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      Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

      Gerd Simons

      Activities at FHNW

      • Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics
      • Lecturer for measurement and sensor technology

      Research

      • Sensors in general
      • Sensor diagnostics
      • Application of sensors in farming
      • IoT

      Profile

      Biography
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      Since 2018
      Head of Institute for Sensors and Electronics FHNW
      2016–2018
      Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur Head of strategic business field "Road & Traffic"
      Profit&Loss responsibility, development of business strategy, international sales
      2011–2016  
      Baumer Electric AG, Frauenfeld
      Senior product manager for inductive and magnetic sensors
      Product life cycle management, product trainings, functional safety, IO-Link
      2005–2011
      Jaquet Technology Group, Basel (today part of TE Connectivity)
      Team leader and and deputy development manager
      Development, simulation, validation and certification of speed sensors
      1999–2005 
      PhD at institute of mechanical systems at ETH Zürich
      "Mechanical Size Effects in Thin Copper Foils: An Experimental Study"
      1993–1998
      Studies of mechanical engineering at ETH Zürich
      Specialization in robotics und internal combustion engines
      Thesis "Discontinuous Feedback Stabilisation of a Rigid Body with Two Controls"
      1993
      Matura (A level) at Realgymnasium Bludenz (Austria)
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      Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

      Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

      Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics

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      +41 56 202 75 68 (undefined)

      E-mail

      gerd.simons@fhnw.ch

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      Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt Klosterzelgstrasse 2 5210 Windisch

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      1.233

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