Our researchers inspire curiosity, encourage independent thinking, and help students turn ideas into meaningful achievements. By combining academic expertise with real-world experience, they create an engaging environment where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth thrive.
Dr. Kevin Reuther is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Webster Vienna Private University (WVPU). Since 2025, he also serves as an Extraordinary Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Industrial Engineering.
Professor Dr. Menbere Workie Tiruneh, PhD. holds a PhD (cum laude) in Economics from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany, awarded in 2004.
Dr. Elina Brutschin joined IIASA as a research scholar in 2019, and works with the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program, with a research focus on bridging insights from the political economy and modeling studies of energy.
Dr. Peter M. Roth received an MSc degree in Mathematics and a PhD degree in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology, in 2002 and 2008, respectively. After six years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision.
Dr. Gerulf Rieger is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Webster Vienna Private University specializing in human sexuality, sexual orientation development, and nonverbal communication.
Schubert’s current research focuses on the nexus of energy policy and security at the European policy and geopolitical levels and the related foreign policies of great powers.