CURRICULUM VITAE
Jakob Franz Leitner, MSc
Date of Birth: July 3rd 1983, Linz, Austria
Tel: +43 650 44 88 801
e-Mail: jakob.leitner[at]fh-hagenberg.at
EDUCATION
10/2007 - current
PhD candidate, Institute for Telecooperation
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
10/2005 - 09/2007
Master of Science in Engineering, Digital Media
Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria
Graduation passed with high distinction
10/2002 - 09/2005
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Media Technology and Design
Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria
Graduation passed with high distinction
09/1993 - 06/2001
Grammar School (BRG)
Freistadt, Austria
All levels passed with high distinction
WORK EXPERIENCE
10/2007 – current
Research Associate
Media Interaction Lab, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Austria
(http://mi-lab.org/)
02/2005 - 07/2005
Student Intern
Human Interface Technology Laboratory, Christchurch, New Zealand
(www.hitlabnz.org)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses: (Media Technology and Design, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
10/2007 – current
Computer Graphics (Java, OpenGl, C++)
10/2007 – 02/2008
Special Topics in Interactive Media (Virtools, Interface Design )
10/2006 – 02/2007
10/2007 – 02/2008
Digital Design Techniques (Photoshop)
Tutor: (Media Technology and Design, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg)
10/2004 – 02/2007
Computer Graphics(CGR), Applied Software Development(ASD), Introduction to Programming(EPR)
SKILLS
General
- interface design for natural/multimodal interfaces
- graphic design
- interaction design
- physical computing
- software development
- usability testing
- (digital) photography
-video editing
- 3d modeling
- computer vision
- electronics
Programming
- Virtools
- C++
- OpenGL
- VVVV
- Java
-ActionScript
Content Development
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Macromedia Studio MX
- Virtools
- Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Maya
- 3D Studio Max
- Director
AWARDS
• Deutsche Telekom Digital Entertainment Awards @ fmx/08:
Winner “Young Talents” (Comino)
• Laval Virtual ReVolution Award 2008:
Winner “Video games and Entertainment” (Comino)
• RTT Emerging Technology Contest 2008:
Winner (FLUX)
• Europrix Top Talent Award 2007:
Nominee “Games” (Comino)
• Europrix Top Talent Award 2006:
Nominee “Content Tools & Interface Design” (Shared Design Space)
• Europrix Top Talent Award 2005:
Winner “Content Tools & Interface Design” (Coeno)
• Media Gala 2006:
Winner “Media Technology” (Shared Design Space)
• Austrian State Prize for Multimedia & e-Business 2005:
“Jury Award” (Coeno)
• Europrix Top Talent Award 2005:
Winner “Content Tools & Interface Design” (Coneo)
• Media Gala 2004:
Winner “Media Technology” (Future Office)
PUBLICATIONS
Journals / Book Chapters
Haller, M., Forlines, C., Köffel, C., Leitner, J., Shen, C., 2008.
Tabletop Games: Platforms, Experimental Games and Design Recommendations, in Technology and Art of Entertainment Computing: Advances in Interactive Media for Entertainment Computing, Springer, 2008, in press
Leitner, J., Haller, M., 2008.
Bridging the gap between real and virtual objects for tabletop games, in International Journal of Virtual Reality, 2008, IPI Press, in press
Reviewed and Invited Publications
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]
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.
Haller, M., Billinghurst, M., Leithinger, D., Leitner, J., Seifried, T., 2005.
Coeno, Enhancing face-to-face collaboration, in 15th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, ICAT 2005, Dec. 5-8, 2005, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Haller, M., Leithinger, D., Leitner, J., Seifried, T., 2005.
Coeno-Storyboard: An Augmented Surface for Storyboard Presentations, in Mensch & Computer 2005, September 4-7, 2005, Linz, Austria.
Haller, M., Leithinger, D., Leitner, J., Seifried ,T. 2005.
An augmented surface environment for storyboard presentations, in ACM SIGGRAPH 2005, Poster Session, August, 2005, Los Angeles, USA.
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