to projects like SpARklingPaper and VRSketchIn.