Highlighted Achievements
- START AWARDS | 2002 AND 2012
The Institute is still the only one at Graz University of Technology with two START Prize Winners. The START-prize is the highest paid award for young researchers with a prize money currently in excess of € 1 million. Dieter Schmalstieg won it in 2002. In 2012, the second winner was Thomas Pock for his work on Variational Methods in Computer Vision.
From left to right: Georg Schett, Michael Jursa, Dieter Schmalstieg, Minister Elisabeth Gehrer, Ferenc Krausz, FWF President Arnold Schmidt, Wolfgang Heiß, and Joachim Schöberl – Photo: Petra Spiola, Vienna
From left (l. to r.): FWF President Christoph Kratky, START awardee Thomas Pock, Minister of Science Karlheinz Töchterle, and the Chair of the International Jury for the START Program Jan Ziolkowski. © FWF The Austrian Science Fund/APA Photo Service/Rossboth
- PROMOTIONES SUB AUSPICIIS PRAESIDENTIS REI PUBLICAE | 2004 - 2013
Until 1918 it was the Austro-Hungarian Emperor who personally presented the doctorate to someone who had perfect grades all throughout his or her scholastic-academic career since age 14. He presented the honoree with a ring. This tradition has transitioned to the President of the Republic, personally attending the promotion ceremony and providing a special ring. The most talented young people get attracted to the Institute and its topics. As a result, three graduates have achieved this highest doctoral accomplishment:
Reinhard Danzl (2004):
Integrating Shape from Stereo and Shape from Focus.
Andreas Wendel (2013):
Scalable Visual Navigation for Micro Aerial Vehicles.
Markus Steinberger (2013):
Dynamic Resource Scheduling on Graphics Processors.
These promotion ceremonies are a big deal. Of course this is true for the doctoral achiever, but it applies also to the University. There is considerable press and media coverage.
Doctoral promotions under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer, at the Aula of Graz University of Technology. Left: Reinhard Danzl (2004) Center: Andreas Wendel (2014, with Governor Franz Voves representing the country’s president) Right: Markus Steinberger (2014)