{ "meta": { "title": "Curriculum Vitae — Moritz Stefaner", "language": "en", "last_updated": "2026-05-22", "sources": [ "Official certificates and reference letters (scans/)", "truth-and-beauty.net content archive (base_knowledge/)", "Google Scholar profile (user JkhZL8QAAAAJ)" ] }, "personal": { "name": "Moritz Stefaner", "title": "Data Visualization Designer, Consultant & Researcher", "tagline": "Truth & Beauty Operator", "date_of_birth": "1977-03-16", "place_of_birth": "München (Munich), Germany", "location": "Lilienthal, Germany", "address": "Eickedorfer Damm 35, D-28865 Lilienthal, Germany", "email": [ "moritz@truth-and-beauty.net", "moritz@stefaner.eu" ], "website": "https://truth-and-beauty.net", "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritzstefaner/", "google_scholar": "https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=JkhZL8QAAAAJ", "wikipedia": { "en": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Stefaner", "de": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Stefaner", "ar": "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B1", "commons": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Moritz_Stefaner" }, "summary": "As a self-employed 'Truth and Beauty Operator', Moritz Stefaner keeps chasing the perfect shape for information. With a background in Cognitive Science and Interface Design, his work balances analytical and aesthetic aspects in mapping complex phenomena to support data-driven decision making. He has helped clients such as the WHO, OECD, Google News Initiative, Salesforce, the World Economic Forum, Deutsche Bahn and the Max Planck Research Society, is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards, and co-hosted the Data Stories podcast." }, "education": [ { "category": "Education", "qualification": "Master of Arts (M.A.), Interface Design", "institution": "University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) Potsdam", "location": "Germany", "start": "2005", "end": "2007", "completion_date": "2007-07-17", "grade": "1.0 (sehr gut / with distinction)", "thesis": "Visual Tools for the Socio-Semantic Web", "description": "Master's degree in Design, specialization Interface Design. Thesis graded 1.0 and awarded the Fachhochschulpreis 2007 for the best Master's thesis at FH Potsdam." }, { "category": "Education", "qualification": "Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Cognitive Science", "institution": "University of Osnabrück", "location": "Germany", "start": "2002", "end": "2005", "completion_date": "2005-09-28", "grade": "1.0, with distinction (mit Auszeichnung / hervorragend)", "thesis": "Projection Techniques for Document Maps (supervised by PD Dr. Petra Ludewig)", "description": "Cognitive Science degree with major fields in Philosophy of Cognition/Mind, Neuroinformatics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence." }, { "category": "Education", "qualification": "Multimedia Producer Diploma", "institution": "SAE (School of Audio Engineering / Institute)", "location": "Hamburg, Germany", "start": "1998", "end": "1999", "completion_date": "1999-11-02", "grade": "2.3", "description": "12-month Multimedia Producer course (Oct 1998 – Oct 1999)." }, { "category": "Education", "qualification": "Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification)", "institution": "Karl-von-Closen-Gymnasium", "location": "Eggenfelden-Gern, Germany", "start": null, "end": "1996", "completion_date": "1996-06-28", "grade": "1.5", "description": "Secondary-school leaving certificate (Allgemeine Hochschulreife)." } ], "civil_service": [ { "category": "Civil Service", "title": "Zivildienst (alternative civil service)", "organization": "Offene Behindertenarbeit, Protestant-Lutheran Deanery of Munich", "location": "Munich, Germany", "start": "1996-10-01", "end": "1997-10-31", "description": "Leisure and integration activities with people with intellectual disabilities." } ], "work_experience": [ { "category": "Work", "role": "Independent data visualization designer, consultant & researcher", "organization": "Truth & Beauty (self-employed)", "location": "Lilienthal, Germany", "start": "2005", "end": "present", "description": "Self-employed practice for data visualization, information design and interface design." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Research Assistant", "organization": "University of Applied Sciences (FH) Potsdam, Interface Design", "location": "Potsdam, Germany", "start": "2006", "end": "2009", "description": "Central role designing user interfaces and data visualizations for the EU-funded research project MACE (Metadata for Architectural Contents in Europe), including project management and communication within the consortium." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Student Research Assistant", "organization": "Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück", "location": "Osnabrück, Germany", "start": "2004-10", "end": "2005-10", "description": "Participant in the ASADO research project (Analysis and Structuring of Aviation Documents), led by PD Dr. Petra Ludewig and PD Dr.-Ing. Helmar Gust, in cooperation with Airbus's knowledge-management and archival departments." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Intern", "organization": "Fraunhofer FIT (Institute for Applied Information Technology)", "location": "Sankt Augustin, Germany", "start": "2005", "end": "2005", "description": "Three-month internship; interaction design and information architecture for the EU project RAFT (Remotely Accessible Field Trips), including a Flash/FlashComm system prototype." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Tutor", "organization": "Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück", "location": "Osnabrück, Germany", "start": "2003", "end": "2005", "description": "Tutor for courses including Logic / Foundations of Logic and Philosophy of Mind (Prof. Dr. Achim Stephan)." