Bianca Leitner joined the Center for Human Computer Interaction in August 2017. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Technology from St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences and a Master’s Degree in MultiMedia Technology from Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. She wrote her master thesis on tangible interaction with smart lighting. Bianca was part of the embodied interaction research team and supported the “From Special Needs to Diversity-Centered Design“-project. She is most comfortable in the areas of software development and physical computing and her research interest lies in the field of tangible interfaces. Bianca left the center in March 2019 to focus on her career as Software Developer.