# About me Welcome, stranger! I am Florian "fnl" Leitner, an Austrian living in his exile of choice: Madrid, Spain. Regarding my professional background, take a look at my professional landing page, [Data Catalytics](http://datacatalytics.com), and my [career summary](Career%20Summary.md) on this website. My main areas of interest are my family, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and economics/finance. Most dear to my heart is my family, and in particular, my wife and two sons. I love working on mathematical models and algorithms that enable computers to emulate otherwise tedious human workflows. Since my kids were born and after being "thrown" into line management, I have also become a fan of psychology, refining communication techniques, and understanding the dynamics & culture of teams & organizations. This website contains traces of most of this (except for my family's "data"). Why is my **website icon** a robot eye? An eye represents perception and observation, the starting point of many theories of knowledge (especially empiricism). And due to my love for AI and machine learning, that eye is part of an eagerly studying robot. Regarding lifestyle, I love arts, traveling, nature, sports, and [learning](Anki%20cards.md). If you wish to discuss anything with me directly, please write an [email](Contact.md) to "me @ _this site_".