Ulrich Jakobus

Ulrich Jakobus
Born1967 (age 58–59)
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Stuttgart
Known forFEKO
Scientific career
InstitutionsInstitut für Hochfrequenztechnik
EM Software and Systems-S.A. (Pty) Ltd
Altair Development S.A. (Pty) Ltd, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Altair Engineering GmbH, Germany
Thesis Method of Moments and various high frequency hybrid methods  (1994)

Ulrich Jakobus (born 1967) is Senior Vice President - Electromagnetic Solutions of Altair, Germany and was awarded Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for leadership in hybrid computational tool development and commercialization. His research laid the foundations for the commercial electromagnetics code FEKO which is used in antenna design, antenna placement, electromagnetic compatibility, microwave components, bioelectromagnetics, radar cross section and related fields.