About Me
I am a PhD student at the Visualization Research Center (VISUS) at the University of Stuttgart. My research interests include Visualization, Eye Tracking, and Computer Vision. My current interest is the semi-automatic analysis of co-located collaboration using a combination of different data sources, including eye tracking, video, and audio. Please reach out to me if your interests align with any of these topics.
In my leisure time, I play drums, listen to music (everything from black metal to J-Pop) and podcasts (Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss Show, Design Matters with Debbie Millman). I also like reading memoirs and biographies. My all-time favorites are: Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera; The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley; Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman.
Selected Publications
The following are selected publications. You can find a complete list on Google Scholar.
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M. Koch, N. Pathmanathan, D. Weiskopf, K. Kurzhals. A Multimodal Framework for Understanding Collaborative Design Processes. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 32(1):582–592, 2026. DOI
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M. Koch, N. Cao, D. Weiskopf, K. Kurzhals. Active Gaze Labeling: Visualization for Trust Building. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 31(7):3942–3956, 2025. DOI
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M. Koch, N. Pathmanathan, D. Weiskopf, K. Kurzhals. How Deep Is Your Gaze? Leveraging Distance in Image-Based Gaze Analysis. Proc. ACM ETRA, 13:1–7, 2024. DOI
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M. Koch, K. Kurzhals, M. Burch, D. Weiskopf. Visualization Psychology for Eye Tracking Evaluation. In: Visualization Psychology. Springer, pp. 243–260, 2023. DOI
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M. Koch, D. Weiskopf, K. Kurzhals. A Spiral into the Mind: Gaze Spiral Visualization for Mobile Eye Tracking. Proc. ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 5(2):20:1–16, 2022. DOI
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K. Sun, M. Koch, Z. Wang, S. Jovanovic, H. Rabah and S. Simon, An FPGA-Based Residual Recurrent Neural Network for Real-Time Video Super-Resolution., in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 32(4):1739-1750, 2022. DOI
Scientific Service
Paper Reviews
- ACM ETRA Full Papers (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
- ACM ETRA Short Papers (2022, 2025)
- IEEE VIS (2025)
- IEEE TVCG (2025)
Workshop Reviews
- CVPR – GAZE Workshop (2026)
- ACM ETRA – COGAIN Workshop (2026)
- ACM ETRA – EduEye Workshop (2022)
Program Committee
- ACM ETRA 2025 (Short Papers)
Organizing Committee
- Website & Media Chair, ETVIS Workshop @ ETRA (2023–2026)
Education
MSc Computer Science — University of Stuttgart, 2018–2020 (with distinction). Thesis: A FPGA-based Recurrent Neural Network for Video Super-Resolution
BSc Computer Science — University of Stuttgart, 2014–2018 Thesis: Visual Analysis of Gaze Behavior with Slit-Scans