AI & technology consulting
Assess AI opportunities, shape a technology roadmap and connect research with product development. My experience includes founding an AI institute, leading engineering teams and supporting technology ventures.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ENGINEERING · INNOVATION
Deep expertise.
Real-world impact.
Prof. Dr. Guido M. Schuster
A professor since 2000 and recipient of 22 academic and industrial awards, I help organisations turn AI and engineering research into products, practical solutions and new ventures. My teams have developed fundamental technology for three startups.
RESEARCH MEETS APPLICATIONProfessor. Inventor. Engineer.
Since 2000professor
3startups built on technology
developed with my teams
developed with my teams
22academic and industrial awards
CHF 20m+external funding across projects
involving my research teams
involving my research teams
74patents issued or submitted
9,500+research citations
57h-index
47CTI and Innosuisse research
and innovation projects
and innovation projects
Citation count and h-index: Google Scholar profile ↗ · Patent information: Google Patents ↗
01 / EXPERTISE
From the big question
to the practical answer.
A perspective shaped by scientific research, technology leadership and hands-on development.
Speaking & education
Make AI understandable for decision-makers, students and technical teams. Award-winning teaching, a Google TechTalk and public keynotes inform my approach to talks and workshops.
Research & invention
Develop applied solutions in computer vision, statistical machine learning, signal processing and control. My teams have worked on hearing aids, DNA sequencing, industrial measurement and flight simulation.
02 / SPEAKING
Understand the technology.
See the possibilities.
Talks and workshops
in English or German.
How AI learns
The ideas behind machine learning and computer vision, explained through concrete examples.
AI in practice
Lessons from applying AI to manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare technology and pilot training.
From research to a venture
Turning technical discoveries into products, partnerships and spin-offs.
2016 Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching · Invited Google TechTalk, 20162025 New Work Forum keynoteDiscuss a speaking engagement
03 / SELECTED WORK
Ideas put to work.
Across industry, research
and emerging technology.
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY01
Virtual reality.
Real training.
Helped develop the six-degree-of-freedom VR motion platform commercialised by VRMotion, now Loft Dynamics. Consultant for Research and Technology since 2024.
Watch the technology in actionINDUSTRY LEADERSHIP02
Connecting people
over the internet.
Co-founded 3Com’s Internet Communications Business and led a team of around 60 engineers developing the first commercially available SIP internet telephony system.
3COM / INTERNET COMMUNICATIONSRESEARCH & PUBLICATION03
A foundation in
video compression.
Co-author with Aggelos K. Katsaggelos of Rate-Distortion Based Video Compression, published by Springer.
Explore the bookAI & INFRASTRUCTURE04
Inspecting the grid.
Intelligently.
My ICAI team and LINIA developed AI for power-line condition monitoring using drone imagery. Axpo acquired LINIA in 2024.
Read about the acquisitionSIGNAL PROCESSING05
Better hearing
through engineering.
With my HSR team and Phonak, developed noise suppression for hearing aids and later biometric calibration using statistical machine learning.
PHONAK / HEARING TECHNOLOGYMACHINE LEARNING06
Reading the bases
of DNA.
With my HSR team and Qiagen, developed machine learning for base calling in the GeneReader next-generation sequencing system.
QIAGEN / GENEREADERTECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Fundamental technology.
New businesses.
Three startups built on technology
developed with my research teams.
Insoric
Vehicle power measurement through a test drive. Insoric was founded to commercialise the RealPower technology we developed.
VRMotion / Loft Dynamics
A six-degree-of-freedom VR motion platform, jointly developed for pilot training and commercialised by VRMotion, now Loft Dynamics.
LINIA
AI for power-line inspection using drone photography. My ICAI team jointly developed the core technology with LINIA, acquired by Axpo in 2024.
My startup experience spans five ventures in total: these three technology-provider engagements, co-founding S4 within 3Com and advising Cambia Networks during its founding phase.
04 / ABOUT
A researcher’s curiosity.
An engineer’s mindset.
Guido M. SchusterProfessor · Researcher · Developer · Inventor
Author · Educator · Speaker
Author · Educator · Speaker
A professor since 2000, I combine academic depth with technology that has helped build new businesses.
My career has been recognised with 22 academic and industrial awards. My research record includes more than 9,500 citations, an h-index of 57 (Google Scholar) and 74 patents issued or submitted.
I earned my Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University in the United States, following my engineering education at Neu Technikum Buchs in Switzerland.
International experience
I lived and worked in Chicago, USA, for ten years, gaining experience across American academia and industry.
I now lead the Technology Transfer Office at OST, supporting student and faculty spin-offs. I also served as Dean of FHGR’s School of Applied Future Technologies and a member of the university’s executive board. Previously, I founded and directed OST’s Interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence, building a team that applied AI across disciplines. My industry career includes U.S. Robotics, 3Com, Motorola and Landis & Gyr.
My profile at OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences ↗
Since 2000, research projects involving my teams have attracted more than CHF 20 million in external funding, primarily through CTI and its successor, Innosuisse. This includes collaborative projects in which funding was shared with other research groups.
Leadership & experience
2026–present
Head, Technology Transfer Office
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST)
Jun–Jul 2026
Interim Chief Technical Officer
Loft Dynamics · led Research and Technology; executive board member
Mar–May 2026
Dean, School of Applied Future Technologies
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR) · university executive board member
2024–present
Consultant for Research and Technology
Loft Dynamics · part-time advisory engagement
2020–2026
Founder & Director, ICAI
OST · interdisciplinary applied AI research
2007–2020
Founder & Head, Master Research Unit
Sensor, Actuator and Communication Systems (SAC) · HSR
2005–2020
Co-Founder, Institute for Communication Systems (ICOM)
HSR · Head of the Digital Information Processing Group
1999–2001
Co-Founder & CTO, Internet Communications Business
3Com
22 academic and industrial awards
IEEE Signal Processing Society
2001 Best Paper Award
3Com
Inventor of the Year Award
Credit Suisse
2016 Award for Best Teaching
Technology transfer
Multiple FUTUR awards for commercial applications, including hearing aids, DNA sequencing and VR flight training.
05 / LET’S TALK
Have a challenge
in mind?
For consulting, speaking engagements
and research collaborations, get in touch.