About Me
Doctor of Science: Birds of a Feather Flock Together. Dissertation, University of Vienna
PhD studies at the University of Vienna, Austria
Master of Science: Phytophilie, die positiven Auswirkungen von Grünpflanzen auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit. Master thesis, University of Vienna
University of Würzburg, Germany, Erasmus Student Exchange Program
University of Vienna, Austria. Studies in General Biology and Zoology
Ashtead, England, Cambridge Certificate for Proficiency in English
Matura (A-levels) HBLA for Economic Professions Spittal/Drau, Austria
born in Förolach
2003
2000 – 2003
2000
1998 – 1999
1194 – 2000
1993 – 1994
1993
1974
Education
List of Positions
List of Positions
since 2019
since 2019
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
2016 – 2017
since 2015
since 2015
since 2012
2012 – 2017
2013 – 2019
2010 – 2013
2006 – 2009
2005 – 2006
2003 – 2005
2000 – 2012
2000 – 2003
member of the scientific kuratorium of the European Forum Alpbach
member of the advisory board of the Seestadt Aspern, Vienna, Austria
member of the ethics committee, Danube University of Krems, Austria
lecturer at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria
lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria
vice president of the International Society for Human Ethology
member of the scientific advisory board of METI Messaging ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
professor for diversity, adaptability, and equality at the University of Ulm
Austrian desk chief of the Annals of Improbable Research
scientific director of Urban Human
tenured lecturer at the Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna
editor in chief for the Human Ethology Bulletin
senior researcher at the IFZ Interdisciplinary Research Center for Technology, Work and Culture
researcher at the Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna
senior researcher at the LBI for Urban Ethology
interim director of the LBI for Urban Ethology
researcher at the LBI for Urban Ethology
lecturer at the University of Vienna
PhD-project on friendships at the LBI for Urban Ethology
Research
since 2019
since 2019
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
since 2018
2016 – 2017
since 2015
since 2015
since 2012
2012 – 2017
2013 – 2019
2010 – 2013
2006 – 2009
2005 – 2006
2003 – 2005
2000 – 2012
2000 – 2003
Research
since 2015
since 2009
since 2006
since 2005
2004 – 2012
2004 – 2006
2001 – 2007
2001 – 2007
since 2001
1999 – 2000
1999
1998
since 2015
since 2009
since 2006
since 2005
2004 – 2012
2004 – 2006
2001 – 2007
2001 – 2007
since 2001
1999 – 2000
1999
1998
Physiology and Behavior
Evolutionary Environmental Psychology
Evolutionary Aesthetics
Nonverbal Communication and Emotions
Simulation of Human Behavior
The Determinants of Body Odor
Women’s Friendships
Gender Differences in Friendships
Evolutionary Gender Studies
Phytophilia – The Effect of Green Plants on Cognitive Efficiency
Decision-Making in Ants (Theodor-Boveri-Institute Würzburg)
Cultural Differences in Walking Speed
Physiology and Behavior
Evolutionary Environmental Psychology
Evolutionary Aesthetics
Nonverbal Communication and Emotions
Simulation of Human Behavior
The Determinants of Body Odor
Women’s Friendships
Gender Differences in Friendships
Evolutionary Gender Studies
Phytophilia – The Effect of Green Plants on Cognitive Efficiency
Decision-Making in Ants (Theodor-Boveri-Institute Würzburg)
Cultural Differences in Walking Speed
Grants
Grants
2021 – 2025
2021 – 2023
2021 – 2023
2021
2020 – 2021
2020 – 2021
2019 – 2020
2019
2018 – 2019
2018 – 2019
2017 – 2019
2016 – 2018
2013 – 2014
2010 – 2011
2009 – 2013
2007 – 2009
2007
2005 – 2006
2005 – 2006
WWTF ESR Grant Temporary urban intervention with art - and green - in public space – aesthetic qualities, resilience, or simply positive emotions? (duration 3.5 years, volume 650.000 €, Co-PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungsprojekt Station4All
(duration 2 years, volume 42.600 €, Co-PI)
FFG Fast Track Digital. TrainOptimizer 2.0
(duration , volume 40.800 €, Co-PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum adherence
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum HumanMobility
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum NachhaltigApp
