Dr. Peter Rautek
Research Scientist
Visual Computing Center, Bldg. 1, lvl. 2, Office 2220
4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
+966 (0) 12-808-0481
Education profile
- Ph.D in Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2009
- MSc (Computergraphik und Digitale Bildverarbeitung), Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2005
- BSc (Medieninformatik), Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2003
Professional Profile
- 2011 – today: Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
- 2009 – 2011: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- 2005 – 2009: Research Assistant, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- 2004 – 2005: Computer Science teacher at school for social services (part time), Seegasse, Vienna, Austria
- March 2003 – Jan 2004: Teaching Assistant (part time), Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Awards
Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS 2025. Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS 2023. Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS 2021. Best Paper Award at IEEE VIS 2020 (IEEE Scientific Visualization 2020). KAUST Seed Fund 2013.
KAUST Affiliations
- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering (CEMSE)
- Co-Founder of KAUST startup Visual Experience
- Co-Founder of the Maker Space SDG at KAUST
