Markus Schloffer graduated from the technical high school in Weiz, Styria, where he received his A-Levels diploma. After that, he was with NXP Semiconductor in Graz for more than three years, until he received his Ing. degree. Afterwards he moved to Vienna and worked in the field of PCB design. Since 2018 he is with the Institute for Microelectronics being responsible for hardware design and technology characterization laboratory maintenance.