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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a cross-disciplinary research institution that combines basic science research with graduate education. Our scientists perform theoretical and experimental research in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Information and System Sciences. They are organized in small to medium-size research groups that interact with each other across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each research group of ISTA is headed by a tenured or tenure-track professor. Below you can find a list of all our professors leading laboratories at ISTA.

Faculty

 
Avatar Dan Alistarh

Dan Alistarh

DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHMS AND SYSTEMS

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Zhanybek Alpichshev

Zhanybek Alpichshev

CONDENSED MATTER AND ULTRAFAST OPTICS

Physics
Avatar Nicholas Barton

Nicholas Barton

EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS

Data Science Evolution & Ecology Mathematics
Avatar Eva Benková

Eva Benková

PLANT DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Cell Biology
Avatar Carrie Bernecky

Carrie Bernecky

RNA-BASED GENE REGULATION

Biochemistry
Avatar Bernd Bickel

Bernd Bickel

COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND DIGITAL FABRICATION

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Timothy Browning

Timothy Browning

ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY AND ITS INTERFACES

Mathematics
Avatar Lisa Bugnet

Lisa Bugnet

STELLAR DYNAMICS AND ASTEROSEISMOLOGY

Astronomy Data Science
Avatar Ilaria Caiazzo

Ilaria Caiazzo

STARS AND COMPACT OBJECTS

Astronomy
Avatar Krishnendu Chatterjee

Krishnendu Chatterjee

COMPUTER-AIDED VERIFICATION, GAME THEORY

Computer Science
Avatar Bingqing Cheng

Bingqing Cheng

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

Chemistry Data Science Physics
Avatar Sylvia Cremer

Sylvia Cremer

SOCIAL IMMUNITY

Evolution & Ecology
Avatar Jozsef Csicsvari

Jozsef Csicsvari

SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE

Neuroscience
Avatar Johann Danzl

Johann Danzl

HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGING FOR BIOLOGY

Cell Biology Neuroscience Physics
Avatar Mario de Bono

Mario de Bono

GENES, CIRCUITS, AND BEHAVIOR

Biochemistry Cell Biology Neuroscience
Avatar Herbert Edelsbrunner

Herbert Edelsbrunner

ALGORITHMS, COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY, AND COMPUTATIONAL TOPOLOGY

Computer Science Mathematics
Avatar László Erdös

László Erdös

MATHEMATICS OF DISORDERED QUANTUM SYSTEMS AND MATRICES

Mathematics Physics
Avatar Xiaoqi Feng

Xiaoqi Feng

REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS

Cell Biology
Avatar Johannes Fink

Johannes Fink

QUANTUM INTEGRATED DEVICES

Physics
Avatar Julian Fischer

Julian Fischer

THEORY OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, APPLIED AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Mathematics
Avatar Stefan Freunberger

Stefan Freunberger

MATERIALS ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Chemistry Physics
Avatar Jiří Friml

Jiří Friml

DEVELOPMENTAL AND CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS

Cell Biology
Avatar Carl Goodrich

Carl Goodrich

THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SOFT MATTER

Physics
Avatar Calin Guet

Calin Guet

SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY OF GENETIC NETWORKS

Cell Biology Data Science Evolution & Ecology
Avatar Ylva Götberg

Ylva Götberg

MASSIVE BINARY STARS

Astronomy Physics
Avatar Edouard Hannezo

Edouard Hannezo

PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Cell Biology Data Science Physics
Avatar Tamas Hausel

Tamas Hausel

GEOMETRY AND ITS INTERFACES

Mathematics
Avatar Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

MORPHOGENESIS IN DEVELOPMENT

Cell Biology
Avatar Thomas Henzinger

Thomas Henzinger

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CONCURRENT AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Computer Science
Avatar Monika Henzinger

Monika Henzinger

ALGORITHMS

Computer Science
Avatar Martin Hetzer

Martin Hetzer

PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS AND AGING

Cell Biology Neuroscience
Avatar Andrew Higginbotham

Andrew Higginbotham

CONDENSED MATTER AND QUANTUM CIRCUITS

Physics
Avatar Simon Hippenmeyer

Simon Hippenmeyer

GENETIC DISSECTION OF CEREBRAL CORTEX DEVELOPMENT

Cell Biology Neuroscience
Avatar Björn Hof

Björn Hof

NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND TURBULENCE

Physics
Avatar Onur Hosten

Onur Hosten

QUANTUM SENSING WITH ATOMS AND LIGHT

Physics
Avatar Maria Ibáñez

Maria Ibáñez

FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS

Chemistry Physics
Avatar Peter Jonas

Peter Jonas

CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Neuroscience
Avatar Maximilian Jösch

Maximilian Jösch

NEUROETHOLOGY

Neuroscience
Avatar Vadim Kaloshin

Vadim Kaloshin

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, CELESTIAL MECHANICS, AND SPECTRAL RIGIDITY

Mathematics
Avatar Georgios Katsaros

Georgios Katsaros

NANOELECTRONICS

Physics
Avatar Anna Kicheva

Anna Kicheva

TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERN FORMATION

Cell Biology Neuroscience
Avatar Rafal Klajn

Rafal Klajn

SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Chemistry
Avatar Lefteris Kokoris Kogias

