Firas Breish

Firas Breish is an R & D Mechanical Engineer specializing in Biomimetic and Generative Design at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research since June 2020, focusing on structural optimization inspired by natural load-bearing strategies. Previously, Firas worked at Fraunhofer IAPT as an R & D Assistant in Additive Manufacturing, contributing to various aspects of the PBF AM process and developing a software plug-in for automatic bionic structural joint generation during the master's thesis. Firas also served as a Mechanical Design Engineer at BlackBox S.A.R.L, overseeing the design and prototyping of metal components, and completed a summer traineeship at Middle East Airlines Services Company. Firas holds an MBA in Technology Management from NIT Northern Institute of Technology Management, a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Hamburg University of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Notre Dame University - Louaize.