Curriculum Vitae

Academia

2020-Department of Neuroradiology, Medical University of Innsbruck
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow
Funded by an Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship of the Austrian Science Fund
2018-2019University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UBC MRI Research Centre
Funded by an Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship of the Austrian Science Fund
2012-2018Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz
Research Fellow at the Neuroimaging Research Unit
2012-2015 PhD Program in Engineering Sciences (Dr.techn./PhD) at Graz University of Technology
Doctoral School Biomedical Engineering
PhD thesis: Post-mortem Assessment of Iron in Multiple Sclerosis using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (with distinction)  
2010-2012 Master Program in Biomedical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing. / MSc) at Graz University of Technology
Specialization: Bioimaging and Bioinstrumentation
Master thesis: Verification of Brown Adipose Tissue using MRI
2010Department of Pediatric Radiology, Medical University of Graz
Research Fellow
Project: Evidence based development of pediatric CT-protocols: balancing dose and image quality
2006-2010 Bachelor Program in Biomedical Engineering (BSc) at Graz University of Technology
Specialization: Health Care Engineering
Bachelor thesis: Analysis of Image Quality Markers at different Computer Tomography Systems
2000-2005 Technical High School for Electrical Engineering, Innsbruck
Specialization: Information Technology

Teaching Experience

2019Medical University of Graz
PM XVIII – Diseases of the nervous system: fundamentals of neurophysiology
for students of Human Medicine
2017Medical University of Graz
VO/SE Physics – Diagnostic devices in obstetrics and gynecology
for students of Human Medicine
2009-2010Graz University of Technology
Imaging laboratory – Lessions: X-ray and fluorooptic imaging
for master students of Biomedical Engineering

Industrial Work Experience

2009AVL List GmbH, Graz
Internship at the Division Instrumentation and Test Systems
2001-2008HEITEC AG Regensburg, Germany
Internships at the Division of Automation and Image Processing
2001-2008Energie- und Wirtschaftsbetriebe der Gemeinde St. Anton GmbH
Internships at the Division of Electrical Engineering and IT Systems

University Committees

2009-2016Graz University of Technology
Curricular Committee for Biomedical Engineering
Member
2009-2012Graz University of Technology
Student Council for Biomedical Engineering
Member and 2010-2011 Head of the Student Council

Awards and Stipends

2018Josef Krainer-Price
Awarded by the governor of Styria
2017Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship
Awarded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
2016Best Poster Award
4. International Workshop on MRI Phase Contrast & Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping at the Medical University of Graz, Austria
2015INGE St. Award for the best PhD thesis
Awarded by the brain research network Styria
2014Best Poster Award
3. International Workshop on MRI Phase Contrast & Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping at the Duke University, NC, USA

Scientific Societies

Since 2015Austrian Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ÖGMRT)
Second Vice President
Since 2012International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Trainee Member
Since 2012European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB)
Member
Since 2012Austrian Society for Biomedical Engineering
Member