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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Andreas HOLZINGER
PhD, MSc, MPh, BEng, CEng, DipEd, MBCS
Head of Research Unit Human-Computer Interaction HCI4MED
 Institute
of Medical Informatics,
Statistics and Documentation
A-8036 Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 2/V
Tel.:++43 316 385 13883
Fax: ++43 316 385 13590
E-Mail: andreas.holzinger@medunigraz.at |
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Andreas Holzinger is currently head of the Research Unit HCI4MED, Institute of Medical Informatics, Statistics & Documentation, Medical University Graz
(MUG); Associate Professor (Univ.-Doz.) of Information Processing at the Institute of
Information Systems and Computer Media (IICM), Faculty of Informatics,
Graz University of Technology (TUG) and chair of the Workgroup
Human–Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering (HCI&UE) of the
Austrian Computer Society (OCG). He is founder and leader of the Special
Interest Groups HCI4MED and HCI4EDU and since November 2009 Austrian
Representative in the International Federation of Information Processing
(IFIP), Technical Committee TC 13 Human-Computer Interaction HCI.
Andreas was Visiting
Lecturer of Information Management at the Nations Health Career Center, Berlin, Germany (02/03);
Visiting Professor at Innsbruck University, Institute for Organization &
Learning (winter term 04/05); Visiting Professor at Vienna University of Technology,
Institute for Software Technology & Interactive Systems (winter term 05/06);
Visiting Professor at Middlesex University London (UK), School of
Computing Science (summer term 07); and Visiting Professor at Vienna
University of Business and Economics, Health Information Management (winter term 06/07, 07/08,
08/09, 09/10).
He is author of fourteen books and author and editor of 245 publications
(as of January 2010, see publications).
Mission Statement:
Research & Development and Consulting to realize easier,
simpler and faster usable Information Systems.
Strongly committed to Human-Centered Design.
Subjects (according to ACM classification):
Informatics/Computer Science - D. Software and H. Information Systems in
J.3 Life and
Medical Sciences & K.3 Computers & Education
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From Apprentice to acknowledged Expert: (see
milestones)
Andreas Holzinger, born April 18, 1963 in Graz, married, two
children, started his career as apprentice in Information Technology (IT) in 1978, finishing as
Radio- and Television Technician (1981); Foreman in Industrial Electronics
(1983); College of Further Education Bournemouth (UK) with honors in
Computer Science (1985/86); After extensive industrial experience, during
which he attended evening classes, he was awarded Chartered Engineer
for Communications and Information Technology (CEng, 1990); Diploma as Lecturer for Adult Education (DipEd,
1992); Studies of Communication and Information Engineering (BEng, 1993), Physics and
Psychology (MSc, 1995) as well as Media Pedagogy and Sociology (MPh, 1996)
at Graz University of Technology and Graz University. Doctoral promotion
with summa cum laude in Cognitive Science (PhD, 1997). Second Doctorate
(Habilitation, venia docendi) in Information Processing, Faculty of
Computer Science, Graz University of Technology (Assoc. Prof., 2003).
Holzinger serves as consultant for the Austrian, German and Dutch
Government and
national expert in the European Commission (EC) in the eEurope e-Learning
Initiative "eEurope: an information society for all" and was member of the Steering Committee “New Media in Teaching
at Austrian Universities” (Lisbon Delegate 2000). He is Industrial Consultant, and member
of the European Research Consortium in Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM).
He is professional member of the ACM, IEEE, AACE, GI, GMW, the German
Society of Psychology (DGP) and board member of the Austrian Computer
Society (OCG). He directed numerous successful R&D projects and organized national
and international conferences. He serves as reviewer and in the board of
numerous reputed Journals (e.g Computers & Education), and international conferences and is evaluator for both national and
international organizations. He serves as Lecturer at the Institute of Information
Processing and Computer Supported New Media (IICM, Prof.Dr. Frank Kappe,
formerly Prof. DDr. mult. Hermann
Maurer) since 1998.
Holzinger's main research interests include Multimedia Information
Systems with special emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) &
Usability Engineering (UE) with application in life sciences and
education
(see research for details). Holzinger has provided numerous talks and lectures
at home and abroad (see section lectures and talks).
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