Managing Directors
Brigitte Bach
Managing Director, Spokesperson of the Management Board
Alexander Svejkovsky
Managing Director Finance, Processes & Administration
Heads of Center
Dr. Christian Chimani
Head of Center for Transport Technologies | Managing Director LKR
Priv. Doz. DI Dr. Angela Sessitsch
Head of Center for Health & Bioresources- +43 50550 3509
- +43 50550-3666
- angela.sessitsch(at)ait.ac.at
DI Dr. Friederich Kupzog
Head of Center for Energy- +43 (0) 50 550-6059
- +43 (0) 50 550-6390
- friederich.kupzog(at)ait.ac.at
DI Helmut Leopold , PhD
Head of Center for Digital Safety & Security
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manfred Tscheligi
Head of Center for Technology Experience
DI Andreas Vrabl , MAS, MSc
Head of Center forVision, Automation & Control
DI Dr. Matthias Weber , MA
Head of Center for Innovation Systems & PolicyEnergy
Dr. DI Stephan Abermann
Head of Competence Unit Power and Renewable Gas Systems- +43 50550 6384
- +43 50550 6311
- stephan.abermann(at)ait.ac.at
Tara Esterl , MSc, MSc
Head of Competence Unit Integrated Energy Systems (IES)
DI Dr. Thomas Fleckl
Head of Competence Unit Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems
DI Markus Ray
Head of Competence Unit Digital Resilient Cities- +43 50550-6658
- +43 50550-6439
- markus.ray(at)ait.ac.at
Health & Bioresources
Mag. Dr. Anton Dunzendorfer
Head of Competence Unit Digital Health Information Systems- +43 50550-4200
- +43 50550-2950
- anton.dunzendorfer(at)ait.ac.at
Dr. Tilmann Kluge
Head of Competence Unit Medical Signal Analysis- +43 50550-4203
- +43 50550-4125
- tilmann.kluge(at)ait.ac.at
Dr.in Tanja Kostic
Head of Competence Unit Bioresources- +43 50550 3635
- +43 50550 3666
- tanja.kostic(at)ait.ac.at
Digital Safety & Security
DI Dr. Mario Drobics
Head of Competence Unit Cooperative Digital Technologies- +43 50 550 4810
- +43 50 550 4190
- mario.drobics(at)ait.ac.at
Dr. Ross King
Head of Competence Unit Data Science & Artificial Intelligence- +43 50550-4271
- +43 50550-4150
- ross.king(at)ait.ac.at
Dr. Martin Stierle
Head of Competence Unit Cyber Security & Communication Technologies- +43 50550-4166
- +43 50550-4150
- martin.stierle(at)ait.ac.at
Dr. Hannes Hübel
Head of Competence Unit Optical Quantum TechnologiesVision, Automation & Control
Dr. Markus Clabian
Head of Competence UnitHigh-Performance Vision Systems
Center VAC
Dr. Tobias Glück
Head of Competence UnitComplex Dynamical Systems
Center VAC
Dr. Manfred Gruber
Head of Competence UnitAssistive & Autonomous Systems
Center VAC
Transport Technologies
Dr. Christian Chimani
Head of Center for Transport Technologies | Managing Director LKR
Dr. Michele De Gennaro
Head of Competence Unit Electric Vehicle Technologies- +43 50550-6249
- +43 50550-6595
- michele.degennaro(at)ait.ac.at
Dr. Katja Fröhlich
Head of Competence Unit Battery Technologies- +43 50550-6084
- +43 50550-6595
- katja.froehlich(at)ait.ac.at
DI Mag.ª Anna Huditz
Head of Competence Unit Transportation Infrastructure Technologies- +43 50550-6375
- +43 50550-6439
- anna.huditz(at)ait.ac.at
Technology Experience
Mag. Markus Murtinger
Head of Competence Unit Experience Business Transformation- +43 664 88335538
- +43 50550-2201
- markus.murtinger(at)ait.ac.at
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manfred Tscheligi
Head of Competence Unit Experience, Contexts & Tools | Head of CenterInnovation Systems & Policy
Mag. Michael Dinges
Head of Competence Unit Transformation Governance
PD Dr. Thomas Scherngell
Head of Competence Unit Innovation & Industrial DynamicsOrganizational chart
Public Corporate Governance Codex
Seven Centers
Seven specialized centers bundle selected strategic research topics in order to achieve a clear international positioning and play a leading role in these areas.
Supervisory Board
Chairman
DI Dr. Peter Schwab
Deputy Chairwoman
Mag.a Isabella Meran-Waldstein, Federation of Austrian Industries
Mag. Dr. Peter Walder-Wintersteiner, MBA, Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
Supervisory Board
DI Harald Loos, Siemens AG Austria
Dr Beate El-Chichakli, Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
Dr.in Verena Kugi, MBA, MPA
Mag.a Karin Tausz, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Mag. Anton Schantl, Magna Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
Henriette Spyra, B.A., M.A., Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
Mag.a Eva Wildfellner, Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
Dr. Franz Zöchbauer, VERBUND Ventures GmbH
delegated by the employee representatives:
Dr.in Ursula Sauer, Chairwoman of the Works Council
Christian Gärtner MSc
Mag. Andrew Lindley
DI Hubert Umschaden
DI Bernhard Kubicek
DIin Dr.in Beatrix Wepner
Strategic Research Advisory Board (SRAB)
The Strategic Research Advisory Board (SRAB) consists of six internationally recognized personalities from the fields of science and research. The term of office corresponds to that of the Supervisory Board (maximum of two periods). The main tasks of the SRAB include making statements and recommendations on the strategic direction of the AIT and the three-year research program. The committee also advises the Supervisory Board on current strategic research issues.
Members of the Strategic Research Advisory Board
Kirsten Dunlop, Chief Executive Officer, Climate-KIC
Lynn F. Gladden, Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, GBR
Detlef Günther, Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zürich, CHE
Thomas F. Hofmann, President of the Technical University of Munich
Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the Board, German Aerospace Center
Andrew Wee, Vice President University and Global Relations, National University of Singapore, SGP