People

Previous staff members of ITA (left since 2006)

| Degelsegger | Fiedeler | Gutmann | Kastenhofer| König | Latzer | Novarnyovszky | Saurwein | Schidler | Schleifer | Tichy | Westholm |Wild | Winkler | Zechmeister |

 Alexander Degelsegger, born 1981

Studies in political science and development studies at the universities of Vienna and Granada (diplomas 2008), subsequently internships in Rabat and Brussels; since 2008 researcher and project assistant at the Centre for Social Innovation in Vienna (ZSI) and PhD candidate (political science) at the University of Vienna. Since May 2010 associated junior scientist at ITA in the area of governance of technology controversies.

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mail: degelseggerzsi.at

 Ulrich Fiedeler, born 1967

Studied physics and philosophy at the universities of Hamburg, 1998 diploma, 2001 dissertation on new compound semiconductors for solar cell applications at Hahn-Meitner-Institut/Freie Universität Berlin. From 2003 to 2007 he has been working in the nanotechnology group at the Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe (ITAS). He was involved in the EU-project NanoRoad SME and especially responsible for literature survey and patent analysis on nanomaterials. In 2006 he has been leading the project: “The Role of Nanotechnology in Chemical Substitution” which was one of the TA-projects for the Scientific Technology Option Assessment (STOA) – Panel of the EU Parliament. In 2007 he has been working on neural implants in the framework of the project „Nanotechnologie und Gesundheit – Technische Optionen, Risikobewertung und Vorsorgestrategien“ (NanoHealth) which aims at Technology Assessment of Nanotechnology with a focus on neural implants and health risks of nanoparticles. Since October 2007 he was research assistant at the ITA and working in the project NanoTrust until June 2011.

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Claudia Gutmann

She worked at ITA office from February 2008 to July 2008.

 Karen Kastenhofer, born 1974

Studies in biology and human ecology at the Universities of Vienna and Brussels (diploma 2000), postgraduate studies at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Austrian Universities (IFF) in Vienna 1999-2003. Ph.D. in biology/ecology at the University of Vienna 2005. 2005-2007 researcher at the Wissenschaftszentrum Umwelt/University of Augsburg. Main research focus: social and cultural studies of the life sciences; scientific and societal ways of dealing with risk, knowledge and uncertainty in the context of biotechnology. Since February 2007 (until 09/2011; since 10/2011 employed at University of Hamburg (BIOGUM) for the project THCL) employed at ITA in the research area "governance of technological knowledge".

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 René König, born 1980

Studies in sociology and political science at Bielefeld University (Diploma 2009). Scholarship as research student at Institute for Science and Technology Studies, Bielefeld (2005/2006), semester abroad at Linköping University, Sweden (2007). Since April 2008 research assistant at ITA in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). Previously, various academic assistant positions at Bielefeld University and for Zebralog, Berlin. Research focus: science and technology studies (STS), sociology of knowledge, information and communication technologies (ICT), in particular the Internet.

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e-mail: kontaktrenekoenig.eu
Skype: renekoenig.eu

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  Michael Latzer, born 1961

holds a Mag.rer.soc.oec. in Business Informatics (1984), a Dr.phil. in Political Science (1990), and is Universitätsdozent (venia docendi in 1997) for Economics and Politics of Communication at the University of Vienna. Since 1985 employed at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, since 7/2004 at ITA. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Univ. of California, San Diego (1991) and the Univ. of Economics, Vienna (2000/01), a Fellow of the Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology (1994-97), a Visiting Researcher at Columbia University, New York (1988/89) and Keio University, Tokyo (1994), is International Fellow of GLOCOM, International Univ. of Japan (since 1997) and will be Visiting Professor at the University of Zurich (2004/05). Publications on information society issues, eCommerce, media economics, convergence and governance. Since August 2008 University of Zurich; IPMZ - Institut für Publizistikwissenschaft und Medienforschung.

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e-mail: m.latzeripmz.uzh.ch
Skype: latzer_michael

Lisa Novarnyovszky, born 1987

She worked at ITA office from August 2006 to August 2007.

 Florian Saurwein, born 1973

Studied communication science and political science at the University of Vienna; Previously research associate at ITA and at the Research Unit for Institutional Change and European Integration of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, research assistant and project manager at the Department of Communications at the University of Vienna, lecturer for media economics and politics at the Department for Communication Science at the University of Salzburg. From February 2008 to July 2008 at ITA in the research area e-Governance. Main research interests: e-democracy/e-participation; multi-level governance: self- and co-regulation; European information society and formation of European public sphere. Since August 2008 University of Zurich; IPMZ - Institut für Publizistikwissenschaft und Medienforschung.

