Philipp Reist

Philipp Reist is a director of simulation technology at NVIDIA. He received his Ph.D. in Robotics and Control from the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zürich for his research in the design of sensorless juggling machines. He previously led the mechanical design and production of flying machines at Verity Studios for the Cirque du Soleil production Paramour and developed mechatronic modules for enabling animatronics-based artworks with Pors & Rao at Wyss Zurich. His recent work focuses on developing high-performance, accurate physics engines to enable synthetic data generation for training physical AI, with a particular emphasis on robotic manipulation workflows.