TU Wien Informatics Awards is a celebration of exceptional achievements across all research areas. These awards spotlight outstanding student accomplishments on all study levels, highlighting them within the entire TU Wien community. With the Best Master Thesis Award, the Best Dissertation Award, the certification of our Bachelor-with-Honors graduates, and our Siemens Awards for Excellence recipients, the ceremony embodies the full student experience and underscores their vital role at TU Wien Informatics. The event is not just a gathering for the faculty, friends, and families – it’s a chance to exchange ideas and ignite new academic pursuits.

TU Wien Informatics Awards is a follow-up to the former “Epilog” award show, which was established in 2005 and featured the Distinguished Young Alumn Award and the Best Poster Award. With the new event, the faculty not only hosts new awards but also a ceremony based on a joint celebration within a supportive and visionary community.

The Awards

Best Master Thesis Award

The Best Master Thesis Award is awarded once a year. Nominations of excellent master’s theses from all research units are included in the jury process, led by Margrit Gelautz. In their evaluation, the jury considers both the methodological and substantive aspects of each thesis, including the importance of the subject, the originality of the work, its structure, the quality of the scholarship, writing, and presentation. In addition to the winner, two runner-up prizes are awarded. The prize is endowed with €1500, runner-ups receive €750 each.

Best Dissertation Award

The Best Dissertation Award honors the faculty’s best doctoral thesis once a year after a strict jury selection. The jury is led by Andreas Steininger. This award recognizes a dissertation that stands out for its innovative research, intellectual depth, and impactful contribution to its field. The assessment includes related publications, practical or industry use, and field recognition. The prize is endowed with €2000.

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Together with Siemens Austria, we honor the best female students of the year for outstanding achievements in their studies. Since 2014 and in generous cooperation with Siemens AG Austria, outstanding female students of both bachelor and master programs are honored with the annual Siemens Award for Excellence. The grant, endowed with €1000, is given to the best female students of the academic year. Students do not apply for this award since the sole criteria are progress in studies, weighted grade average, and acquired ECTS. With the award, we not only recognize these outstanding students and their achievements but also seek to create role models for girls and fellow female students.

Siemens is a pioneer in many areas of women’s advancement: Women have been trained in classic male professions in the apprentice program since 1977. In recruiting, special consideration is given to a balance of female technicians and young female employees with potential.

Awardees

2024

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Best Master Thesis Award

Tobias Batik / Winner / Thomas Loitzl / Runner-up / Daryna Oliynyk / Runner-up / Othmar Lechner / Nominee / Philipp Beer / Nominee / Martin Riegelnegg / Nominee / Robin Angelini / Nominee / Markus Fleischmann / Nominee / Raskto Gajanin / Nominee / Hannes Siebenhandl / Nominee

Best Dissertation Award

Lukas Aumayr / Winner / Christina Stoiber / Nominee / Krisztina Fruzsa / Nominee / Marcel Moosbrugger / Nominee / Sanja Lukumbuzya / Nominee / Velitchko Filipov / Nominee

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Marit Einböck / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Mona Eisenkirchner / BSc Informatics / Maria Novoszel / BSc Informatics / Carmen Walser / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Ivana Bocevska / MSc Logic and Computation / Esther Shifra Mugdan / MSc Logic and Computation / Pia Schwarzinger / MSc Data Science / Barbara Weilgony / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing

2023

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Best Master Thesis Award

Esra Ceylan / Winner / Julian Müllner / Runner-up / Lukas Herzberger / Runner-up / Stefan Ulmer / Nominee / Viktor Besin / Nominee / Martin Gius / Nominee / Florian Kowarsch / Nominee / Linus Schaub / Nominee / Anne-Victoria Meyer / Nominee / Robin Mayerhofer / Nominee / Ahmadou Wagne / Nominee

Best Dissertation Award

André Schidler / Winner / Georg Heiler / Nominee / Rafael Kiesel / Nominee / Lucas Kletzander / Nominee / Florian Mischek / Nominee / Sophie Neubauer / Nominee / Markus Nissl / Nominee / Anna Rapberger / Nominee / Kees van Berkel / Nominee

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Roxana Dogaru / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Dora Bekei / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Ivana Bocevska / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Pia Schwarzinger / BSc Business Informatics / Christina Tüchler / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Ana Vesic / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Daniela Böhm / MSc Data Science / Sabrina Herbst / MSc Data Science

