About Me

Hi! My name is Josef, I’m from Austria, and I like engineering and technology! Currently, I am pursuing a PhD degree at the IC design group of University of Twente. My project is focused on improving high-speed data converters for communication applications with input bandwidths around 20-35 GHz. Previously, I did my master’s degree at Graz University of Technology, also focusing on IC design.

Besides education, I worked at a startup designing custom energy metering solutions and did a couple of paid projects for other companies. For two years then, I joined another startup doing hard- and software design to create custom IoT-solutions. In the academic year 2020/2021, I was employed as a student assistant at the Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering (IHF) at TU Graz. Mainly in the winter term 2021/22, I did my master thesis project in cooperation with ams-OSRAM AG. See also on my LinkedIn profile.

My main interests lie in analog and mixed-signal chip design, towards which I have been directing my education recent years. It started by completing the “Analog Chip Design” course program at Graz University of Technology. My first working experience is the master thesis project “Low Noise Sensor Interface”, with the aim to analyze and optimize electrical noise in an existing sensor frontend. By doing the PhD, I want to deepen my knowledge and continue the journey in this direction.

Other than that, my interests cover designing general electronic circuits and PCBs, working with microcontrollers and doing the mechanical integration of a product. Mostly, I am programming in C, which is of course common on microcontrollers, but also like Python a lot for PC-related tasks such as data analysis or GUI programming. To me, circuit design, RF and control systems for mechanical machines are the most interesting fields, although every domain has its own challenges and surprises.

In my free time, I like to create things and pursue projects including electronics, mechanics, software, woodworking and such. If mechanics, electronics and software are combined in one project, this is where it usually gets really exciting. Check out this website to get an impression. Besides technology, I enjoy endurance sports such as mountaineering, cycling, hiking and ski-touring.