He holds a PhD from MIT. He was the key researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab and the Austrian Ludwig Boltzmann Institute as well as a Professor in the Interface Cultures program at the Art University Linz. He has recently published three books on the subjects of data-driven urbanism and infrastructure legibility. His artistic work has been exhibited internationally in venues including the Centre Pompidou, Sundance, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, ZKM Karlsruhe, Secession Vienna and the Seoul International Media Art Biennale.