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Head of Motion & Interaction Team (Motion Director)", "organization": "neteye°° GmbH", "location": "Hamburg, Germany", "start": "2000-09", "end": "2002-04", "description": "Led the moving-image and interaction team; conception and creative direction for multimedia communication projects, with team leadership, planning, controlling and quality management." }, { "category": "Work", "role": "Web Designer", "organization": "newtecmedia", "location": "Hamburg, Germany", "start": "1999", "end": "2000", "description": "Web and multimedia design." } ], "projects": [ { "title": "A Hidden Infrastructure", "category": "sci", "date": "2026-06-11", "client": "SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks)", "url": "https://a-hidden-infrastructure.spun.earth/", "description": "Interactive 3D globe and long-form data narrative mapping Earth's arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks at 1 km² resolution — built from 16,000 soil cores and robotic imaging of 300,000 hyphae. Published alongside the Science paper revealing 110 quadrillion km of fungal networks (a billion round-trips to the Sun). Extensive global coverage in Scientific American, National Geographic, Science Friday and beyond.", "page": "https://truth-and-beauty.net/projects/spun-a-hidden-infrastructure", "collaborators": "SPUN research team (Toby Kiers et al.)", "featured": true, "score": 5 }, { "title": "BikeNetKit", "category": "sci", "date": "2026-03-01", "client": "IT University of Copenhagen", "description": "Data-visualization project with the IT University of Copenhagen.", "featured": false, "score": 2 }, { "title": "State of Neuroscience", "category": "sci", "date": "2025-11-01", "client": "The Transmitter (Simons Foundation)", "url": "https://stateofneuroscience.thetransmitter.org/", "description": "Mapping ~350,000 neuroscience publications into a semantic concept landscape.", "page": "https://truth-and-beauty.net/projects/state-of-neuroscience", "featured": false, "score": 4, "collaborators": "The Transmitter, World Wide Neuro" }, { "title": "Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index", "category": "dv", "date": "2022-01-01", "client": "German Federal Foreign Office (PREVIEW)", "url": "https://climate-conflict.org", "description": "Mapping the overlap of climate and conflict risks; 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IEEE TVCG)" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2011", "end": "2016", "title": "Evaluator, European Commission Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2012", "end": "2013", "title": "Advisor to the Prix Ars Electronica (Digital Communities)" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2012", "end": "2018", "title": "Advisory board member, Places & Spaces exhibition (Indiana University)" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2024", "end": "2025", "title": "Co-organizer, Dataviz Meetup Bremen" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2012", "end": "2012", "title": "Jury member, Malofiej International Infographics Awards" }, { "category": "Service", "start": "2015", "end": "2024", "title": "Jury member, Information is Beautiful Awards", "note": "Years served: 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 (awards paused in 2020–2021)." } ], "memberships": [ { "category": "Membership", "name": "Chaos Computer Club (CCC)", "url": "https://www.ccc.de", "note": "Europe's largest hacker association." }, { "category": "Membership", "name": "Imkerverein Teufelsmoor", "location": "Lower Saxony, Germany", "note": "Local beekeeping association." } ], "clients": [ "OECD", "World Economic Forum", "WHO", "Google News Initiative / News Lab", "Salesforce", "Deutsche Bahn", "Max Planck Society", "Scientific American", "German Federal Ministry of Health", "German Federal Foreign Office", "FIFA", "Skype", "dpa", "ZEIT Online", "Citibank", "Airbnb", "EPFL", "SPUN", "retail.ai (Schwarz Group)", "mymuesli", "Open Systems", "Church of London", "Qlik", "trivago", "Tableau", "Fondation EDF", "Deloitte", "Swiss Re", "Covestro", "Converse", "brand eins", "TASCHEN", "Der Spiegel", "Met Office", "United Nations Development Programme", "Simons Foundation", "BVL (Bundesvereinigung Logistik)", "KomPart", "Sony", "Nokia", "Payback", "European Patent Office", "Talis", "Lijit Networks", "NSPCC" ], "collaborators": { "studios": [ { "name": "Studio NAND", "url": "https://nand.io", "note": "Berlin design & technology studio — Peak Spotting, DB, Covestro, Impfdashboard, emoto" }, { "name": "Raureif", "url": "https://raureif.net", "note": "Berlin product & design studio — OECD Better Life Index and Data Portal" }, { "name": "9elements", "url": "https://9elements.com", "note": "Engineering studio — OECD Data Portal, WHO Data Design Language" }, { "name": "Kore Ideas", "url": "", "note": "Design agency — WHO data.dot / Data Design Language" }, { "name": "FutureEverything", "url": "https://futureeverything.org", "note": "Manchester arts & innovation organisation — emoto, Project Ukko, GROW" }, { "name": "Cosmonauts & Kings", "url": "https://cosmonautsandkings.de", "note": "Berlin agency — Impfdashboard" }, { "name": "Mediaproducción", "url": "", "note": "Barcelona production studio — EPFL Data Monolith" } ], "individuals": [ { "name": "Dominikus Baur", "note": "Interaction developer — OECD BLI, Selfiecity, ON BROADWAY, Project Ukko" }, { "name": "Lev Manovich", "note": "Media theorist — Selfiecity, ON BROADWAY" }, { "name": "Stefanie Posavec", "note": "Designer — Project Ukko" }, { "name": "Jen Christiansen", "note": "Scientific American art director — The Language of Science, Where the wild bees are" }, { "name": "Yuri Vishnevsky", "note": "Dataviz developer — The Rhythm of Food" }, { "name": "Drew Hemment", "note": "FutureEverything founder — emoto, Project Ukko, GROW" }, { "name": "Philippe Rivière", "note": "Cartographer / developer — Waves of Interest" }, { "name": "Christian Laesser", "note": "Designer — Wahl 2Q17" }, { "name": "Boris Müller", "note": "Designer / professor — mæve; SAP ‘Data Objects’ physicalization workshop" }, { "name": "Till Nagel", "note": "Developer — mæve (lead)" }, { "name": "Christian Au", "note": "Deutsche Bahn / Covestro — Peak Spotting, Covestro market-trends dashboard" } ] }, "profile": [ "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer, consultant and researcher — a self-styled *“Truth & Beauty Operator”* who has spent two decades chasing the perfect shape for information, uniting analytical rigour with aesthetic craft.", "He has helped the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, the Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn