Marc-Philippe Neumann was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, and grew up near Lugano, Switzerland. He received his BSc and MSc degree in mechanical engineering from ETH Zürich in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Between his degrees he got the opportunity to participate in the ETH Exchange Program and pursue a semester at the University of Toronto, Canada. After his MSc degree he was employed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zürich as Research Assistant for 2 years, and since July 2021 he is enrolled as Doctoral Student. His research interests include engine systems and race car power unit modeling, as well as optimal control theory and model predictive control, mainly applied to hybrid electric powertrains.
In the context of his collaboration with Zardini Lab, Marc is working on the co-design of components and racing strategies in Formula 1, together with Ferrari.