Sept. 1989 - May 1994

Technical Secondary School, St. Pölten, Lower Austria, specialising mechanical eng.-industrial eng.

Oct. 1994 - Nov. 2000

Studies of Electrical Engeneering, TU Wien; Specialization on Energy and Drives,
Diploma thesis: „Wirtschaftlichkeit von Niedrigenergiehäusern

Feb. 2001 - Nov. 2004

TU Wien, doctoral studies, design and characterisation of optical receivers in 0.18μm and 0.12μm digital CMOS

Nov. 2004

Receive of Dr.techn. degree
Title of doctor thesis: “Burst-Mode Receivers for Passive Optical Networks”

Professional experience

Feb. 2001 - cont.

Institute of Electrodynamics, Microwave and Circuit Engineering
(former: Inst. of Electrical Measurements and Circuit Design)
Assistant professor and since April 2010 senior scientist, part of Circuit Engineering group
Scientific work in the areas of deep-sub-μm CMOS design and optoelectronic integrated circuits
Author and co-author of 32 journal and conference papers and author of Springer book “Highly Sensitive Optical Receivers”

July 2006 - Sept. 2008

Maternity leave

April 2011 - Mai 2013

Maternity leave

Scientific fields of interest

  • Analog CMOS and BiCMOS circuit design
  • Deep-sub-μm and nanometer CMOS circuits
  • Optoelectronic integrated devices and circuits, photonics
  • Optical distance measurement sensors
  • Characterisation and measurement techniques