Born in 1967 in Saanen, Switzerland, and raised in Upper Styria, Horst Bischof studied computer science at TU Wien, where he obtained his doctorate in 1993 and habilitated in 1995.
He has been Rector of TU Graz since October 2023.
From 2011 to 2023, he was Vice-Rector for Research and as such responsible for the strategic research orientation of TU Graz as well as research and business cooperation and technology transfer.
Horst Bischof has published almost 800 scientific publications and has received more than 20 national and international awards for his work.
The research portal Research.com lists him as the third most frequently cited computer scientist in Austria.

Rector
Graz University of Technology