I am a die-hard 'optimizer'. My work is spread out on different fields but the drive that ties it all together is the same: to make things more efficient—be it…
• Science communication and education (visualization design and scientific writing)• Code and software (software craftsmanship).• Workflows of knowledge workers and students (cognitive ergonomics)• The brain and cognition (cognitive neuropsychology)I am an…• Academic researcher focused on complexity science, networks, and clinical psychology 
• Programmer focused on the development of data visualizations and web apps that help interact with complex information in intuitive ways
• Designer specialized in academic information visualization, scientific communication, and cognitive ergonomics—design and development of intuitive interfaces and approachable science communication materials for scientific articles, students, and for the public
• Lecturer on programming, information & data visualization, and effective teaching/presentation methodsI am actively working on these topics:
Complexity science, networks, clinical psychology, urban mental health, information and data visualization, cognitive ergonomics in education and at work, software craftsmanship, productivity methods and software, interface & user experience design, human-computer interaction, the psychology of flow, graph databases, semantic web