Edda Gschwendtner

Eberhard Gschwendtner (S'96–M'01) was born in Backnang, Germany, in 1970. He received the Dipl.-Ing. (M.S.E.E.) and Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) degrees in electrical engineering from the Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany, in 1996 and 2001, respectively. He took part in the joint Electronic Engineerning Degree Scheme within Europe from 1994 to 1996: Paris-Southampton-Karlsruhe (TRIPARTITE). From 1996 to 2001, he was with the Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik und Elektronik (IHE) at the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) as a Research Assistant. His research activities mainly focused on theory, design, and development of broadband, ultra-broadband and conformal, vehicle- and satellite- based antennas for mobile applications. He participated as an expert in the European research program COST260. Since 2001, he is with a German car manufacturer, where he is employed in car antenna system design for telematics applications.