Philipp Sommer
Research Team Manager at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolPhilipp Sommer is a research team manager and computer engineer with 15 years of experience bridging academia and industry to deliver applied innovations in embedded systems, robotics, wireless networks, and industrial software. At ABB Research he leads and coaches scientists tackling embedded ML, cyber-physical systems, IoT and security, while still contributing hands-on to hardware and software deliverables. His background spans a PhD in information technology, postdoctoral work building large-scale GPS and low-power wireless systems, and lecturing roles at EPFL and UQ, giving him a rare mix of deep research rigor and practical system-building. He is particularly experienced in low-power wireless and long-range communication for sensor networks, and in translating signal-processing and ML techniques into robust industrial solutions. Colleagues describe him as someone who enjoys “getting his hands dirty” with complex hardware-software integration rather than staying purely strategic. Based in Zurich, he consistently steers exploratory research toward real-world impact in automation and autonomous systems.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichExchange Term, Exchange Term at Lunds tekniska högskola
German, English, French, Swedish
Github Skills (27)
floor9
tinyos8
stlink6
garmin6
gps6
jlink6
debug6
microchip5
python5
debugging4
mcu4
cortex-m4
nmea4
cortex4
parsing4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
phsommer/tinyos-atmega128rfa1
Nov 2010 - May 2011
Contributions:36 commits in 6 months
phsommer/scpi-python
Aug 2011 - Nov 2012
Contributions:2 commits in 1 year 3 months
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