Lefteris Kokoris Kogias

SECURE, PRIVATE, AND DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS (SPIDERS)

Computer Science
Avatar Vladimir Kolmogorov

Vladimir Kolmogorov

DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION

Computer Science
Avatar Matthew Kwan

Matthew Kwan

COMBINATORICS AND PROBABILITY

Computer Science Mathematics
Avatar Christoph Lampert

Christoph Lampert

MACHINE LEARNING AND COMPUTER VISION

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Mikhail Lemeshko

Mikhail Lemeshko

THEORETICAL ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL PHYSICS

Physics
Avatar Francesco Locatello

Francesco Locatello

CAUSAL LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Martin Loose

Martin Loose

SELF-ORGANIZATION OF PROTEIN SYSTEMS

Biochemistry Cell Biology
Avatar Jan Maas

Jan Maas

STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS

Mathematics
Avatar Jorryt Matthee

Jorryt Matthee

ASTROPHYSICS OF GALAXIES

Astronomy
Avatar Alicia Michael

Alicia Michael

GENOME REGULATION AND BIOLOGICAL TIMEKEEPING

Biochemistry Cell Biology Chemistry
Avatar Kimberly Modic

Kimberly Modic

THERMODYNAMICS OF QUANTUM MATERIALS AT THE MICROSCALE

Physics
Avatar Marco Mondelli

Marco Mondelli

DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND INFORMATION THEORY

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Caroline Muller

Caroline Muller

ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN DYNAMICS

Data Science Earth Science
Avatar Gaia Novarino

Gaia Novarino

GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Neuroscience
Avatar Jérémie Palacci

Jérémie Palacci

MATERIALI MOLLI

Physics
Avatar Francesca Pellicciotti

Francesca Pellicciotti

CRYOSPHERE AND MOUNTAIN HYDROSPHERE

Earth Science
Avatar Bartholomäus Pieber

Bartholomäus Pieber

CATALYSIS AND SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGY

Chemistry
Avatar Krzysztof Pietrzak

Krzysztof Pietrzak

CRYPTOGRAPHY

Computer Science
Avatar Hryhoriy Polshyn

Hryhoriy Polshyn

EMERGENT ELECTRONIC PHENOMENA IN 2D MATERIALS

Physics
Avatar Matthew Robinson

Matthew Robinson

MEDICAL GENOMICS

Data Science Evolution & Ecology
Avatar Michael Sammler

Michael Sammler

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND VERIFICATION

Computer Science
Avatar Andela Saric

Andela Saric

COMPUTATIONAL SOFT AND LIVING MATTER

Biochemistry Cell Biology Physics
Avatar Leonid Sazanov

Leonid Sazanov

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEXES

Biochemistry
Avatar Paul Schanda

Paul Schanda

BIOMOLECULAR MECHANISMS FROM INTEGRATED NMR SPECTROSCOPY

Biochemistry Chemistry
Avatar Florian Schur

Florian Schur

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF CELL MIGRATION AND VIRAL INFECTION

Biochemistry Cell Biology
Avatar Robert Seiringer

Robert Seiringer

MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS

Mathematics Physics
Avatar Maksym Serbyn

Maksym Serbyn

CONDENSED MATTER THEORY AND QUANTUM DYNAMICS

Physics
Avatar Ryuichi Shigemoto

Ryuichi Shigemoto

MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Neuroscience
Avatar Sandra Siegert

Sandra Siegert

MICROGLIA-NEURON INTERACTION

Cell Biology Neuroscience
Avatar Michael Sixt

Michael Sixt

CELLULAR MORPHODYNAMICS

Cell Biology
Avatar Lora Sweeney

Lora Sweeney

EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND FUNCTION OF MOTOR CIRCUITS

Cell Biology Evolution & Ecology Neuroscience
Avatar Gasper Tkacik

Gasper Tkacik

INFORMATION PROCESSING IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Cell Biology Data Science Evolution & Ecology Neuroscience Physics
Avatar Beatriz Vicoso

Beatriz Vicoso

SEX-CHROMOSOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Data Science Evolution & Ecology
Avatar Tim Vogels

Tim Vogels

COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROTHEORY

Data Science Neuroscience
Avatar Uli Wagner

Uli Wagner

DISCRETE AND COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY

Computer Science Mathematics
Avatar Scott Waitukaitis

Scott Waitukaitis

SOFT AND COMPLEX MATERIALS

Physics
Avatar Christopher Wojtan

Christopher Wojtan

COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND PHYSICS SIMULATION

Computer Science Data Science
Avatar Daniel Zilberman

Daniel Zilberman

EPIGENETICS AND CHROMATIN

Cell Biology Evolution & Ecology


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