11/2013 - now | Assistant Associate Professor at MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Innsbruck (AUT)
At MCI Management Center Innsbruck I am involved both in research and teaching activities. My main research interest lies in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design, with a particular focus on natural language as an interaction modality. Furthermore I am investigating aspects of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), and Information and Knowledge Management. My teaching currently involves classes in Software Engineering, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction.
11/2012 - 10/2013 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Institut Mines-Télécom, Télécom ParisTech, Paris (FRA)
At Institut Mines-Télécom, Télécom ParisTech I was part of the vAssist project team whose goal was to provide multilingual voice controlled home care and communication services for seniors suffering from chronic diseases and/or (fine-) motor skills restrictions. As a postdoctoral research fellow in this team I was involved in the development of an adaptive communication interface that should allow for a simple and efficient interaction with elderly users. This task included the investigation of people interacting with voice-based natural language user interfaces as well as the early stage prototyping of these interfaces using the Wizard of Oz prototyping method.
10/2008 - 10/2012 | PhD Researcher at Trinity College Dublin, Centre for Next Generation Localisation, Dublin (IRL)
At Trinity College Dublin I was part of the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL), which is a dynamic Academia-Industry partnership with over 100 researchers developing novel technologies addressing the key localisation challenges of volume, access and personalisation. My work there involved applied research in the area of Interaction Design tools and techniques for speech and natural language based interaction. In particular I was interested in Wizard of Oz prototyping and how it can be improved for designers and researchers.
11/2005 - 10/2007 | Research Assistant at MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck (AUT)
At MCI Management Center Innsbruck I was conducting applied research in the field of Usability and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I analysed different usability measurement methods for web-based applications, conducted qualitative and quantitative usability analysis and taught 5th semester students the basics of HCI and Interaction Design. Furthermore I acted as a tutor for Database Management Systems and web development, and was involved in various research activities investigating web communities, social software and e-learning.
04/2004 - 12/2004 | Tutor for Programming Languages at MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck (AUT)
As a tutor I supported first and second semester students in their way of learning Java, wrote instruction notes and held catch-up lectures.
01/2009 - 12/2011 | Freelancer for IT Research & Implementation, registered in Innsbruck (AUT)
As a freelancer I consulted small (mainly Austrian) companies and organizations on IT issues, managed implementation projects and worked on programming and research tasks.
06/2005 - 10/2005 | Intern at BMW Group Research & Development, Munich (GER)
As an intern in a project management department at the BMW Research and Development Centre Munich I analyzed and documented existing business processes. Furthermore, my task was to support those processes employing standard software components such as Microsoft Excel and Access. To do this I programmed modules and short extensions in VBA.
03/2002 - 10/2002 | Database Programmer at Hypo Tirol Bank AG, Innsbruck (AUT)
In my role as a database programmer I worked with an IBM DB2 Database system, designed reports using Crystal Reports and developed applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.