Andreas Holzinger

Andreas Holzinger is a computer scientist whose work centers on human-centered, interactive, and explainable AI. He completed a doctorate in Cognitive Science in 1998 and a habilitation in Computer Science in 2003, became head of the HCI-KDD Research Unit at the Medical University of Graz in 2010, and held visiting professorships at RWTH Aachen and University College London from 2011 to 2012. His 2016 article, “Interactive Machine Learning (iML),” argued that complex data problems can benefit from combining human intelligence and machine learning; he also held a visiting professorship for machine learning in health informatics at the University of Verona in 2017. He was elected an ordinary member of Academia Europaea in 2019, joined ELLIS in 2020, and became an IFIP Fellow in 2021; from July 2019 to February 2022, he served as a visiting professor for explainable AI at the University of Alberta. BOKU appointed him full professor for digital transformation in 2022, and he received the Most Influential Paper Award in 2024 for his human-in-the-loop work; he is a professor at BOKU’s Institute of Forest Engineering and leads the Human-Centered AI Lab.

Now at: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Forest Engineering and Medical University of Graz
Works: 846
Citations: 28,231
h-index: 84
Rankings: #32 by first-author papers
Badges: Rising
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Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

1998–2003

Doctorate and habilitation

He earns a doctorate in Cognitive Science at Graz University in 1998 and completes a habilitation in Computer Science at Graz University of Technology in 2003.
2010

Leading the HCI-KDD unit

He becomes head of the HCI-KDD Research Unit at the Medical University of Graz in 2010.
2011–2012

Visiting professorships in Europe

He serves as visiting professor for knowledge discovery in health informatics at RWTH Aachen in 2011–2012 and for HCI-KDD for health informatics at University College London in 2012.
2016–2017

Interactive machine learning

His 2016 article, Interactive Machine Learning (iML), describes combining human intelligence and machine learning for complex data problems. In 2017, he serves as a visiting professor for machine learning in health informatics at the University of Verona.
2019–2021

Academia Europaea and IFIP roles

He is elected an ordinary member of Academia Europaea in 2019, joins ELLIS in 2020, and becomes an IFIP Fellow in 2021.
July 2019–February 2022

Explainable AI in Alberta

He serves as a visiting professor for explainable AI at the University of Alberta from July 2019 to February 2022.
2022–2024

BOKU professorship and paper award

He becomes a full professor for digital transformation at BOKU in March 2022. The Maebashi Institute of Technology awards him its Most Influential Paper Award in 2024 for his 2016 paper on interactive machine learning with the human-in-the-loop.
As of October 2026

Leading the Human-Centered AI Lab

He is a professor at BOKU’s Institute of Forest Engineering and leads the Human-Centered AI Lab. The lab lists human-centered AI, explainable AI, and interactive machine learning among its research interests.

Career

NowUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, ViennaProfessor for Digital Transformation
NowInstitute of Forest EngineeringLab Lead
2022–2026BOKU University
2020–2026Amii
2019–2022University of AlbertaVisiting Professor for Explainable AI
2017University of VeronaVisiting Professor for Machine Learning in Health Informatics
2012University College LondonVisiting Professor for HCI-KDD for Health Informatics
2011–2012RWTH Aachen UniversityVisiting Professor for Knowledge Discovery in Health Informatics
2010–2026Medical University of GrazHead
2009–2026Graz University of Technology
2008–2017Universität Innsbruck
2005–2007TU Wien
2004–2013LMU Munich
2000–2025University of Graz