CURRICULUM VITAE
Peter Brandl, DI (FH)
Date of Birth: November 27th 1976, Graz, Austria
Tel: +43 650 76 27 110
e-Mail: peter.brandl[at]fh-hagenberg.at
EDUCATION
10/2005 - current
PhD candidate, Institute for Telecooperation
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
10/1999 - 07/2003
Graduate Engineer, Media Technology and Design
Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria
Graduation passed with high distinction
10/1995 - 06/1998
Telematics, Technical University of Graz
09/1987 - 06/1995
Grammer School (BRG)
Koeroesistrasse, Graz
All levels passed with high distinction
WORK EXPERIENCE
06/2005 – current
Research Associate
Media Interaction Lab, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria
(mi-lab.org)
07/2007 - 09/2007
Research Intern
Mitsubishi Electric Laboratories, 201 Broadway, MA, Cambridge
(www.merl.com)
10/2004 - current
Technical Supervisor
Touring with the interactive dance performance Apparition to Austria, France, England, Singapore, Hongkong
(www.exile.at)
03/2003 - 04/2005
Research Engineer
FutureLab, Ars Electronica Center Linz, Austria
(www.aec.at)
07/2002 - 03/2003
Research Intern
FutureLab, Ars Electronica Center Linz, Austria
(www.aec.at)
12/2001 - 03/2003
3D Modeller
SANDOS-FILMPRODUKTION, Mag. Kurt Haspel, Linz
08/2001 - 09/2001
Intern
tincom Marketing und Werbe Gmbh, Graz
08/2000 - 09/2000
Intern
tincom Marketing und Werbe Gmbh, Graz
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses: (Media Technology and Design, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
10/2003 – current
Computer Graphics (Java, OpenGL, C++)
10/2005 – current
Real-time Animation Workshop (Cal3D, OpenGL, C++)
Courses: (Digital Media, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
10/2007 – current
Special Topics in Interactive Media (Interface Design )
10/2005 – 02/2006
Interactive Environments (interactive installations, OpenGL, OpenCV, C++)
Courses: (Mobile Computing, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
02/2008 – current
Interaction Technologies (WPF, C#)
02/2007 – 06/2007
Interaction Technologies (OpenGL, C++)
Projects, bachelor thesis and diploma thesis (Media Technology and Design / Digital Media, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
10/2006 – 06/2007
INTOI (digital whiteboard, student project)
10/2006 – 02/2007
Invisibilia (Tabletop game, student project)
10/2005 – 06/2006
Optisches Stereo-Trackingsystem von Transparenten Gesten-Basierenden Benutzeroberflächen (Diploma Thesis)
HoloTouch: Handgestenbasierte Interaktion mit einem auf optischem Stereo-Tracking basierenden Bildbrowser unter Verwendung eines transparenten Wanddisplays (Diploma Thesis)
10/2005 - 02/2006
Evaluation of Tabletop Input Devices (Bachelor Thesis)
XAML and Rotation of Windows in WPF (Bachelor Thesis)
RearProject (Projector calculation tool for rear-projected tables)
02/2005 – 06/2006
NeonRacer (Tabletop game, student project)
02/2005 - 06/2005
Automatic Entrance System(Bachelor Thesis)
10/2003 – 02/2004
Flash projects
SKILLS
General
- interface design for natural/multimodal interfaces
- software development
- usability testing
Programming
- Work experience with:
C#, C++, OpenGL, WPF, Virtools, OpenCV - Familiar with:
Java, Actionscript, Lingo, PHP
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3, Macromedia Studio MX, 3D Studio Max 8, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe AfterEffects, Avid Express
Language
German, English
AWARDS
- RTT Emerging Technology Contest 2008
Winner (FLUX) - Europrix Top Talent Award 2006:
Nominee “Content Tools & Interface Design” (Shared Design Space) - Media Gala 2006:
Winner “Media Technology” (Shared Design Space)
PUBLICATIONS
Reviewed and Invited Publications
2008
Brandl, P., Forlines, C., Wigdor, D., Haller, M., Shen, C. 2008.
Combining and Measuring the Benefits of Bimanual Pen and Direct-Touch Interaction on Horizontal Interfaces.
In Proceedings of AVI 08, pp. 154-161, May 2008.
Brandl, P., Haller, M., Oberngruber, J., Schafleitner, C. 2008.
Bridging the Gap Between Real Printouts and Digital Whiteboard.
In Proceedings of AVI 08, pp. 31-38, May 2008.
2007
Brandl, P., Haller, M., Hurnaus, M., Lugmayr, V., Oberngruber, J., Oster, C., Schafleitner, C., Billinghurst, M.
An Adaptable Rear-Projection Screen Using Digital Pens And Hand Gestures.
In IEEE ICAT 2007, pp. 49-54, November 2007.
Haller, M., Brandl, P., Leithinger D., Leitner J., Seifried T., 2007.
Large interactive surfaces based on digital pens. In Proceedings of the 10th Interantional Conference on Humans and Computers, HC-2007, Düsseldorf, Germay, pp. 172-177, 2007 [INVITED PAPER]
2006
Haller, M., Brandl, P., Leithinger D., Leitner J., Seifried T., Billinghurst, M. 2006.
Shared Design Space: Sketching ideas using digital pens and a large augmented tabletop setup, in ICAT 2006, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4282, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 948-959, 2006.
Haller, M., Leithinger, D., Leitner, J., Seifried, T., Brandl, P., Zauner, J., Billinghurst, M. 2006.
The Shared Design Space, in ACM SIGGRAPH 2006, Emerging Technologies, August, 2006, Boston, USA.
2001
Brandl, P., Gugerbauer, E., Haller, M., Reichinger, A., Wimmer, J., Zirnig, D.
Duplo – Ein virtuelles Lego-Spiel.
GI Jahrestagung (2) 2001: 1191-1194
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Reviews
Conference on E-Learning and Game - Edutainment (2008)
2nd IEEE TABLETOP Workshop (TableTop 2007)
The First IEEE International Workshop on Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems (TableTop 2006)
Book Review :
Haller, M., Billinghurst, M., Thomas, H B. (eds.)
Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality: Interfaces and Design, in Idea Group Publishing, 399 pages, USA, [ISBN: 1-59904-066-2]
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