Tom Gross

Biography

Dr. Since March 1, 2011, Tom Gross has been the professor and owner of the Chair of Human Computer Interaction at the Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg. His main research focus is in human-centered computing (human-computer interaction, computer-assisted group work and ubiquitous computing). In these areas he is involved in national and international research projects, author of numerous publications and lecturers at international conferences, as well as co-organizer of scientific events and member of various program committees. He taught human-computer interaction, computer-assisted group work and ubiquitous computing at various European universities, and gave keynotes and tutorials at international conferences. He is the official representative of Germany for human-computer interaction in the IFIP TC.13 Human-Computer Interaction. From 2003 to 2011 he was professor for computer-assisted group work at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, from September 2010 to February 2011 he was freed for a research semester at the University of California, Irvine. In 2003, he habilitated for the subject of Applied Computer Science at the Johannes Kepler University Linz in Austria.

Research Interest

Developing technological concepts, platforms, and systems based on an understanding of human interaction with and through computing technology.