Professor of Developmental Psychology and Neurocognition
Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
With a background in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, Florian Hutzler is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Neurocognition at the University of Salzburg and head of the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience. His research focuses on normal and impaired visual word recognition and the neural foundations of reading and writing, combining methods such as fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking, and computational modelling. As head of the Austrian NeuroCloud, a national FAIR-enabling platform for neurocognitive research data, he works on ontology-based knowledge systems and scalable infrastructure for secure, interoperable data sharing. He also leads related initiatives such as the Digital Neuroscience Initiative and Salzburg Collaborative Computing, promoting open science and collaborative workflows.
