Ing. Elisa Leusmann, BSc MSc

Professional work experience

11/2025 - present
Research & Teaching Assistant, Department Industrial Engineering & Management - - Management Center Innsbruck
Participation in industrial research projects, supervision of seminar papers, project papers and theses in the research environment, independent conduct of lectures and research projects, participation in scientific conferences and strengthening of (inter)national cooperation, assistance with organizational tasks in the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management
03/2023 - 08/2024
Working Student - - PRECISIS GmbH, Heidelberg (Germany)
Development and execution of measurements for characterization of stimulation electrodes, tasks in data science, test engineering
03/2023 - 08/2024
practical semester in the field of research and development - - Storz Produktions GmbH, Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
Software development (Python, VBA, Matlab), error detection using endoflator log data
04/2022 - 08/2022
Bachelor Student - - PRECISIS GmbH, Heidelberg (Germany)
Preparation of the bachelor's thesis using the EASEE system for neurostimulation

Education

10/2023 - 09/2025
- Master of Science in Engineering - Management Center Innsbruck (Austria)
Medical Engineering, IT and Hardware, Entrepreneurship, Management, Topic of thesis: CFD Simulations of the CPAP Devices Neopuff and Inspire rPAP in Neonatology, Final grade: 1.7
09/2018 - 07/2022
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering - University of Applied Sciences Mannheim (Germany)
Electrical engineering, information technology, software development, medical fundamentals, standards and guidelines for medical devices Thesis topic: Characterization of large-area platinum-iridium electrodes with regard to charge injection mechanisms (Grade: 1.0) Final grade: 1.7

Competitive Research Award

05/2024 - present
- - 4th place at MCI Creativity Award
Project work on the topic of tablet management for elderly people, development of the "Pill Train", an automated solution to fill tablet boxes, which increases independence, relieves relatives and minimizes the risks of incorrect dosage.

Peer reviewed journal article

Berger, M.; Leusmann, E.; Senfter, T., Käferböck, A.S.; Wald, M.; Pillei, M., Dynamics Analysis of Neonatal CPAP Devices Neopuff and Inspire rPAP: Investigating Pressure Stability and Work of Breathing in Anatomically Realistic Airway Models; Journal of Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 104530, ISSN 1569-9048, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2025.104530.
Leusmann, E.; Abkai, C.; Tittelbach, M.; Poppendieck,W. Quantification of safe operation conditions for large-area platinum- 341 iridium electrodes in neurostimulation application. PLOS ONE 2024, 19, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315779.