Dr. Simon Züst (* 1988) studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich and completed his doctorate at the Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing in the field of modeling and simulation of machine tools. He was involved in several research projects on the topics of thermal dynamics of machine tools, manufacturing in the nanometer scale, material and energy efficiency in production, as well as internal logistics. Until 2020 he worked as an engineer in the family business Züst Engineering AG. During this time, he worked with over 20 companies on the subjects of product development, resource efficiency, cooling functions in production systems, as well as factory planning and site development. He focused on the development and use of model-based methods (digital twins). Since 2020 he has been a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in the department of Engineering and Architecture. He is responsible for the modules Development of Mechatronic Systems (MECH) and Engineering Product Development Project (PDP) at the Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer (IIT). He is also active in the Digital Business Engineering research group.