Summary
Dieter Steiner is a Team Lead with 14 years of applied research and engineering experience in machine vision, collaborative robotics and IoT, currently leading the Mechatronic Systems team at Fraunhofer Italia. He combines hands-on firmware and algorithm development for embedded vision systems with project leadership—bringing Industry 4.0 solutions from prototype to SME deployments and smart-city planning. His background spans automated hardware-in-the-loop testing, performance optimization for embedded sensors, and automated build/test pipelines, enabling robust industrialization of research. Trained with distinction in Computer Engineering at TU Wien, he is as comfortable designing low-level firmware as he is coordinating national and international research projects. Based in Naturns, Italy, he brings a practical focus on human–machine collaboration and livability that guides his work beyond pure technical metrics.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Gewerbeoberschule Schlanders
Gewerbeoberschule "Max Valier" Bozen
German, English, Italian