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Email: markus.astl@univie.ac.at

Markus Astl

PhD student

Department for Biomechanics, Kinesiology and Computer Science in Sport of the University of Vienna

Biography

Markus Astl obtained his BSc in Physics from the Technical University of Graz in 2021 and his BSc in Sports and Movement Sciences from the University of Graz in 2025. In 2023, he completed his MSc in Healthcare and Rehabilitation Technologies at UAS Technikum Wien, where he subsequently worked as a Junior Lecturer and Researcher. Since 2025, he has been working as a project staff member and PhD student in the MODEL-CP project at the University of Vienna. The project aims to improve the understanding of gait disorders and to predict surgery outcomes in cerebral palsy. His research focuses on neuro-musculoskeletal simulations and the effects of clinical interventions.

Education

  1. 2025 - present

    PhD in Sport Science

    University of Vienna
  2. 2021 - 2023

    MSc in Healthcare and Rehabilitation Technologies

    UAS Technikum Wien
  3. 2019 - 2025

    BSc in Sports and Movement Sciences

    University of Graz
  4. 2016 - 2021

    BSc in Physics

    Graz University of Technology & Karl-Franzens University Graz

Professional Appointments

  1. 2025 - present
    Research Associate
    University of Vienna
  2. 2018 - 2020
    Research Associate
    AVL List GmbH (Graz, Austria)