He is head of the InnCubator, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center of the University of Innsbruck and the Economic Chamber of Tyrol. The InnCubator supports early-stage start-ups from idea to prototype/market entry during a six-month incubation program. Robert is appointed associate dean of studies for the newly implemented supplementary programme for Entrepreneurship at the University of Innsbruck and is part of the university’s research team Innovation and Entrepreneurship. His research focuses on innovation ecosystems, crowdsourcing, and online ideation.