Nationality: Hungarian
Profession: Biologist
Call: +36-1-381-2179, Fax: +36-1-381-2180
Positions:
1981-1986 Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, Hungary) MSc degree in biology
1986-1989 Research scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
1989-1996 Research assistant at the Department of Ethology
1996-2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dept. of Ethology
2000-2011 Associate professor at the Department of Ethology
2011- Full professor at the Department of Ethology
2006- Head of the Department of Ethology
Education:
M.Sc. at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (1983)
Candidate of Biology (PhD), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1995)
Doctor of Science (DSc), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2005)
Habilitation at the Eötvös Loránd University
Research grants (last 10 years)
2005-2008 EU FP-6-NEST: Evolution of referential communication (participant)
2005-2008 OTKA Social learning in dogs (principal investigator)
2008-2012 EU FP7 ICT LIREC: Living with robotic companions (participant)
2012-2016 Comparative Ethology Research Group (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
2012-2015 Swarmix: Synergistic Interactions in Swarms of Heterogeneous Agents (Swiss National Science Foundation)
Languages: Hungarian (mother tongue); German; English
Memberships:
1988- Hungarian Biological Society
1991- Hungarian Ethological Society
1985-2010 Assoc. the Study of Animal Behaviour (U.K.)
International Society for Anthrozoology
Membership of editorial boards:
2004-2009 Animal Cognition (Springer Verlag) 1998-present; Anthrozoos
2005-2012 Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research (Elsevier)
2010 – BMC Neuroscience
2010 – Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Elsevier)
2010 – Advances in Interaction Studies (Book series) (John Benjamins)
2012 – Frontiers of Psychology
Awards:
2003 Frank A. Beach Comparative Psychology Award (best paper of the year)
2010 Distinguished Scholar Award (International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organisations, IAHAIO)
2011 Eötvös University, Faculty of Natural Sciences – Medal for the Scientific Education of Biology Students
2011 Eötvös University, Institute of Biology – Juhász-Nagy Pál Prize (2011) for assisting in competitions for biology students
2015 Prize of the Hungarian Academy for research achievements