**About the Editors**

#### **Thomas Gwosch**

Thomas Gwosch (Dr.-Ing.) graduated as a mechanical engineer (M.Sc.) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in 2014 and received his doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) in 2019. He worked for 3 years as a postdoc at the Institute of Product Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In 2022, he received a research fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and continues his research at the ETH Zurich. Thomas Gwosch has many years of research experience in testing and validation of mechatronic systems with a focus on measurement and control. His focus is on the early stages of the product development process with the design of methods for frontloading in the engineering of mechatronic systems.

#### **Sven Matthiesen**

Sven Matthiesen (Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.) is a full professor at the Institute for Product Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Based on his extensive practical experience in the development of power tools and the management of multidisciplinary development areas, Sven Matthiesen's research focuses on the research and development of methods and processes to support the product development of human–machine systems. Prof. Matthiesen conducts research on human–machine systems, mechatronic machine elements, and system reliability. In addition to the validation and testing of mechatronic systems, the use of AI methods, and the exploration of machine elements in a system context, the interaction of technology with humans is the focus of his research. Another focus of his research is design methodology, which deals with the exploration of the mental design process and the development of design methodologies.