and the Max Planck Society turn complex data into insight — through landmark work such as the *OECD Better Life Index*, Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard (*Impfdashboard*), *Selfiecity* and *The Rhythm of Food*.", "He is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards (11 awards, 4 Gold), with further honours including Gold at the National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge and medals at the Malofiej Awards.", "His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica and Somerset House, and tours the world with the Places & Spaces exhibition.", "A sought-after keynote speaker — at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI and IEEE VIS — and co-host of the acclaimed *Data Stories* podcast (2.7M+ downloads), with applied research cited ~1,100 times (h-index 14).", "With a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) and Interface Design (M.A.), Moritz keeps exciting people about the magic that emerges when art and science connect deeply." ], "narrative": { "awards_note": "", "internal_talk_companies": [ "Google", "Airbnb", "SAP", "Deutsche Bahn", "Nokia", "Deloitte", "Qlik", "Trivago", "Capital One", "ZEISS", "Virtual Identity", "Tribal", "Cosmonauts & Kings" ], "internal_talks_top": "Google, Airbnb, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, Nokia, Deloitte, Capital One and ZEISS", "workshop_orgs": [ "OECD", "Max Planck Society", "SAP", "Deutsche Bahn", "University of Oxford", "HfK Bremen", "HU Berlin", "GEOMAR", "MPI Leipzig", "Bernstein Center Berlin", "HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd", "Graphic Hunters", "Quasar Institute", "HNEE Eberswalde" ], "workshops_top": "OECD, the Max Planck Society, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, the University of Oxford, HfK Bremen and GEOMAR", "projects_summary": "Across 75+ projects, Moritz has worked with the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, the Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn and the Max Planck Society — creating widely-referenced work such as the *OECD Better Life Index*, the official German COVID-19 vaccination dashboard (*Impfdashboard*), *Selfiecity*, *ON BROADWAY* and *The Rhythm of Food*.", "awards_summary": "Moritz is the record winner of the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards — 11 awards, including 4 Golds, across a seven-year winning streak — and has also won Gold at the National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge, Silver and Bronze at the Malofiej Awards (the “Pulitzers of infographics”), an honour at Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards, and a nomination for the German Federal Design Award.", "exhibitions_summary": "His work has been exhibited internationally — at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Somerset House (Big Bang Data, London), Fondation EDF (Paris) and the Max Planck Science Gallery — and tours worldwide with the Places & Spaces exhibition (375+ venues across 28 countries).", "talks_intro": "A sought-after speaker, Moritz has given 130+ talks, including keynotes at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM) and the European Communication Summit. He has also given company-internal talks and lectures at organizations such as Google, Airbnb, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, Nokia, Deloitte and ZEISS.", "media_summary": "Moritz’s work and perspective have been featured by Bloomberg, Fast Company, WIRED, the BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle and Der Spiegel, and in books from TASCHEN, Thames & Hudson and O’Reilly.", "teaching_summary": "Moritz teaches and leads data-visualization workshops at universities and companies — among them the University of Oxford, the OECD, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, the Max Planck Society and HfK Bremen — and created the long-running *Data Cuisine* workshop series.", "bios": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner helps organizations find truth and beauty in relevant and meaningful data.\n\nAn independent designer, consultant and researcher, he has spent two decades turning complex data into insight — for clients like the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn and the German federal government, on projects from the OECD Better Life Index and Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard to the WHO’s data design language and AI-driven design tooling for Salesforce.\n\nHe is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards, co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast, and a frequent keynote speaker.", "150": "Moritz Stefaner helps organizations find truth and beauty in relevant and meaningful data.\n\nAn independent designer, consultant and researcher with a background in Cognitive Science and Interface Design, he has spent two decades making complex, large-scale data legible, useful — and beautiful. His clients include the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, the Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn and the German federal government.\n\nLandmark projects range from the OECD Better Life Index and Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard to the WHO’s data design language and AI-driven design tooling for Salesforce.\n\nHe is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards, with further honours from National Geographic and Malofiej, and his work has been shown at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH and Ars Electronica. He co-hosts the acclaimed Data Stories podcast and keynotes conferences such as Eurovis, OpenVisConf and IEEE VIS.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner helps organizations find truth and beauty in relevant and meaningful data.\n\nAn independent designer, consultant and researcher with a background in Cognitive Science and Interface Design, he has spent two decades making complex, large-scale data legible, useful — and beautiful.\n\nHis clients include the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, the Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn, the Max Planck Society and the German federal government. Landmark projects range from the seminal OECD Better Life Index and Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard to the WHO’s data design language, Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting analytics and AI-driven generative design tooling for Salesforce.