Christoph Trattner
Board Member at University of Bergen (UiB)
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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Top SchoolChristoph Trattner is a researcher-turned-academic leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of AI, recommender systems, and digital media, currently serving as Center Director at SFI MediaFutures and a Lead Professor at the University of Bergen. He has a strong track record translating data-driven methods into healthier and more sustainable food and media habits, combining research leadership with board-level governance at Perfroma AS. His career spans research professorships and industry collaborations across European centers (NORCE, Know-Center, MODUL), ERCIM fellowships, and international visits to Yahoo and the University of Pittsburgh, reflecting deep ties between academia and applied innovation. A PhD in Informatics from TU Graz anchors his expertise in machine learning, data science, and intelligent information systems, while his project leadership on EU-funded initiatives shows skill in coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Notably, he blends scholarly rigor with practical impact—shaping media technologies to influence real-world behavior rather than just model performance. Based in Bergen, Norway, he brings a rare combination of technical depth, policy-facing roles, and entrepreneurial engagement in the media-tech ecosystem.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Informatik, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Informatik at Technische Universität Graz
English, German, bokmål, norwegischGithub contributions (5)
MSMWorkshop/MSMWorkshop.github.io
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:30 pushes in 5 months
healthrecsys/2018
Apr 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:4 pushes in 3 months
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