Tim Weissker

Postdoctoral Researcher

RWTH Aachen University

Kopernikusstraße 6, Room 106
52074 Aachen, Germany

Biography

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Visual Computing Institute at RWTH Aachen University. Before, I worked as a research assistant with the Virtual Reality and Visualization Research Group at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, where I also completed my doctoral thesis on “Group Navigation in Multi-User Virtual Reality”. My research interests include the design of 3D interaction techniques, the study of collaborative work among collocated and remote user groups, and the evaluation of user performance and comfort in virtual environments.

Research Interests

3D Interaction Techniques
Multi-User Virtual Reality
Collaborative Work in VR
Group Navigation in VR

Education

Doctor rerum naturalium

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2021
M.Sc. in Computer Science and Media

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2017
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Media

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2014

Education

Doctor rerum naturalium

Virtual Reality and Visualization Research, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

2017 – 2021 Weimar

Thesis: Group Navigation in Multi-User Virtual Reality
First Examiner: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich
Second Examiner: Prof. Doug A. Bowman

M.Sc. in Computer Science and Media

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

2014 – 2017 Weimar

Thesis: Navigation in Immersive Virtual Reality: The Effects of Steering and Jumping Techniques on Spatial Updating
First Examiner: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich
Second Examiner: Junior-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler

B.Sc. in Computer Science and Media

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

2011 – 2014 Weimar

Thesis: Konfigurierbare und generische Applikationsinfrastrukturen für 3D-Multi-User-Multi-Display-Umgebungen in der Virtuellen Realität
First Examiner: Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich
Second Examiner: Junior-Prof. Dr. Florian Echtler

Abitur

Dientzenhofer-Gymnasium Bamberg

2003 – 2011 Bamberg

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University

2022 – Present Aachen

Research and Teaching Assistant

Virtual Reality and Visualization Research, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

2017 – 2022 Weimar

Tasks and responsibilities:

Scientific contributions to nationally and internationally funded research projects like the EU Flagship Human Brain Project, the BMBF projects Big Data Analytics as well as Provenance Analytics, and the Thuringian National program ProDigital: MetaReal
Reviewer for international academic journals and conferences covering research on virtual reality like IEEE TVCG, ACM TAP, ACM EICS, IEEE VR, ACM CHI, and ACM SUI
International program committee member of the EuroXR 2021 Conference
Program committee member of the 2019 VARECo Workshop at the German GI conference Mensch und Computer
Co-Supervision of various student projects, Bachelor’s, and Master’s theses
Conduction of lectures and lab classes as part of a Master’s course on virtual reality (6 ECTS)

Student Assistant

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

2012 – 2017 Weimar

Various student assistant and tutor positions in the fields of Discrete Mathematics, Information and Coding Theory, Programming Languages, Modeling of Information Systems, Linux Administration, and Virtual Reality