The award recognizes seminal technical achievements in the field, honoring research that has significantly expanded a subfield and created broad impact. Niklas is honored for his pioneering work at the intersection of ubiquitous computing and data visualization, a research journey he has pursued since 2010, and that has shaped the emerging field of immersive analytics.

Niklas received the award today at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna, where he also have an acceptance talk.