Fadi Dohnal

Professor Fadi Dohnal heads the Division for Mechatronics Lienz at UMIT, Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria. He maintains an extensive international academic background with positions at leading institutions worldwide.

His educational credentials include:

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Diploma in Applied Physics
• PhD in Dynamics (2005) from Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Habilitation (2012) from Technical University Darmstadt, Germany

Professor Dohnal's primary research focus is on nonlinear dynamics, specializing in identification, numerical simulation, and experimental implementation. His innovative work explores the deliberate design of nonlinearities for practical applications in both biomedical and industrial engineering contexts. His expertise spans multiple specialized domains including vibration dynamics, structural dynamics, rotordynamics, wave dynamics, and earthquake dynamics.

He has organized numerous national and international conferences, minisymposia, and professional training courses throughout his career. Professor Dohnal is an active member of the DIN/VDI Standards Committee in Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering (NALS) and Austrian Standards, with previous membership in ASME, GAMM and EUROMECH. His professional experience also includes industry work in the heavy-duty sector where he earned certification as a Principal Engineer in Rotordynamics.