”I have been at IMMS since I started my internship with them in microelectronics. This was followed by my dissertation for the German Diplom (MSc equivalent) at the Institute and I received excellent supervision. I continued my involvement in different projects, so that I eventually found the research focus for my doctoral work. It is my aim to combine precision microelectronic low-power smart sensors with miniaturised RFID technology.

The first stages of this idea came to me when I was working on a project in which we were making a temperature sensor capable of measuring temperatures up to 1200 °C with the highest of accuracy for automotive applications. I was one of the members of staff who worked on a highly accurate reference voltage for the analogue-digital converter and a very precise amplifier. I published a related paper on Digitally Trimmable Wide Temperature Range 0.35-μm CMOS On-Chip Precision Voltage Reference at the Analog 2013 conference. When involved in the GreenSense project I shared in work on energy-autonomous sensors, developing an innovative low-power temperature sensor; patent has now been applied for. I went to Japan to present these results with the title A Low-Voltage Low-Power CMOS Time-Domain Temperature Sensor Accurate To Within [-0.1, +0.5] °C From -40 °C To 125 °C at the IEEE APCCAS 2014 conference and received the Best Paper Award. For me, this was not only a very happy moment but also confirmation that I am on the right track for my PhD, which I have been pursuing in the Admont project since 2015. There part of my work is on the development of wireless multiparameter biological sensor networks enabling biochemical data to be captured with no physical contact and thus under sterile conditions.

I find in IMMS a wide platform offering many opportunities to researchers and developers. From the first, I have had the wind in my sails at IMMS; not only the many interesting R&D subjects but also the space to pursue them, receiving at the same time every encouragement and support on both the matter and the means, have been a stimulus to my scientific development. I should like to point that it is a pleasure to work in our international team with its cheerful atmosphere. My colleagues support me all the way. I love analogue IC design. It is my belief that I am making great progress at IMMS and that I will be able to repay the Institute's support through my passion for analogue IC design.“