Management
Thomas A. Henzinger
President
Professor Thomas Henzinger is a renowned computer scientist, born in Linz (Upper Austria), with a long career abroad.
- Since September 1, 2009 President of IST Austria
- 2004-2009 Professor, Computer and Communication Sciences, EPFL
- 1999-2000 Director, MPI for Computer Science, Saarbrücken
- 1998-2005 Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- 1997-1998 Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- 1996-1997 Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- 1992-1996 Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University
- 1991 Postdoctoral Scientist, IMAG Laboratory, University of Grenoble
- 1991 PhD, Computer Science, Stanford University
- 1987 Dipl.-Ing., Computer Science, University of Linz
- 1986 MS, Computer and Information Sciences, University of Delaware
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Contact: Magdalena Lueger-Kaltenecker (Head of the Office of the President): -1033 magdalena.lueger-kaltenecker@ist.ac.at
Michael Sixt
Vice President
Professor Michael Sixt oversees the operation of all scientific services units and supports the President in the running of the Institute.
- Since June 1, 2014 Vice President of IST Austria
- 2013 Professor, IST Austria
- 2010-2013 Assistant Professor, IST Austria
- 2008-2010 Endowed Professor, Peter Hans Hofschneider Foundation for Experimental Biomedicine
- 2005-2010 Group Leader, Max-Planck Institute, Martinsried, Germany
- 2003-2005 Postdoc, Institute for Experimental Pathology, Lund, Sweden
- 2004 MD, University of Erlangen, Germany
- 2002 Full approbation in human medicine
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Contact: John Barkman (Assistant in the Office of the President): -1016 jake.barkman@ist.ac.at
Georg Schneider
Managing Director
Dr. Georg Schneider heads the administration of IST Austria and is responsible for financial management, technical and legal matters, and human resources.
- Since December 1, 2012 Managing Director, IST Austria
- 2008-2012 Deputy Director, CIO, Bioinformatics Institute, A*Star, Singapore
- 2007-2012 Principal Investigator, Biomolecular Function Discovery Division, Bioinformatics Institute, A*Star, Singapore
- 2007 PhD/Doctorate in Chemistry (Bioinformatics) at University of Vienna
- 2005 Co-founder at WildOne Information Systems GmbH
- 2001-2007 Bioinformatician and leader of a software development team at Institute of Molecular Pathology (Boehringer Ingelheim), Vienna
- 1999-2004 Lecturer at Institute of Applied Informatics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 1998-2000 Research Associate at Institute of Applied Informatics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 1999 Master of Business at Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Contact: Simon-Philip Kutzenberger (Assistant Executive Affairs & Support MD): -1037 simon-philip.kutzenberger@ist.ac.at