\n\nMoritz is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards — including four Golds and an Outstanding Individual prize — with further honours from National Geographic and Malofiej. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH and Ars Electronica.\n\nA frequent keynote speaker at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI and IEEE VIS, he co-hosts the acclaimed Data Stories podcast and has published widely cited research on data-driven storytelling and visualization — always chasing the magic that emerges when art and science connect.", "400": "Moritz Stefaner helps organizations find truth and beauty in relevant and meaningful data.\n\nAn independent designer, consultant and researcher with a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) and Interface Design (M.A.), he has spent two decades making complex, large-scale data legible, intriguing, actionable — and, at its best, beautiful.\n\nHis clients include the OECD, the WHO, the World Economic Forum, the Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn, the Max Planck Society and the German federal government. His most significant projects sit at the strategic intersection of data, design systems and artificial intelligence: the WHO’s institutional data design language; Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard (Impfdashboard); the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index for the German Federal Foreign Office; AI-driven generative design tooling for Salesforce (Einstein Designer); Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting passenger-flow analytics; and the seminal OECD Better Life Index.\n\nPublic-facing work such as The Rhythm of Food and Scientific American’s The Language of Science reaches audiences far beyond the data community.\n\nMoritz is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards — eleven awards, including four Golds and an Outstanding Individual prize — with further honours including Gold at the National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge and medals at the Malofiej Awards. His experimental and artistic work, from Selfiecity and ON BROADWAY to Perpetual Plastic and Multiplicity, has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Somerset House and Fondation EDF, and tours the world with the Places & Spaces exhibition, shown at more than 375 venues in 28 countries.\n\nHe is a frequent keynote speaker — at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS and the European Communication Summit — co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast (2.7M+ downloads), and author of widely cited research on data-driven storytelling and visualization for science and policy (~1,100 citations, h-index 14). He has taught at the University of Oxford, the OECD, SAP and the Max Planck Society — and keeps exciting people about the magic that emerges when art and science connect.", "art": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer and artist — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who treats datasets as a material for installation, sculpture, performance and edible experience. Signature pieces include Selfiecity (with Lev Manovich), ON BROADWAY, Multiplicity, Perpetual Plastic, Emoto, the Data Cuisine workshop series and the long-running FutureEverything commissions Project Ukko and GROW. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Somerset House and Fondation EDF, and tours the world with Places & Spaces (375+ venues across 28 countries). Record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer and artist — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who treats datasets as a material for installation, sculpture, performance and edible experience. With a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) and Interface Design (M.A.), he brings analytical rigour to aesthetic craft and works at the cultural edge of data visualization.\n\nSignature pieces include Selfiecity (with Lev Manovich), ON BROADWAY, Multiplicity, Perpetual Plastic, Emoto, the Data Cuisine workshop series and the long-running FutureEverything commissions Project Ukko and GROW. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Somerset House (Big Bang Data), Fondation EDF (Paris) and the Max Planck Science Gallery, and tours the world with Places & Spaces (375+ venues across 28 countries).\n\nHe is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards (11 awards, including 4 Golds), with further honours from National Geographic and the Malofiej Awards. Co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast." }, "science": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer, consultant and researcher with a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) and Interface Design (M.A.). He helps scientific institutions and publishers translate research into visual insight — for clients including the WHO, the OECD, the Max Planck Society and Scientific American — with signature projects such as Scientific American’s 175 Years of Words, The Rhythm of Food, the State of Neuroscience, the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index and Selfiecity. A sought-after keynote speaker at VIZBI, IEEE VIS and Eurovis; applied research cited ~1,100 times (h-index 14).", "200": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer, consultant and researcher with a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc., University of Osnabrück) and Interface Design (M.A., FH Potsdam). He has spent two decades helping scientific institutions, journals and research labs translate complex findings into visuals that reach beyond their field — without flattening the science.\n\nClients include the WHO, the OECD, the Max Planck Society, Scientific American and the German Federal Foreign Office. Signature projects span science journalism (Scientific American’s 175 Years of Words, The Language of Science), research mapping (State of Neuroscience, Excellence Networks), social-science art (Selfiecity, ON BROADWAY with Lev Manovich) and policy-grade visual analytics (Project Ukko climate services, the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index).