Education: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, TU Wien. Ph.D. in Economics, University of Vienna.

Current Affiliations: Professor for Science of Complex Systems, Medical University of Vienna; Chair, Section for Science of Complex Systems. External Professor, Santa Fe Institute. President, Complexity Science Hub.

Selected Honors:
· Austrian Scientist of the Year, 2018.
· Paul Watzlawick Ring of Honor, 2021.
· Covered extensively by international media such as The New York Times, BBC World, Nature, New Scientist, and Physics World, featured in more than 500 newspaper, radio, and television reports.

· Theoretical Particle Physics

· Complex Systems

· Fundamental Physics (topological excitations in quantum field theories, statistics and entropy of complex systems)

· Applied Mathematics (wavelet statistics, fractal harmonic analysis, anomalous diffusion)

· Network Theory

· Evolutionary Systems

· Life Sciences (network medicine, gene regulatory networks, bioinformatics, heartbeat dynamics, cell motility)

· Economics and Finance (price formation, regulation, systemic risk)

· Social Sciences (opinion formation, bureaucratic inefficiency, collective human behavior, efficiency of healthcare systems)