Organisation and Contact
The Digital Science Center (DiSC) is an interfaculty organisational unit with its own staff and resources. Additionally, it classifies as a Research Area and therefore fulfils a double role – a unique constellation at the University of Innsbruck. The DiSC is firmly embedded in the university's research system consisting of Research Areas, Research Platforms, and Research Centres. It has thus far established a formal affiliation with the Research Centre Digital Humanities, which has significant overlaps with the DiSC in terms of subject matter and participating researchers.
Please note: The DiSC is not a service provider. If you need IT services or technical support (i.e. to set up a server or a database), please contact Information Technology Services (ZID). If you want to learn more about high-performance computing, you will find detailed information on the website of the Research Area Scientific Computing.
Head*
Prof. Justus Piater, Ph.D.
Contact for enquiries about strategy, goals, and research
Teaching Coordinator
Dr. Joanna Chimiak-Opoka
Contact for questions about teaching
General Coordinator
Carina König, M.A.
Contact for administrative requests
* The DiSC leadership is advised by the Interim Communication and Advisory Board:
| Name | Function/Faculty |
| Märk, Tilmann | Rector |
| Tanzer, Ulrike | Vize-Rector for Research |
| Fügenschuh, Bernhard | Vize-Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching |
| Schinegger, Kristina | Faculty of Architecture |
| Illmer, Paul | Faculty of Biology |
| Eckhardt, Andreas | Faculty of Business and Management |
| Dormandy, Katherine | Faculty of Catholic Theology |
| Liedl, Klaus | Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy |
| Zeileis, Achim | Faculty of Economics and Statistics |
| Biermann, Julia | Faculty of Educational Sciences |
| Ußmüller, Thomas | Faculty of Engineering Sciences |
| Mayr, Georg | Faculty of Geo- and Atmospheric Sciences |
| Rampl, Gerhard | Faculty of Language, Literature, Culture |
| Augenhofer, Susanne | Faculty of Law |
| Kaliszyk, Cezary | Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics |
| Rupnow, Dirk | Faculty of Philosophy and History |
| Viviani, Roberto | Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science |
| Senn, Martin | Faculty of Social and Political Sciences |
| Stampfer, Florian | Faculty of Teacher Education |