\n\nA sought-after keynote speaker at VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), Eurovis and OpenVisConf, his applied research has been cited ~1,100 times (h-index 14) across data-driven storytelling and visualization for science and policy. Co-host of the Data Stories podcast." }, "presentation": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer and educator — the “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who has given 130+ talks at festivals, conferences and corporate stages worldwide. His keynote venues include Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), the European Communication Summit and Solutions Hamburg. He teaches and runs workshops at the University of Oxford, the OECD, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, the Max Planck Society and HfK Bremen, and created the long-running Data Cuisine workshop series. Co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast (2.7M+ downloads); record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer, consultant and educator — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who has spent two decades thinking and talking publicly about how data becomes insight, beauty and decision. He has given 130+ talks at festivals, conferences and corporate stages worldwide.\n\nKeynote venues include Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), the European Communication Summit and Solutions Hamburg, alongside internal talks at Google, Airbnb, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, Nokia, Deloitte and ZEISS. As a teacher and workshop leader, he has worked with the University of Oxford, the OECD, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, the Max Planck Society and HfK Bremen, and created the long-running Data Cuisine workshop series (held in Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, Boston, Basel, Barcelona and beyond).\n\nHe is the co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast (2.7M+ downloads), record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards, and author of widely-cited research (~1,100 citations; h-index 14) — a speaker who pairs depth with warmth and sends audiences out with concrete things to try the next morning." }, "consulting": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization consultant and creative director — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who works at the strategic intersection of data, design systems and artificial intelligence. Long-running engagements include the WHO’s institutional Data Design Language, Salesforce’s AI-driven generative design tooling (Einstein Designer), Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting passenger-flow analytics, the OECD Data Portal and Better Life Index, and the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index for the German Federal Foreign Office. Internal consulting clients also include Airbnb, Covestro, Swiss Re and RetailAI. Record winner and repeat juror of the Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization consultant, creative director and researcher — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who works at the strategic, high-end intersection of data, design systems and artificial intelligence. He helps institutions clarify what to build before how to build it, and brings a trusted network of specialists when a project needs more hands.\n\nLong-running engagements include the WHO’s institutional Data Design Language, Salesforce’s AI-driven generative design tooling (Einstein Designer), Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting passenger-flow analytics, the OECD Data Portal and Better Life Index, the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index for the German Federal Foreign Office, and Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. Internal consulting clients include Airbnb, Covestro, Swiss Re and RetailAI.\n\nHe is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards (11 awards, including 4 Golds), repeat juror of the same awards (2015–2024), co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast and author of widely-cited research (~1,100 citations; h-index 14). A sought-after keynote speaker at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI and IEEE VIS." }, "data_tools": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who designs production-grade interactive data tools, dashboards and design systems for institutional use. Hero projects include Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard (Impfdashboard), Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting passenger-flow analytics, the OECD Better Life Index and Data Portal, the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index for the German Federal Foreign Office, the WHO Data Design Language and Salesforce’s AI-driven Einstein Designer. With a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) and Interface Design (M.A.), he combines product sensibility with deep visualization craft.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner is an independent data-visualization designer, consultant and researcher — the self-styled “Truth & Beauty Operator” — who designs production-grade interactive data tools, dashboards and design systems for institutional use. With a background in Cognitive Science (B.Sc., University of Osnabrück) and Interface Design (M.A., FH Potsdam), he combines product sensibility with deep visualization craft.\n\nHero tools include Germany’s official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard (Impfdashboard) for the Federal Ministry of Health, Deutsche Bahn’s Peak Spotting passenger-flow analytics, the OECD Better Life Index and Data Portal redesign, the Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index for the German Federal Foreign Office, the WHO Data Design Language and Salesforce’s AI-driven generative design tooling (Einstein Designer). Each one turns large, messy data into something operators, decision-makers or the public can actually use.