2022

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Lea Brugger / Winner / Winter term / Markus Böck / Nominee / Winter term / Bernhard Pointner / Nominee / Winter term / Caroline Magg / Winner / Summer term / Stephan Felber / Nominee / Summer term / Alexander Dobler / Nominee / Summer term / Andreas Schweidler / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Leonhard Esterbauer / Winner / Winter term / Thomas Elmar Kolb / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Silke Buchberger / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Marit Einböck / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Sonja Gerstenmayer / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Doris Rhomberg / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Christina Tüchler / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Katharina Weindl / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing

2021

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Sebastian Mazza / Winner / Winter term / Axel Brunnbauer / Nominee / Winter term / Tobias Geibinger / Nominee / Winter term / Viktoriia Korchemna / Nominee / Winter term / David Penz / Winner / Summer term / Lisa Kellner / Nominee / Summer term / Emmanuel Pescosta / Nominee / Summer term / Philipp Raith / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Tamara Drucks / Winner / Winter term / Klara Brandstätter / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Lisa Fürst / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Sonja Gerstenmayer / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Jasmine Haider / MSc Logic and Computation / Theresa Müller / MSc Software Engineering and Internet Computing / Raffaela Pichler / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Sophia Schober / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Timea Toth / MSc Data Science / Christina Tüchler / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing

2020

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Marcel Moosbrugger / Winner / Winter term / Markus Gabriel / Nominee / Winter term / Aleksandar Pavlović / Nominee / Winter term / Markus Wallinger / Nominee / Winter term / Thomas Schlögl / Winner / Summer term / Sopo Pkhakadze / Nominee / Summer term / Julian Strohmayer / Nominee / Summer term / Johannes Vass / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Daniela Stoll / Winner / Winter term / Lukas Nagl / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Linda Arab / BSc Information and Software Engineering / Ivana Bocevska / BSc Information and Software Engineering / Tanja Eichner / MSc Medical Informatics / Barbara Anna Sarközi / MSc Software Engineering and Internet Computing / Sophia Schober / BSc Information and Software Engineering / Elitza Vasileva / MSc Visual Computing

2019

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Soeren Nickel / Winner / Winter term / Nicolas Grossmann / Nominee / Winter term / Jakob Rath / Nominee / Winter term / Martina Sengstschmid / Nominee / Winter term / Markus Schütz / Winner / Summer term / Nataliia Avdosieva / Nominee / Summer term / Philipp Frauenthaler / Nominee / Summer term / Lukas Prost / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Andreas Brandstätter / Winner / Winter term / Romana Jakob / Winner / Summer term / Christian Kapeller / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Lea Brugger / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Hanna Lachnitt / MSc Logic and Computation / Laura Rosalia Luidolt / MSc Visual Computing / Kristina Schiechl / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Sophia Schober / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Silvana Zechmeister / MSc Visual Computing

2018

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Katinka Böhm / Winner / Winter term / Theresa Fröschl / Nominee / Winter term / André Schidler / Nominee / Winter term / Michael H. Spiegel / Nominee / Winter term / Dominik Bauer / Winner / Summer term / Lucas Kletzander / Nominee / Summer term / Daniel Pfleger / Nominee / Summer term / Manuel Pöter / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Raphael Löffler / Winner / Winter term / Seyedehanahid Naghibzadehjalali / Winner / Winter term / Manuel Heinzl / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Lea Brugger / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Monika Meczkowski / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Sanja Pavlovic / MSc Logic und Computation / Carina Pratsch / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Marie Stadlbauer / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Tina Stamencic / BSc Medical Informatics

2017

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Mathias Lechner / Winner / Winter term / Velitchko Filipov / Nominee / Winter term / Gerta Sheganaku / Nominee / Winter term / Christoph Weinzierl-Heigl / Nominee / Winter term / Florian Ferdinand Huemer / Winner / Summer term / Markus Macsek / Nominee / Summer term / Florian Mischek / Nominee / Summer term / Christoph Prybila / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Silvana Podaras / Winner / Winter term / Alex Brandner / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Nataliia Avdosieva / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Anna Chmurovicova / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Verena Dittmer / MSc Computational Intelligence / Samantha Fuchs / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Sanja Pavlovic / MSc Logic und Computation / Marie Valerie Riegler / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Lena Kathrin Schnedlitz / BSc Medical Informatics

