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Univ.Prof. Dipl.Inf. Dr.sc.techn. Florian Michahelles was appointed as University Professor for Ubiquitous Computing at TU Wien with effect from 01/09/2020. He is assigned to the Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centred Technology, opens an external URL in a new window (E193) in the Faculty of Informatics, opens an external URL in a new window.

Florian Michahelles studied Computer Sciences at the University of Munich (MSc in 2001) and then moved to ETH Zurich, where he was awarded his doctorate in 2004 for his thesis "Innovative application development for ubiquitous and wearable computing, opens an external URL in a new window". He stayed at ETH Zurich and held various positions until 2013. As Associate Director of the Auto-ID Lab, opens an external URL in a new window and Manager of the laboratories of Prof. Fleisch in the Department of Management, Technology and Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, he was responsible for the topics of RFID, IoT Architecture and mobile application managers. In 2013, he moved into industry, to Siemens Corporate Research in Berkeley, USA, initially as Head of Research Group Web of Systems (until 2017), and subsequently as Head of Research Group Artificial & Human Intelligence (until 2020), where he and his team conducted research on the Digital Companion – the interface between AI and employees.

He is a member of the editorial board of the IEEE Pervasive Computing journal, opens an external URL in a new window and co-founder of 42matters AG, opens an external URL in a new window.  At TU Wien he is assigned to the Research Unit of Multidisciplinary Design and User Research, opens an external URL in a new window (E193-04).

Publications of Florian Michahelles in the Scopus, opens an external URL in a new window database and in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.