Events

The SFB-TRR 161 organizes various events to promote research activities and to inform about current developments in research and education in the field of Visual Computing, both at a national and an international level.

Dec 8th, 2025, 4 pm - 6 pm

University of Konstanz

Lecture | Human Interfaces Across Domains: Optimisation, Reasoning, Health & Energy

Held by:

Michael Wybrow, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract:

This talk presents a cross-domain journey through research at the intersection of optimisation, human reasoning, data visualisation, and accessible interface design. I will showcase collaborative projects spanning chemical plant and crew-rostering optimisation, multimodal causal reasoning, and decision-support tools for health organisations. Beyond applied optimisation and modelling, the talk highlights human-centred interfaces—including systems that improve the interpretability of search and pathfinding algorithms, methods for transforming messy data into usable forms, and accessible interfaces for blind and low-vision users as well as autistic individuals.

Bio:

Michael Wybrow is an Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and the Associate Dean (Engagement and Impact) in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.  His work focuses on visual interfaces for interacting with complex systems, particularly optimisation, reasoning, and data-rich environments. His research combines interactive visualisation, human-guided optimisation, and explainable AI to help people understand how algorithmic solutions are produced, compare alternatives, identify trade-offs, and guide automated search.

Michael has worked with numerous industry research projects and has attracted over $10M in combined competitive grants and industry funding.  He frequently works with and leads interdisciplinary teams, bringing together methods from optimisation, machine learning, user-centred design, and interactive visualisation to support complex, human decision-making.  Recently, he is beginning to work in the areas of neurodiversity and inclusive technologies.

Location:

University of Konstanz, Room ZT 702.
University of Stuttgart: The lecture will be transmitted to VISUS, room 00.012

The talks are available via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 617 7602 1881
Passcode: 671871

For participants via Zoom: The transmission will kindly be managed by Dimitar Garkov.  He will be on site and monitor/manage the Zoom-Session incl. Q&A during and after the talk as well. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with Dimitar in case of questions or problems regarding the transmission/your online participation: dimitar.garkov@uni-konstanz.de

Dec 15th, 2025, 4 pm - 6 pm

University of Konstanz

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Held by:

Hugo do Nascimento, Federal University of Goiás, Brasil

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University of Konstanz, Room ZT 702.
University of Stuttgart: The lecture will be transmitted to VISUS, room 00.012

The talks are available via Zoom.

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For participants via Zoom: The transmission will kindly be managed by Dimitar Garkov.  He will be on site and monitor/manage the Zoom-Session incl. Q&A during and after the talk as well. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with Dimitar in case of questions or problems regarding the transmission/your online participation: dimitar.garkov@uni-konstanz.de

Jan 12th, 2026, 4 pm - 6 pm

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Jan 19th, 2026, 4 pm - 6 pm

University of Konstanz

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Jakub Lokoč,  Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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University of Konstanz, Room ZT 702.
University of Stuttgart: The lecture will be transmitted to VISUS, room 00.012

The talks are available via Zoom.

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For participants via Zoom: The transmission will kindly be managed by Dimitar Garkov.  He will be on site and monitor/manage the Zoom-Session incl. Q&A during and after the talk as well. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with Dimitar in case of questions or problems regarding the transmission/your online participation: dimitar.garkov@uni-konstanz.de

Jan 26th, 2026, 4 pm - 6 pm

LMU Munich

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Held by:  

Joanna Bergström, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Feb 2nd, 2026, 4 pm - 6 pm

University of Stuttgart

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Held by:

Michael Doggett, Lund University, Sweden

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Mar 12th - 13st, 2026

University of Konstanz, Room ZT 1204 (Data Theatre)

Hackathon DR4ET

Organized by:

 Patrick Paetzold, Michael Stroh, Ying Zhang

Proposal Submission:

Given the success of past Hackathons, we encourage you to submit a proposal to recruit talented individuals for your project at this year’s event. Please email your PDF to Ying Zhang.

Proposal Deadline: Dec 1st, 2025.

Once we've collected all the proposals and given the authors their feedback, you'll be asked to vote on a topic to get involved. 

Location:

University of Konstanz, Room ZT 1204 (Data Theatre)

Jun 16th - 17th, 2026, full days

Berghotel Jägerhof, Isny

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