Michael Sedlmair, Professor for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, has recently been elected as a member of the VIS Steering Committee (VSC) by the VIS community. As such, he will partake in the scientific and organizational oversight of the IEEE VIS conference, which is the premier research conference in visualization.
The VSC has nine members, each serving a 4-year term. Each year, the VIS community elects one new member to the steering committee. Michael Sedlmair was one of six nominees for the 2024 election, which ran from September 15th to October 15th, 2024.
Congratulations to Michael Sedlmair on this new position!