Simon Holzer

EPFL STI CAM CAM-GE
Rue de la Maladière 71b
2000 Neuchâtel

EPFL STI CAM CAM-GE
Rue de la Maladière 71b
2000 Neuchâtel

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EPFL STI CAM CAM-GE
Rue de la Maladière 71b
2000 Neuchâtel

Hi, I am Simon Holzer. I received my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in mechanical engineering with a focus on microtechnology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) in 2020 and 2022, respectively. I am currently working towards Ph.D. in the Integrated Actuators Laboratory (LAI) at EPFL in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. My research interests lie in the field of soft robotics, artificial muscles, and biomechanics.

Simon Holzer

Journal Articles

[1] Design and Characterization of an Equibiaxial Multi-Electrode Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

S. HolzerB. TiwariS. M. A. KonstantinidiY. CivetY. Perriard

Materials. 2025. DOI : 10.3390/ma18081693.

[2] Fiber-Reinforced Equibiaxial Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Out-of-Plane Displacement

S. HolzerS. M. A. KonstantinidiM. KoenigsdorffT. MartinezY. Civet  et al.

Materials. 2024. DOI : 10.3390/ma17153672.

Conference Papers

[3] DEMO: Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) for the restoration of facial movements

S. KonstantinidiS. HolzerM. M. C. FavierA. Osorio SalazarY. Civet  et al.

2025. SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2025, Vancouver, CA, 2025-03-17 - 2025-03-20. DOI : 10.1117/12.3057338.

[4] Contractile dielectric elastomer actuators with embedded active and passive structured fibers

S. KonstantinidiM. KoenigsdorffS. HolzerY. CivetG. Gerlach  et al.

2025. SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2025, Vancouver, CA, 2025-03-17 - 2025-03-20. DOI : 10.1117/12.3051367.

[5] Force measurements of planar dielectric elastomer actuators

S. HolzerS. KonstantinidiY. CivetY. Perriard

2025. SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2025, Vancouver, CA, 2025-03-17 - 2025-03-20. DOI : 10.1117/12.3050991.

[6] A Dielectric Elastomer based Miniaturized Soft Planar Microactuator

S. HolzerB. TiwariS. M. A. KonstantinidiY. R. C. CivetY. Perriard

2024. ACTUATOR 2024; International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuator Systems and Applications, Wiesbaden, 2024-06-13 - 2024-06-14.

[7] Carbon based printed electrodes for DEAs: study of pad, inkjet, and stencil printing

S. HolzerA. M. WalterS. M. A. KonstantinidiT. G. MartinezY. R. C. Civet  et al.

2024. SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2024, Long Beach, California, USA, March 24-28, 2024. DOI : 10.1117/12.3010530.

[8] Study of Potential Factors and their Interaction in Dielectric Elastomer based Cell Stretcher

S. HolzerF. HartmannF. ÖzT. MartinezY. Civet  et al.

2023. 2023 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), Zhuhai, China, November 5-8, 2023. DOI : 10.1109/ICEMS59686.2023.10345117.

[9] An Experimental Approach for the Design of Uni-axial Fiber Reinforced Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

S. KonstantinidiJ. AsbothA. WalterS. HolzerT. Martinez  et al.

2023. 26 International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, Zhuhai, China, 2023-11-05 - 2023-11-08. p. 3790 - 3794. DOI : 10.1109/ICEMS59686.2023.10344519.

Reviews

[10] The elastic frontier: dielectric elastomer actuators in healthcare technology

A. BenouhibaS. HolzerS. KonstantinidiY. CivetY. Perriard

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES. 2025. DOI : 10.1088/1361-665X/adae6a.

Student Projects

[11] Advanced Control of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

L. TronchetS. HolzerY. Perriard

2025

[12] Investigation of Acoustofluidic Applications using Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

A. Aziz

2025

[13] Control of multi-channel high voltage power supply for dielectric elastomer actuators Master of Science MSc in Robotics

M. A. Jones

2025

[14] Patterned Electrodes for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

E. K. Özbekler

2025

[15] Control and Precise Implementation of Dielectric Elastic Actuators

M. Taillandier

2025

[16] Control and lmplementation of a Soft Planar Actuator for a Precise Assembly Station

A. Rol

2024

[17] Implementation of an Electrostatic Device for Investigation of Electric Fields on Cells

A. A. K. Aziz

2024

[18] Implementation of HV Multiplexer for Actuation of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

R. Jungius

2024

[19] Transparent Electrodes for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

V. Chalain

2023

[20] Investigation of Self-Sensing Techniques for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

S. D. Bumann

2023