Denis Dontsov received his doctorate in 2003 from the Technical University of Ilmenau in the field of high precision laser vibrometry. He worked for the SIOS Messtechnik Ilmenau since 2002 in the R&D department. In the period from 2010 to 2016 he was a R&D Director of the company and since 2016 he is a CEO of the SIOS Messtechnik GmbH. His research activities lie in particular in the development of metrological devices based on the laser interferometer technology in particular nanopositioning and nanomeasuring machines and ultra-stable laser interferometers.
- 2002 PhD work at TU Ilmenau in the field of high precision laser vibrometry
- Since 2010 R&D Director of SIOS Messtechnik GmbH
- Since 2016 Managing Director of SIOS Messtechnik GmbH
- Member of VDI standardization committee of coordinate metrology
- Member of industrial committee for precision manufacturing of large components
- Technical topics of interests: laser interferometry, temperature measurements, nano metrology