It is not often that I update on my professional status with a post but I have just reached the biggest milestone of my career yet.

I have just been appointed as an Associate Professor for AI & Digital One Health Systems at the interdisciplinary One Health Institute at the University of Zurich. My chair will be hosted between the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich and UZH Faculty of Medicine. Wait for October to get updates on what this exciting new journey will entail.

Doing interdisciplinary work is a hard and stony road. Everybody wants it (but not in their backyard) and I am incredibly grateful for the outstanding opportunity to shape the One Health Institute where three faculties of UZH come together.

At this point, I also want to thank everybody that shaped my way there. I have been given many great opportunities to grow as an interdisciplinary researcher and I can’t thank you all here but I just want to list my stops along the way. The Department of Computer Science (D-INFK), ETH Zürich and Harvard University for providing my solid technical foundation from bachelor to doctorate. The department of Humanities, Social and Political Science at ETH Zurich for giving the societal perspectives on pressing issues. The department of Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) ETH Zurich and Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich for my postdoc time where I grew up as a scientist and gained experience in leadership. The department of Environmental Sciences at Wageningen University & Research where I took my first steps as a professor and department of CEU Department of Network and Data Science at the Central European University where I grew even more and felt at home.

In short, thanks to all and stay tuned!