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MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Management, Technology, and Economics MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 The class profile provides an overview of the MAS ETH MTEC students that started in 2020. 2 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 MAS MTEC Class Statistics 2020 60 students 34 average age 23 nationalities 8 years average work experience 30% women 5 hold a doctoral degree Students’ study areas prior to taking the MAS ETH MTEC programme: Electrical engineering and information technology 22 % Computer science 15 % Humanities and social sciences 15 % Natural sciences and mathematics 15 % Mechanical engineering 13 % System-oriented sciences 5 % Other engineering sciences 5 % Other 10 % Students’ professional background when starting their studies: Manufacturing of electronic devices 27 % Other manufacturing 25 % Information and communication 17 % Professional, scientific and technical activities 12 % Energy 3 % Public administration 3 % Other 13 % MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 3 Alaa Alhalabi Nationality: Syrian Degree: Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering University: Damascus University, Syria Bids & Proposals Manager, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Thomas Anliker Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Mechanical Engineering University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland System-Engineer - Technical Project Manager, Rheinmetall Air Defence Adrian Arpagaus Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Food Science University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Team Leader Production, JOWA Giulia Beanato Nationality: Italian Degree: Dr. sc. EPF, MSc in Micro and Nanotechnologies for Integrated Systems University: EPF Lausanne, Switzerland Senior R&D Engineer, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Adrià Benito Pellicer Nationality: Spanish Degree: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering University: Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain Project Engineer, Intamin 4 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Loretta Berger Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science UNIL in Forensic Science University: University of Lausanne, Switzerland Forensic Scientist, Kantonspolizei Schwyz Christian Bosshard Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science UZH in Informatics University: University of Zurich, Switzerland Partner, MMG Management Consulting Daniel Burri Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland IT Consultant, Amstein+Walther Progress William de Moraes Stamato Nationality: Brazilian and Italian Degree: Chemical Engineering University: Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Global Deployment Leader - Operational and Business Excellence PMO, Clariant Joost de Wit Nationality: Dutch Degree: Master of Science in Mathematical Physics University: Technical University of Munich, Germany Cloud Solutions Sales Specialist, Microsoft MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 5 Dominic Erb Nationality: Swiss Degree: Bachelor of Science ZFH in Mechanical Engineering University: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Project Manager, Tecan Setareh Gharibi Nationality: Swiss and German Degree: Master of Arts UZH in Social Science University: University of Zurich, Switzerland Project Leader, Digital Festival AG Marco Habegger Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Biomedical Engineering University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Deputy Head Product Development, MBV Frank Hartmann Nationality: German Degree: Master of Science in Mechatronics University: Technical University Dresden, Germany Lead Engineer, ABB Lukas Heinzle Nationality: Austrian Degree: Master of Science ETH in Physics University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland VP Technology, Hexagon 6 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Ferhad Issa Nationality: Swiss Degree: Bachelor of Science BUAS in Business Information Systems University: Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland Business Engineer, Swisscom Shahram Jamshidi Nationality: Iranian Degree: Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering University: Islamic Azad University, Iran Linux System Administrator, MTN Irancell Priyanka Kaushik Nationality: Indian Degree: Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication University: Jai Narain Vyas University, India Luca Keller Nationality: Swiss and German Degree: Master of Science ETH in Environmental Engineering University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Engineer and Project Manager, AFRY Harmish Khambhaita Nationality: Indian Degree: Doctor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, MSc in Autonomous Systems University: Paul Sabatier University, France Team Lead - Robot Navigation, ANYbotics MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 7 Mike Klausmann Nationality: German Degree: Master of Science ETH in Computer Science University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Software Engineer, Inventage Karol Kotylo Nationality: Polish Degree: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering University: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Grid Project Manager, Swissgrid Pui Yin Leung Nationality: British Degree: Master of Science in Energy and Environment University: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Subject Matter Expert, Siemens Karim Limam Nationality: French and Tunisian Degree: Diplom Ingenieur Univ. University: Technical University of Munich, Germany Head of Integration Services, skyguide Chong Liu Nationality: Chinese Degree: Bachelor of Science in Information Engineering University: Beijing Institute ofTechnology, China Test Architect, Siemens 8 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Jonathann Magne Nationality: French Degree: Bachelor Ing. Civil Engineering University: Polytechnique Montréal, Canada Regional Sales Manager, Liebherr-Export Nadine Merkel Nationality: German Degree: Master of Arts in Continuing Education University: University of Technology Chemnitz, Germany Senior HR Partner DACH Region, Lenovo Charlotte Meylan Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Biology University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Requirements Engineer, SIX Michaela Mohylova Nationality: Czech Degree: Master of Arts in Anthropology University: Charles University in Prague, Czechia Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Tableau Atousa Mozafarian Nationality: Iranian Degree: Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering University: Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 9 Patrick Müller Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Agricultural Sciences University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Teacher and Consultant, INFORAMA Simon Müller Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Mechanical Engineering University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Development Engineer, Balti Anand Nagasayanam Nationality: Indian Degree: Masters in Technology University: Indian Institute of Technology, India Sr. Global Program Manager, GE Power Patrick Nagel Nationality: Swiss Degree: Bachelor of Science FHNW in Mechanical Engineering University: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland Product Development Engineer, Nobel Biocare Justas Narauskas Nationality: Lithuanian Degree: Bachelor of Science in Information Systems University: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland IT Security Operations Manager, Sika 10 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Jürg Neidhardt Nationality: Swiss and Belgium Degree: Diplom als Naturwissenschafter University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Senior Project Manager, NAGRA Mehmet Özdemir Nationality: Swiss and Turkish Degree: Master of Science in Physics University: University of Bern, Switzerland Scientific Project Manager,armasuisse Science and Technology Christian Peters Nationality: German Degree: Dr. sc. ETH, Dipl.-Ing. Information Technologies University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Co-Founder, CTO, microGauge Simon Ramp Nationality: Swiss Degree: Bachelor of Science ZFH in Electrical Engineering University: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Project Manager Software Engineering, Ferag Sahithi Sadineni Nationality: Indian Degree: Master of Technology in Biotechnology University: Vellore Institute of Technology, India Founder, EXTROVIS AG MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 11 Lluís Santolaria Pérez Nationality: Spanish Degree: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering University: Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain R&D Engineer, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Patricia Saxer Nationality: Brazilian and Swiss Degree: Industrial Chemical Engineer University: University of São Paulo, Brazil Consultant Engineer, AGAP 2 Maja Schreiner Nationality: Swiss Degree: Graduate Engineer in Information Systems and Technologies University: University of Belgrade, Serbia CEO & Founder, Sharing Tribe Nicolas Schulthess Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Arts UZH in History University: University of Zurich, Switzerland Director Research Services and Development, Hochschule Luzern Jan Schulze Nationality: German Degree: Master of Science ETH in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Technical Consultant, dormakaba Schweiz AG 12 MAS ETH MTEC Class Profile 2020 Ehsan Soltani Nationality: Iranian Degree: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering University: Islamic Azad University, Iran Engineering Manager - Power Systems, ABB Sven Stauber Nationality: Swiss Degree: Master of Science ETH in Computer Science University: ETH Zurich, Switzerland Team Leader, SWITCH Christian Stirnimann Nationality: Swiss Degree: Bachelor of Science FHNW in Electrical and Information Technology University: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland Development Engineer, Wilco Diana Ungureanu Nationality: Romanian Degree:
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