2016

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Felix Winter / Winner / Winter term / Bernhard Gleiss / Nominee / Winter term / Katharina Krösl / Nominee / Winter term / Manuel Kröter / Nominee / Winter term / Janis Meißner / Winner / Summer term / Medina Andresel / Nominee / Summer term / Christian Hafner / Nominee / Summer term / Markus Hecher / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Manuel Mertl / Winner / Winter term / Oliver Hanappi / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Alexandra Geier / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Irene Hiess / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Romana Jakob / MSc Business Informatics / Carla Jancik / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Jasmin Thöner / MSc Software Engineering and Internet Computing / Barbara Werzer / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing

2015

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Anela Lolic / Winner / Winter term / Martin Cerman / Nominee / Winter term / Haichao Miao / Nominee / Winter term / Clemens Nopp / Nominee / Winter term / Christian Freude / Winner / Summer term / Benjamin Kiesl / Nominee / Summer term / Philipp Paulweber / Nominee / Summer term / Philipp Waibel / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Christoph Wolfgang Spörk / Winner / Winter term / Emanuel Sallinger / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Lea Aichner / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Taghrid Elashkr / MSc Business Informatics / Lilla Fésüs / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Anna Gostler / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Irene Hiess / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Lisa Maria Leonhartsberger / MSc Software Engineering and Internet Computing / Jasmin Mahler / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Astrid Rauscher / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Anita Siemayr / MSc Business Informatics / Stephanie Ta / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing

2014

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Thomas Pani / Winner / Winter term / Adrian Haret / Nominee / Winter term / Ines Janusch / Nominee / Winter term / Jürgen Maier / Nominee / Winter term / Wolfgang Fischl / Winner / Summer term / Robert Bill / Nominee / Summer term / Johannes Birgmeier / Nominee / Summer term / Manfred Schwarz / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Daniel Fritz / Winner / Winter term / Matej Nezveda / Winner / Summer term

Siemens Awards for Excellence

Alexandra Geier / BSc Media Informatics and Visual Computing / Irene Hiess / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Melanie Hofmann / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Rebecca Jahn / BSc Software and Information Engineering / Michaela Jungwirth / MSc Business Informatics / Janis Meissner / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing / Anna Renate Mitterböck / BSc Medical Informatics / Gerta Sheganaku / BSc Business Informatics / Nicole Wagner / BSc Business Informatics / Sophie Weiß / MSc Media and Human-Centered Computing

2013

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Harald Beck / Winner / Winter term / Adrian Dabrowski / Winner / Winter term / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award / Adrian Dabrowski / Nominee / Winter term / Heinrich Fink / Nominee / Winter term / Martin Perner / Nominee / Winter term / Johannes Oetsch / Winner / Summer term / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award / Bernhard Bliem / Winner / Summer term / Markus Bögl / Nominee / Summer term / Matthias Dorfer / Nominee / Summer term / Johannes Oetsch / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Heinrich Fink / Winner / Winter term / Matthias Dorfer / Winner / Summer term

2012

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Ronald de Haan / Winner / Winter term / Jasmin Grosinger / Winner / Winter term / IEEE Austria Section Diploma Thesis Award / Jasmin Grosinger / Nominee / Winter term / Michael Hecher / Nominee / Winter term / Andreas Lehrbaum / Nominee / Winter term / Andreas Hubmer / Winner / Summer term / Stephan Hoffmann / Nominee / Summer term / Fabian Hollaus / Nominee / Summer term / Richard Kogelnig / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Martin Schwengerer / Winner / Winter term / Christian Mauser / Winner / Winter term / Bank Austria Poster Award / Naemi Luckner / Winner / Summer term / Thomas Linhart / Winner / Summer term / Bank Austria Poster Award

2011

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Georg Seitz / Winner / Winter term / Angelika Garz / Nominee / Winter term / Georg Gerstweiler and Emanuel Vonach / Nominee / Winter term / Markus Kammerstetter / Nominee / Winter term / Patrick Sabin / Nominee / Winter term / Sebastian Gabmeyer / Winner / Summer term / Günter Anton Khyo / Nominee / Summer term / Michael Morak / Nominee / Summer term / Daniel Prokesch / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Andreas Grünauer / Winner / Winter term / Angelika Garz / Winner / Winter term / Bank Austria Poster Award / Martin Leonhartsberger-Schrott / Winner / Summer term / Tamas David Engel / Winner / Summer term / Bank Austria Poster Award

