Horst Bischof: ’Use artificial intelligence as an opportunity’

In conversation with Horst Bischof, Rector of Graz University of Technology. By Ines Hopfer-Pfister Horst Bischof has been the new Rector of TU Graz since 1st October. In an interview he talks about his goals, his penchant for numbers and how important experiments are for everyday university life. TU Graz people : Prof. Bischof, you were Vice Rector for Research at Graz University of Technology for twelve years. Why did you apply for the position of Rector?. Horst Bischof: It wasn't an easy decision. I thought about it for a long time, and in the end the design element tipped the scales.