Since May 2021 Thomas Prinz is scientific managing director with focus on knowledge and innovation transfer and application development with focus on applied data science and geoinformatics. Thomas Prinz has been part of the RSA FG since 2002 and as a long-time studio leader of the Research Studio iSPACE Smart Settlement Systems he stands for innovative projects in areas such as sustainable settlement development or mobility planning. Since 2020 he is also a Researcher at the University of Salzburg – IDA Lab Salzburg (Lab for Intelligent Data Analytics).

Thomas Prinz studied geography and geoinformatics at the University of Salzburg. His dissertation was entitled: “Spatial Indicators as a Basis for Planning. Integrative Evaluation of Settlement Areas in the City of Salzburg”. The thesis dealt with the topic: “GIS as an instrument for location optimization. Using the example of bus stops in the city of Salzburg.” (2001).