Julia Böck

Julia Böck serves as a Junior Researcher at the Media Computing Research Group within the Institute for Creative Media/Technologies at FH St. Pölten's Department of Media and Digital Technologies. Her work focuses on developing practical visualization tools for social work and healthcare applications.

Her research interests center on data visualization techniques applied to real-world social and healthcare challenges. She specializes in creating accessible digital tools like easyBiograph (for biographical time bar visualization) and easyNWK (for ego-centered network mapping) that transform complex social work diagnostics into intuitive visual interfaces. Her work bridges human-computer interaction with practical social service applications.

Recent publications demonstrate strong trends in applied visualization for social domains, particularly in social work diagnostics and Austrian healthcare system analysis. Her work consistently focuses on creating practical tools that address specific pain points in social work practice and emergency medical services management.

She actively contributes to the TransSoDia project focused on transnational digital learning in cooperative social diagnostics, developing educational approaches for social work professionals. Her collaborations primarily involve researchers from FH St. Pölten's visualization and social work domains.

Böck maintains strong connections with social work practitioners through her tool development, creating tangible applications that directly impact social service delivery. Her laboratory work centers on the Media Computing Research Group's facilities at Campus-Platz 1, where she develops and tests visualization prototypes with end-users.