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- 1981 – 1985: Volksschule Krones, Graz
- 1985 – 1993: Akademisches Gymnasium Graz
- June 21st, 1993: Matura “mit Auszeichnung”
- 1993 – 1998: Diploma study of Theoretical Physics at the Institut für Theoretische Physik at the University of Graz.
- July 12th, 1995: First Diploma Examination in “Physics” “mit Auszeichnung”
- August 2nd, 1995: First Diploma Examination in “Astronomy” “mit Auszeichnung”
- June 1998: Diploma thesis “Hadronic Decays in a Semirelativistic Constituent Quark Model” completed.
- June 19th, 1998: Second Diploma Examination in “Physics” “mit Auszeichnung”
- 23rd June – 10th September, 1998: Participant of the 1998 CERN Summer Student Programme, Geneva, Switzerland.
- September 24th, 1998: Graduation to Magister rerum naturalium (Mag. rer. nat.)
- September 1998 – November 2001: Ph.D. study in Theoretical Physics at the Institut für Theoretische Physik of the University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- 2001: Ph.D. student under FWF research grant Nr. P14794 at the Institut für Theoretische Physik of the University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- November 2001: Ph.D. thesis “A Relativistic Point-Form Approach to Quark-Antiquark Systems” completed.
- November 26th, 2001: Rigorosum in “Physics” “mit Auszeichnung”
- 2002: Postdoc under FWF research grant Nr. P14794 at the Institut für Theoretische Physik of the University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- September 10th, 2002: Promotion (graduation) sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae to Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.)
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- 2003 – 2005: Postdoc (Erwin-Schrödinger-Fellow) at Argonne National Laboratory in Physics Division Theory, Argonne, IL, USA
- 2005 (2 months): Postdoc at the Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Tübingen, Germany
- 2005 – 2007: Postdoc (Erwin-Schrödinger-Return-Fellow) at the Institut für Physik at the University of Graz, Austria.
- 2006 – 2016: Associated Scientist of the Doctoral Program Hadrons in Vacuum, Nuclei and Stars at the Institut für Physik at the University of Graz, Austria.
- 2007 (3 months): Postdoc (MOEL-Fellow) at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
- 2008 – 2011: Postdoc and project leader (FWF project P20496) at the Institut für Physik at the University of Graz, Austria.
- 2008 – 2021: Associate of the ECT*, Trento, Italy.
- 2010: Habilitation in Theoretical Physics, University of Graz, Austria.
- 2011: Parental leave
- 2012 (6 months): Professor for Theoretical Particle Physics at the Institut für Physik of the University of Graz, Austria.
- 2013 – 2016: Postdoc and project leader (FWF project P25121) at the at the , Austria.
- 2016 – present: Privatdozent at the at the , Austria.
- 2018 – present: External Lecturer, Institutes of Physics and Chemistry, University of Graz
- 2020 – 2022: Senior AI Strategist, Innophore GmbH
- 2020 – 2022: Machine-Learning Expert, HEPHY, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 2022 – 2024: Head of AI and Data Science, Innophore GmbH
Professional Memberships
- Member: Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG)