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Forschungsinstitut fuer Augenheilkunde
INSTITUTE FOR OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FÜR AUGENHEILKUNDE

Torsten Straßer

Junior Group Leader Applied Vision Research Lab
 

Contact

Institute for Ophthalmic Research
University of Tübingen
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 7
D-72076 Tübingen,
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)7071 29 87793
E-mail: torsten.strasser@uni-tuebingen.de

Academic Education

2016Dr. sc. hum., Visual Electrophysiology, University of Tuebingen
2006M. Sc., Computer Science, University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg
2003Dipl.-Inf. (FH), Computer Science, University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg

Professional Experience

2021 -Junior Research Group Leader, Applied Vision Research, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Germany
2016 - 2021Postdoc, Pathophysiology of Vision, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Germany
2010 - Project leader, STC eyetrial at the University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
2009 - 2010IT Specialist, STC eyetrial at the University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
2005 - 2007IT Specialist, ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion GmbH, Munich, Germany
2002 - 2005IT Consultant, ssb GmbH, Munich, Germany
2001 - 2002Software developer, Sapient GmbH, Munich, Germany
2000 - 2001Technical Project Manager, Kabel New Media GmbH, Munich, Germany

Current and past funding

2021 – 2025Carl Zeiss Foundation "Breakthroughs at Universities 2020: Intelligent Solutions for an Aging Society"
2018 – 2019Volkswagen Stiftung Experiment!
2018 – 2019RFS Reinhard Frank-Stiftung
2018 – 2019PRO RETINA-Stiftung
2017 – 2018Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), Tuebingen
2015 – 2016Tistou and Charlotte Kerstan Foundation Vision 2000
2014 – 2015fortüne-Programme
2013 – 2014EU Treatrush
2007 – 2010Stipend Tistou and Charlotte Kerstan Foundation Vision 2000

Academic Teaching and Services

2023TüKliF, Visual Electrophysiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany

2021 -

Statistics, University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

2004 -  2019Softwaredevelopment ABAP / SAP, University of Applied Sciences Augsburg,
2008 - 2016TüKlIF Seminar, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
2015 - 2019Tübingen ERG Course, University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
2017Sensory Systems - Basics and Principles, University of Tuebingen, Germany
each semesterProgress In Ophthalmic Research, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Germany

 

Professional Activities and Functions

Invited Presentations

2023Symposium Vision - Optics - Mobility, University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Germany
2010Bionic Eye seminar, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: An alternative to Matlab: Using open source, XML, and Java for post-processing and visualization in research and clinical routine

Organization of Academic Events

2010ISCEV Meeting Workshop: Standard exchange format for EP measurements, Perth, Australia

Memberships

The Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO)
International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Nomiated for Full Membership into Sigma Xi (2021)
International AI in Ophthalmology Society

Referee

Applied Optics
Documenta Ophthalmologica
Biomedical Optics Express
Vision Research
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
MDPI Brain Sciences
MDPI Sensors
Nature Scientific Reports
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
PLoS ONE
Translational Vision Science & Technology
Eye and Vision
Biomedical signal processing and control
Molecular Vision
Visual Neuroscience

Awards

2019One review for TVST ranked as "Exceptionally Good Review"
2013Travel Grant EVER – Best Section paper
2010Travel Grant Neuro-Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft
2009Travel Grant EVER – Best Section paper
2009Travel Grant ISCEV
2008Travel Grant DFG

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