Elias studied visual communication at the FHNW in Basel. He is particularly interested in the technical challenges in design and wrote his bachelor thesis on «Visual Exploration in Augmented Reality». In it he examined the possibilities that the Hololens can offer designers. Since 2019 Elias works at iart as a Unity developer. In this role he simulates and develops interactive installations and immersive spaces in a real-time 3D environment.