Prof. em. Dr. Niels Kuster

Niels Kuster was born in Switzerland in 1957 and earned his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He joined the academic staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering of ETH as Assistant Professor in 1993 and was awarded the title of Adjunct Professor (Titularprofessor) in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at ETH in 2001. During his career, Niels Kuster has also held invited professorships at the Electromagnetics Laboratory of Motorola Inc. in Florida, USA, in 1992, and at the Metropolitan University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1998.

In 1999, Niels Kuster established the Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society (IT’IS), where he continues today as the founding Director. He also (co-) founded several spin-off companies, including Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG) in 1994, MaxWave AG in 1998, ZMT Zurich MedTech AG in 2006, BNNSPEAG in 2012, and TI Solutions AG in 2019. 

The main research interests of Niels Kuster are focused on (i) experimental and computational electromagnetics from subHz to 300 GHz in complex environments, (ii) computational life sciences, (iii) virtual human and animal anatomical models functionalized with dynamic tissue models and (iv) wireless and medical applications such as minimization/optimization of body-mounted transmitters/electrode configurations, neurostimulation, implant safety, in silico clinical trials, etc.

Niels Kuster has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications on measurement techniques, computational electromagnetics, dosimetry, exposure assessment, and bioexperimentation. He is a member of several standardization bodies and has been consulted by government agencies around the globe on the safety of mobile communications. He has been honored with several scientific awards and has served on the boards of various scientific societies and journals.