I am an associate professor at Graz University of Technology, Deputy Head of the Institute of Human-Centred Computing, and research area head at the Know-Center, a research center on trustworthy AI.
AI, Interaction Design and Learning
Digital and AI-enabled technology, and the digital environments we live in, shape what is worth knowing, which knowledge is built, and how. My academic activities bring forward a technological and humanistic future in which digital and AI technology help humans develop competent agency in their endeavours. My research is characterised through the theory-led design of interactive & AI-enabled systems from a socio-technical and learning perspective. My technology focus is computer science (data analytics and AI); and my methods focus is interdisciplinary, using co-design, lab & field studies, and mixed methods.In this era of AI & data-driven technology, my knowledge & learning perspective is key to ensure humans’ and society’s competent agency and oversight.
I have been the president of the International Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era, and member of the European Association for Technology-Enhanced Learning's managing committee. Further, I have served the international scientific community as an external evaluator of research programs, grants and study programs (e.g., for the Leibniz society; the Dutch Research Council, for AQ Austria for a „Data Science for Sustainability“ masters program); in editorial and organisational roles for instance at the international A* conference ACM CHI; and as a special issue editor at renowned journals like the IEEE Transactions on Technologies for Learning and the British Journal of Educational Technology.
I engage in scientific outreach, such as in a blog series on digitalisation and interaction hosted by derStandard, an Austrian daily newspaper; an article on ethics and AI published at the Falter, an Austrian weekly magazine; or in a talk AI, knowledge and the development of expertise in a Business Brunch.
Key Achievements
PublicationsList of Publications incl. Selected Publications
See also my research profiles at Google Scholar, at ResearchGate, and my OrcID.
- Best paper nominations at the European Conf. on Technology-Enhanced Learning, and outstanding paper award at the eBled Conference for digital business and society.
- Teaching awards: twice finalist for the TU Graz excellent teaching award for “Human-Centred Design”; currently nominated for “Artificial Intelligence 1”.
Grants Acquisition
- Around 1,6Mio€ funding from national (Austrian) and European funders - including as a Scientific Manager and WP leader.
- Around 12,9Mio€ funding for research and innovationin the industry co-funded COMET program.
International Boards and Community Engagement
- President for the IAALDE (Int. Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era).
- Member of the Managing Team of the EATEL (European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning.
- External evaluator and expert in international scientific panels, e.g. for study program accreditation for a “Data Science for Sustainability” master programme AQ Austria; for professorial appointments, research grants, and in the Leibniz society’s evaluation committee for the IWM Tübingen.
- Editorial roles, such as a subcommittee chair for the A* conference ACM CHI, as a special issue editor to Q1 journals (IEEE Trans. Learn. Techn; British J. Ed. Techn), and panel moderator for discussing “Knowledge, Skills and AI” in this era of generative AI at the ACM Mensch und Computer.
- Invited talks for research and the general public, full list see here.
- Deputy Head of the Institute of Human-Centred Computing.
- Shaping teaching at the TU Graz as member of the Doctoral School Computer Science Coordination Team, and Deputy Head of the Curricular Commission for Speech, Language and AI Technologies, and Vice Dean of Studies for Computational Social Systems.
Details are availble in my full CV (last updated: February, 2026).
Contact:
- TUGraz Online card - my official contact site at Graz University of Technology
- Twitter, HCI.social (Mastodon) - irregular activity
- Website - overview of my research and teaching activities, CV, list of publications