Bild: Ferdinand Porsche FernFH

Zsolt Saffer

Zsolt Saffer has headed the Institute of Information Technology and Information Systems at Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH since 2024. He has published numerous scientific articles and habilitated as a private lecturer in applied mathematics at the Vienna University of Technology in 2019. His teaching focuses on artificial intelligence, data science, mathematical stochastics and various sub-areas of mathematics and computer science. 

 

Career Path

Since 10/2024 Head of Institute, Institute for Information
Technology and Business Informatics,
FERNFH, Wiener Neustadt
2023 Research Associate, Institute for Information
Technology and Business Informatics,
FERNFH, Wiener Neustadt
2017 Project Assistant, University Assistant, External Lecturer,
Research Group Mathematical Stochastics,
Institute of Stochastics and Mathematical Economics,
Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)
2012 – 2013 Lecturer, Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITTK)
Program, Department of Technology,
FH Campus Vienna
2010 – 2017 Researcher, Research Collaboration - Institute of Telecommunications,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
1997 – 2010 Technology Development Engineer,
Philips Speech Recognition Systems GmbH,
Vienna (known as Nuance Communications
Austria GmbH from 10/2008)
1992 – 1997 Software Development Engineer, Alcatel Austria AG,
Vienna
(until 10/1992 Alcatel AHT Hiradástechnika Kft., Budapest)
1989 – 1991 Work Activity as Part of an Advanced Degree,
Institute of Telecommunications and Electronics (HEI),
Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)

Education

2019

Habilitation in Applied Mathematics,
Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien),
Institute of Stochastics and Mathematical Economics

2005 – 2010 PhD study and degree in Informatics (Distance Learning),
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE),
nstitute of Telecommunications, Prof. Dr. Miklós Telek
2003 – 2005 Postgraduate study and degree in Informatics (Distance Learning),
Focus: Research and Development in Technical Informatics,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE)
1984 – 1989 Study and MS degree in Electrical Engineering,
Focus: Microelectronics and Technology,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Foto: Zsolt Saffer (c) August Lechner

Zsolt Saffer

Department of Information Systems Engineering and Management
Head of department