FH-Prof. Philipp Urbauer, PhD MSc
Kompetenzfeldleiter Software Engineering & Architecture
Forschungsschwerpunktverantwortlicher Data-Driven, Smart & Secure Systems
Education
- 09/2014–12/2018: PhD (Doctor Europaeus) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
- 09/2007–06/2009: MSc with distinction in Biomedical Engineering, FH Technikum Wien
- 09/2004–06/2007: BSc with dist. in Biomedical Engineering, FH Technikum Wien
- 1998–2003: Ing. with dist. in Telecommunications Eng., HTL Schellinggasse/Ottakring
Professional Career
- Since 09/2022: Head of the Competence Center Software Engineering & Architecture, UAS Technikum Wien
Responsible for the strategic and operational development of the competence center in teaching and research - Since 09/2019: Research Focus Manager “Data-Driven, Smart & Secure Systems”, UASTW Technikum Wien
Responsible for the strategic development of associated research topics, coordination and monitoring of research activities - Since 09/2018: Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer, UAS Technikum Wien
- 09/2016–09/2020: Programme Director of the Short-Cycle Programme in Software Testing and the postgraduate Master’s Programme in Software Quality Assurance Management
- 09/2014–09/2018: Deputy Programme Director of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Transport and Environment
- 09/2013–09/2018: Researcher & Lecturer, UAS Technikum Wien
- 07/2009–09/2012: Junior Researcher & Lecturer, UAS Technikum Wien
- 07/2005–07/2009: Medical Technician, Gepa-Med Medizintechnik GmbH
Other Roles
- Since 06/2024: Appointed as Ambassador of the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) for international representation, academic cooperation and institutional partnerships
- Since 2023: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of UAS Technikum Wien
- Since 2010: Austrian eHealth Registration Authority (EHSREG) – Carrying out the operational activities of EHSREG and supporting Austria’s national eHealth identification and registration infrastructure on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection.
Research Projects
- 2025–2027 – ISEG: Integrating the Energy Community Systems (Role: FHTW Project Lead)
Investigation of interoperable interface specifications for efficient data exchange between energy community systems. The project also defines reference processes, derives recommendations for the legal framework and extends test environments for system integration and interoperability. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2024–2026 – DIETER: Digital Educational Escape Room for STEM Subjects (Role: Initiator, Advisor)
Development of a modular and extensible digital educational escape room for engaging, practice-oriented STEM learning. The project promotes scientific understanding, problem-solving skills and teamwork among secondary-school and first-year university students. Funded by the City of Vienna, MA 23. - 2021–2026 – MedTech-mR: Mixed Reality in Medical Technology (Role: Senior R.)
Investigation of mixed-reality solutions for medical technology planning, training and simulation of medical and organizational processes. Realistic digital twins and multi-user environments enable device-specific training, workflow analysis and testing before implementation. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2021–2025 – LinkedCare (Role: FHTW Project Lead, Senior R.)
Development & Evaluation of a standards-based digital platform for continuous information exchange across mobile care, physicians, pharmacies and ELGA, reducing duplicate documentation and improving coordinated care. BENEFIT lighthouse project, funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2022–2023 – IRS Cargo (Role: FHTW Project Lead, Senior R.)
Development of a modular methodology for interoperable, vendor-independent ICT systems in rail freight and intermodal transport. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2021–2022 – MeHealth (Role: FHTW Project Lead, Senior R.)
Development and evaluation of patient-centred digital tools for integrated mental healthcare and telepsychiatry, supporting continuity of care, secure information exchange and patient empowerment. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2021 – CAD2VR (Role: Project Lead, Senior Researcher)
Specification and development of pipelines and interfaces for efficiently converting and using CAD files in professional virtual-reality applications for medical technology planning. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2018–2020 – FFG AI4TA: Artificial Intelligence for Test Automation (Role: Senior R.)
Investigating AI-based methods for software test automation in cooperation with Nagarro. Ensuring compliance with scientific methodology. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2016–2019 – INNOVATE (Role: Researcher)
Investigation on tools and educational resources supporting the implementation of international eHealth interoperability standards, with a particular focus on HL7 FHIR. Funded by the City of Vienna, MA 23. - 2014–2016 – REHABitation (Role: Researcher)
Research and development of technology-supported solutions for rehabilitation and prevention in home environments, including mobile measurement systems, sensor-based training applications and interactive rehabilitation tools designed to improve quality of care, support independent exercise and reduce healthcare costs. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). - 2013–2016 – eLearning4eHealth Network (Role: Project Lead, Researcher)
Development of an international expert network for eHealth education, knowledge exchange with international partners, and international e-learning courses and certification programmes. Funded by the City of Vienna, MA 23. - 2013–2015 – Austrian Terminology Server (Role: Junior Researcher)
Participation in the specification and development of Austria’s national eHealth terminology server, a central platform providing standardized code systems, value sets and concept maps to support semantically interoperable information exchange across ELGA and the Austrian healthcare system. Contracted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. - 2011–2012 – Austrian OID Portal (Role: Junior Researcher)
Participation in the specification and development of Austria’s national OID portal, a central registration and search platform for globally unique identifiers supporting interoperable communication within ELGA and the Austrian healthcare system. Contracted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. - 2009 – 2012 – Healthy Interoperability (Role: Junior Researcher)
Development of prototypes based on ISO/IEEE 11073, IHE and HL7, including device-to-smartphone communication, healthcare system integration, mobile identity management and Android/Windows Mobile applications. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
Review Work & Work Groups
Continuous Review Work for International Journal of Medical Informatics, European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Conferences (Medical Informatics Europe (MIE), ICIMTH and STCs), Springer BMC Nursing, Springer BMC Health Service Research, German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology Conferences (GMDS & CEN-IBS), IEEE Conference Series on Applications, Information, IEEE Network Security and International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, Austrian dHealth Conference Series. Former participation in the IEEE 11073 WG, IHE Education WG and HL7 Education WGM.
Areas of Activity at UAS Technikum Wien
- Management and strategic development of the Competence Center Software Engineering & Architecture (Software Engineering, XR-Development, Game Engineering, Interoperability, Informatics Didactics)
- Management of the research focus “Data-Driven, Smart & Secure Systems”
- Development and acquisition of research projects
- Establishment of partnerships with universities, companies and public-sector organisations
- Teaching in medical informatics and eHealth, Supervision of bachelor’s and master’s theses
- Professional training for IHE, HL7, ELGA and interoperability at Technikum Wien Academy