Klaus was born in 1961 and has M.Sc. (Tech.) and eMBA. Klaus has been working in Technical Research Centre of Finland since 1989. He has worked as project engineer, expert and product development manager positions in numerous domestic and international projects. Klaus has gained a solid expertise on wireless metering, embedded systems and onboard DSP solutions. He has also been developing wireless metering solutions for Smart Grid applications and advised corporations and public organisations on energy markets, energy technologies, demand-responsive concepts and renewable production. He has been involved in several EU projects as a researcher, work package leader and coordinator. He has published over 70 scientific publications, and has several international patents on measurement technology.