The department VIS is involved in various projects in university and industry, among others financing the appointment of emplyoees at the chair.

Special Field of Research 716: Dynamische Simulation von Systemen mit großen Teilchenzahlen (descriptions in German only)
- Teilprojekt D.3: Visualisierung von Systemen mit großen Teilchenzahlen
- Teilprojekt D.4: Interaktive Visualisierung der Eigenschaften von Protein-Lösungsmittel-Systemen
EU-Project PatExpert
Special Field of Research SFB 627: NeXus - A global infrastructure for location-aware applications
- Researchgroup: Development of concepts and techniques for a system-level support of location-aware applications
- Project Part C5: Abstraction of the Augmented World Model for AR-Applications
- Project Part D2: Orientation Aid for Blind People
DFG focal point program 1147 "Bildgebende Messverfahren für die Strömungsanalyse"