Interdisciplinary exhibition by Ruth Schnell and Bernd Bickel from November 7 to January 3.

The exhibition "Echoes of the Digital" presents the results of the extraordinary collaboration between media artist Ruth Schnell and computer scientist Bernd Bickel, both born in Feldkirch. Together, they explore the interplay between digital models of perception and scientific innovations, making the invisible structures of the digital world tangible.

"Echoes of the Digital" unfolds as a productive interplay between two perspectives. Schnell translates scientific processes into her artworks, shifting the role of technology into new contexts.

As part of its exhibition series "Art and Science in Dialogue," the Palais Liechtenstein dedicates itself to an interdisciplinary dialogue that links scientific research and artistic practice.

  • Location: Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria

  • Exhibition Period: 07.11.2025 – 03.01.2026

  • Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Closed on public holidays

  • Closed from Dec 24 to Jan 2!

We're hiring!

We do have an open postdoc position at the Computational Design Lab at ETH Zurich. If you're excited about topics such as computational design, physics-based simulation and optimization, creativeAI, genAI, agentic AI, and/or computational fabrication please reach out to me, including your CV and a short description of your research interests. 

We're hiring!

I am looking for highly qualified Bachelor’s and Master’s students to apply for the PhD program at IST Austria. Research is performed in an English-speaking work environment. The deadline for applications is Jan 8, 2022 for a PhD entry in September 2022. Late applications are possible in exceptional cases (in this case, the student should directly contact me).

In our graphics groups, possible thesis topics are centered around physics-based simulation, geometry processing, numerical methods, and computational fabrication. Our curiosity-driven, interdisciplinary research environment also provides opportunities for collaborative projects with physicists, mathematicians, and neuroscientists.

Keywords for potential research directions:
- efficient and robust algorithms for animating physics
- machine learning for geometry and volumetric data
- data-driven simulation techniques
- algorithms for computer animation
- computational fabrication
- numerical methods for geometry processing and simulation
- interactive design tools
- connectomics
- program synthesis