2010

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Magdalena Widl / Winner / Winter term / Ernst Schwartz / Winner / Winter term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Lukas Krammer / Nominee / Winter term / Andreas Pieber / Nominee / Winter term / Ernst Schwartz / Nominee / Winter term / Emanuel Sallinger / Winner / Summer term / Markus Seidl / Winner / Summer term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Eva Dittrich / Nominee / Summer term / Thomas Nowak / Nominee / Summer term / Markus Seidl / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Rainer Planinc / Winner / Winter term / Reinhold Preiner / Winner / Winter term / Bank Austria Poster Award / Gabriele Schneglberger / Winner / Summer term / Theresia Gschwandtner / Winner / Summer term / Bank Austria Poster Award

2009

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Distinguished Young Alumn

Thomas Polzer / Winner / Winter term / Alexander Kusternig / Winner / Winter term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Alexander Kusternig / Nominee / Winter term / Dietmar Schabus / Nominee / Winter term / Jakob Walla / Nominee / Winter term / Stefan Rümmele / Winner / Summer term / Laura Fritz / Winner / Summer term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Philip Langer / Winner / Summer term / Frequentis Sponsorship Award / Laura Fritz / Nominee / Summer term / Leopold Haller / Nominee / Summer term / Philip Langer / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Viktor Pavlu / Winner / Winter term / Peter Kalchgruber / Winner / Winter term / Bank Austria Poster Award / Michael Schwärzler / Winner / Summer term

2008

Distinguished Young Alumn

Markus Triska / Winner / Winter term / Markus Triska / Winner / Winter term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Thomas Flanitzer / Winner / Winter term / Frequentis Sponsorship Award / Dey-Fuch Chiu / Nominee / Winter term / Thomas Flanitzer / Nominee / Winter term / Peter Wiedermann / Nominee / Winter term / Vadim Savenkov / Winner / Summer term / Philipp Blauensteiner / Winner / Summer term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Philipp Blauensteiner / Winner / Summer term / Rudi Wolf Sponsorship Award / Philipp Blauensteiner / Nominee / Summer term / Thomas Krennwallner / Nominee / Summer term / Christian Schönauer / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Melanie Fraunschiel / Winner / Winter term / Theresia Gschwandtner / Winner / Summer term

2007

Distinguished Young Alumn

Markus Lipp / Winner / Winter term / Martin Haidacher / Winner / Winter term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Philipp Leitner / Winner / Winter term / Frequentis Sponsorship Award / Martin Haidacher / Nominee / Winter term / Philipp Leitner / Nominee / Winter term / Julian Stöttinger / Nominee / Winter term / Sebastian Zambanini / Nominee / Winter term / Thomas Lidy / Winner / Summer term / Thomas Lidy / Winner / Summer term / Microsoft Sponsorship Award / Hannes Erven, Georg Hicker / Nominee / Summer term / Christian Paukovits / Nominee / Summer term / Werner Schafhauser / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Andrei Grecu / Winner / Winter term / Veronica Zenz / Winner / Summer term

2006

Distinguished Young Alumn

Thomas Illetschko / Winner / Winter term / Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente / Nominee / Winter term / Peter Robinson / Nominee / Winter term / Christian Steiner / Nominee / Winter term / Andreas Chwatal / Winner / Summer term / Mattias Függer / Nominee / Summer term / Dalibor Mitrovic / Nominee / Summer term / Michaela Schuster / Nominee / Summer term

Best Poster Award

Peter Schrammel / Winner / Winter term / Josef Andreas Baumgartner / Winner / Summer term

2005

Distinguished Young Alumn

Clemens Fruhwirth / Winner / Winter term / Margit Blauhut / Nominee / Winter term / Martin Lettner / Nominee / Winter term / Heinrich Moser / Nominee / Winter term / Christoph Rhemann / Nominee / Winter term / Daniel Scherzer / Nominee / Winter term / Martin Treiber / Nominee / Winter term

Best Poster Award

Daniel Scherzer / Winner / Winter term