!!Hans Irschik - Curriculum Vitae *1970 - 1977: Studied Civil Engineering at Vienna University of Technology; worked as a structural engineer in his father's bureau\\ *1977-1986: Universitätsassistent, Institute of Rational Mechanics, Vienna University of Technology (Head: Prof. Franz Ziegler)\\ *1981: Doctor of Technical Sciences, with distinction\\ *1986: Habilitation in "Mechanics", Vienna University of Technology\\ *1986-1991: Universitätsdozent, Institute of Rational Mechanics, Vienna University of Technology\\ *1988: City of Vienna Award (Förderungspreis) for Technical Sciences\\ *1988: Kardinal Innitzer-Award (Förderungspreis) for Natural Sciences\\ *Since 1991: Full Professor and Head, Institute of Technical Mechanics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria\\ *Since 1993: Project Leader in various funded research procects of the Austrian Sience Fund FWF\\ *1995-2001: Vice-Rector for Research, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria\\ *Since 1995: Member of the Senate, Christian-Doppler-Forschungsgesellschaft (CDG, [https://www.cdg.ac.at])\\ *Since 1998: Member of the Austrian IIASA-Commission ([http://www.oeaw.ac.at/iiasa-kom])\\ *1998-2001: Member of the Austrian UNESCO-Commission\\ *1998-2008: Permanent Member of the Program Committee, SPIE Conferences on “Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, Modelling, Signal Processes and Control”\\ *Since 2001: Key Researcher in the K2-Austrian Center of Competence in Mechatronics ([http://www.accm.eu/en/about-us.html])\\ *2001-2005: Representative in the Programm CONVIB of the European Science Foundation (ESF)\\ *2003-2010: Member of the EUROMECH-Solid-Mechanics-Conference-Committee\\ *2003-2013: Member of the Council for Research and Technology, Government of Upper Austria (RFT OÖ, [http://www.rftooe.at])\\ *2005-2014: Member of Kuratorium (Referent for Engineering Sciences) of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, [https://www.fwf.ac.at])\\ *Since 2005: Editor, Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Acta Mechanica ([http://www.springer.com/materials/mechanics/journal/707])\\ *2006: Fellow, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)\\ *2007-2011: Corresponding Member and Delegate, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW, [http://www.oeaw.ac.at])\\ *2008-2012: President, European Association of Structural Control and Health Monitoring (EASC)\\ *Since 2009: Member of the Senate, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria\\ *2009-2013: Chair of the Senate, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria\\ *2009: Honorary Doctor of St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, Russia\\ *Since 2011: Full Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW, [http://www.oeaw.ac.at])\\ *2014: Visiting Professor, St. Petersburg University of Technology, Russia