Dr. Felix Weber received his MSc (1996) and PhD (2001) in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich. After this, he worked for 13 years as a senior scientist within the ETH domain, developing innovative damping systems for the efficient mitigation of structural vibrations. Since 2015, Dr. Felix Weber has worked as an R&D engineer at Maurer Switzerland GmbH, which belongs to MAURER SE of Germany. His work focuses on the model-based development of efficient damping and isolation systems for civil structures. He is a member of the working group 5 of TC340 for the development of the European Standard EN 15129 for Antiseismic Devices.