Head
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bulling
Full Professor of Computer Science
Collaborative Artificial Intelligence
Institute for Visualisation and Interactive Systems, University of Stuttgart
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ELLIS Unit Coordinator
IMPRS-IS Coordinator
Postdocs
PhD Students
Alumni
- 2022 - 2026
- Dr. Matteo Bortoletto PhD student, summa cum laude, now AI Researcher at kapa.ai
- 2021 - 2025
- Annika Thierfelder PhD student, now Data Scientist at Immatics
- 2022 - 2025
- Prof. Dr. Zhiming Hu Postdoc, now Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- 2021 - 2025
- Dr. Adnen Abdessaied PhD student, summa cum laude, now AI Researcher at Black Forest Labs
- 2022 - 2025
- Dr. Lei Shi Postdoc, now Postdoc at Örebro University
- 2021 - 2025
- Dr. Francesca Zermiani PhD student, magna cum laude, now Postdoc at University of Valencia
- 2020 - 2025
- Dr. Guanhua Zhang PhD student, magna cum laude, now Applied Scientist at Zalando
- 2020 - 2025
- Dr. Florian Strohm PhD student, magna cum laude, now Senior Researcher at Fraunhofer IPA
- 2019 - 2024
- Dr. Ekta Sood PhD student, magna cum laude, now Postdoc at the University of Colorado Boulder
- 2020 - 2023
- Prof. Dr. Mihai Bâce Postdoc, now tenure-track Assistant Professor at KU Leuven
- 2019 - 2023
- Dominike Thomas Research assistant, now Technical Writer at Amplisys
- 2017 - 2022
- Prof. Dr. Teresa Hirzle PhD student, now tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen
- 2016 - 2020
- Dr. Philipp Müller PhD student, magna cum laude, Max Planck Research Group Leader at MPI-IS
- 2014 - 2019
- Dr. Julian Steil PhD student, summa cum laude, now at Bosch
- 2019
- Prof. Dr. Sven Mayer Postdoc, now Professor at TU Dortmund
- 2017 - 2018
- Dr. Michael Xuelin Huang Postdoc, now Research Scientist at Google
- 2014 - 2018
- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Khamis PhD student, now Full Professor at the University of Glasgow
- 2013 - 2018
- Prof. Dr. Xucong Zhang PhD student, summa cum laude, now Assistant Professor at TU Delft
- 2014 - 2017
- Prof. Dr. Yusuke Sugano Humboldt Research Fellow, now Professor at the University of Tokyo
- 2010 - 2015
- Dr. Jayson Turner PhD student, now at the BBC
- 2010 - 2015
- Prof. Dr. Eduardo Velloso PhD student, now Professor of Computer Science at the University of Sydney
- 2010 - 2015
- Dr. Mélodie Vidal PhD student, now at North
- 2010 - 2015
- Dr. Yanxia Zhang PhD student, now Senior Research Scientist at Toyota Research Institute
Master Students
- 2026
- Lin ZhangYao Wang
- Ning DingAnna Penzkofer
- Patrick BaischAnna Penzkofer and Constantin Ruhdorfer
- Ziya Can SelimMayar Elfares
- 2025
- Arjit YadavAnna Penzkofer
- Selim ElbindaryConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Marius KrumweideConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Philipp FörsterConstantin Ruhdorfer and Fabian Kögel
- Paul Erik HofmeyerConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Busra BalabanConstantin Ruhdorfer
- 2024
- Mitul Mukesh ChauhanYao Wang
- Ibrahim MaherMayar Elfares
- Deniz BickiciLei Shi
- Kaiyang ZhuGuanhua Zhang
- Mengze LuLei Shi
- Jonas AllaliConstantin Ruhdorfer and Matteo Bortoletto
- Nan JiangConstantin Ruhdorfer and Anna Penzkofer
