
Dr.-Ing. Volker Koch
- Academic Senior Councillor
- office hours: Mittwoch, 10 - 12 Uhr
- room: 118 / 207
- phone: +49 721 608 47313
- fax: +49 721 608 46980
- volker koch ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Englerstrasse 7
76131 Karlsruhe
20.40 Architekturgebäude
CV
2022 | Advisory Board Accessible Maps: barrier-free maps to improve the occupational mobility of people with visual or mobility impairments, TU-Dresden, KIT |
2021 | Management Committee der European Cooperation in Science and Technology Cost action CA16226 - Indoor living space improvement: Smart Habitat for the Elderly |
2021 | Lean Construction in Teaching German Lean Construction Institute (GLCI) |
seit 2010 | Head of KIT Virtual Engineering Labors |
2008 - today | Review Committee ECAADE Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe |
2004 - today | Academic senior councillor |
1999 - today | Self-administration of the faculty Representative of the academic staff in various commissions |
2019 | Teaching assistant Geragogy at University of Education Karlsruhe |
2013 - 2019 | Founding and Board Member Civic Foundation Karlsruhe |
2019 | Review Committee SIGraDi Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital |
2019 | Review Committee CAADRIA Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia |
2015 - 2017 | VDI Gremium 2552: Building Information Modeling - Qualifizierung |
2016 | Review Committee 16th CAAD Futures 2017, Istanbul |
2016 | Review Committee CAADence in Architecture, 2016, Budapest, Hungary |
2014 | Review Committee 16th CAAD Futures 2015, Sao Paulo |
2012 | Review Committee 15th CAAD Futures 2013, Shanghai |
2012 | Review Committee International conference on Computing in Civil and Building EngineeringICCCBE - XIV 2012, Moscow |
2011 | International Advisory Board EuropIA13 |
2004 - 2010 | Working group Architekturinformatik of the German-speaking architecture faculties |
2003 - 2010 | Coordination of the study focus 'Computer Applications in Architecture' at the faculty |
2009 | Host Forum Bauinformatik Karlsruhe |
2008 | PhD |
2004 | Jury European E-Learning Award |
1998 - 2001 | Jury Multimedia Transfers der Akademischen Softwarekooperation an der Universität Karlsruhe |
2001 | Landeslehrpreis Baden-Württemberg |
2000 | Academic councillor |
1995 - 2000 | Research assistant at Institut für Industrielle Bauproduktion (ifib) |
1997 | Entry in the list of architects in Baden-Württemberg |
1994 - 1995 | Architect at Enzensberger & Niemann, Ettlingen |
1994 | Diploma |
1993 - 1994 | Student assistant at Enzensberger & Niemann, Ettlingen |
1992 | Student assistant at Herkommer & Holzer, Pforzheim |
1990 - 1992 | Student assistant at Rossmann & Partner, Karlsruhe |
1989 - 1994 | Research assistant at Institut für Baugestaltung and Institut für industrielle Bauproduktion, Prof. F. Haller und Prof. N. Kohler |
1987 - 1994 | Studied architecture at the University of Karlsruhe |
1985 - 1987 | Studied physics at the University of Karlsruhe |
Research
2021-2023 | INTRUST - INnovative TRaining Solutions for certified wood in furniture, timber, building and foreSTry sectors |
2021 | Zur Psychologie Virtueller Räume within the framework EXU Measure KIT Future Fields |
2021-2023 | GANYMED - Geragogy and Young Media, EU Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships |
2021-2023 | GIST - Fostering diGitalisation and bIonic transformation of SMEs through the development of a novel and innovative Training material for overcoming COVID-19 crisis, EU Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships |
2020-2024 | ALLVIEWS - Alliance of Centres of Vocational Excellence in the Furniture and Wood Sector, EPPKA3 - Support for Policy Reform – VET-COVE - Centres of Vocational Excellence |
2020-2023 | TOURINGS - Innovative Training Solution for the Installation of Collaborative Robotics in Manufacturing Sectors, EU Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training |
2019-2022 | Samantha - Skills in Additive Manufacturing for the toolmaking and habitat sector, EU Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training |
2019-2021 | 3DP-VET - 3D Printing in VET, EU Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training |
2019-2022 | BioS4You - Bio-Inspired STEM topics for engaging young generations, EU Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Strategic Partnerships for school training |
2018-2021 | MAKING 4.0 - Improving Malaysian HE Knowledge towards a Wood and Furniture Industry4.0 ![]() |
