Christian Bettstetter is a professor and head of the Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems at the University of Klagenfurt. He is also the founding scientific director of Lakeside Labs GmbH, a research and innovation company. Bettstetter holds master and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering and information technology from TU München. He has over 25 years of experience in academic and industrial research with emphasis on wireless connectivity and self-organization in networked systems for telecommunications, IoT, and mobile robotics. His teaching portfolio comprises lectures on electricity and magnetism, mobile communications, and wireless networks.

Kornelia Lienbacher is an experienced office manager and executive assistant in the team of Christian Bettstetter at the University of Klagenfurt. She handles and oversees a wide range of administrative responsibilities, including financial management, recruitment, travels, and seamless communication with the central administration. Her skills and expertise play an important role in the efficient operation of the team.

Aymen Fakhreddine is a senior researcher and project leader with expertise in wireless communications, networking, and localization. He holds a doctoral and master degree in telematic engineering from the University Carlos III Madrid and a master degree in wireless communication systems from École supérieure d’électricité (Centrale Supélec) in Paris. He is principal investigator of a project on drones in cellular networks in Bettstetter’s team and a senior researcher at the Technology Innovation Institute (UAE). Before he worked as a senior researcher at Lakeside Labs, researcher at IMDEA Networks, and visiting student in Singapore.

Udo Schilcher has 20 years of experience in wireless communications and stochastic modeling of networked systems. He is a tenured senior researcher working on interference and self-organization in wireless networks. He teaches courses on the programming language C, self-organization and synchronization, and electricity and magnetism. Schilcher holds a habilitation in information and communications engineering, a doctoral degree in information and communications engineering, and master degrees in informatics and mathematics, all from the University of Klagenfurt.

Enrique Caballero is a research and teaching staff member and doctoral student at the University of Klagenfurt. He develops novel techniques for integrating drone systems into cellular wireless networks (5G, 6G). Enrique holds a master degree in aeronautical engineering from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Before joining Bettstetter’s team, he worked as a systems engineer in drone and aerospace companies. Enrique works in the FWF-funded project “Drones in cellular networks” and teaches bachelor courses on electromagnetism.

Wolfgang Granigg is a lecturer and program manager at FH Joanneum with over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and management. He holds two doctoral degrees in the areas of economics (information science) and mathematics (system theory) and is now working toward a doctoral degree in technical sciences in Bettstetter’s team, where he focuses on the intersection of multi-agent simulation, swarming and synchronization, and resilience.

Muhammad Nasar Jamal is a research and teaching staff member at the University of Klagenfurt working on wireless communications and sensing. Jamal holds a master degree in electrical engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. Before joining Bettstetter’s team, he worked as a lecturer in Peshawar and scholarship holder at JKU Linz. He performs experimental research on Wi-Fi sensing and teaches graduate courses on mobile communications.

Daniel Neuhold is a doctoral student at the University of Klagenfurt with interests in wireless communications and localization. He works on reliable ultra-wide band sensor networks for industrial applications. Daniel holds a master level degree in information and communications engineering from the University of Klagenfurt. He was a research and teaching staff member in Bettstetter’s team from 2015 until 2021 and a guest researcher at the University of Southern California in 2018. He is now the founder and managing director of the spinoff LoconIQ R&D.

Marcus Schref is a research and teaching staff member in Bettstetter’s team at the University of Klagenfurt. He works at the intersection of self-organization in networks (swarming and synchronization) and wireless connectivity. Marcus holds a master degree in information and communications engineering (ICE) from the University of Klagenfurt and a bachelor degree in electrical engineering and information technology from HAW Landshut.

Pasquale Grippa teaches multiple courses on electromagnetism, circuits, and simulation of networked systems. He holds a doctoral degree in technical sciences from the University of Klagenfurt and a master degree in electronics engineering from the University of Salerno. He was a research and teaching staff member in Bettstetter’s team from 2012 until 2018 and is now a senior researcher at Lakeside Labs.