Simon Muntwiler

Simon Muntwiler joined ETH Sustainability in October 2024. Simon has a background in mechanical engineering and control theory.

Simon received a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc. in Robotics, Systems and Control from ETH Zürich in 2016 and 2019, respectively. He was awarded two Outstanding D-MAVT Bachelor Awards for his bachelor studies. During his master studies, he was part of the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Program and spent one semester abroad at MIT. From October 2019 to September 2024, he was a pursuing a doctorate in the Intelligent Control Systems Group under the supervision of Prof. Melanie Zeilinger and funded by the Bosch Research Foundation. His research focused on optimization-based estimation and control for uncertain systems. Besides his research, Simon was member of the D-MAVT Sustainability Commission and the sounding board of the ETH Net Zero Program, and coordinated the AVETH sustainability team.