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum HOLE
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum MOVE
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
FFG FemTech Forschungspraktikum HOVE
(duration 6 months, volume 6.800 €, PI)
SicherMobil funded by FFG
(duration 12 months, volume 199.000 €, group leader)
Qualifizierungsnetzwerk Humanwissenschaften und Bautechnik funded by FFG
(duration 24 months, volume 628,568 € group leader)
Gender Equality in Multisensual Rail Vehicles funded by FFG
(duration 36 months, volume 293,000 € group leader)
MUSE Multisensual Rail Vehicles funded by Wiener Linien
(duration 10 months, volume 50,000 € PI)
The evolutionary psychology of crowd behavior funded by yellowfish AG
(duration 3 months, volume 5000 €, PI)
VANAHEIM (EC-grant FP7 large scale integrating No 248907)
(duration 3.5 years, volume 3,717,989 € senior researcher)
WikiVienna funded by Wiener Wissenschafts- und Technologiefonds (WWTF)
No. CI06 025 (duration 2 years, volume 390,000 €, group leader)
Environmental Aesthetics funded by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Inc.
(duration 2 months, volume 20,000 €, PI)
Unique signature detection project (ARO grant DAAD19-03-1-0215)
(duration 1 year, 131,189 €, researcher)
Emotionality in car fronts funded by EFS consulting
(duration 1 year, volume 33,200 €, PI)
Teaching
at the University of Vienna
at the University of Vienna
Teaching
since 2016
since 2016
2013 – 2017
since 2010
since 2010
2010 – 2013
since 2009
since 2008
since 2007
2005 – 2013
2005 – 2013
2005
2005 – 2013
2005 –2013
since 2004
since 2004
since 2003
2003 - 2010
2001 – 2003
Practical Course: Behavioural Biology
Practical Course: Behavioural Physiology
Practical Course: Neurobiology - Visual Systems
Lecture: Methods in Behavior Research
Lecture: Introduction to Behavior Research
Seminar: Advanced students in human ethology
Seminar: Evolution of the sexes
Practical Course: The behavior of animals
Lecture: Interdisciplinary lecture cognitive science
Practical Course: Behavior analysis II
Seminar: Human Ethological Seminar
Lecture: Introduction to Human Ethology
Practical Course: Human Ethology
Project Practical Course: Human Ethology
Seminar: Gender Studies
Lecture: Gender Studies
Lecture: Urban Ethology
Seminar: Presentation Techniques
Teaching Assistant
at other institutions
since 2019
since 2019
since 2019
since 2019
since 2018
2018
2016 – 2017
2016 – 2017
2017
2018
2013
2011
2010
2010
2009
2008
2008
2008
2008
2004-09
2007-09
2005
2003
Lecture “Building for People” Technical University of Vienna (Joint lecture, Lead Azra Korjenic)
Lecture “Ethics in Technology” Technical University of Vienna (Joint lecture, Lead Hermann Knoflacher)
Lecture and Discussion “Homo urbanus – evolutionary considerations for the city of the future” University for Applied Arts, Vienna
Lecture and Discussion “Brain and Behaviour” University for Applied Arts, Vienna
Lecture “Global Challenges – Digitisation and Urbanisation” University for Applied Arts, Vienna
Lecture “Public Transport” Technical University of Vienna (Joint lecture, Lead Norbert Ostermann)
Seminar: Sex and Gender in Human Technology Interaction, University of Ulm
Lecture: Biological Sex – Potential and Limitations in Cognitive Gender Studies, University of Ulm
Seminar: Barrier free is also gender inclusive
IK 2018 Günne, Lake Möhne, Germany
SweCog Seminar at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Spatial Anthropology at the Danube University Krems
SweCog Summer School at Mullsjö, Sweden (Gender differences in behavior, Olfactory communication, Biophilia)
IK 2010 Günne, Lake Möhne, Germany: “Creating believable game characters”
Summer School of the International Society for Human Ethology in Maine: “Observational Methods in Research on Emotional Expressions“
Neurobiology Summer School at the Faculty of Life Sciences in Vienna, Workshop “Motions and Emotions”
Visiontrain Thematic school on Computational and Neuro-physiological Models for Visual Perception (Les Houches). “Video Observation and Analysis Tools: The Do's and the Dont's“
Summer school of GK Emotions of the University of Würzburg in Plankstetten: Biopsychology of Emotions. “Pheromones and odors and emotions”
Die Evolution der Kommunikation. Interne Fortbildung von PPC Training.
