Julia Forster, head of simlab,
is an architect concerned with strategic visualization of energy and mobility data in settlement areas as a tool to support planning and decision-making. She completed her PhD under the auspices of the URBEM doctoral college and was awarded with the TU Wien Ressel Prize 2017 for her PhD. Her research focuses on digital spatial visualization for holistic system views and agile collaboration among domain experts.
Stefan Bindreiter, project researcher,
is a spatial planner with a research focus on algorithm-based analysis tools for spatial planning. He addresses the concrete application of these methodologies in the creation and implementation of macroregional planning strategies. Additionally, he is a trained software developer with years of professional practice in various software development companies. Stefan takes care of the lab’s hard- and software, is involved in many research projects and prepares Software environments for the use of VR in teaching.
Isabella Buschmann, project researcher,
is a spatial planner with professional experience in infrastructure planning and visualisation for municipal stakeholders. Currently she is working on her PhD in spatial planning in the framework of the International Doctoral College – Spatial Research Lab with the frame Crossing Borders, Activating Spaces. Her main research focus lies on the interdisciplinarity of spatial development and entangling planning processes.
Yosun Şişman, student assistant,
studies architecture at the Technical University of Vienna. She is interested in digital transformation in various research and application areas of architecture and studied digital skills alongside her bachelor's degree.
Christof Mathes, project researcher,
is a graphic designer and an architect. He worked with the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) in cooperative city and neighborhood development projects in Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador and on the UN Habitat III in Quito. Moreover, he worked in architecture offices on different BIM (Building Information Modeling) projects from the concept phase, visualization to execution. He is strengthening the Simlab team in research and teaching.
Niko Ugljanin, student assistant,
studies spatial planning at the Vienna University of Technology. During his studies, he had been engaged in the fields of urban planning and software development. He supports research projects at the Simlab by developing web-based data visualisation applications.
Doris Mayer, office and administration,
always keeps her eye on the big picture. Doris is in charge of the organisational, administrative and financial side of the simlab and also schedules the lab time for the various projects.
Andreas Voigt, head of the research unit Local Planning,
studied Spatial Planning at TU Vienna, where he was awarded a doctorate with distinction („sub auspiciies praesidentis“) and was subsequently appointed Associate Professor of Local Planning. His research and teaching activities focus on sustainable urban and regional development and spatial simulation and its theoretical foundations.
Further staff
Balázs Cserpes, project researcher,
is a spatial planner focusing mainly on suitable visual communication tools and methodologies to display complex planning issues. His research interests range from current matters such as migration, to the role and impact of big data in spatial planning processes.