Overview
My main affiliation is with the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences. I have been teaching there since 2006, and focus on signal processing, statistics, rehabilitation, and 3d movement analysis.
In addition, I am habilitated at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ("ETH Zuerich"), where I regularly gave courses on "Computer Simulations of Sensory Systems". You can find more information about that topic in the Wikibook of Sensory Systems that my students and I have put together.
Current courses (FH OÖ, 2025/6)
Master of Medical Engineering (MME)
- Motion Capture and Analysis ( MOC1 )
- Introduction to 3D Kinematics. Application of these algorithms with Python to signals from Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). (Book: 3D-Kinematics; URLs: scikit-kinematics)
- Bionic Implants ( BIM1 / BIM2 )
- Part 1 introduces the human auditory system, cochlear implants, and the signal analysis of auditory signals. ("Book": Wikibook of Sensory Systems - Auditory Systems; URL: scikit-sound).
Part 2 provides an introduction to the basics of machine learning, and applies that knowledge to the control of a lower arm prosthesis. - Statistics ( STA2 )
- Mainly hypothesis-based tests, since those are the mainstay of statistics in medicine. But also an introduction to statistical modelling is provided. (Book: Introduction to Statistics with Python, 2ed; URL: statsintro-python-2e)
- Introduction to Programming Tools ( IPT1 )
- In collaboration with other professors. My part covers the introduction to Python. (URL: 7 Steps to Python)
- Ready 4 UAP!
- In June 2026, our institution received a new name: "UAP - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria". One of our new goals at UAP is to strengthen our international positioning. In the past, incoming international students often struggled with getting started at UAP, since their background had a different focus than our programs. To eliminate that hurdle for our English speaking program Master of Medical Engineering, I have developed Ready 4 UAP: there prospective students can check if their background is sufficient for a smooth start. If they find gaps in their current knowledge, References point them to good starting points for updating their knowledge before they come to Austria. (URL: https://ready4uap.thaslwanter.at/)
Bachelor Medizintechnik (MT)
- Biosignalverarbeitung ( BSV3 )
- Biosignalanalysis. Introduction to the main algorithms and tools in signal analysis. (Book: Hands-on Signal Analysis with Python; URL: github: sapy)
- Sport- & Rehabilitations-Technik ( SPR6 )
- - Anatomical and physiological basics of motor control and motor learning
- Devices for the rehabilitation of lower- and upper-extremities
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Cochlear implants - Technische Qualitäts-Sicherung ( TQS6 )
- Technical quality control. Provides an introduction to quality control history, tools, and regulations, as well as an introduction to the basic statistical tests required for quality control.