Dr. Harald Piringer studied Informatics at the Vienna University of Technology. After finishing the master degree in 2003, he has been working at the VRVis research center in Vienna, where he became the head of the research area Visual Analytics in 2010. His work focuses on designing and building interactive systems for data science and decision making. Collaborations include company partners from the automotive sector, manufacturing, energy, finance, aviation, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, and facility management. Dr. Piringer got his PhD with highest distinction from the Vienna University of Technology in 2012, and has (co-)authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, and received multiple best paper awards