Martin Nöllenburg

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Inform. Dr.rer.nat.

HC0405

+43 1 58801 192120

Research Interests

graph algorithms, in particular for graph drawing and network visualization
computational geometry, in particular algorithms for cartography and geovisualization
algorithm engineering and combinatorial optimization

Group Members

Sara Di Bartolomeo (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Simon Dominik Fink (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Manuel Sorge (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Thomas Depian (PhD Student)

Alexander Firbas (PhD Student)

Open positions

For individual postdoc opportunities in our group funding through external fellowships may be possible, e.g., from FWF, MSCA European Fellowships, or the Humboldt Foundation. You are welcome to contact me and discuss your ideas.

Currently, we do not have open PhD positions.

We do not offer paid undergrad summer internships.

Short CV

2020 Full Professor at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
2017-2020 Associate Professor at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
2015-2017 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
02/2015 Habilitation in Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
2010-2015 Head of Young Investigator Group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
2010 Postdoctoral researcher (DFG fellowship) at UC Irvine, California, USA
2005-2009 PhD student (Dr. rer. nat.) at Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
2002-2003 Visiting student and DAAD scholar at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
1999-2005 Studies of Computer Science at Universität Karlsruhe, Germany

Activities

co-editor in chief of the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications (JGAA)
chair of the steering committee of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD) 2024-2026
Bachelor with Honors program coordinator
guest editor of the special issue Experimental Aspects of Computational Geometry in Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications
associate guest editor of the special issue Perception in Network Visualization in Journal of Perceptual Imaging
program co-chair of the Computational Geometry Media Exposition at CG Week 2025
program co-chair of IEEE Pacific Vis (Conference Track) 2024
program co-chair of IEEE Pacific Vis (VisNotes) 2021
program co-chair of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD) 2016
steering committee of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD), elected member 2015-2017, 2018-2020, 2024-2026
program committees of the conferences ALENEX (2017), BDVA (2015), BigVis (2019, 2020, 2021, 2024), CG:MM (2016), COCOON (2021, 2022, 2026), DIAGRAMS (2021, 2022), ESA (2017), EuroCG (2019, 2021), EuroVis STAR (2024, 2026), FAW (2010), GD (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023), GraphViP (2014), ICCG (2019, 2020), IISA (2015, 2016), IVAPP (2020), IWOCA (2023), PacificVis (2012, 2013, 2014), PacificVis Notes (2015, 2016, 2017), SKILL (2015), SMW (2022), WADS (2025), WALCOM (2017, 2019, 2026)
organizing committee co-chair of GD 2024, the Workshop on Computational Cartography 2022, the Schematic Mapping Workshop 2019, and ALGO 2017.
co-organizer of Dagstuhl seminars 13151 (Drawing Graphs and Maps with Curves), 15052 (Empirical Evaluation for Graph Drawing), 17332 (Scalable Set Visualizations), 21062 (Parameterized Complexity in Graph Drawing), 23162 (New Frontiers of Parameterized Complexity in Graph Drawing), and 26442 (Parameterized Complexity in Graph Drawing: Challenges and Perspectives).
co-organizer of art exhibition Bending Reality: Where arc and science meet (Dagstuhl, 2013)

Teaching

Theses and Projects

Please contact me if you are interested in writing your Bachelor/Master thesis or doing a project course in an area related to my research interests. Some general thesis topics are listed here and in TISS.