Dipl.-Inf. Martin Wagner

I finished my Ph.D. at TUM and moved to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
I finished also my time at academia, now I am with TNG Technology Consulting.

Research Projects I am or have been involved in Teaching Seminars, Lectures and More Diploma Theses, SEPs looking for a student Finished and Currently active Diploma Theses, SEPs I (co-)supervised Publications Talks Notes from Conferences (Read Protected) More stuff

E-Mail: martin.wagner@in.tum.de Phone: +49 (89) 289-18230 Fax: +49 (89) 289-18207 Address: Technische Universität München Institut für Informatik (I1) Boltzmannstr. 3 85748 Garching bei München Germany Room: 01.07.057

Research

The most profound technologies are those that disappear. (Mark Weiser)

We are used to computer systems that require us to adapt to their limited capabilities. We have to learn strange interaction metaphors and arcane workflows. Computers force their users upon a logical structure that reflects the computer's way of working and not the user's way of thinking. Machines that understand the intentions of humans and perceive the environment similar to human beings are starting their way out of fiction to reality.

In my research, I aim at combing the Ubiquitous Computing paradigm with Augmented Reality style interaction. One of the core requirements to let computer systems naturally dive into the environment is knowledge about the location of users and objects, most times referred to as Tracking.

I am one of the core and founding members of the DWARF research project. In the beginning, my main interest was on vision-based tracking algorithms and their efficient implementation. Since I started to work on my Ph.D. thesis, I try to combine multiple tracking devices in a way that allows the setup of Ubiquitous Tracking environments. My Ph.D. supervisor is Prof. Gudrun Klinker, Ph.D.

Projects I am or have been involved in

• DWARF (1999-today)
  • The Distributed Wearable Augmented Reality Framework is our main research platform.
  • I am involved in all the DWARF stuff that deals with tracking.
  • I actively participated in the Pathfinder^?, TRAMP, SHEEP, and ARCHIE projects.
• Ubiquitous Tracking (2004-today)
  • In collaboration with Studierstube (TU Wien)
• UMTS / Mobile Wartung (2001-2003)
  • This project is part of the Offensive Zukunft Bayern and focuses on mobile maintenance applications.
• Absolventenfest 2001
  • I organized the graduation ball of the class of 2001, together with Christian Sandor and Asa MacWilliams
  • Pictures of the ball are online

Teaching

Seminars, Lectures and More

I participated in supervising and/or organizing the following courses:

Summer Semester 2004

• Praktikum Augmented Reality
• Ubiquitous Tracking for Augmented Reality Course at 2nd Joint Advanced Summer School (JASS) 2004

Wintersemester 2003/04

• Hauptseminar Machine Learning

Sommersemester 2003

• Hauptseminar Machine Learning for Context Aware Computing

Wintersemester 2002/2003

• Ferienakademie 2002, Kurs 9: Context-Sensitive Computing

Wintersemester 2001/2002

• Praktikum Global Software Engineering: TRAMP

Diploma Theses, SEPs looking for a student

soon come... But don't hesitate to contact me if you're interested in any of my research topics.

Finished and Currently active Diploma Theses, SEPs I (co-)supervised

Student	Type	Title	Submission
Michael Siggelkow	DA	Evaluating Collaborative Work Enhanced by Different Augmented Reality Avatar Representations (at Hitlab NZ)	15 May 2005
Felix Löw	DA	Improving ARToolkit-based Natural Feature Tracking with Hybrid Tracking Techniques (at Hitlab NZ)	15 May 2005
Jonas von Beck?, Ingo Kresse, Christian Wachinger	SEP	Entwicklung einer Messeinheit für die Bodenreaktionskräfte im Alpinen Skisport
Dagmar Beyer?	DA	Construction of Decentralized Data Flow Graphs in Ubiquitous Tracking Environments	15 Jul 2004
Daniel Pustka	DA	Autocalibration in Ubiquitous Tracking Environments	15 Jul 2004
Franz Strasser	DA	Bootstrapping of Sensor Networks for Ubiquitous Tracking Environments	15 Jul 2004
Franz Mader?	DA	Integration of a Head Mounted Display in an airplane cockpit infrastructure for the application of Augmented Reality techniques for the visualization of navigational information	15 Jul 2004
Fuat Atabey?, Recep Kayali?	SEP	Analyse und Modellierung von Wartungsabläufen zur Migration von papierbasierten Wartungsanweisungen zu Interactive Electronic Tech Manuals (IETMs)?	15 Feb 2004
Sven Hennauer	SEP	Empirical estimation of tracking ranges and application thereof for smooth transition between two tracking devices	13 Jan 2004
Günther Harrasser?	DA	NAVI - Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired: Evaluation and Prototypical Implemenation of User Interfaces for Visually Impaired	15 Dec 2003
Florian Reitmeir?	DA	NAVI - Navigation Aid for Visually Impaired: Automatic Generation of User Interest Profiles	15 Dec 2003
Andreas Krause?	DA	Context-Aware Mobile Computing: Learning Context-Dependent Personal Preferences from a Wearable Sensor Array	15 Dec 2003
Felix Löw	SEP	A Context-Awareness Component for DWARF based on AR Toolkit	24 Nov 2003
Bernhard Zaun?	DA	New Calibration Methods for Augmented Reality	15 Jul 2003
Marcus Tönnis	DA	Data Management for Augmented Reality Applications	15 Jul 2003
Gerrit Hillebrand?	SEP	A Camera Simulation for Optical Trackers	1 Dec 2002

