Uwe Kloos

Prof. Uwe Kloos is a faculty member in the Department of Media Informatics at Reutlingen University, specializing in Computer Graphics and Visualization. He holds the rank of Professor and leads roles including Chair of the Examination Board for the Human-Centered Computing program and Dean of Studies for the same program. His teaching focuses on Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Data Science. Research activities center around VRlab, exploring VR/XR technologies and applications in collaborative virtual environments, digital human models, and group simulations. Kloos has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Tübingen and prior industry experience at Hewlett-Packard and ILITS GmbH. His lab work includes projects like the Virtual Reality Gravity Offload System (ViRGOS) and interactive tools for automotive product development. He contributes to academic conferences such as Informatics Inside and publishes on visualization, VR, and AR applications. His research spans navigation systems, Formula 1 analytics, and collaborative mobile AR games.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Tübingen, 1994), Diplom in Biology (Universities of Saarbrücken and Tübingen, 1989).
• Research Labs: VRlab, AIDA AI Lab, Cloud Lab.
• Key Projects: IDEA creativity tool, PasVis public transport visualization, ViRGOS gravity simulation.