I’m especially interesed in secure quantum computation, cryptographic privacy-enhancing technologies and AI applications in physics, glaciology and climate research.

For almost a decade I was working more or less solely on numerical simulations in plasmonics and theoretical nanophysics, where I mostly dealt with electromagnetic fields and electron oscillations at the nanoscale. Check out my textbook on plasmonics if you want to know more.

I obtained my PhD in the group of Ulrich Hohenester in 2011. I continued to work at the Institute of Physics in Graz for several years and also spent time abroad during research stays in Italy, Spain, Canada and France.

In June 2020 I obtained my Venia Docendi (habilitation) in theoretical physics and applied mathematics.

From Physics to AI and Cryptography

After another research project had ended I co-founded a Swedish data science company, where we were working on machine learning algorithms, neural networks, and AI solutions for earth observations based on satellite and remote sensing data. In 2019 I additionally entered a new research field based on cryptography and joined Know-Center in Graz, where I’m currently co-head of the data security research area. Since October 2021 I’m also affiliated with the Institute of Geography and Regional Science at the University of Graz, where I am working on combining AI solutions with climate research and glaciology. Since 2022 I’m also doing research at the Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science at Graz University of Technology.