Michael Heiss

Background

Heiss, Michael was born on July 11, 1963 in Salzburg, Austria. Son of Ernst W. and Christiane (Hofer) Heiss.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Technology, Vienna, 1983; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Technology, Vienna, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Technology, Vienna, 1989; habilitation, U. Technology, Vienna, 1995; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1991.

Career

Researcher, Voest Alpine Automotive, Vienna, 1986-1990; researcher, visiting scientist, project leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990-1991; researcher, lecturer, project leader, U. Technology, Vienna, 1991-1995; associate professor, U. Technology, Vienna, since 1995; researcher, project leader, Siemens AG, Austria, 1996-1997; chief technical officer, Siemens AG, Austria, since 1998.

Achievements

• Michael Heiss has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York Academy Science, International Federation Automatic Control (affiliate), Austrian Association Professional Elec. Engineers, German. Association Professional Elec. Engineers, Techniker Cercle Vienna.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, art, windsurfing.

Connections

Married Dorothea Czedik-Eysenberg, April 10, 1992. Children: Jakob, Teresa.

Father:

Ernst W. Heiss

Mother:

Christiane (Hofer) Heiss

Spouse:

Dorothea Czedik-Eysenberg

child:

Teresa Heiss

child:

Jakob Heiss