- October 2021: Best International Publication Award from Fraunhofer IZFP
- October 2020: Best International Publication Award from Fraunhofer IZFP
- October 2016: Best Paper Award from TU Ilmenau
- August 2016: EURASIP Best PhD Award
- May 2016: Appointed IEEE Senior Member
- May 2015: PostDoc Fellowship from Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (2016-2017)
- January 2013: Doctoral Thesis Award from Förder- und Freundeskreises der TU Ilmenau
- January 2007: Siemens Communications Academic Award 2006
Research Experience
- Since May 2025: Professor at Technische Universität Ilmenau, leading the field of Signal Processing for Intelligent Sensor Systems
- Since July 2022: Chief Scientist at Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, leading the Center of Expertise for Applied AI, Signal and Data Processing
- Since January 2018: Head of Young Investigator Group at Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, leading the SigMaSense group
- October 2012 to December 2017: PostDoc at the Wireless Distributed Systems/Digital Broadcasting department of TU Ilmenau, supervised by Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Giovanni Del Galdo
- December 2006 to October 2012: Research Assistant at the Communication Technology department of TU Ilmenau, supervised by Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Haardt
- Involved in numerous national and international research projects (e.g., European research projects WINNER-2 and SAPHYRE)
- Teaching activities at the Communication Technology department of TU Ilmenau and supervision of multiple theses
- May 2003 to October 2006: Student assistant at the Communication Technology department of TU Ilmenau, conducting research in high-resolution parameter estimation, non-circular sources, etc.
Education
No specific educational background information provided (such as degrees, schools, advisors, etc.)
Background
- Research Interests: Non-destructive material testing, efficient analog signal acquisition, machine learning and artificial intelligence, high-resolution parameter estimation, array signal processing
- Personal Introduction: Born on April 6, 1981, in Erfurt, Germany; currently residing in Ilmenau, Germany; married with three children