ICES

Dr. Wolfgang Kainz is Senior Principal Scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Dr. Kainz received an MS degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Vienna, Austria, in 1997 and a PhD degree in technical science from the same university in 2000. He is Chairman of the IEEE, International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES) Technical Committee 34, which develops compliance techniques for wireless devices, and he is a member of the Administrative Committee of ICES. After working for the Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf (ARCS), he joined the Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society - IT’IS in Zurich, Switzerland - as Associate Director. At IT’IS Dr. Kainz worked on the development of in-vivo and in-vitro exposure setups for bio-experiments. His research interest is currently focused on the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and safety of humans in electromagnetic fields. This includes computational electrodynamics for safety and effectiveness evaluations using anatomical models of the human anatomy; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety; performance and safety of wireless technology used in medical devices; electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices; and dosimetric exposure assessments. In 2004 Dr. Kainz initiated the Virtual Family Project in co-operation with IT’IS and the University of Houston.

Specialties:

Computational electrodynamics (FDTD simulations) for safety and effectiveness evaluations; anatomical computer models of the human anatomy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety; performance and safety of wireless technology used in medical devices; electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices, especially electronic implants; and dosimetric exposure assessments.