Ulrike Pitha, born 1976 in Moedling, Austria, studied Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). She wrote her Master's thesis at the Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction (IBLB) about gravel paths in historical gardens and her PhD thesis about wheelchair use in urban parks. In 2015, she completed her habilitation in Vegetation Technology and has since worked as a Privatdozentin at BOKU. Since 2006, she has been the leader of the vegetation technology and green infrastructure research group of the IBLB.