ABOUT EMBOTECH
Embotech, short for Embedded optimization technologies was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from the ETH Zurich.
Today, we are a growing tech SME in the heart of Europe with around 50 customers around the globe.
A team of engineers, software developers and visionaries with 15 different nationalities and various professional backgrounds.
We develop real-time decision-making software solutions
- for autonomous vehicles,
- for launching and landing re-useable rockets as well as satellites,
- for industrial applications such as wind turbines and industrial machine automation.
We strive to
- lead the market for numerical optimization solutions
- create innovative technology as an essential part of tomorrow’s decision-making systems
- build a company with a long-term value for our customers, our employees and our investors.
We are redefining autonomous motion for a safe and efficient tomorrow.
We are Embotech.
MEET THE MANAGEMENT
Andreas Kyrtatos
CEO
Zurich
Master's in Mechanical Engineering & Master in Business Law -- Leading functions in project management, IT and digital transformation for companies in the energy and marine sector, experience in scaling companies and carve-outs.
Alexander Domahidi
Co-founder & CTO
Zurich
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PhD in automatic control and optimization for embedded systems -- 10 yrs experience in implementation of MPC and optimization-based control systems across various industries.
MEET THE TEAM
commercial team
George Gerostathopoulos
Director Sales & Business Development
Zurich
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MBA, Dipl. Automotive Engineering -- Leading Sales & Marketing positions for Forbes 500 corp. in Automotive and other B2B Industries. Experienced in bringing innovative solutions and products to series production and commercialization.
Janine van Stiphout
MarCom Manager
Zurich
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PhD in service marketing management, Master's in business administration -- 10 years experience holding project lead and marketing interface positions in various B2B industries.
Katrin Moser
HR, Administration & Finance Support
Zurich
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Studies of foreign languages & translation -- more than 10 years experience in various HR roles in a corporate environment.
Melanie Müller
Director Finance & Operations
Zurich
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Master's in Chemistry & Business Studies -- 10 years experience in corporate auditing, M&A and other leading finance positions in the chemical industry.
Andrei Ciobanu
Business Development
Zurich
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Master's in Control Systems Engineering -- Spezialized in the application of MPC, Motion Planning and Computer Vision algorithms to real-time embedded systems.
Engineering team
Stefano Longo
Head of Automated Driving
Zurich
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PhD in Control Engineering with specialization in hardware-efficient, real-time optimal control -- 10+ years of experience in automotive electronics and control systems research as well as project management.
Roberto Barbieri
Head of Software Development
Zurich
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Master's in Electronics Engineering -- specialized in Computer & SW architecture, 15 yrs+ experience in research and development positions incl. 8 yrs. in safety systems.
Thivaharan Albin
Head of Industry Solutions
Zurich
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PhD in Automatic Control -- 10 yrs experience in application of MPC for various applications and industries.
Markus Hug
Head of Functionality & Testing
Zurich
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Master's in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Controls and Powertrain Systems -- 9 years of experience in Formula1 as Project Manager and Senior Controls Engineer in R&D and trackside.
Joachim Ferreau
Head of Optimization Technology
Zurich
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PhD in Electrical Engineering, Master's in Mathematics -- 15 yrs of experience in implementing embedded MPC software in various industry applications.
Aldo Zgraggen
Head of Aerospace
Zurich
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PhD in automatic control and optimization -- 5 yrs experience in modelling, optimization based guidance and control for aerospace applications.
Carlo Alberto Pascucci
Technical Director Aerospace
Zurich
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PhD in Information & Communication Technology, Master's in Computer Engineering -- MPC and optimization based Real-Time Guidance and Control for Spacecrafts and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Gian Ulli
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master’s in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology ETH -- Multiple years of experience in optimization-based motion planning, author of Y2F.
Alvaro Fernandez Cobo
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master's in Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control -- 5 years of experience in GNC systems development, involved in the development of embotech's aerospace and automotive solutions.
Manuel Dangel
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master's in Robotics Systems & Control, BSc in Mechanical Eng. -- 5 yrs with AMZ Racing Team. Designing & testing Control Systems for Vehicle Dynamics and Motion Planning Algorithms.
Raffael Amacher
Control Expert
Zurich
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PhD in Automatic Control (ETH), Master's in Mechanical Eng. -- Highly experienced in code and algorithm development in high-tech companies with a strong focus on real-world evidence and high quality standards.
Sandro Merkli
SW Development Expert
Zurich
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Master's in Electrical Engineering, PhD candidate -- several years of experience in embedded system design and implementation at multiple companies, 4 yrs experience in numerical optimization.
Sven van Koutrik
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master's in Systems and Control -- 5+ years experience in LMP1 race car vehicle dynamics controls engineering, including winning 24 hours of Le Mans in the role of lead performance engineer.
Antoine Seewer
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master's in Robotics, Systems and Control -- Experience in MPC-based obstacle avoidance for autonomous boats and trajectory planning.
Vasilis Lefkopoulos
SW Development
Zurich
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Master's in Robotics, Systems and Control & Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering -- MPC for energy management and motion planning of autonomous hybrid vehicles.
Mario Gini
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Zurich
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Master's in Mechanical Engineering -- Passionate about autonomous vehicles, involved in the development of Embotech’s ProParker.
Mads Rystok Bisgaard
Optimization Software Developer
Zurich
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PhD in Mathematics -- Experience in the stability of dynamical systems of mathematical aspects of classical mechanical systems.
Konstatinos Lekkas
SW Engineer & IT Administrator
Athens
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Master's candidate in Engineering in Electrical & Computer Engineering -- Experience in parallel programming, application performance evaluation and improvement and embedded systems.
Armando Amoros
SW Development
Zurich
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BSc in Mechatronics Engineering & Master's Candidate in Robotics, Systems and Control -- Experience in embedded systems, firmware security technologies and motion planning.
Guillaume Duc
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's in Smart Grids Science & Technology, BSc in Electrical Engineering -- specialized in Renewables & Energy Conversion Systems.
Patrick Seewald
Optimization Software Engineer
Zurich
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PhD in Computational Chemistry -- specialized in massively parallel algorithms and numerical linear algebra.
Mario Boxheimer
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's in Mechanical Engineering -- specialized in Optimal Control Techniques for Vehicle Dynamics Applications.
Alexander Heilmeier
Motion Planning SW Engineer
Munich
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Master's in automotive engineering with specialization in vehicle dynamics simulation -- Multiple years of experience in developing and testing motion planning algorithms for autonomous race cars (Roborace).
Maximilian Schaller
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's candidate in Robotics, Systems and Control , BSc in Mechanical & Process Engineering -- specialized in Space Robotics.
Daniele Buccheri
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's cand. in Robotics, Systems & Control, BSc in Automation Engineering -- specialized in Optimal Control and Vehicle Propulsion Systems.
Sven Niederberger
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's in Mechanical Engineering -- specialized in Robotics, Guidance, Navigation and Control.
Christoph Meyer
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's in Mechanical Engineering -- specialized in Robotics, Systems and Control.
Samuel Martin
Software Developer
Zurich
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BSc in Computational Science & Engineering -- specialized in Robotics.
David Mauderli
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master's candidate in Mechanical Engineering, BSc in Mechanical Engineering -- specialized in Robotics and Industrial Automation.
Anian Altherr
Software Developer
Zurich
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Master’s in Physics -- experienced in applying optimization problems to quantum information theory.