Thomas Bäuml completed his mechatronics degree at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt in 2005. Since January 2006, he has been working as a Scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in the Electric Vehicle Technologies competence unit. His research focuses on thermal and energy management in vehicles, longitudinal vehicle dynamics simulation, and electrical and thermal modelling. He has managed several European research projects and has been a member of the Modelica Association since 2007. He is also the author of multiple scientific publications and journal articles.