2018-2021 | ESSENSE - Education Supporting Smart ENvironments for SEniors ![]() |
2017-2020 | E3D+VET - Erasmus+ for the immersion in 3D printing of VET centres ![]() |
2017-2019 | FURN360 - Novel Training Approach for Circular Business Model Innovation in the Furniture and Woodworking Sectors. EU Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices - Strategic Partnerships |
2017-2019 | AUREA4RURAL - Novel digital tool and embedded learning approach for the use of augmented reality in rural tourism and related sectors EU Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices - Sector Skills Alliances |
2016-2019 | In4Wood - Industry 4.0 for wood and furniture manufacturers ![]() |
2016-2018 | Light marker technology for the visual representation of planned buildings in mobile augmented reality applications |
2015-2017 | Training material for developing 3D printers. ![]() |
2015 | Haptic visual simulation of virtual objects with Oculus Rift and Leap Motion |
2014 | Immersive virtual representation of rooms: Enhanced sensory impressions for virtual architectures in a multifunctional experimental space |
2013 |
Brain Computer Interface: Controlling a 3D modelling environment via a Brain Computer Interface using the example of emotiv and sketchup |
2013 | Sound of geometries: Sonification of virtual geometries via gesture-controlled interaction within a surround system |
2012 | AudioHaptik: Combined audio-haptic support in spatial navigation for the visually impaired. Funded in „Technik, Kultur und Gesellschaft“ of KIT |
2013 | Acoustic perception of space: Acoustic mediation of spatial perception within a surround system |
2012 |
Hexapod-3D: Combined 3D printing process for the cost- and time-effective production of prototypes. |
2012 |
HapticArt: Haptic mediation of paintings for visually impaired and blind people. |
2012 |
FAR-LED: LED-Marker Outdoor & Flying Augmented Reality-Application |
2011 |
Gesture Plan: Gesture-controlled human-machine interaction for planners and architects based on low-cost tracking systems. |
2011 |
Haptic virtuality: Ad hoc generation of geometric models for the haptic communication of complex structures for visually impaired people. Cooperation with the Study Centre for the Visually Impaired and the Engineering Mathematics and Computing Lab at KIT. |
2011 |
CNC build: Decentralised CNC-controlled one-off production for individual, resource-saving, time- and cost-optimised construction processes. Cooperation with the Institute for Applied Computer Science |
2011 |
Flying Augmented Reality: Supporting real estate planning and management through highly flexible augmented reality applications and pattern recognition. Cooperation with the Faculty of Mathematics and the Institute for Process Data Processing and Electronics, KIT Campus North. |
2009 - 2011 |
Analysis of the potentials and obstacles in the implementation of the integrated planning methodology Building Information Modeling in the German construction industry and derivation of an action plan to improve the competitive situation |
2009 |
Open Gesture Lab: A low cost yet high end human-computer interaction enivironment to explore and evaluate possibilties emerging from gestural controlled user interfaces. |
2008 |
Social Life Service: A universal interaction system for elderly or disabled people based on RFID-based filing systems, motion sensors and GPS. |
2007 |
bauKIT: Life cycle and process-oriented production management for the construction industry based on Axiomatic Design, Lean Construction and Industry Foundation Classes |
2004 |
Stadtzugang: An interactive, dynamic and mobile system of personalisable information spaces in buildings and urban quarters. Application within the framework of the call for proposals 'NextGenerationMedia - networked intelligent systems' of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labourt |
2002 - 2004 |
NukaTH: Notebook University Karlsruhe: Overall concept for an integrative, ubiquitous e-learning environment at the University of Karlsruhe, sub-project Interdisciplinary Cooperation Modules in Mobile Networks. |
2000 - 2002 |
Winds: Cooperative community of 32 European schools of architecture and related institutions in the project ‚Web Based Intelligent Design Tutoring System' |
2000 - 2002 |
Basys: Life cycle-optimised system solutions for dense housing construction based on innovative solid wood technology within virtual companies. CAD/CAM coupling in virtual companies |
2000 - 2002 |
