Wolfgang Aigner Becomes New Associate Editor
The international journal Frontiers in Communication welcomes Wolfgang Aigner, Head of the St. Pölten UAS’ IC\M/T, as new Association Editor
Wolfgang Aigner, Head of the Research Institute IC\M/T at the St. Pölten UAS, has been appointed Associate Editor of the journal Frontiers in Communication. He will become a member of the Editorial Board of the new section on Visual Communication. The section’s new focus will be placed on data visualisation.
The international journal Frontiers in Communication publishes peer-reviewed articles from fields such as disaster, political, health, science, and environmental communications.
Aigner Becomes New Member of the Editorial Board
In his position as Associate Editor, Aigner will shape scientific articles and the peer-review process for submitted articles, thereby contributing to the high quality of the published scientific content.
Next to publishing his own research in his field of expertise, Aigner may autonomously suggest certain focus areas for the journal and promote submissions through calls for papers.
"The section Visual Communication can be seen as an international discussion platform", explains Aigner. "We explore how visual representations can create meaning, construct reality, influence our decision-making, and thereby impact our culture."
Aigner’s first focus topic on the issue of Data Visualisation and the call for papers have already gone online:
About the Person
Wolfgang Aigner studied computer science at Johannes Kepler University Linz, the University of Vienna, and San Jose State University in the US. In 2006, he earned his doctorate in engineering sciences at TU Wien and in 2013, he habilitated in the area of "Practical Computer Science".
He has been a lecturer at the St. Pölten UAS’ Department of Media and Digital Technologies since 2013 and Head of the Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies since 2015. His areas of specialisation are information visualisation and visual analytics. In 2016, the Province of Lower Austria honoured Aigner with the Anerkennungspreis (recognition award) for scientific achievements.
