Scientific Interests
- Computer vision, especially navigation, mapping and object tracking using a stereo camera
- Path planning in complex and dynamic environments
- Robot design, particularly fast systems under real-time constraints
- In general algorithms that work outside of the lab in real-world robotics
Awards
- July 2007: Karl-Heintz-Ditze award for the quadrocopter project (individual prize & 20000 € project funding)
- May 2006: ThyssenKrupp General Engineering Science award for distinguished course achievements (scholarship)
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Education
- Nov. 2008 - now: Ph.D. student at the Hamburg University of Technology
- Oct. 2008: Diploma in Mechatronics awarded with distinction (German: "mit Auszeichnung"), graded 1.3
- Jan. 2007 – Oct. 2008: Mechatronics studies at the Hamburg University of Technology
- Jan. 2007: Bachelor of Science with specialization in Mechatronics
- Oct. 2003 – Jan. 2007: General Engineering Science at the Hamburg University of Technology
Skills
- Programming: C++ (OpenCV, Qt, CMake...), C#, Java, microcontroller-, cross-platform- and 3D graphics programming (DirectX, OpenGL)
- Scientific programming: Matlab, Python
- Printed circuit board design and layout
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