Lothar Thiele

Lothar Thiele is a Full Professor of Computer Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), where he leads the Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory (since 1994). His academic career includes professorships at the University of Saarland (1988-1994), sabbatical stays at HP Research Labs (1999) and National University Singapore (2004), and research associate roles at Stanford University (1987) and IBM Research (1991). He is actively involved in academic governance, serving on the Foundation Board of the Hasler Foundation (since 2009) and as a member of the Academia Europaea (since 2010).

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Technical University Munich (1985)
• Habilitation Thesis, Technical University Munich (1987)

Research Interests: Thiele specializes in embedded systems design, bio-inspired optimization techniques, and wearable/mobile computing systems. His work focuses on models and software tools for embedded systems, with applications in distributed computing and sensor networks. Current projects involve bio-inspired multi-objective optimization and mobile information systems.

Scientific Awards:

• 2005: Honorary Blaise Pascal Chair, University Leiden
• 2004: Member, Leopoldina Academy of Sciences
• 2001 & 2000: IBM Faculty Achievement Awards
• 1988: IEEE's Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize
• 1986: Best PhD Thesis Award, TU Munich

Thiele has led large-scale research initiatives like ARTIST2 European Network of Excellence, PREDATOR (FP7), and MICS Mobile Information and Communication National Research Program. He serves on editorial boards for journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics and INTEGRATION, the VLSI Journal.