His research has yielded more than 90 publications across various journals and conference proceedings. Riener received a PhD in computer science from the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Andreas is and has been engaged in several EU- and industrial-funded research projects (e.g., Siemens AG P2P/FACT/APS project; FP7 ICT projects “SOCIONICAL”, FET proactive, no. 231288 and “OPPORTUNITY”, FET-Open, no. 225938), and has been a reviewer for years for conferences in the broader field of pervasive/ubiquitous computing (such as PERVASIVE, UBICOMP, CHI, ISWC, TEI, IUI, AmI, Automotive UI, Mensch & Computer, and IEEE/Springer/Elsevier/etc. journals). He is a member of the Austrian Computer Society (OCG), IEEE, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's Europe Chapter.