Affiliation: Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen

Dr. Patrick Heise (formerly Patrick Steglich, Senior Member, IEEE) earned his MSc in Photonics from the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany, in 2013, and his PhD from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Italy, in 2017. From 2018 to 2023, he worked as a senior researcher at IHP: Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics in Germany, and he has been affiliated with the institute as a guest scientist since 2023. He completed his habilitation in experimental physics at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg in 2023. 

Dr. Heise's research interests include silicon photonics, microelectronics, and biomedical sensors. As a co-founder of HyPhoX, he received several accolades, including the Leibniz Founding Award in 2021, the Berlin-Brandenburg Innovation Award in 2023, and the Digital Innovation Award from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in 2024. Since 2025, he has held the position of full professor of biomedical electronics at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Germany.