Martin Hitz

Curriculum Vitae:

Education

• 1959: born in Klagenfurt, Austria
• 1978 - 1982: Studies in Computer Science at TU (Technical University) Vienna
• 1982: Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc., Computer Science), TU Vienna
• 1989: Dr.techn. (Ph.D., Computer Science), TU Vienna, summa cum laude
• 1996: Venia docendi (Computer Science), University of Vienna

Professional Experience

• 1982 - 1996: Assistant professor at the Department of Applied Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Vienna
• 1987 - 1989: 3 research visits at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• 1990 - 1991: Research fellow, Computer Science Department, University of Ottawa
• 1996 - 2000: Associate professor at the Department of Applied Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Vienna
• 1997: Visiting professor, University of Linz, Austria
• 1997 - 1998: Visiting professor, Carinthian Polytechnic Institute, Klagenfurt, Austria
• 2000 - present: Full professor at the Department of Informatics Systems, Alpen-Adria-Universität KlagenfurtUniversity of Klagenfurt, Austria

Main Research Interests:

• Usability
• Non-classical user interfaces
• Multimodal (especially gesture based) interaction
• Interface design methodology