| RISC-Linz
was founded in 1987 by Prof.
Bruno Buchberger. Under his direction, RISC also initiated and
managed the Software Park
Hagenberg and was a driving force in building up the Polytechnic
University of Hagenberg and the Software
Competence Center Hagenberg. Prof. Buchberger, in 1985, was
also founding editor of the Journal
of Symbolic Computation. |
RISC-Linz is an
institute of the Johannes
Kepler University in Linz. RISC focuses on the interaction and
integration of mathematics and computer science. This focus is
expanded in foundational
and applied
research projects and in educational programs (Master's and PhD)
in the frame of the mathematics and computer science curricula of
the Johannes Kepler University. |
The
current chairman of RISC-Linz is Prof.
Franz Winkler. Together with the RISC-faculty,
he directs the research and educational programs. He is also head of
the RISC Software
Company. Prof. Winkler has held guest professorships at
universities in Austria, Spain, USA, China, Japan, and Australia.
Excellent scientific research, high-level education and innovative
industrial applications are his main goals for RISC-Linz. |