- Benjamin CaddellConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Rui YangConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Jan-Philip ThewesMatteo Bortoletto
- Yingpeng MaYao Wang and Susanne Hindennach and Ekta Sood
- Yuxuan ChengChuhan Jiao
- 2023
- Jiahui XuZhiming Hu
- Michael ErdemannSusanne Hindennach and Matteo Bortoletto
- Constantin RuhdorferMatteo Bortoletto
- Jayakumar Ramasamy SundararajAnna Penzkofer and Constantin Ruhdorfer
- Weitian WangLei Shi
- Jonas KettleburgerMayar Elfares
- 2022
- Shangrui NieEkta Sood and Florian Strohm
- Stoyan DimitrovEkta Sood and Yao Wang
- Nithyasree PushpalathaGuanhua Zhang
- Jamie UllerichFlorian Strohm
- Anna PenzkoferFlorian Strohm
- Nishan ChatterjeeAdnen Abdessaied
- Chuhan Jiao (Aalto University)Mihai Bâce
- Abdelrahman MechraouiMihai Bâce
- Fabian KoegelEkta Sood
- Ann-Sophia MuellerEkta Sood
- Manuel HochmeisterAdnen Abdessaied
- 2021
- Mariia PodguzovaEkta Sood and Florian Strohm
- Cagri TasciDominike Thomas
- Keerthana JaganathanEkta Sood
- Qi DaiYao Wang
- Fabian MaurerDominike Thomas
- Meghdut SenguptaDominike Thomas
- Jiaqi QinYao Wang
- Anandavalli VeerasubramanianGuanhua Zhang
- 2020
- Gauri RasaneDominike Thomas
- Adnen AbdessaiedEkta Sood
- 2019
- Florian StrohmEkta Sood
Research Projects
- 2026
- Abdelmonem EissaYao Wang and Souptik Majumdar
- 2024
- Lin ZhangYao Wang
- Timo HüttnerYao Wang and Zhiming Hu
- Obaidah TheebLei Shi
- Yao TongLei Shi
- 2023
- Ayush MittalMayar Elfares
- John Pravin ArockiasamyMatteo Bortoletto
- 2022
- Shangrui NieEkta Sood and Florian Strohm
Bachelor Students
- 2026
- Maysa AbualqumbozFabian Kögel
- Egemen KayaFabian Kögel
- Faris UhligYao Wang
- 2025
- Yucong JinFabian Kögel
- Alexander MaihöferFabian Kögel
- Yichi ZhangFabian Kögel
- Lea GramsConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Jonathan KlenkSusanne Hindennach
- Yucong JinSusanne Hindennach
- Friedrich PaulyFabian Kögel
- Martin NagelAnna Penzkofer
- 2024
- Levi OtterbachAnna Penzkofer and Matteo Bortoletto
- Sawelij MödingerAnna Penzkofer
- Xiwen FengSusanne Hindennach
- Eric PfitzenmaierSusanne Hindennach
- Amtal Mateen HinaSusanne Hindennach
- Tobias KostorzTakumi Nishiyasu and Yao Wang
- 2023
- Michael LinderFlorian Strohm
- Lewin FritzenschaftFlorian Strohm
- Abdullah Abdelhafez (German University of Cairo)Yao Wang and Mayar Elfares
- Ramazan SaricaSusanne Hindennach
- Hossam ElfarMayar Elfares
- Tobias StegmaierAnna Penzkofer
- Mah-Rukh ChaudhrySusanne Hindennach
- Abel GitzingFrancesca Zermiani and Ekta Sood and Chuhan Jiao
- Jo HollenbeckYao Wang
- Sichun ZengYao Wang
- Marcel KächeleSusanne Hindennach
- Ruben WerbkeMatteo Bortoletto
- Ruben WerbkeLei Shi
- Manuel SchwartzGuanhua Zhang
- 2022
- Markus KalteneckerFlorian Strohm
- Sarra BakhchaliYao Wang
- 2021
- Hendrik HenkelmannDominike Thomas
- Jiaxuan HeGuanhua Zhang
- Verena SchützNele Quast
- Britta SchulzFlorian Strohm
- Timo HüttnerDominike Thomas
- Jonas MückeAnnika Thierfelder
- Tamás FreibergerNele Quast
- Michael HersamNele Quast and Susanne Hindennach
- Daniel Sampaio-AzevedoNele Quast
- Jiacheng QianNele Quast
- 2020
- Ahmed AbdouEkta Sood and Dominike Thomas
Interns
- 2026
- Giulia BenintendiConstantin Ruhdorfer
- Federica TonoliAnna Penzkofer
- 2022
- Christophe Romein (Utrecht University)Mihai Bâce










