Dr. Gerd Bruder

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Contact

Phone: 407.823.2281
Email: bruder@ucf.edu
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Appointments

Research Associate Professor, Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida

Education

University of Hamburg, Germany, Habilitation, Computer Science, 2017
University of Münster, Germany, Ph.D. Computer Science, 2011
University of Münster, Germany,  M.Sc., Computer Science with minor in Mathematics, 2009

About

Gerd Bruder is a Research Associate Professor for Virtual and Augmented Reality at the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida. From 2016 to 2022 he worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida. From 2014 to 2016 he was a Post-Doc for Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Hamburg. Between 2011 and 2014 he held the position of a Post-Doc at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Würzburg. He received his Habilitation in Computer Science from the University of Hamburg in 2017, his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Münster in 2011, and his M.Sc. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Münster in 2009.

Research Interests

  • Extended reality (XR): virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), augmented virtuality (AV), mixed reality (MR), metaverse
  • Human-computer interaction (HCI): three-dimensional (3D) user interfaces, 3D interaction techniques, natural user interfaces (NUIs), super-natural user interfaces (SNUIs)
  • Intelligent virtual agents and embodiment
  • Presence, co-presence, and social presence
  • Application domains (selected): architecture, healthcare, military operations & training, modeling & simulation, scientific visualization, smart homes

Honors and Awards

  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2023, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • “2021 Innovation Award” at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo 2021, Washington (DC), USA
  • “Best Demo Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2021, Virtual Conference
  • “Best Demo Audience Choice Award” at the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE) 2020, Virtual Conference
  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2019, New Orleans (LA), USA
  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2018, Tokyo, Japan
  • “Best Paper Award” at the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE) 2018, Limassol, Cyprus
  • “Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award” at the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE) 2018, Limassol, Cyprus
  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2018, Berlin, Germany
  • “Best Student Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2017, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2016, Tokyo, Japan
  • “Honorable Mention for Best Poster Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2016, Tokyo, Japan
  • “Best Poster Award” at the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE) 2015, Kyoto, Japan
  • “Best Poster Audience Choice Award” at the ICAT-EGVE 2015, Kyoto, Japan
  • “Best Demo Award” at the GI VR/AR HMD App Contest, 2015, Bonn, Germany
  • “Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award” at the IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) 2015, Arles, France
  • “Best Short Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) 2014, Honolulu (HA), USA
  • “Best Paper Award” at the GI VR/AR 2013, Würzburg, Germany
  • “Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2009, Kyoto, Japan
  • “Best Paper Award” at the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI) 2009, Lafayette (LA), USA
  • “Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award” at the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2008, Bordeaux, France
  • “Best Paper Award” at the Virtual Reality International Conference (VRIC) 2008, Laval, France
  • “Honorable Mention for Best Poster Award” at the IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) 2008, Reno (NV), USA

Publications

Patents