Dr. Henry Förster
Address
Arbeitsbereich Algorithmik
Wilhelm-Schickard Institut für Informatik
Sand 13
72076 Tübingen, Deutschland
Contact Information
henry.foerster @uni-tuebingen.de
+49 7071 29-70480
Room B113
office hours by appointment
Research Interests
My primary research interests concern theoretical aspects of Computer Science, focusing on algorithms and their complexity, mostly connected to Information Visualization and Graph Drawing. Visualization of relational data has many applications in diverse fields ranging from computer science over engineering and economics to every-day-applications such as metro-maps. Thus by designing and developing visualization techniques it is possible to facilitate information understanding for a broad variety of users.
Curriculum Vitae
2020-present
Post-Doc
University of Tübingen
2016-2020
Dr. rer. nat.
University of Tübingen • Topic: Graph Drawing Beyond the Beaten Tracks • Advisor: Michael Kaufmann • Degree: summa cum laude
2014-2016
M.Sc. in Computer Science
University of Tübingen • Thesis Topic: An ILP for Perfect Smooth Orthogonal Drawings •
Advisors: Michael Kaufmann, Michael A. Bekos • Degree: 1.4
2010-2014
B.Sc. in Engineering & Computing
TU Bergakademie Freiberg • Degree: 1.8
2010
Abitur
Gymnasium "Am Markt" Hettstedt
Publications
Please refer to the list on DBLP.
Awards
- First Place at GD Contest 2020 Live Challenge (Automatic Category).
- First Place at GD Contest 2019 Live Challenge (Automatic Category).
- First Place at GD Contest 2019 Live Challenge (Manual Category).
- Winner of the Algorithms Travel Awards 2019.
- First Place at GD Contest 2018 Live Challenge (Automatic Category).
Committees and other services to the community
- PC member GD2022
- SafeToC advocate for GD
Teaching
- Vorlesung: Methoden der Algorithmik (SS22)
- Praktikum: Graphenzeichnen (SS 22, SS 21)
- Übungen zur Vorlesung: Algorithmen (WS 20/21, WS 21/22)
- Seminare: Graphentheorie (SS 21), Graph Datenbanken (SS 18)
- Übungen zur Vorlesung: Algorithmen und Komplexitat (SS 20, SS 19, WS 17/18, WS 16/17)
- Praktikum: Graphen und Netzwerkalgorithmen (SS 20, SS 19, WS 18/19, SS18, WS17/18)
- Teamprojekt (SS 19, SS 18, SS 17)
- Proseminare: Graphenzeichnen (WS 18/19), Concrete Mathematics (WS 16/17)