Hayden Oliver

Prof. Hayden Oliver holds the Heinz Nixdorf Chair of Biomedical Electronics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), within the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. His research focuses on interdisciplinary biomedical engineering, combining electronics, optics, microfluidics, and materials science to develop novel in-vitro diagnostic methods. Current work emphasizes magnetic and optical methods for functional diagnostics of blood cells, with applications in point-of-care testing and quantitative phase imaging.

Education: Studied biochemistry at the University of Vienna (PhD, 1999). Postdoctoral research at Harvard University, followed by habilitation in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Vienna. Prior to TUM, he worked at IBM Research Zurich (2005–2007) and Siemens Corporate Technology/Siemens Healthcare (2007–2017) on organic electronics for medical imaging and diagnostics. Appointed to TUM in 2017.

Research Themes: Digital holographic microscopy, magnetic flow cytometry, label-free cell analysis, AI-driven diagnostics, and microfluidic device development. His work bridges fundamental science (e.g., cell mechanics) with clinical applications (e.g., rapid disease diagnostics).

• Awards: European Inventor Award (2017), AMA Innovation Award (2016), Siemens NTF Award (2013), Young Investigator Award (2002).
• Lab/Teams: Leads the Biomedical Electronics research group at TUM, collaborating with industry partners (e.g., Siemens) and academic institutions globally.
• Grants/Funding: Not explicitly listed in text, but implied through high-profile publications and awards.