Short CV
Moritz Stefaner works as a “truth and beauty operator” on the crossroads of data visualization, information aesthetics and user interface design. With a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc. with distinction, University of Osnabrueck) and Interface Design (M.A., University of Applied Sciences Potsdam), his work beautifully balances analytical and aesthetic aspects in mapping abstract and complex phenomena. He is especially interested in the visualization of large–scale human activity. In 2010, he was nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany; his work has been exhibited at Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, ars electronica and Max Planck Science Gallery. He is part of the advisory boards for the Places and Spaces Exhibit and the Digital Communities category at Prix Ars Electronica, and serves as a reviewing expert for the Future and Emerging Technologies programme of the European Commission. He has co-authored books for publishers like O’Reilly and Springer and has spoken and lectured on numerous occasions on the topic of information visualization. Find his personal portfolio at http://moritz.stefaner.eu, he also blogs at http://well-formed-data.net and http://infosthetics.com/
Kurzlebenslauf
Moritz Stefaner forscht und arbeitet als selbstständiger Informationsvisualisierer im Spannungsfeld zwischen Interface Design, Datenvisualisierung und Informationsästhetik. Mit Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc., Universität Osnabrück) und Interface Design (M.A., FH Potsdam) balancieren seine Arbeiten elegant funktionelle und ästhetische Aspekte der Informationsvisualisierung aus. 2010 war er für den Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nominiert. Seine Arbeiten wurden u.a. auf der SIGGRAPH und der Ars Electronica ausgestellt. Er ist Co-Autor von Büchern für O’Reilly und Springer and hat vielfach Vorträge und Kurse zum Thema Informationsvisualisierung gegeben. Sein Portfolio findet sich auf http://moritz.stefaner.eu und er bloggt auf http://well-formed-data.net und http://infosthetics.com/
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Memberships and Activities
Member of Advisory Board for Ars Electronica Digital Communities
Member of Advisory Board for Places & Spaces
Evaluator for European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies programme http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/fet-open/