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Employment
2004 - present |
Siemens Corporate Research, USA |
PostDoc Researcher, Research Scientist and Technical Project Manager at the Real Time Vision and Modeling Department, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. Research and project work in the area of computer vision/pattern recognition for automotive, medical, real-time and forensic image/video search, among others.
1998 - 2003 |
University of Freiburg, Germany |
Research Associate at the Chair for Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Burkhardt, Computer Science Department
- Taught computer science lectures, seminars and lab courses [>> more]
- Co-Headed the computer network administration at the chair [>> more]
- Managed and proposed projects
- Reviewed journal and conference paper submissions
- Organized the regular "Ski seminars" in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
Education
1998 - 2003 |
University of Freiburg, Germany |
Successfully completed a Ph.D. program at the Chair for Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Burkhardt, Computer Science Department
- Graduated with degree "Dr. rer. nat." (equivalent to Ph.D.); thesis work honored with "Mit Auszeichnung" (equivalent to "with highest honors", "summa cum laude")
- Researched in the field of pattern and handwriting recognition, machine learning [>> more]
- Supervised M.S. and B.A. theses [>> more]
1991 - 1997 |
University of Bielefeld, Germany |
Successfully completed the study of Applied Computer Science in the Natural Sciences.
- Graduated as "Dipl.-Inf." (equivalent to M.S.) with the overall grade "sehr gut" (equivalent to an "A")
- Final dissertation (equivalent to M.S. thesis) at the AG Neuroinformatik, Prof. Helge Ritter with the grade "sehr gut" (equivalent to an "A") [>> more]
- Majored in: mathematics, artificial neural networks (ANN), pattern recognition, machine learning, computer vision, symbolic artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, compiler design, software design, physics, computers in society.
03-07/1996
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University of California, San Francisco, USA |
Research internship at the Department of Physiology, Prof. Kenneth D. Miller.
- Developed noise models in neuro-physiological signals, programming in Matlab
1981 - 1990 |
Emsland-Gymnasium, Rheine, Germany |
"Gymnasium" (equivalent to High School)
- Graduated with the "Hochschulreife" (German high school degree) with the grade 1.7 (equivalent to an "A-")
- among the best 5% graduates
- Major topics: mathematics, physics, Latin, social sciences
Honors
Publications
Languages
- German mother tongue
- English fluent
Further activities
Ski instructor and skiing holiday organizer with the Landessportbund North-Rhine-Westfalia.
Personal interests
Playing with my sons Lucas and Jonah, Mountain biking, Soccer, Skiing, Music [>> more]
References
Available upon request
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