**Arno Eichberger**

Arno Eichberger (Assoc.-Prof. Dr.), born in 1969, studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Technology Graz, where he graduated in 1995. He received a doctorate degree in technical sciences in 1998 with a distinction. The doctoral thesis dealt with active head restraints for protection of the cervical spine in rear-end collisions. From 1998 to 2007, Arno Eichberger was employed at MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG&Co, where he started as a simulation and development engineer in the Vehicle Safety department. He then moved to a position as a group leader for advanced development in the same department and later was assigned head of the innovation area of Intelligent Safety, being responsible for advanced development in the area of active and passive vehicle safety. Since 2007, Arno Eichberger has been employed at the Institute of Automotive Engineering (University of Technology Graz) as vice-director of the Institute and is head of the research area of Vehicle Dynamics, leading a group of about 15 scientists. His research includes the development and testing of automated driving, human–machine interaction, vehicle dynamics control and suspension development. Since 2012, he has been Associate Professor holding a venia docendi in Automotive Engineering. His research has been published in about 200 publications, including several books, journals, conference proceedings and patents. He is an international reviewer of scientific contributions in his area.
