Research at IST Austria

IST Austria is an interdisciplinary research institution that aims to break down the traditional boundaries between disciplines. Research is currently performed across the physical sciences, the formal sciences, and the life sciences. IST Austria fosters both theoretical and experimental research, with an emphasis on close and meaningful collaborations between the two camps.

All Neuroscience Mathematics Computer Science Physics Biology Chemistry

Zhanybek Alpischev

Non-linear and Time-resolved Optical Spectroscopy of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems

Dan Alistarh

Distributed Algorithms and Systems

Nick Barton

Mathematical Models of Evolution

Eva Benkova

Hormonal Cross-talk

Carrie Bernecky

RNA-based Gene Regulation

Bernd Bickel

Computer Graphics and Digital Fabrication

Tim Browning

Analytic Number Theory and its Interfaces

Krishnendu Chatterje

Computer-aided Verification, Game Theory

Sylvia Cremer

Cooperative Disease Defenses in Insect Societies

Josef Csicsvari

Systems Neuroscience

Johann Danzl

High-resolution Optical Imaging for Biology

Mario de Bono

Genes, Circuits, and Behavior

Herbert Edelsbrunner

Algorithms, Computational Geometry and Topology

Laszlo Erdös

Mathematics of Disordered Quantum Systems and Matrices

Johannes Fink

Quantum Integrated Devices

Julian Fischer

Theory of Partial Differential Equations, Applied and Numerical Analysis

Stefan Freunberger

Materials Electrochemistry

Jiri Friml

Developmental and Cell Biology of Plants

Carl Goodrich

Soft Matter Theory and Materials Design

Călin C. Guet

Systems and Synthetic Biology of Genetic Networks

Edouard Hannezo

Physical Principles in Biological Systems

Tamas Hausel

Geometry and its Interfaces

Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

Morphogenesis in Development

Thomas Henzinger

Design and Analysis of Concurrent and Embedded Systems

Andrew Higginbotham

Condensed Matter and Quantum Circuits

Simon Hippenmeyer

Genetic Dissection of Cerebral Cortex Development

Björn Hof

Nonlinear Dynamics and Turbulence

Onur Hosten

Quantum Sensing with Atoms and Light

Maria Ibáñez

Functional Nanomaterials

Peter Jonas

Synaptic Communication in Hippocampal Microcircuits

Maximilian Jösch

Neuroethology Lab

Georgios Katsaros

Nanoelectronics

Anna Kicheva

Tissue Growth and Developmental Pattern Formation

Vladimir Kolmogorov

Computer Vision and Discrete Optimization

Fyodor Kondrashov

Evolutionary Genomics

Christoph Lampert

Computer Vision and Machine Learning

Mikhail Lemeshko

Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Martin Loose

Self-organization of the Cell

Jan Maas

Stochastic Analysis

Kimberly Modic

Thermodynamics of quantum materials at the microscale

Marco Mondelli

Data Science, Machine Learning, and Information Theory

Gaia Novarino

Genetic and Molecular Basis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Krzysztof Pietrzak

Cryptography

Matthew Robinson

Medical Genomics

Leonid Sazanov

Structural Biology of Membrane Protein Complexes

Florian Schur

Structural Biology of Cell Migration and Viral Infection

Robert Seiringer

Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics

Maksim Serbyn

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Dynamics

Ryuichi Shigemoto

Molecular Neuroscience

Sandra Siegert

Neuroimmunology in Health and Disease

Daria Siekhaus

Cell and Developmental Biology

Michael Sixt

Morphodynamics of Immune Cells

Lora Sweeney

Evolution, Development and Function of Motor Circuits

Gašper Tkačik

Biophysics and Neuroscience

Beatriz Vicoso

Sex-Chromosome Biology and Evolution

Uli Wagner

Discrete and Computational Geometry and Topology

Scott Waitukaitis

Soft and Complex Materials

Chris Wojtan

Computer Graphics and Physics Simulation