Ulrich Engelke received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, in 2004. In 2010, he received the Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, followed by a post-doc position at the University of Nantes, France. Before joining the CSIRO he was with the Visual Experiences Group at Philips Research, The Netherlands, and with Philips Color Kinetics, USA. In 2016 he was seconded to IBM Research Almaden Labs in San Jose, USA. In 2017 and 2018 he conducted visiting scholarships at the University of Konstanz, Germany, and University of Oxford, UK, respectively.
In his current role at CSIRO Data61 Ulrich works at the interface between humans and data. He designs and evaluates interactive systems and methods that enable an efficient path from data to insight for improved decision making. His research focuses specifically on:
Visual analytics and information visualisation techniques.
Immersive analytics through virtual and mixed reality interfaces.
Quantitative user experience and task performance evaluation.
Ulrich’s application areas lie mainly within earth and environmental sciences. Through his work in these areas, Ulrich hopes to make a positive impact on the future of our planet and its inhabitants.
Ulrich is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the
- 2015 OCE Julius Career Award
- 2014 CSIRO Excellence in Research Ethics Award as member of the Cognitive Engineering team, and
- 2006 Graduate School of Telecommunications (GST) PhD scholarship awarded through the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
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