Hey, my name is Moritz Kubesch and I am currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Salzburg in Human-Computer Interaction with a focus on using Uncomfortable Interactions to encourage people to reflect on how they perceive and treat the boundaries of others. Simultaneously, I am working as a Researcher at the Human-Computer Interaction division of the University of Salzburg. My particular interest concerns research and technical studies -two fields I am eager to work and develop new ideas in. As both my professional and personal viewpoints are that challenges go hand in hand with growth, I have always enjoyed challenges of all kinds -whether it be backpacking in South America, developing computer-animated games, generating a game-engine, making entertaining short films, or writing poems. As I am a very lively person who is committed to learning, I spent the fifth semester of my bachelor’s program in Denmark, studying at the IT University of Copenhagen. This exchange semester sparked a fire in me for Play-Theory, another study-field I want to focus on in future projects.
WHAT ELSE TO KNOW
- Since January 2024, Student Member of the Faculty Council at the DAS Faculty at the University of Salzburg
- Since November 2023, Club Alpbach Salzburg Boardmember, Responsible for the Scholarshipholders
- Since November 2023, Student Member of the Curriculum Commission at the DAS Faculty at the University of Salzburg
- Since November 2023, Student Member of the Doctoral Commission at the DAS Faculty at the University of Salzburg
- In 2023, awarded a Media Art Project Funding from the province of Salzburg
- In 2023, awarded a Scholarship for the European Forum Alpbach
- Since July 2023, Students Representation Chair of the Doctoral Programme at the DAS Faculty at the University of Salzburg
- In 2022, Virtualization Chair at CHI Play’22 conference
- Since 2022, Midlevel Member of the Department Council at the AIHI Department at the University of Salzburg
- Since 2022, Podcast Host of “Bist Deppad”
- In 2021, Virtualization Chair at CHI Play‘21 conference
- In 2021, Video Chair at the TEI‘21 conference
- In 2019, part of the documentation team of the ECSCW’19 conference.
- In 2017, Austrian representative at the Swiss Talent Forum
- From 2015 to 2016, part of the AWS First Start-up programme
- In 2015, second place at the Austrian Jugend Innovativ contest in the category idea.goes.app with the project Beat the Track.