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Born in Vienna, Austria |
| May 1988 | High School Graduation at the |
| BRG Mödling (with honors) | |
| September 1988 | Enrolled in Electrical Engineering |
| at the TU Vienna | |
| January 1992 | Passed 1. Diplomprüfung at the |
| TU Vienna (with honors) | |
| March 1996 | Received degree of ``Diplomingenieur'' |
| in Communications Engineering from the | |
| TU Vienna (with honors) | |
| June 1996 - January 1997 | Research Position at the Institute for |
| General Electrical Engineering, TU Vienna | |
| February 1997 | Entered doctoral program at the |
| Institute for Microelectronics, TU Vienna | |
| June 1998 - August 1998 | Visiting Researcher at the Advanced Products |
| Development Laboratory, Motorola, Austin/Texas | |
| June 1999 - July 1999 | Visiting Researcher at the Portland Technology |
| Development Group, Intel, Hillsboro/Oregon |