Christian Hilbes

Christian Hilbes is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering of Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). He serves as Deputy Head of the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Physics (IAMP) and co-leads the research focus on Safety-Critical Systems.

• Active projects include leadership roles in Autonomous Predictive Interlock Systems, Personnel Safety Systems, and Triggering Conditions for Autonomous Cars.
• He specializes in STPA (Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis), UML-based modeling, and Dynamic Flowgraph Modeling for safety-critical applications.
• Email: christian.hilbes@zhaw.ch

His research integrates safety analysis with emerging technologies like autonomous systems and nuclear facilities, contributing to publications at MIT STAMP Workshops and in journals like Nuclear Engineering and Design. He actively collaborates on European Spallation Source (ESS) safety frameworks and develops domain-specific languages for STPA.