Markus Koenigsdorff received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in mechanical engineering from the Technische Universität Dresden in 2021. His diploma thesis on the simulation of eddy current distributions in carbon fiber-reinforced composites was awarded the SEW-Eurodrive Foundation study prize. After finishing his studies, he worked at the Institute of Solid-State Electronics, leading into a position as a PhD student in the Research Training Group “Interactive Fiber Rubber-Composites”. His current research focuses on the development of soft artificial muscles based on fiber-reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators. As part of the research program, he completed a research stay at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), working on applications for artificial muscles for facial paralysis patients.