The 2025 VGTC Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Eduard Gröller. He is recognized for a distinguished career marked by novel contributions to the field of visualization and the development of innovative, impactful applications. His leadership within the community and dedication to mentoring emerging researchers have been instrumental in advancing the discipline.
Eduard Gröller is full professor of visualization at TU Wien where his is head of the Computer Graphics research unit. Raised in Neustift bei Güssing in Southern Burgenland he graduated from the business high school in Stegersbach. He then studied computer science at TU Wien where he finished his PhD in 1993 with highest distinction. His research interests include computer graphics, visualization, and visual computing. He is a scientific proponent and key researcher of the VRVis research center. The center performs applied research in visualization, rendering, and visual analysis. Eduard is adjunct professor of computer science at the University of
Bergen, Norway (since 2005).
Fotocredits: Johannes Eschner, TU Wien
