About me

From an early interest in mathematics and physics at school, I went on to study both fields at TU Wien, becoming a researcher first in numerics and then in solid-state physics. After completing my doctorate and a postdoctoral position, I turned toward entrepreneurship: starting with Waltzing Atoms, an app that helps students playfully learn chemistry, I moved into software development and AI. Along the way, I developed Genetic AI, a complementary approach to machine learning that learns from logical connections in data by applying evolutionary ideas such as selfishness and altruism. More recently, I created Infinicube, a new digital story box for children.

Education

  • 03.2012PhD Technical Physics (with distinction), TU Wien
  • 01.2010MSc in Technical Physics (with distinction), TU Wien
  • 10.2007MSc in Technical Mathematics (with distinction), TU Wien
  • 10.2008 – 03.2012PhD Studies in Technical Physics, TU Wien
  • 10.2001 – 01.2010Studies in Technical Physics, TU Wien
  • 10.2001 – 10.2007Studies in Technical Mathematics, TU Wien
  • 07.2000Matura (School Leaving Examination), GRG 16, Vienna

Academic Career

  • 04.2012 – 10.2012Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Wien
  • 07.2011Lecturer at the WIEN2k Workshop at Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 01.2011Guest Researcher; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • 03.2010 – 06.2010Tutor for EDV 2 for Physicists, TU Wien
  • 09.2008 – 03.2012FWF Project Assistant at the Center for Materials Physics, TU Wien

Professional Experience

  • 12.2012 – 07.2014Developer, High Performance Computing, IMS Vienna
  • 08.2014 – 12.2020Project Lead, Waltzing Atoms
  • 03.2015 – presentCo-Founder, 3DataX GmbH & Co KG
  • 10.2022 – 08.2023Chief Research Officer, danube.ai
  • 09.2023 – presentCEO, danube.ai
  • 03.2024 – presentAuditor & Examiner, Austrian Standards (P85 AI Manager)