Full Group Page

This page lists the research groups I was lucky enough to be able to work with in managing capacity to date.

2021 - present: Data Analysis & Modeling + Digital Interventions Research Groups Lead at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg, AT

(22 persons line-managed over time, 14 at max. capacity; shared responsibility as executive board member [1 of 3] 2022 - pres. for all ~40 associated staff at the LBI-DHP)

Data analysis and modelling for assessment, prediction and personalization:

Own role: Principal Investigator

Co-Investigators: Dr. Dieter Hayn, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dr. Mahdi Sareban

Members:

Dr. Rania Islambouli (Postdoc Researcher, 2024 - pres.)
David Haag, MSc (PhD Candidate & Researcher, 2021 - pres.)
Fabian Wiesmüller (PhD Candidate, 2023 - pres.)
DI Dominik Hofer, BSc (PhD Candidate & Researcher, 2024 - pres.)

Former members:

Assist. Prof. Dr. Devender Kumar, BSc, MSc (Postdoc Researcher, 2022 - 2024)
Marlene Brunner, BSc (Student Reseacher, 2022 - 2023)
Laura Geiger, BSc (Student Researcher, 2023)
Maximilian Beck, MSc (Researcher, 2021 - 2022)
Sebastian Gruber, BSc, MSc (PhD Candidate & Researcher, 2021 - 2023)
Dr. rer. nat. Barbara Mayr (Postdoc Researcher, 2021 - 2023)

Technology-assisted interventions for behaviour change:

Own role: Principal Investigator

Co-Investigators: Prof. Dr. Markus Tatzgern, Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dr. Mahdi Sareban

Members:

Pavithren Pakianathan, MSc (PhD Candidate & Researcher, 2022 - pres.)
Gergely Masek, Bachelor Business Informatics Eng. (Software Developer, 2025 - pres.)
Eva-Maria Strumegger, BSc (Junior Developer, 2021 - pres.)
Mag. Dr. Daniela Wurhofer, Bakk. techn. (Postdoc Researcher, 2021 - pres.)
Faith Young, MSc (Researcher & PhD Canidate, 2023 - pres.)
Daria Kolosovskaia, MSc (Researcher, 2023 - pres.)

Former members:

Isabel Höppchen, MSc (PhD Candidate & Researcher, 2021 - 2025)
Corey Tran, MSc (Interaction Designer, 2024 - pres.)
Alireza Fatehi, BSc (Software Developer, 2022 - pres.)
Dr. Franziska Pfannerstill, MSc (Postdoc Researcher, 2023)
Prof. Rik Crutzen (Co-I, 2021-2024)
Luisa Lunz, MSc (Researcher, 2023)
Dionysios Veikoum, BSc (Student Researcher, 2022)
Dr.-Ing. Dmitry Alexandrovsky (Postdoc Researcher, 2022 Feb. - Apr.)
Magdalena Maislinger, BSc (Student Researcher, 2022)

See LBI-DHP Team Page for a full listing of the members of the LBI-DHP.

2019 - 2021: Digital Health Cluster at Open Lab, Newcastle University

This page lists all former fully associated members of the cluster.

Colin Bone Dodds
Research Engineer
Alex Bowyer
Doctoral Trainee
Arlind Reuter
Doctoral Trainee
Drew Miley
Former Member
Farzaneh Farhadi
Former Member
Hazel Dixon
Doctoral Trainee
Irina Pavlovskaya
Doctoral Trainee
Jack Holt
Doctoral Trainee
Jay Rainey
Research Associate
Kieran Cutting
Doctoral Trainee
Remco B. De Grave
Doctoral Trainee
Ridita Ali
Research Associate
Rosanna Bellini
Doctoral Trainee
Viana Nijia Zhang
Doctoral Trainee
David Verweij
Research Engineer