Basic course in ethology, W@lz, Wiener Lernzentrum
Summer school in human behavior research at the Department of Anthropology, LBI for Urban Ethology, Vienna
Interdisziplinäres Kolleg (Günne), Real, Mental and Virtual Space. “Urban Ethology”
Summer academy for highly talented pupils, Dept. of Anthropology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna
Awards
2018
2018
2015
2013
Österreichischer Kabarettpreis, Publikumspreis (with the Science Busters)
Salzburger Stier (with the Science Busters)
Ig Nobel Prize for Mathematics
Dolores Award of the Gesellschaft für Ästhetische Chirurgie Deutschlands
Awards
Memberships
International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) www.ishe.org
European Human Behavior and Evolution Association (EHBEA) www.ehbea.com
Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) www.hbes.com
European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics (EUCogII) www.eucognition.org
WIMEN Women in Mobility Research in Vienna www.wimen.org
Innovation Lab “GrünStattGrau” www.gruenstattgrau.at
Memberships
Reviewer
Reviewer
Frontiers in Science
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Biological Psychiatry
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
The Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology
European Commission
Research Council of Canada
European Journal of Personality
Personality and Individual Differences
Other Activities
Member of the Jury for the INA Award
Member of the UniNetz SDG 11
MC of the Science Slam at the University of Ulm 2017
Article Editor for Sage Open
Host for the 2017 Jahrestagung der MVE Liste, Ulm, Germany
Member of the Science Cabaret “Science Busters” www.sciencebusters.at since 2016
Ambassador for the Vienna Science Ball 2016
Austrian Desk Chief for the Annals of Improbable Research AIR since 2016
Wiener Forschungsfest 2013 in collaboration with Wiener Linien
Host for the 2012 Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Vienna, Austria
Outreach Officer of the European Human Behavior and Evolution Association (EHBEA) 2010-2012
Trustee of the International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) 2010-2012
Associate Editor of the Human Ethology Bulletin (during its conversion into a peer-reviewed online journal) 2010-2012
Wiener Forschungsfest (2010) Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for Urban Ethology
Organization of the Symposium “Ein Fest für die Humanethologie” (2010)
Member of the communications Committee for the Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology in Madison (2010)
Organization of the Symposium “Homo oeconomicus” at the University of Vienna (2009)
Member of the Program Committee for the Summer School of the International Society for Human Ethology in Maine (2009)
Organization of the Symposium in honor of Prof. Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt’s 80th birthday, in collaboration with John Dittami, Karl Grammer, Astrid Jütte, Bernd Lötsch and Christian Ehalt (2008)
Summer School in Human Behavior Research 2008 “Behavior Simulation”, in collaboration with Karl Grammer (2008)
Organization of the Neurobiology Summer School “Sensory Systems: From Receptor Cells to Cognition”, in collaboration with Axel Schmidt (2008)
Organization of the lecture series “The Evolution of Social Cognition” at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, in collaboration with Ludwig Huber & Karl Grammer (2007)
Summer School in Human Behavior Research 2007 “Nonverbal Communication”, in collaboration with Karl Grammer (2007)
Annual presentations at the Brainweek organized by the University of Vienna, communicating recent findings to pupils (since 2005)