\n\nHe is the record winner of the Information is Beautiful Awards (11 awards, including 4 Golds) and co-host of the acclaimed Data Stories podcast. A sought-after keynote speaker at Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI and IEEE VIS." } }, "bios_de": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner hilft Organisationen, Wahrheit und Schönheit in Daten zu finden, die wirklich zählen.\n\nAls unabhängiger Designer, Berater und Forscher macht er seit zwei Jahrzehnten komplexe Daten verständlich — für Auftraggeber wie die OECD, die WHO, das World Economic Forum, Salesforce, die Deutsche Bahn und die Bundesregierung, mit Projekten vom OECD Better Life Index über das offizielle Impfdashboard der Bundesregierung bis zur Datendesign-Sprache der WHO und KI-gestützten Designwerkzeugen für Salesforce.\n\nEr ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards, Co-Host des Podcasts Data Stories und international gefragter Keynote-Speaker.", "150": "Moritz Stefaner hilft Organisationen, Wahrheit und Schönheit in Daten zu finden, die wirklich zählen.\n\nAls unabhängiger Designer, Berater und Forscher mit Hintergrund in Kognitionswissenschaft und Interface Design macht er seit zwei Jahrzehnten komplexe, große Datenmengen verständlich, nutzbar — und schön. Zu seinen Auftraggebern zählen die OECD, die WHO, das World Economic Forum, die Google News Initiative, Salesforce, die Deutsche Bahn und die Bundesregierung.\n\nZu seinen bekanntesten Projekten zählen der OECD Better Life Index, das offizielle Impfdashboard der Bundesregierung, die Datendesign-Sprache der WHO und KI-gestützte Designwerkzeuge für Salesforce.\n\nEr ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards und wurde unter anderem von National Geographic und Malofiej ausgezeichnet; seine Arbeiten waren auf der Architekturbiennale Venedig, der SIGGRAPH und der Ars Electronica zu sehen. Er ist Co-Host des Podcasts Data Stories und hält Keynotes auf Konferenzen wie Eurovis, OpenVisConf und IEEE VIS.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner hilft Organisationen, Wahrheit und Schönheit in Daten zu finden, die wirklich zählen.\n\nAls unabhängiger Designer, Berater und Forscher mit Hintergrund in Kognitionswissenschaft und Interface Design macht er seit zwei Jahrzehnten komplexe, große Datenmengen verständlich, nutzbar — und schön.\n\nZu seinen Auftraggebern zählen die OECD, die WHO, das World Economic Forum, die Google News Initiative, Salesforce, die Deutsche Bahn, die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und die Bundesregierung. Seine bekanntesten Projekte reichen vom wegweisenden OECD Better Life Index über das offizielle Impfdashboard der Bundesregierung und die Datendesign-Sprache der WHO bis zu Peak Spotting für die Deutsche Bahn und KI-gestützten generativen Designwerkzeugen für Salesforce.\n\nMoritz ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards — darunter viermal Gold und ein Outstanding-Individual-Preis — und wurde außerdem von National Geographic und Malofiej ausgezeichnet; seine Arbeiten waren auf der Architekturbiennale Venedig, der SIGGRAPH und der Ars Electronica zu sehen. Er hält Keynotes auf Konferenzen wie Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI und IEEE VIS, ist Co-Host des Podcasts Data Stories und Autor vielzitierter Forschung zu datengetriebenem Storytelling und Visualisierung — immer auf der Suche nach der Magie, die entsteht, wenn Kunst und Wissenschaft zusammenkommen.", "400": "Moritz Stefaner hilft Organisationen, Wahrheit und Schönheit in Daten zu finden, die wirklich zählen.\n\nAls unabhängiger Designer, Berater und Forscher mit Hintergrund in Kognitionswissenschaft (B.Sc.) und Interface Design (M.A.) macht er seit zwei Jahrzehnten komplexe, große Datenmengen verständlich, spannend, nutzbar — und im besten Fall schön.\n\nZu seinen Auftraggebern zählen die OECD, die WHO, das World Economic Forum, die Google News Initiative, Salesforce, die Deutsche Bahn, die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und die Bundesregierung. Seine wichtigsten Projekte liegen am strategischen Schnittpunkt von Daten, Designsystemen und künstlicher Intelligenz: die institutionelle Datendesign-Sprache der WHO, das offizielle Impfdashboard der Bundesregierung, der Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index für das Auswärtige Amt, KI-gestützte generative Designwerkzeuge für Salesforce (Einstein Designer), die Peak-Spotting-Analyse von Passagierströmen für die Deutsche Bahn und der wegweisende OECD Better Life Index.\n\nMit Arbeiten wie The Rhythm of Food (mit Google) und The Language of Science für Scientific American erreicht er zudem ein breites Publikum weit über die Fachwelt hinaus.\n\nMoritz ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards — elf Auszeichnungen, darunter viermal Gold und ein Outstanding-Individual-Preis. Weitere Ehrungen umfassen Gold bei der National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge und Medaillen bei den Malofiej Awards.\n\nSeine experimentellen und künstlerischen Arbeiten — von Selfiecity und ON BROADWAY bis Perpetual Plastic und Multiplicity — waren auf der Architekturbiennale Venedig, der SIGGRAPH, der Ars Electronica, im Somerset House und in der Fondation EDF zu sehen und touren mit der Ausstellung Places & Spaces um die Welt, gezeigt an über 375 Orten in 28 Ländern.\n\nEr hält Keynotes auf Konferenzen wie Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS und dem European Communication Summit, ist Co-Host des Podcasts Data Stories (über 2,7 Mio. Downloads) und Autor vielzitierter Forschung zu datengetriebenem Storytelling und Visualisierung für Wissenschaft und Politik (rund 1.100 Zitationen, h-Index 14). Gelehrt hat er unter anderem an der University of Oxford, bei der OECD, bei SAP und an der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft — und er begeistert Menschen bis heute für das, was entsteht, wenn Kunst und Wissenschaft zusammenkommen.", "art": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer und Künstler — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der Datensätze als Material für Installationen, Skulpturen, Performances und essbare Erfahrungen behandelt. Signature-Arbeiten sind Selfiecity (mit Lev Manovich), ON BROADWAY, Multiplicity, Perpetual Plastic, Emoto, die Data-Cuisine-Workshop-Reihe und die langjährigen FutureEverything-Auftragsarbeiten Project Ukko und GROW. Seine Werke wurden auf der Architektur-Biennale in Venedig, der SIGGRAPH, der Ars Electronica, im Somerset House und in der Fondation EDF gezeigt und touren weltweit mit Places & Spaces (über 375 Orte in 28 Ländern). Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer und Künstler — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der Datensätze als Material für Installationen, Skulpturen, Performances und essbare Erfahrungen behandelt. Mit einem Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) und Interface Design (M.A.) verbindet er analytische Strenge mit ästhetischem Handwerk und arbeitet an der kulturellen Kante der Datenvisualisierung.\n\nSignature-Arbeiten sind Selfiecity (mit Lev Manovich), ON BROADWAY, Multiplicity, Perpetual Plastic, Emoto, die Data-Cuisine-Workshop-Reihe und die langjährigen FutureEverything-Auftragsarbeiten Project Ukko und GROW. Seine Werke wurden auf der Architektur-Biennale in Venedig, der SIGGRAPH, der Ars Electronica, im Somerset House (Big Bang Data), in der Fondation EDF (Paris) und in der Max Planck Science Gallery gezeigt und touren weltweit mit der Ausstellung Places & Spaces (über 375 Orte in 28 Ländern).\n\nEr ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards (elf Auszeichnungen, darunter vier Goldmedaillen) mit weiteren Ehrungen von National Geographic und Malofiej. Co-Host des renommierten Data-Stories-Podcasts." }, "science": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer, Berater und Forscher mit einem Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) und Interface Design (M.A.). Er hilft wissenschaftlichen Institutionen und Verlagen, Forschung in visuelle Erkenntnis zu übersetzen — für Kunden wie die WHO, die OECD, die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und Scientific American, mit Signature-Projekten wie Scientific Americans 175 Years of Words, The Rhythm of Food, State of Neuroscience, dem Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index und Selfiecity. Gefragter Keynote-Speaker bei VIZBI, IEEE VIS und Eurovis; seine angewandte Forschung wurde rund 1.100-mal zitiert (h-Index 14).", "200": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer, Berater und Forscher mit einem Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc., Universität Osnabrück) und Interface Design (M.A., FH Potsdam). Seit zwei Jahrzehnten hilft er wissenschaftlichen Institutionen, Journals und Forschungslaboren, komplexe Erkenntnisse in Visualisierungen zu übersetzen, die über das Fachpublikum hinaus wirken — ohne die Wissenschaft zu verflachen.\n\nZu seinen Kunden zählen die WHO, die OECD, die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Scientific American und das Auswärtige Amt. Signature-Projekte reichen vom Wissenschaftsjournalismus (Scientific Americans 175 Years of Words, The Language of Science) über Forschungs-Mapping (State of Neuroscience, Excellence Networks) und sozialwissenschaftliche Kunst (Selfiecity, ON BROADWAY mit Lev Manovich) bis hin zu politikrelevanter visueller Analytik (Project Ukko, Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index).\n\nEr ist gefragter Keynote-Speaker bei VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), Eurovis und OpenVisConf; seine angewandte Forschung wurde rund 1.100-mal zitiert (h-Index 14), übergreifend zu datengetriebenem Storytelling und Visualisierung für Wissenschaft und Politik. Co-Host des Data-Stories-Podcasts." }, "presentation": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer und Dozent — der „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der weltweit über 130 Vorträge auf Festivals, Konferenzen und Unternehmensbühnen gehalten hat. Seine Keynote-Bühnen umfassen Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), den European Communication Summit und Solutions Hamburg. Er unterrichtet und gibt Workshops an der University of Oxford, der OECD, bei SAP, der Deutschen Bahn, der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und der HfK Bremen, und hat die langjährige Data-Cuisine-Workshop-Reihe initiiert. Co-Host des renommierten Data-Stories-Podcasts (über 2,7 Mio. Downloads); Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer, Berater und Dozent — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der seit zwei Jahrzehnten öffentlich darüber nachdenkt und spricht, wie aus Daten Erkenntnis, Schönheit und Entscheidung werden. Er hat weltweit über 130 Vorträge auf Festivals, Konferenzen und Unternehmensbühnen gehalten.\n\nKeynote-Bühnen umfassen Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS (VISCOMM), den European Communication Summit und Solutions Hamburg, daneben interne Vorträge bei Google, Airbnb, SAP, Deutsche Bahn, Nokia, Deloitte und ZEISS. Als Dozent und Workshop-Leiter hat er mit der University of Oxford, der OECD, SAP, der Deutschen Bahn, der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und der HfK Bremen gearbeitet und die langjährige Data-Cuisine-Workshop-Reihe initiiert (in Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, Boston, Basel, Barcelona und darüber hinaus).\n\nEr ist Co-Host des renommierten Data-Stories-Podcasts (über 2,7 Mio. Downloads), Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards und Autor vielzitierter Forschung (~1.100 Zitationen; h-Index 14) — ein Speaker, der Substanz mit Wärme verbindet und sein Publikum mit konkreten Ideen für den nächsten Morgen entlässt." }, "consulting": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Berater und Creative Director — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der an der strategischen Schnittstelle von Daten, Designsystemen und künstlicher Intelligenz arbeitet. Langjährige Engagements umfassen die institutionelle Datendesign-Sprache der WHO, Salesforces KI-gestützte generative Design-Werkzeuge (Einstein Designer), die Peak-Spotting-Analytik der Deutschen Bahn, das OECD Data Portal und den Better Life Index sowie den Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index für das Auswärtige Amt. Weitere interne Beratungskunden sind Airbnb, Covestro, Swiss Re und RetailAI. Rekordgewinner und wiederholter Juror der Information is Beautiful Awards.