4 Wochenhaus: Individual mass production of smart houses. Validation of the Institute's energy and material flow balancing tools. Joint project with regional companies in the construction industry |
1998 |
Virtus: A platform for training and planning in virtual multi-user environments in cooperation with institutes of computer science and telematics at the universities of Karlsruhe and Freiburg |
1998 |
Virtuelles Institut: Concept of an expanded university landscape. In cooperation with institutes of the universities of Stuttgart, Freiburg and Karlsruhe, the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers and the Digital Equipment |
1997 - 1998 |
Virtuelle Baustelle 2: Coupling of CAD tools to the energy and material flow balancing of the Institute for Industrial Building Production with simultaneous connection to a visualisation software. Extension of the geometric drawing objects through semantic labels, preparation of masses and proportions and their export and import into the LCA. |
1997 |
Virtuelle Baustelle 1: Transfer of planned and realised construction projects into an experimental VR environment. Visualisation of the construction process, construction feasibility studies and real-time navigation in space and on a predefined time axis. |
Publications
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Dominique Persano Adorno, Tahereh Mallahnia, Volker Koch, Ligita Zailskaitė-Jakštė, Armantas Ostreika, Aušra Urbaitytė, Vytenis Punys, Nicola Pizzolato: The BioS4You European Project: An Innovative Way to Effectively Engage Z-Generation Students in STEM Disciplines, Education Sciences - The International Conference on Science and Technology Education, Basel, CH, November 2021
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Koch, V.: Beyond Gravity - towards a manifesto for the framework of virtual architecture, RAPS - Radical architecture practice for sustainability, Bristol, UK, September 2021
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Gómez Gómez, M. V.; Bueno-Delgado, M.V.; Albaladejo-Pérez, C.; Koch, V.: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality as driver tools for promoting cognitive activity and avoid isolation in ageing population, 7th International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good - EAI GOODTECHS 2021, September 2021
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Koch, V.; Gómez Gómez, M. V.; Both, P.v.: BIM and AAL, Rafael Maestre, Jake Kaner, Birgitta Langhammer, Petre, Lameski, Michal Isaacson, George Ntalos, Nuno Garcia, Carlos Valderrama, Ciprian Dobre, Michael Burnard, Francisco Melero (eds.), Proceedings of the COST Action CA16226 conference meeting, Ohrid, North Macedonia, October 2019
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Mrosla, L.; Koch, V.; Both, P.v.: Quo vadis AI in Architecture? Survey of the current possibilities of AI in the architectural practice, Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Portugal, September 2019
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Mrosla, L.; Koch, V.: Art, Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, Rambow, R., Faculty of architecture, KIT (eds.), Jahrbuch 2019, Karlsruhe, July 2019
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Cañavate-Cruzado, G., Fras, M., Koch, V., Gómez-Gómez, M.V, Kirkar, M. Garrido-Lova, J. , Bueno-Delgado, M.V. , Academic Curriculunm for Additive Manufacturing Including Traditional Sectors and Entrepreneurship in 3D-Printing
, 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Seville, November, 2018.
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G. Cañavate-Cruzado, M. Fras, V. Koch, M.V. Gómez-Gómez, M. Kirkar, J. Garrido-Lova, M.V. Bueno-Delgado (2018) Educational Offer of 3D Printing in Europeand its Adaption to the Currrent and Future Industrial Needs
, EDULEARN18 Proceedings, pp. 1290-1299
- Pizzolato, N.; Koch, V.; Cañavate Cruzado, G.; Limongelli, M.; Fras, M.; Rein, E.; Pérez Silva, R.: The “E3D+VET” Erasmus+ Project: Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in VET Centres through 3D Printing: International Conference on Physics Education (ICPE) 2018
, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Doll, I.; Ritterbusch, S.; Koch, V.; Both, P.v.: Feldtest der Augmented Reality Lichtmarker-Technologie: Both, P.v. und Wagner, A. (Hrsg.), BauSIM 2018
, Karlsruhe 2018.
- Koch, V.: Das Netzentwurf Projekt: Verteilte integrale Ausbildung auf Basis internetbasierter Instituts- und Projektbörsen, in: Entwerfen 2, Johannes, Ralph (Hrsg.)
