Prof. Dr. Michael Thali has been working in the forensic medicine field for more than 25 years. He is the Director and full professor of "forensic medicine and relation to Jurisprudence" in Zurich institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland since 2011, providing leadership for 180 employees. In 1995, he received his medical license in Human Medicine, University Bern, Switzerland. After which, he spent 4 years between 1995 and 1999 as a resident in the institute of forensic medicine, University Bern. He was also a Radiology resident from 1999 to 2000. In 2001, Prof.

Thali became a research fellow of Ballistics in Arma Suisse, Thun, Switzerland, and a research fellow in Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington D.C. , U.S.A from 2001 until 2002. Between the years 2002 and 2005, Prof. Thali worked as a Forensic Pathologist and a project leader (Virtopsy) in the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Bern, Switzerland. One year after, he became a full professor of forensic medicine and a Co-Director until 2008, and a Director from 2008 until 2011.

In 2011, Prof. Thali joined Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland as a Director and Full Professor. Providing leadership for 180 employees. In 2000, he got the Board certification in Forensic Medicine from the Swiss Society of Forensic Medicine and Swiss Medical Doctors´ Association. In 2001, he won the Science Prize of the German Society of Legal Medicine, for "Forensic Imaging". In 2012, he became a Founding Editor in Chief "Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging", and a Co-Founder CAS-course MedLaw University Zürich. He was the Founder CAS-course Forensic Imaging & Virtopsy in 2013, and the Founder CAS-course Forensic Nurse in 2014. In 2015, Prof.

Thali was awarded the Swiss ICT Award for Digital Forensics and Virtopsy. He is also the Founder of CAS-course Medicolegal Death Scene Investigation in 2016, and the Founder CAS-course Natural Science in Forensics. Prof. Thali is also an Editor of several books covering Forensic Imaging and Ballistics. He has many Scientific publications, and has done Over 200 keynotes and scientific presentations worldwide.