Bernhard Rengs

Bernhard Rengs is a Researcher at the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) within the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). He previously held an Assistant Professor position at the Vienna University of Technology (2003–2014). His work bridges computer sciences, economics, and demography, focusing on agent-based computational modeling, forced migration studies, and socio-economic dynamics.

Education: Degrees in computer sciences and economics from the Vienna University of Technology. Research areas include computational social simulation, evolutionary economics, and health determinants among refugees. Collaborates with the Wittgenstein Centre (a partnership between ÖAW, University of Vienna, and IIASA).

Publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, such as analyzing refugee health disparities between Germany and Austria, macroeconomic impacts of climate policies, and socio-economic class dynamics. Active in policy-relevant research on migration and population trends.