, Junius Hamburg 2018
- Koch, V. ; Leschok, M. and Both, P.v.: The architectural gadget factory
, Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge! - Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 395-400
- Koch, V.: Mit allen Sinnen erleben
, Deutsche Bauzeitung - Der Entwurf, Gütersloh, April 2017, pp. 26-27
- Seiler, U. T.; Koch, V. and Both, P.v.: Immersive Virtual Simulation of Spaces
, Martens, B, Wurzer, G, Grasl T, Lorenz, WE and Schaffranek, R (eds.), Real Time - Proceedings of the 33rd eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, 16-18 September 2015, pp. 77-88
- Lückert, A. J.; Koch, V.; Both, P.v.: Dances with Architects - Interactive performance as a new concept for architectural design studios, Stouffs, Rudi and Sariyildiz, Sevil (eds.), Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference – Volume 2, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 September 2013
- BIM - Potentiale, Hemmnisse und Handlungsplan Analyse der Potentiale und Hemmnisse bei der Umsetzung der integrierten Planungsmethodik Building Information Modeling - BIM - in der deutschen Baubranche und Ableitung eines Handlungsplanes zur Verbesserung der Wettbewerbssituation, Abschlussbericht, gefördert durch das Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung, 01/2013
- Koch, V.; Lückert, A. J.; Schwarz, T.; Both, P.v.; Diziol, P.: Haptic Paintings: Using Rapid Prototyping Technologies to Grant Visually Impaired Persons Access to Paintings, Sculptures, Graphics and Architecture, Achten, Henri; Pavlicek, Jiri; Hulin, Jaroslav; Matejdan, Dana (eds.), Digital Physicality - Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Czech Technical University in Prague, 2012
- Hapto-Acoustic Scene Representation - using force feedback devices combined with sonification to support visually impaired people exploring medical engineering, numerical simulation, and architectural planning, 13th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs ICCHP, Linz. Austria, 07/2012
- Koch, V.; Ritterbusch, S.; Kopmann, A.; Müller, M.; Habel, T.; Petra, P.v.: Flying Augmented Reality: Supporting planning and simulation analysis by combining mixed reality methods using multicopter and pattern recognition, Respecting Fragile Places, 29th eCAADe Conference Proceedings, University of Ljubljana, 21-24 September 2011
- Koch, Volker; Abraham, Willy; Selbmann, Sebastian; Kindsvater, Andreas; von Both, Petra One Mill per Student: Designing a low cost prototype mill for architectural use, Future Cities, 28th eCAADe Conference Proceedings, ETH Zurich, 15-18 September 2010, (runner-up best presentation prize)
- von Both, Koch (Hrsg.), Forum Bauinformatik 2009, Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe. 09/2009, 21. Forum Bauinformatik, 23.-25.09.2009, Institut für Industrielle Bauproduktion, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
- Wissensbasierte Ausbildung von Architekten - Szenarien für Lehre und Praxis in einem erweiterten Berufsumfeld, Dissertation, Fakultät für Architektur, Institut für Industrielle Bauproduktion, 05/2008
- Interdisciplinary Cooperation Modules in Mobile Networks, 10th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Weimar, Germany, 06/2004
- Life Cycle Optimized System Solutions for Densified Housing with Massive Wood Technology, 10th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Weimar, Germany, 06/2004
- Warum uns die Studenten nicht brauchen - Werkzeuge und Methoden netzbasierter Kooperationsplattformen, Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.7, No.3, Melbourne, Australia, 10/2003
- New Clothes for Robot Albert, 21st eCAADe conference, Graz, Austria, 09/2003
- Information Spaces for Mobile City Access, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 06/2003
- Unterstützung der integrierten Gebäudeplanung und -verwaltung mit einem topologischen Kerndatenmodell, 16th IKM International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering, Weimar, Germany, 06/2003
- Life Cycle Optimized System Solutions for Densified Housing with Massive Wood Technology, 10th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Weimar, Germany, 06/2004
- Ich, Robot: Interdisziplinäre Kooperation zwischen Studierenden der Informatik und der Architektur, Institut für industrielle Anwendungen der Informatik und Mikrosystemtechnik, Fakultät für Informatik und Institut für Industrielle Bauproduktion, Fakultät für Architektur, 2003
- Turban - Time sensitive modelling of cities and urban fragments in CAD environments, 20th eCAADe conference, Warsaw, Poland, 09/2002
- Semi-Medial Post Professional Studies for Architects and Structural Engineers, 19th eCAADe conference, Helsinki, Finland, 09/2001
- Virtual Building Lifecycle - Giving Architects Access to the Future of Buildings by Visualizing Lifecycle Data, 8th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Stanford, USA, 08/2000
- vuua.org -The Virtual Upperrhine University of Architecture, 18th eCAADe conference, Weimar, Germany, 09/2000
- Der Netzentwurf - Kooperatives Arbeiten in verteilten Planungsteams, Beitrag der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) zur Landesausstellung 'Jahrhundertwenden 1000-2000' im Badischen Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Dezember 1999 bis Mai 2000
- Virtual Building Lifecycle – Visualization of Lifecycle Data on a virtual model of a building in a 3D-CAD environment, Computer Graphik 6/99 Vol. 11, TH Darmstadt, Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung e.V., Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung
- Interactive Representation of Architectural Design: The Virtual Design Studio as an architectural graphics laboratory, 17th eCAADe conference, Liverpool, England, 09/1999
- Integration of Sustainable Approaches in the Building Design Process, 2nd International Conference for Teachers of Architecture, Florence, Italy, 10/1997