Events & Teaching
Overview
I’m actively engaged in teaching, community events, and knowledge sharing around XR development, AI, digital sovereignty, and open science.
Upcoming Events 📅
SOGo Community of Practice (CoP) – April 2026
We are continuing the SOGo Community of Practice (CoP) and are pleased to invite you to the next session on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 10:00 AM.
Agenda:
- Current SOGo 5 deployment experiences
- 2FA integration
- Outlook on SOGo 6 (beta planned for autumn)
📍 Where: Online via BigBlueButton
📧 To join: spam@tobias-weiss.org or Matrix: @weissto:matrix.uni-marburg.de
OpenDesk-CE Community of Practice (CoP) – April 2026
Join us for the OpenDesk-CE Community of Practice (CoP) session on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 10:00 – 11:30 AM.
Agenda:
- Latest update experiences
- SeaweedFS integration
- User deprovisioning
- Open discussion & Q&A
📍 Where: Online via BigBlueButton
📧 To join: spam@tobias-weiss.org or Matrix: @weissto:matrix.uni-marburg.de
Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2026
Lecture: Bequem oder souverän? openDesk für Hochschulen
openDesk is an open-source cloud stack that provides a web-based, sovereign workspace with applications like Open-Xchange, Nextcloud, OpenProject, Jitsi and Matrix. In this talk, I’ll share our motivation and perspective on digital sovereignty, discuss technical and organizational requirements for evaluating such a software suite in a university environment, and report on practical experiences from our openDesk evaluation deployment.
📅 Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 • 🕐 Time: 13:00 • 📍 Location: Room V7
Past Events 🏛️
CoCreate: Open Science Workshop
Philipps-Universität Marburg – Workshop on transparent and collaborative research practices.
Teaching 🎓
eXtended Reality
Fundamentals of AR, MR, and VR development:
- Machine Learning for data science applications
- VR Fundamentals & WebXR Development
- 3D Interaction Design
- Performance Optimization
🔗 Gradient Boosting Trees and XGBoost (PDF)
Research-Based Teaching
- GenAI applications in Virtual Reality
- Eye tracking and bio sensors in immersive systems
- Digital sovereignty and privacy-preserving technologies
Publications 📝
Digitale Souveränität an Hochschulen
Comprehensive analysis on digital sovereignty for academic institutions.
OpenDesk Erfahrungsbericht
Practical implementation report on OpenDesk solutions.
Book Me 🚀
Available for:
- Guest Lectures: VR/XR, Web technologies, Digital Sovereignty
- Workshop Facilitation: Open Science, Privacy-Preserving Tech, Immersive Systems
- Corporate Training: Modern web technologies, DevSecOps, AI integration
ORCID: 0009-0007-1417-8044