# Julian Senoner

> Julian Senoner is an Austrian industrial engineer and researcher who co-founded EthonAI with Bernhard Kratzwald and Torbjørn Netland in 2021. Now branded Ethon, the Zurich and New York company develops industrial AI software for manufacturing teams. His work connects explainable AI, quality management and practical factory decisions; its current management page lists him as founder and co-CEO.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Co-CEO at Ethon (EthonAI AG)
- **Organizations:** EthonAI AG (Ethon), ETH Zurich
- **Nationality:** Austrian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, TU Wien, Master’s degree; thesis: Productivity gains through data science in manufacturing, ETH Zurich, PhD; Artificial intelligence in manufacturing: Augmenting humans at work, ETH Zurich
- **Known for:** ETH Medal for master’s thesis (2019)., ETH Medal for doctoral thesis, presented January 2023., Seghezzi Prize (2023).

## Career timeline

- **2019** — Received an ETH Medal for his master’s thesis.
- **2021** — Co-founded EthonAI with Bernhard Kratzwald and Torbjørn Netland; defended his PhD on November 26.
- **2022** — Selected for Forbes Under 30.
- **2023** — Received his doctoral ETH Medal in January and Seghezzi Prize in May; EthonAI announced seed funding in February.
- **2024** — EthonAI raised CHF 15 million Series A and launched its Manufacturing Analytics System.
- **2025** — Expanded company presence to New York; recognised with Kratzwald in Siemens Inventors of the Year Open Innovation category.
- **2026** — Company rebranded as Ethon; current management page lists Senoner as founder and co-CEO.

## Achievements

- ETH Medal for master’s thesis (2019).
- ETH Medal for doctoral thesis, presented January 2023.
- Seghezzi Prize (2023).
- Forbes Under 30 selection (2022).
- Siemens Inventors of the Year 2025, Open Innovation, with Bernhard Kratzwald.
- Co-author of manufacturing research published in Management Science and Production and Operations Management.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Ethon appointed former PepsiCo manufacturing executive Ed Ballina to its advisory board.
- **2026-02** — EthonAI introduced its Ethon brand identity and reported deployment across twenty Siemens factories with over $10 million in savings.
- **2026-01** — EthonAI and Siemens were selected for the first World Economic Forum MINDS cohort.
- **2025-12** — Company announced the Siemens Inventor of the Year 2025 recognition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ethon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-senoner/

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