About

I studied computer science at JKU (johannes kepler university linz) and I am currently a PhD student @ FAW.
I have been engaged in several application-oriented research projects with focus on the area of Web information extraction, visualisation and Web site structure analysis.

In my free time I am paramedic.

research interests

eRecruitment and recruitment knowledge bases
Web communities and Social Media Information Extraction
Health 2.0 and eHealth (in the U.S. and Europe)
Web design and new Web technologies
Information Visualisation
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

education

since 2010	PhD studies in informatics
since 2008	researcher @ FAW (research projects OntoJob, JobOlize, MARLIES and HybridIE)
april 2008	graduation: diploma thesis:	diploma studies informatics at johannes kepler university linz JobOlize - Web Information Extraction in the eRecruitment Domain - Development of a Prototype including a Web-based Visualisation Component. supervisors: Birgit Pröll (FAW), Jürgen Palkoska (former member of FAW, now KEBA)
2007 - 2008	project staff @ FAW (research project JobOlize)
2002 - 2008	diploma studies in informatics at johannes kepler university linz
2001	qualification for university entrance @ BORG linz with main focus on natural sciences and informatics