Publications

	M. Wagner Tracking With Multiple Sensors PHD Thesis (bib)
	M. Wagner, S. Hennauer, G. Klinker Easing the Transition Between Multiple Trackers International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2004, Arlington, VA, USA, Nov 2-4, 2004 (bib)
	J. Newman, M. Wagner, M. Bauer, A. MacWilliams, T. Pintaric, D. Beyer, D. Pustka, F. Strasser, D. Schmalstieg, G. Klinker Ubiquitous Tracking for Augmented Reality International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2004, Arlington, VA, USA, Nov 2-4, 2004 (bib)
	M. Wagner Distributed Tracking with Multiple Sensors for Augmented Reality 1. Workshop "Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität", TU Chemnitz, 27. - 28. September 2004 (bib)
	M. Bauer, M. Wagner, M. Tönnis, G. Klinker, V. Broy Lehrkonzept für ein Augmented Reality Praktikum 1. GI Workshop "Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität", Chemnitz, 27. - 28. September 2004 (bib)
	G. Klinker, M. Wagner 2nd Joint Advanced Summer School 2004, Course 3: Ubiquitous Tracking for Augmented Reality Technischer Bericht der TU München, TUM-I0417, June 2004 (bib)
	M. Wagner, A. MacWilliams, M. Bauer, G. Klinker, J. Newman, T. Pintaric, D. Schmalstieg Fundamentals of Ubiquitous Tracking Second International Conference on Pervasive Computing, Hot Spots section, Vienna, Austria, Apr. 18--23 2004 (bib)
	J. Newman, M. Wagner, T. Pintaric, A. MacWilliams, M. Bauer, G. Klinker, D. Schmalstieg Fundamentals of Ubiquitous Tracking for Augmented Reality Technical Report TUM-I0323, Technische Universität München; Technical Report TR-188-2-2003-34, Vienna University of Technology (bib)
	M. Wagner, G. Klinker An Architecture for Distributed Spatial Configuration of Context Aware Applications 2nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, Norrköping, Sweden, Dec. 11-12 2003 (bib)
	A. MacWilliams, C. Sandor, M. Wagner, M. Bauer, G. Klinker, B. Bruegge Herding Sheep: Live System Development for Distributed Augmented Reality Proceedings of The Second International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2003) (bib)
	M. Wagner, F. Löw Configuration Strategies of an AR Toolkit-based Wide Area Tracker The Second IEEE International Augmented Reality Toolkit Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7 2003. (bib)
	M. Bauer, O. Hilliges, A. MacWilliams, C. Sandor, M. Wagner, G. Klinker, J. Newman, G. Reitmayr, T. Pintaric, T. Fahmy, D. Schmalstieg Integrating Studierstube and DWARF International Workshop on Software Technology for Augmented Reality Systems. Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7, 2003 (bib)
	A. MacWilliams, C. Sandor, M. Wagner Begrenzt offen: Mac OS X als Portierungsziel iX--Magazin für Professionelle Informationstechnik, 2/2003, pp. 90 (bib)
	C. Sandor, A. MacWilliams, M. Wagner, M. Bauer, G. Klinker SHEEP: The Shared Environment Entertainment Pasture Demo at IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality ISMAR 2002, Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2002. (bib)
	M. Wagner Building Wide-Area Applications with the AR Toolkit The First IEEE International Augmented Reality Toolkit Workshop, Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 29 2002. (bib)
	M. Bauer, B. Bruegge, G. Klinker, A. MacWilliams, T. Reicher, C. Sandor, M. Wagner An Architecture Concept for Ubiquitous Computing Aware Wearable Computers International Workshop on Smart Appliances and Wearable Computing. Vienna, Austria, July 2, 2002 (bib)
	M. Bauer, B. Bruegge, G. Klinker, A. MacWilliams, T. Reicher, S. Riß, C. Sandor, M. Wagner Design of a Component-Based Augmented Reality Framework Proceedings of The Second IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR 2001) (bib)
	M. Wagner DWARF - Design, Prototypical Implementation and Testing of a Real-Time Optical Feature Tracker Diplomarbeit (bib)

Talks

• Distributed Spatial Configuration of Context Aware Applications (pdf) at the 3rd Studierstube Workshop (stbDay3), Vienna, Austria, December 19, 2003
• Presentation of the SHEEP system at the Konversatorium, Institut für Computergraphik und Algorithmen, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, December 13, 2002
• Presentation of the DWARF system at an AR/MR Authoring Workshop held in conjuction with the IST/E3 cluster concertation meeting, Brussels, Belgium, March 14, 2003

Notes from Conferences (Read Protected)

• Funding for Postdocs in Germany and Europe^?, TU München, 18.05.2004
• 1. Workshop Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität^?, TU Chemnitz, 27./28.9.2004

More stuff

• My GPG Public Key
• Pictures^? from last year's DWARF @ Studierstube Workshop
• Pictures from a holiday trip to Lapland: Joe Newman's and Alex Wotzko's
• Pictures from a trip to the alps with our chair in July 2004
• Pictures from ISMAR 2004

-- MartinWagner - 10 Feb 2007