diff --git a/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m b/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4151007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/RunOpenEMS.m
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+function RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_File, opts, Settings)
+% function RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_File, opts, Settings)
+%
+% Run an openEMS simulation
+%
+% example:
+% Sim_Path = 'MySimPath';
+% Sim_File = 'helix.xml'; %should be created by WriteOpenEMS
+% opts = '--engine=fastest';
+% 
+% optinal:  
+% (ssh only on unix with working ssh client)
+% Settings.SSH.host = '<hostname or ip>'
+% Settings.SSH.bin = '<path_to_openEMS>/openEMS.sh'
+%
+% RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path,Sim_File,opts,Settings)
+%
+% See also WriteOpenEMS
+%
+% openEMS matlab interface
+% -----------------------
+% author: Thorsten Liebig
+
+if nargin < 3
+    error 'specify the Sim_Path and Sim_file to simulate'
+end
+
+if (nargin<4)
+    Settings = [];
+end
+
+
+savePath = pwd;
+cd(Sim_Path);
+    
+if (isfield(Settings,'SSH') && isunix)
+    ssh_work_path = ['openEMS_' int2str(randi([1e8 9e8],1))];
+
+    disp(['Running remote openEMS on ' Settings.SSH.host ' at working dir: ' ssh_work_path]);
+
+ 	[status, result] = unix(['ssh ' Settings.SSH.host ' "mkdir /tmp/' ssh_work_path '"']);
+    if (status~=0)
+        disp(result);
+        error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','mkdir failed!');
+    end
+    
+    [stat, res] = unix(['scp ' Sim_File ' ' Settings.SSH.host ':/tmp/' ssh_work_path '/' Sim_File]);
+    if (stat~=0)
+        disp(res);
+        error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','scp failed!');
+    end
+
+	status = unix(['ssh ' Settings.SSH.host ' "cd /tmp/' ssh_work_path ' && ' Settings.SSH.bin ' ' Sim_File ' ' opts '"'])
+    if (status~=0)
+        disp(result);
+        error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','ssh openEMS failed!');
+    end
+
+    disp(['Remote simulation done... copying back results and cleaning up...']);
+
+    [stat, res] = unix(['scp -r ' Settings.SSH.host ':/tmp/' ssh_work_path '/* ' pwd '/']);
+    if (stat~=0);
+        disp(res);
+        error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','scp failed!');
+    end 
+    
+    [stat, res] = unix(['ssh ' Settings.SSH.host ' rm -r /tmp/' ssh_work_path]);
+    if (stat~=0);
+        disp(res);
+        error('openEMS:RunOpenEMS','remote cleanup failed!');
+    end       
+else
+    args = [Sim_File ' ' opts];
+    invoke_openEMS(args);
+end
+ 
+cd(savePath);
+return
diff --git a/matlab/examples/Helix.m b/matlab/examples/Helix.m
index 8daf50c..bd337ef 100644
--- a/matlab/examples/Helix.m
+++ b/matlab/examples/Helix.m
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ openEMS_opts = '';
 % openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --debug-boxes'];
 % openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --debug-operator'];
 
-% openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --disable-dumps --engine=fastest'];
-openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --engine=sse-compressed'];
+openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --disable-dumps --engine=fastest'];
+% openEMS_opts = [openEMS_opts ' --engine=sse-compressed'];
 
 Sim_Path = 'tmp';
 Sim_CSX = 'helix.xml';
@@ -120,12 +120,8 @@ CSX = AddBox(CSX,'Ht_',0 , start,stop);
 %% Write openEMS compatoble xml-file %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 WriteOpenEMS([Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX],FDTD,CSX);
 
-%% cd to working dir and run openEMS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-savePath = pwd;
-cd(Sim_Path); %cd to working dir
-args = [Sim_CSX ' ' openEMS_opts];
-invoke_openEMS(args);
-cd(savePath);
+%% run openEMS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_CSX, openEMS_opts);
 
 %% postproc & do the plots %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 U = ReadUI('ut1','tmp/');
diff --git a/matlab/examples/PlaneWave.m b/matlab/examples/PlaneWave.m
index 1d7efb7..01b5859 100644
--- a/matlab/examples/PlaneWave.m
+++ b/matlab/examples/PlaneWave.m
@@ -70,13 +70,8 @@ CSX = AddBox(CSX,'Ht',0,start,stop);
 %% Write openEMS compatoble xml-file %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 WriteOpenEMS([Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX],FDTD,CSX);
 
-%% cd to working dir and run openEMS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-savePath = pwd();
-cd(Sim_Path); %cd to working dir
-
-args = [Sim_CSX ' ' openEMS_opts];
-invoke_openEMS(args);
-cd(savePath);
+%% run openEMS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_CSX, openEMS_opts);
 
 %% do the plots %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 PlotArgs.slice = {mesh.x(round(end/2)) mesh.y(round(end/2)) mesh.z(round(end/2))};
diff --git a/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m b/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
index 2a31dc3..4079878 100644
--- a/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
+++ b/matlab/invoke_openEMS.m
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 function invoke_openEMS( opts )
+% function invoke_openEMS( opts )
+%
+% internal method to invoke openEMS, use RunOpenEMS instead
+%
+% See also RunOpenEMS
+%
+% openEMS matlab interface
+% -----------------------
+% author: Sebastian Held
 
 if nargin < 1
     error 'specify the xml file to simulate'