Following the example of the well-known Forbes Under 30 campaign, TU Wien turns the spotlight on young people from TU Wien who have achieved great things in their careers. With “TUW Under 30”, TU Wien present 30 people under 30 years of age who have proven their potential in various areas and have distinguished themselves through extraordinary achievements. In the course of the campaign, TU students, alums, and employees were able to apply or nominate others. The top-class jury with Andreas Ernhofer, Anna Pölzl, and Wolfgang Güttel has carefully selected the winners – we’re proud that 40% are from TU Wien Informatics in 2023!

Jeremias Meyer

Business Informatics

What do business informatics and musicology have in common? Jeremias Meyer wanted to find out and started studying musicology in October 2019, parallel to his studies in business informatics and mechanical engineering. Within seven semesters, he completed both studies and is currently in the master’s program in business informatics and mechanical engineering. He combines the two fields of study by working as a tutor for measurement and vibration engineering and additionally working in research as a student assistant at the Institute of Management Sciences. In addition to his studies, he is actively involved in HTU as an alternate member and is a member of the Vienna Singakademie choir. In the summer of 2022, Meyer collected donations of about 700€ for Johanniter Unfallhilfe in Ukraine during a bicycle tour from Vienna to Istanbul.

Bettina Roethlin

Data Science

Bettina Roethlin graduated with distinction from TU Wien and the Diplomatic Academy with an MSc in Environmental Technology and International Affairs and an MSc in Data Science. After working in the private sector at Borealis, she turned to research. She is currently a researcher at the University of Medicine in the Medical Image Analysis and Processing department, specifically in the Computational Imaging Research (CIR) Lab. There she is dedicated to analyzing and processing medical images, combining her practical and theoretical knowledge in solving problems and applying them in practice and everyday work.

Timon Höbert

Visual Computing

Timon Höbert developed his first commercial software at the age of 15 and has been conducting research at the Practical Robotics Institute Austria since 2014. He graduated with honors in Visual Computing at TU Wien Informatics. Currently, he is fusing different AI systems and implementing them for the autonomous recycling of e-waste by industrial robots as part of his dissertation. In 2021, he co-founded bee produced, where he serves as CTO. The company now includes a team of 12 people and operates a collaboration platform and digital marketplace for electronics manufacturing.

Mónika Farsang

Cyber-Physical Systems

Mónika Farsang is a PreDoc Researcher at our Research Unit for Cyber-Physical Systems. Farsang holds a master’s degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with a focus on Intelligent Embedded Mechatronic Systems, and is currently in the first year of her doctoral studies in Cyber-Physical Systems at TU Wien Informatics. Farsang, whose industry experience includes Microsoft and Bosch, is a content manager at Women in AI, an organization dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of artificial intelligence.

Robin Angelini

Media and Human-Centered Computing

Robin Angelini’s interest in software engineering, virtual reality, and machine learning started with a BSc in Applied Computer Science at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Building on this, he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Media and Human-Centered Computing at TU Wien Informatics. Outside of academia, Angelini is involved in various volunteer initiatives. As chairman of the board of iDeas Hamburg (an interest group of deaf students), he is committed to improving study conditions for this group in Hamburg. He was also chairman of the board of the Sportjugend im Gehörlosensportverband NRW e.V., which focuses on the economic empowerment and sports promotion of deaf youth.

Florentina Voboril

Logic and Computation

For six years, Florentina Voboril has trained young people in robotics and programming courses and advocated for greater STEM support in schools. As a child, she took extracurricular programming courses and participated in international robotics competitions, such as GCER in Oklahoma. Today, she is a volunteer committee member for the Biber Informatik competition and is completing her Master’s degree in Logic and Computation at TU Wien Informatics.