Niels Köster: Fun with Research

Electrical engineer Niels Köster from Virtual Vehicle Research (l.) with his thesis supervisor Oszkar Biro from the Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering. Lunghammer - TU Graz By Christoph Pelzl On his journey from practical mathematics to theoretical electrical engineering, Niels Köster improved his scientific writing skills and discovered a love of (industry-related) research. Niels Köster and research. It was not love at first sight, affirms the 31-year-old electrical engineer: "My very first paper was mercilessly rejected. I got three rejections in a row! I thought briefly of giving up my scientific career before it had even begun." The Master's programme in Mathematics at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is ultimately "a good springboard for a top career in industry", says Köster. Instead, however, his journey led him to Virtual Vehicle Research , Europe's largest research centre for virtual vehicle development.