Michael Leitner

Thorlabs GmbH

Role

Speaker

Dr. Michael Leitner studied physics at the University of Graz, Austria and received his PhD in applied optics (OCT) from University of Porto, Portugal in 2010. From 2010 – 2013 he led the OCT group at the Research Center for Non-Destructive Testing (RECENDT) in Linz, Austria, and since 2013 he has been serving at Thorlabs in different roles focusing on OCT.

2000-2006 Physics degree at University of Graz, Austria

2003/04: Erasmus year at University of Coimbra, Portugal

2006-2010: PhD at University of Porto, Portugal with one year secondment at University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

2010-2013: Head of OCT group at RECENDT, Linz, Austria

2013 – now: Thorlabs with following role development

Application Engineer OCT

Head of OCT Applications

Global Sales Manager OCT

Manager Systems Solutions Europe