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 Download my speech delivered at the graduation ceremony: .pdf 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) Member: American Physical Society (APS)