Prof. Dr. Martin Leissler

Since 2013 Martin is a full professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, where he teaches software development for video games. Martin's current research interests include VR/AR Gaming, Game Interaction Paradigms, Machine Learning based Game AI, and OO Design Patterns for Games.

Leading a team of 4 software engineers and 5 software development student workers. Proposed and won the tender for a large medical knowledge and e-learning portal, then gradually formed the team to create and maintain the educational portal software in a hosted SaaS environment. Repeated this for two more medical societies. Single-handedly kicked off and built up the mobile applications area, developing and delivering more than eight congress apps with various functions.

Distributed production, development, porting, and launch of more than 15 mobile Java games, including con-tracted brands (e.g., Playboy) as well as self-established brands recognized by international carriers. Achievements: • Production of mobile marketing applications and ad-games for large brands, like, e.g., Intel and Opel (at IAA trade fair 2007), targeting iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Java platforms. • Successful development, porting, and launch of 7 games to Apple's AppStore, and Android Market

Candidate for doctorate degree in engineering (Ph.D. degree in March 2004) • Design and development of software in the areas of visualization, multimedia, graphical user interfaces, DBMS, and WWW within nationwide and EU-wide projects. • Management of development teams within large, distributed EU and government funded as well as indus-try funded research projects. Acquisition of government and industry funded research projects. • Member of the institutes executive committee from 9/2001.

Consulting and planning for the implementation of a distributed media asset and right management system for the largest German TV-Broadcast company (ARD), utilizing Java and CORBA.

Information Visualisation, Graphical User Interfaces, 3D Graphics, Human Computer Interaction , Information Retrieval, Database Management Systems, Knowledge Management