Ivona Brandić facts for kids
Ivona Brandić (born December 23, 1977) is a computer scientist from Bosnia and Austria. She is well-known for her work on cloud computing, which is like storing and using computer files and programs over the internet instead of on your own computer. She is a professor at TU Wien, a big university in Austria, where she teaches about powerful computer systems.
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Her Journey to Science
Ivona Brandić was born in a town called Gradačac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was part of Yugoslavia at the time. In 1992, when she was a teenager, she moved to Austria as a refugee because of the Bosnian War. When she arrived, she didn't know any German.
Learning and Growing
She worked hard and earned her first university degree in computer science for business in 2002 from the University of Vienna. She then continued her studies at TU Wien, getting her doctorate degree in the same field in 2007. A few years later, in 2013, she completed her habilitation at TU Wien. This is a special qualification that allows someone to become a full professor at a university.
Teaching and Research
From 2002 to 2007, she was an assistant professor at the University of Vienna. Then, from 2007 to 2014, she taught at TU Wien. During this time, in 2008, she spent a year doing research at the University of Melbourne in Australia. In 2014, she got a permanent teaching and research position at TU Wien.
Awards and Honors
Ivona Brandić has received several important awards for her work in science.
MiA Award
In 2011, she won the MiA award for science and research. This is an Austrian award that celebrates people with international backgrounds who have made great contributions to their fields.
Start-Preis Award
She also won the Start-Preis in 2015. This is a very important award from the Austrian Science Fund that helps young, talented researchers with their projects.
Young Academy Member
In 2016, she became a member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. This is a group of excellent young scientists who are recognized for their achievements.
