Our people
Steering committee
DI Dr.
Hans-Peter Bernhard
Silicon Austria Labs & Johannes Kepler University Linz
Hans-Peter Bernhard is coordinating the SAL-DC and head of SAL Research Unit Wireless Communications. He works in the area wireless factory communications and signal processing. Additionally, he is senior scientist at the Institute of Communications Engineering and RF-Systems of the Johannes Kepler University Linz.
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.sc.ETH
Michael Hartmann
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Michael Hartmann is Professor of Power Electronics at the Institute of Electric Drives and Power Electronic Systems at Graz University of Technology. His research interests include three-phase power conversion, high-frequency switched converters, solid-state transformers, converter monitoring and lifetime prediction, as well as the design and optimization of highly efficient and compact power converters.
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.
Bernhard Rinner
Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt
Bernhard Rinner is a Professor of pervasive computing and the Deputy Head of the Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems, University of Klagenfurt, Austria. His current research interests include sensor networks, multirobot systems, self-organization, and pervasive computing.
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.
Alois Zoitl
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Alois Zoitl is Professor for cyber-physical systems for engineering and production at the LIT CPS Lab of the Johannes Kepler University, Linz. His research interests are on flexible adaptive production systems, highly distributed control and software engineering methods for theses systems.
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Iris Walchshofer
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH
HR Expert
Supervising faculty members
Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Bernhard K. Aichernig
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Bernhard K. Aichernig and his research group investigate the foundations of software engineering for realizing dependable computer-based systems. Bernhard is an expert in formal methods and testing. His research covers a variety of areas combining falsification, verification and abstraction techniques. Current topics include the Internet of Things, test-case generation, model learning, and statistical model checking. Further details: https://aichernig.blogspot.com
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Bernd Deutschmann
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Dr. Bernd Deutschmann has received his M.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Graz University of Technology, Austria, in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Between 2000 and 2006, he was with austriamicrosystems AG/Austria, as a Senior EMC task force engineer. From 2006 to 2013, he held the position of Senior Staff EMC Expert with Infineon Technologies AG in Munich/Germany. He is currently a Full Professor with the Graz University of Technology/Austria, as the head of the Institute of Electronics. His research interests include EMC design for integrated circuits, power electronics, and EMC simulation and measurement techniques. During his research activities, he has applied for several patents and has authored and coauthored numerous papers and technical articles in the field of electromagnetic compatibility of integrated circuits.
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. BSc.
Jasmin Grosinger
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Jasmin Grosinger represents the area of Ultra-Low Power Microwave Components and Systems in research and teaching as an Assistant Professor (with tenure track to a position as Associate Professor) at the Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). Her Professorship on Ultra-Low Power Microwave Components and Systems is allocated at the Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering at TU Graz, at which she is am working since 2013 establishing and managing a research group in this area. The aim of her research is the development of dependable sensor and communication technologies for the next generation of wireless sensor systems.
Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Sepp Hochreiter
Johannes Kepler University Linz
The Institute for Machine Learning’s and Prof. Dr. Sepp Hochreiters’ research focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Long Short-Term Memory, Reinforcement Learning, Vision, Representational Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Bioinformatics (Genetics, Genomics).
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.
Mario Huemer
Johannes Kepler University Linz
The Institute of Signal Processing (ISP), Prof. Mario Huemer focuses on the algorithmic-, architectural- and hardware-oriented aspects of signal processing systems. Application areas are information and communication systems, radio frequency and baseband integrated circuits, bio- and sensor-signal processing as well as automotive applications. Our vision is to work on both long term fundamental research projects as well as on short term topics, the latter in close cooperation with industry partners.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. techn. Dr. h.c.
Manfred Kaltenbacher
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Manfred Kaltenbacher is professor for theory, modelling and numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields and head of the Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering at Graz University of Technology, Austria. Main research directions are numerical simulation and optimization as well as model order reduction techniques for multi-physical fields (electromagnetic fields coupled to mechanical, thermal and acoustic fields) using the Finite Element Method. Main applications range from MEMS sensors and actuators to antennas for HF- and UHF-RFID systems, non-linearly loaded NFC antennas, HF cables and connectors as well as shielding structures.
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Annette Mütze
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Annette Muetze is a professor for Electric Drives and Machines. She heads the institute with the same name at TU Graz, as well as the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Brushless Drives for Pump and Fan Applications. Her research interests focus on increasing the reliability, efficiency, and utilization of variable speed drive systems by addressing the interaction between the different components of the system.
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Thomas Pock
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Thomas Pock leads the vision, learning, and optimization group at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision at Graz University of Technology. The focus of his research is image processing, computer vision, inverse problems, convex and non-smooth optimization, and machine learning. For more information see https://www.tugraz.at/institutes/icg/research/team-pock
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.
Harald Pretl
Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU Linz)
Harald Pretl is professor for integrated circuits, and heads the energy-efficient analog circuits and systems group at Johannes Kepler University Linz. His research interests span a wide range from low-power RF to high-performance cellular, and microwave to mm wave frequencies. The research is centred around RFIC implementations, and touches analog and mixed-signal aspects as well.
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.
Andreas Springer
Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU Linz)
Andreas Springer is professor for communications engineering and heads the Communications Engineering Group at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. His research interests are several aspects of wireless communications. One research focus is the use of wireless sensor networks for industrial applications in which aspects like real-time, reliability, security, safety and localization of sensor nodes are important. Another line of research are digitally assisted transceivers for wireless communications.