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e-mail: f.saurweinatipmz.uzh.ch

Susanne Schidler, born 1960

Studied Ecology at the University of Vienna, Doctorate 2005; 1995-98 scientific assistant in the Ecological Studies Group Research Initiative Cultural Landscapes, Agriculture and Forestry; 1998-2000 scientific assistant at the Institute of Industrial Ecology Environmental Indicators and Evaluation of Environmental Effects; 2000 scientific assistant at the Austrian Institute for Applied Ecology Management of Resources; October 2000 to September 2006 employed by the ITA, working in the field of environmental technology and sustainability.

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Beate Schleifer

She worked at ITA office from 1990 to 2007.

 Prof. Gunther Tichy, born 1937

1960: doctoral degree in law at the University of Vienna; 1960-1966: lecturer in currency, money and capital markets at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research; 1966/67: research fellowship at Columbia University, New York; 1967-1974: lecturer in economic research and forecasts at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research and member of the management team; 1974-1978: head of the Economics, Marketing and Currency Department at Girozentrale, Vienna; 1978-1998: professor of economic theory and policy at the University of Graz; from November 1991 to December 2005 director of the ITA; numerous publications in the fields of economic policy, money and bank policy, regional policy, research policy, and industrial economics.

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e-mail: gtichyoeaw.ac.at

  Hilmar Westholm, born 1958

Degree in social sciences, doctorate in political science, worked as a journalist and in further education for several years, project manager of the pilot model of the German Federal Agency for the Environment (“Further Education Study Course Environmental Sciences”) at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, lecturer and researcher at the University of Hamburg, replacement of a chair in the course of social sciences at the University of Oldenburg (main emphasis on: European and international environmental politics, political sociology), 1998 fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, from 1996 to 2001 member of the city council of the City of Oldenburg. 2000 to 2008 senior research fellow at the University of Bremen and at the Institute for Information Management Bremen working in EU-funded projects about e-government and e-democracy in applied research projects, for consultancy and research on local, state and federal level and in European projects, e.g. as deputy leader of the area “joint research” in the network of excellence DEMO-net. 9/2008 to 2/2009 employed by ITA as senior guest researcher in the area of e-governance.

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Selected publications (german only)
e-mail: westholmifib.de

  Claudia Wild, born 1960

Courses in communications science and psychology at the University of Vienna, and political science at Ohio University; 1985: doctorate; assistant in the Faculty of Communications and Political Science at the University of Nuremberg and in the Institute for Public Research at the Austrian Academy of Science, as well as freelance work on media impact and policies; from 1989 to Arpil 2006 employed by the ITA as specialist in medical technology; main focus as present: social consequences of medical technologies such as patient cards, prenatal diagnosis, information technology in hospitals, and technologies for the aged (gerontechnology); now director of the newly founded Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute of Health Technology Assessment.

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Tel.: (+43-1-)236 81 19 -12
e-mail: claudia.wildhta.lbg.ac.at

  Roman Winkler, born 1970

Studied Communication Science, French and Spanish in Salzburg and Salamanca (Spain). Doctorate in Communications Studies 2007 (University of Vienna). From 1998 to 2000 he was research fellow in the "Information Society Research Department" at Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH. Prior to this he was research assistant in the Department of Communication Science at the University of Salzburg. In 2001, he received an M.Sc. in "Media and Communications" from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Since summer term 2002 he is also a lecturer at the Univ. of Salzburg. In February 2002 he joined the ITA as research fellow where he was working in the area of "e-government/e-democracy". Since April 2008 he is a member of research staff of the Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute of Health Technology Assessment.

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e-mail: roman.winklerhta.lbg.ac.at
Skype: rwinkler_ita

  Ingrid Zechmeister, born 1972

Diploma for biomedical technologists in November 1994; 1995 to 1999: work in the field of ultrasound sonography at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics/Vienna General Hospital; August 1999 to September 2000: Postgraduate Study 'Health Studies and Management' at the University of Brighton/UK; December 2000 to June 2005: research at the Institute of Social Policy/Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and at the University Clinic of Psychiatry in the area of (mental) health economics and policy; October 2002 to November 2004: Doctoral studies at the University of Economics and Business Administration; since 2004 teaching activities at several Austrian universities; July 2005–April 2006 research at the ITA in the area of 'Health Technology Assessment' with focus on health economics; now member of research staff of the newly founded Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute of Health Technology Assessment.

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Tel.: (+43-1-)236 81 19 -10
e-mail: ingrid.zechmeisterhta.lbg.ac.at

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