Reto Wildhaber

Prof. Dr. Reto Wildhaber is a Professor for Digital Biomarkers and Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), School of Life Sciences. He holds a dual doctorate (Dr. sc. ETH and Dr. med.) and serves as a Senior Researcher at the Signal and Information Processing Laboratory (ISI) at ETH Zürich. His academic roles include lecturing at the Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, focusing on biomedical signal processing and medical device development.

Education:

• PhD in Signal and Information Processing (Dr. sc. ETH), ETH Zürich (2013), awarded ETH Medal 2019
• Medical Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Zürich (2011)
• Electrical Engineering Degree from Fachhochschule Rapperswil (2002)

Research Interests: Model-based signal processing, digital biomarkers, medical sensor systems, and clinical trials for medical devices. His work emphasizes ECG analysis, cochlear implantation, coronary stenosis assessment, and wearable medical technologies.

Publications Trends: Focus on real-time signal analysis in cardiology and electrophysiology, with contributions to ECG-based diagnostics, cochlear implant optimization, and medical device validation. His work bridges algorithm development and clinical applications, emphasizing translational research.

Awards: ETH Medal 2019 (best thesis award, ETH Zürich) and Zellweger Preis (awarded for thesis at Fachhochschule Rapperswil).

Projects: Co-developed open-source tools like lmlib.ch (model-based signal processing library) and CLabUZH (cardiopulmonary simulation software for education).

Labs/Teams: Active in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics (FHNW) and the Signal and Information Processing Laboratory (ETH Zürich).