Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke

Professor, Head of Chair

E-Mail: frank.steinicke"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Phone: +49 40 42883-2439, Secr. -2544

Virtual office hours: Thursdays, 2-4pm (Zoom-Link)

Vogt-Kölln-Str. 30, Room F-113
D-22527 Hamburg, Germany

Bio

Frank Steinicke is a professor for Human-Computer Interaction at the Department of Informatics at the Universität Hamburg. From 2018 and 2020, he headed the Department of Informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Natural Sciences.
Prior his current position, he was a professor of Computer Science in Media at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Würzburg and chair of the Immersive Media Group from 2011 to 2014. Between 2012 and 2014 he was the director of the interdisciplinary Institute for Human Computer Media at the University of Würzburg.

He studied Mathematics with a Minor in Computer Science at the University of Münster, from which he received his Ph.D. and Venia Legendi in Computer Science.
His research interests are focused on understanding the human perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities and limitations to improve interactions and experiences in computer-mediated realities.
For his scientific contributions, he received the IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award in 2023, and was inducted into the prestigious IEEE VR Academy.

Frank Steinicke regularly serves as panelist and speaker at major events in the area of virtual reality and human-computer interaction. He published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications and served as program chair for several XR and HCI-related conferences, including IEEE VR 2017/2018, which is the most renowned scientific conference in the area of XR.

Furthermore, he is chair of the steering committee of the ACM SUI Symposium, and co-chair of the steering committee of GI SIG VR/AR. Furthermore, he is a member of the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) as well as Frontiers Section on Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour.

Finally, he is a (senior) member of IEEE, ACM and GI.

Short Bio

Frank Steinicke is a professor for Human-Computer Interaction at the Department of Informatics at the Universität Hamburg.
Prior to his current position, he was a professor of Computer Science in Media at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Würzburg and chair of the Immersive Media Group from 2011 to 2014.
He studied Mathematics with a Minor in Computer Science at the University of Münster, from which he received his Ph.D. and Venia Legendi in Computer Science.
His research interests are focused on understanding the human perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities and limitations to improve interactions and experiences in computer-mediated realities.
For his scientific contributions, he received the IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award in 2023, and was inducted into the prestigious IEEE VR Academy.

Selected Prizes & Awards

Best Paper Award at GI Mensch und Computer (MuC), 2020
Best Paper Award at International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (ICAT-EGVE) 2019
Best Presentation Award at ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP), 2019
Best Paper Award at International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (ICAT-EGVE) 2018
Best Paper Award at Workshop der GI-Fachgruppe Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität (GI VR/AR), 2017
Best Paper Award at ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI), 2017
Industrial Robot Innovation Award at 20th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR 2017)
Best Poster Award at 25th Int. Conf. on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) & 20th Eurographics Symp. on Virtual Environments (EGVE), 2015
Best Poster Award (Audience Choice) at ICAT-EGVE (2015)
Best Demo Award at GI VR/AR HMD App Contest, 2015
Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at GI VR/AR, 2015
Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), 2015
Best Short Paper Award at ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI), 2014
Best Paper Award at Workshop der GI-Fachgruppe Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität (GI VR/AR), 2013
Best Paper Award at IEEE International Symposium on Virtual Reality Innovations (ISVRI), 2010
Best Paper Award at ACM Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), 2009
Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at International Conference on CYBERWORLDS, 2009
Best Paper Award at IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), 2008
Best Paper Award at ACM International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI), 2008
Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at ACM Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), 2008
Best Paper Award at Virtual Reality International Conference (VRIC), 2008
Honorable Mention for Best Poster Award at IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), 2007
Best Paper Award at International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP), 2007

Selected Keynotes & Invited Talks

B(l)ending Realities, IEEE VR 2021
Bending Reality - Human Imperfection as Key to Future Blended Realities, ICAT-EGVE 2020
Artificial Intelligence and Reality - What’s better: Natural, Artificial, Real or Virtual? LegalHRSummit 2020
Künstliche Intelligenz und Realitäten, BMBF Zukunftskongress Mensch-Technik-Interaktion, Bonn, 2019
Artificial Intelligence & Reality - What's better: Natural, Artificial, Real or Virtual?, 12hours.us, Hamburg, 2019
Closing Keynote: 4 x S for the Next Paradigm of User Interfaces, SVR, Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil, 2018
Opening Keynote: The Four S's of SUI for the Ultimate Display, EuroVR, Laval, France 2017
Opening Keynote: Zukunft der virtuellen Realität, Medienkompetenztag, Kiel, 2017
Opening Keynote: The Four S's of SUI for the Ultimate Display, ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI), Brighton, UK, 2017
Closing Keynote: Immersives Design in Computer-vermittelten Realitäten - Science oder Fiction?, KISDconference, Köln, 2017
Invited Talk: The Healing and Addictive Power of Virtual Reality., BraveNewWorld, Leiden, Netherlands, 2016
Keynote: Visions and Future of VR/AR, binge.watch Festival, Hamburg, 2016
Keynote: Immersive Natives, DIGILITY 2016, Cologne, 2016
Keynote: Super-Natural User Interfaces for the Ultimate Display, Augmented World Expo (AWE) Europe 2016, Berlin, 2016
Keynote: Immersive Natives and the Future of VR/AR, Science Notes 2016, Berlin, 2016
Invited Talk: Being really virtual, Augmented World Expo (AWE), Santa Clara, USA, 2016
Opening keynote: Spieleentwicklung für VR - Chancen, Herausforderungen und Stolpersteine, Hamburger Games Conference, Hamburg, 2016
Opening keynote: Being Really Virtual - Virtual Reality in the Year 2030, Virtual Revolution, Veldhoven, Netherland 2016
Capstone keynote: (Super-)Natural User Interfaces, 2nd International Virtual Reality Symposium, Eindhoven, Netherland, 2015
Keynote: Be-greifbare Interaktion> - Potential der digitalen Fabrikation, Opening Ceronomy Digital Media Labs, Würzburg, Germany, 2013
Keynote: Fooling your Senses – Perceptually-Inspired Interfaces for the Ultimate Display, SIGRAD 2013, Norrköping, Sweden, 2013