(Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Graz University of Technology in 1991) is a professor at the Graz University of Technology, as well as head of the Flight Simulation Research Platform. He has been working on the development of software for glass cockpit avionics components and certified flight simulators for more than 20 years. In addition he is an experienced pilot, flight instructor and flight examiner. In 2009 he was the Austrian National Aerobatics Champion in the Sportsman Category.