• Research foci

    • Managment of complex information systems and information infrastructure

  • Education

    08/1991- 05/1995
    Doctoral Studies, Innsbruck Unbiversity (Austria) PhD in High Energy Physics (ALEPH/CERN)
    10/1985- 08/1991
    Diploma in Physics, Innsbruck University (Austria) Diploma Thesis on Quantum Field Theory

  • Positions

    since 05/2017
    CIO (Chief Information Officer) of the University of Münster
    since 05/2007
    Director of IT, University of Münster, Münster (Germany)
    04/2005- 04/2007
    Managing Direcctor, HITT - Health Information Technology Tirol GmbH (Centre of Excellence in Medical Information Technology), Innsbruck (Austria)
    since 09/2004
    Award of Certificate "Medical Informatics" by GMDS
    12/2002- 04/2007
    Lecturer in medical informatics, UMIT - university for health and life sciences, Hall (Austria)
    12/2000- 12/2005
    Managing Director (part time), icoserve information technologies GmbH (medical image data management and eHealth systems), Innsbruck (Austria)
    05/1996- 04/2005
    Deputy Head of IT, Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck (Austria)
    09/1991- 05/1996
    University Assistent, Institute for Experimental Physics, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck (Austria)

  • External functions

    since 06/2017
    President of the European University Information Systems Organisation (EUNIS)
    06/2015- 06/2017
    Treasurer and board member of the European University Information Systems organisation (EUNIS)
    since 04/2014
    AIS - Association for Information Systems
    since 10/2013
    IT Board of Universities in NRW: member of the the executive team
    since 03/2008
    DINI - German initiative for network information
    since 05/2007
    ZKI - Centers for communication and information
    since 05/2007
    ARNW - Arbeitskreis der Leiter wissenschaftlicher Rechenzentren in NRW
    since 05/2007
    DFN - german research network
    since 09/2006
    GMDS - Society for medical informatics