Mikael Östling

Mikael Östling is a Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, holding a position in the Division of Electronics and Embedded Systems within the School of Information and Communication Technology. He earned his MSc (1980) and PhD (1983) in engineering physics from Uppsala University. Since 1984, he has been a faculty member at KTH, serving as Deputy President (2017–2022), Dean of the School of ICT (2004–2012), and Head of the Department of Microelectronics and Information Technology (2000–2004). He has held visiting roles at Stanford University and the University of Florida.

His research focuses on silicon/silicon germanium devices, wide bandgap semiconductors (e.g., silicon carbide), and high-power/high-frequency applications. He has authored over 600 papers, 10+ book chapters, and a textbook. Key achievements include co-founding TranSiC (2005), securing the ERC Advanced Investigator Grant (2009), and serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society (2016–2019). He is an IEEE and ECS Fellow.

Östling has supervised 50 PhD theses and contributed to innovations like high-temperature silicon carbide circuits and graphene-based sensors. His work spans academic leadership, industry collaboration, and global research advisory roles in EU frameworks and the European Research Council.