Prof. René Pawlitzek is a citizen of Liechtenstein and teaches Computer Science at the Fachhochschule OST (formerly Interstaatliche Hochschule für Technik Buchs (NTB)). Previously, he worked for over a decade at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon, Switzerland and several years in Silicon Valley, California for Hewlett-Packard, Wind River Systems, and Borland International. In his spare time, René enjoys hiking, traveling, cycling, gardening and photography. He is active on Facebook and LinkedIn.

A selection of his photographs can be seen at Rene's Little Photo Gallery.