Stefanie Riemer is a behavioral biologist and co-leader of the Clever Dog Lab at the Messerli Research Institute, Vetmeduni, Vienna (Austria). During her PhD at the University of Vienna, she investigated the personality development and cognitive abilities of pet dogs. Subsequently, she was involved in several research projects at the University of Lincoln (UK), exploring reward responsiveness and the use of thermography in emotion assessment in dogs. From 2016 to 2022 she headed the Companion Animal Behaviour Group at the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern (Switzerland), where she supervised numerous BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. research projects and achieved her habilitation in Ethology and Animal Welfare. Her research interests include the expression of emotions, personality, and social cognition in dogs. Additionally, her research has recently been focusing on noise fears and the mitigation of fear at the veterinary clinic. In addition to her scientific research, it has always been important to her to create a link between science and practice.