Professor Claus-Christian Carbon studied Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), followed by Philosophy (M.A.), both at University of Trier, Germany. After receiving his PhD from the Freie Universität Berlin and his “Habilitation” at the University of Vienna, Austria, he worked at the University of Technology Delft, Netherlands and the University of Bamberg, Germany, where he currently holds a full professorship leading the Department of General Psychology and Methodology and the “Forschungsgruppe EPAEG”—a research group devoted to enhancing the knowledge, methodology and enthusiasm in the fields of cognitive ergonomics, psychological aesthetics and Gestalt (see www.experimental-psychology.com and www.epaeg.de for more details).

He is the author of more than 500 publications, including more than 240 peer-reviewed international journal articles, mainly addressing perceptual topics, and has conducted more than a dozen research projects with a total budget amount of approx. 5 mill. EURO on perception and marketing issues and a renowned contributor and invited speaker at international research conferences.

Professor Carbon is Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Art & Perception, Section Editor of Perception and i-Perception, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Journal of Perceptual Imaging and Advances in Cognitive Psychology and a member of the Editorial Boards of Open Psychology, Musicae Scientiae and Leadership, Education and Personality. Since 2023, Professor Carbon is an ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.