| Christoph Wasshuber | Citizenship: Austria |
| 23. May 1968 | Born in Vienna as son of Gisela and Gerhard Wasshuber. |
| 1987 | Graduates with honors from TGM, High School of Technology, department for communication engineering. |
| 1993 | Receives the 'Diplomingenieur' (Master Degree) with honors from the Vienna University of Technology, department of electrical engineering. |
| 1993 | Joins the University of Tokyo, Japan, for his doctoral studies. |
| 1995 | Continues his doctoral studies at the Institute for Microelectronics at the Vienna University of Technology. |
| 1997 | Receives the 'Doktor der technischen Wissenschaften' (Doctor Degree) with honors from the Vienna University of Technology. |
| Languages: | |
| German | mother tongue |
| English | fluent |
| Japanese | basic conversation, reading and writing skills |
| Certificates and Awards: | |
| 1987 | Michigan Certificate of English proficiency |
| 1990 | System Manager and System Operator Certificate; |
| received from Digital Inc. | |
| 1993 | Certificate for extraordinary fast and successful studies; received from Vienna University of Technology. |
| 1994 | Certificate of Japanese-Language Proficiency (3rd level); received from the Association of International Education Japan and the Japan Foundation. |
| 1997 | Receives the Dr. Ernst Fehrer Award for his studies about Single-Electron Memories. |