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Berater, Creative Director und Forscher — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der an der strategischen, hochwertigen Schnittstelle von Daten, Designsystemen und künstlicher Intelligenz arbeitet. Er hilft Institutionen, zu klären, was sie bauen wollen, bevor sie sich ums Wie kümmern — und bringt ein vertrautes Netzwerk an Spezialisten mit, wenn ein Projekt mehr Hände braucht.\n\nLangjährige Engagements umfassen die institutionelle Datendesign-Sprache der WHO, Salesforces KI-gestützte generative Design-Werkzeuge (Einstein Designer), die Peak-Spotting-Passagieranalytik der Deutschen Bahn, das OECD Data Portal und den Better Life Index, den Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index für das Auswärtige Amt und Deutschlands offizielles COVID-19-Impfdashboard. Weitere interne Beratungskunden sind Airbnb, Covestro, Swiss Re und RetailAI.\n\nEr ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards (elf Auszeichnungen, darunter vier Goldmedaillen), wiederholter Juror derselben Awards (2015–2024), Co-Host des renommierten Data-Stories-Podcasts und Autor vielzitierter Forschung (~1.100 Zitationen; h-Index 14). Gefragter Keynote-Speaker bei Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI und IEEE VIS." }, "data_tools": { "100": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der produktreife interaktive Datenwerkzeuge, Dashboards und Designsysteme für den institutionellen Einsatz entwirft. Hero-Projekte umfassen Deutschlands offizielles COVID-19-Impfdashboard, Peak Spotting für die Deutsche Bahn, den OECD Better Life Index und das Data Portal, den Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index für das Auswärtige Amt, die WHO Data Design Language und Salesforces KI-gestützten Einstein Designer. Mit einem Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc.) und Interface Design (M.A.) verbindet er Produktverständnis mit tiefem Visualisierungshandwerk.", "200": "Moritz Stefaner ist ein unabhängiger Datenvisualisierungs-Designer, Berater und Forscher — der selbsternannte „Truth & Beauty Operator“ —, der produktreife interaktive Datenwerkzeuge, Dashboards und Designsysteme für den institutionellen Einsatz entwirft. Mit einem Hintergrund in Cognitive Science (B.Sc., Universität Osnabrück) und Interface Design (M.A., FH Potsdam) verbindet er Produktverständnis mit tiefem Visualisierungshandwerk.\n\nHero-Tools umfassen Deutschlands offizielles COVID-19-Impfdashboard für das Bundesgesundheitsministerium, die Peak-Spotting-Passagieranalytik der Deutschen Bahn, den OECD Better Life Index und das Data Portal, den Climate–Conflict–Vulnerability Index für das Auswärtige Amt, die WHO Data Design Language und Salesforces KI-gestützte generative Design-Werkzeuge (Einstein Designer). Jedes davon verwandelt große, unaufgeräumte Daten in etwas, das Betreiber, Entscheidungsträger oder die Öffentlichkeit tatsächlich nutzen können.\n\nEr ist Rekordgewinner der Information is Beautiful Awards (elf Auszeichnungen, darunter vier Goldmedaillen) und Co-Host des renommierten Data-Stories-Podcasts. Gefragter Keynote-Speaker bei Eurovis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI und IEEE VIS." } }, "about_kpis": [ { "id": "kpi-independent", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "21", "unit": "years independent", "detail": "Truth & Beauty, since 2005." }, { "id": "kpi-projects", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "65", "unit": "projects shipped", "detail": "across 20+ years." }, { "id": "kpi-talks", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "130+", "unit": "talks worldwide", "detail": "including keynotes at EuroVis, OpenVisConf, VIZBI, IEEE VIS and the European Communication Summit." }, { "id": "kpi-iib-awards", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "11", "unit": "Information is Beautiful Awards", "detail": "4 Gold — record winner." }, { "id": "kpi-iib-streak", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "7", "unit": "year IiB winning streak", "detail": "2012–2018 — never matched." }, { "id": "kpi-iib-juror", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "6", "unit": "years as an IiB juror", "detail": "2015, '18, '19, '22, '23, '24 — both sides of the table." }, { "id": "kpi-citations", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "~1,100", "unit": "academic citations", "detail": "27 publications · h-index 14 — cited like a tenured academic." }, { "id": "kpi-podcast", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "2.7M+", "unit": "podcast downloads", "detail": "11 years co-hosting Data Stories (2012–2023)." }, { "id": "kpi-teaching", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "58", "unit": "teaching & workshop engagements", "detail": "Oxford, OECD, SAP, Max Planck, HfK Bremen." }, { "id": "kpi-exhibitions", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "27", "unit": "exhibitions worldwide", "detail": "Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica, Somerset House, Fondation EDF, Max Planck Science Gallery." }, { "id": "kpi-tour", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "375+", "unit": "venues across 28 countries", "detail": "work touring the world with the Places & Spaces exhibition." }, { "id": "kpi-data-cuisine", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "9", "unit": "Data Cuisine cities", "detail": "Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, Boston, Basel, Barcelona, Pristina, Leeuwarden, Gembloux — workshops that turn datasets into edible dishes." }, { "id": "kpi-wikipedia", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "3", "unit": "Wikipedia language editions", "detail": "English, German, Arabic — written by other people, without prompting." }, { "id": "kpi-media", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "47", "unit": "press features & appearances", "detail": "Bloomberg, Fast Company, WIRED, BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, Der Spiegel." }, { "id": "kpi-awards-total", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "20", "unit": "awards in total", "detail": "including Gold at the National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge and medals at the Malofiej Awards." }, { "id": "kpi-clients", "kind": "kpi", "stat": "45+", "unit": "named clients", "detail": "OECD, WHO, World Economic Forum, Google News Initiative, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn, the German federal government." } ] } }