Work Experience

Over 17 years at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), advancing robotics and AI.

  • Lead the terrestrial robotics team, managing up to 16 members including senior researchers and engineers.
  • Responsible for project acquisition, securing funding for German national, EU-Horizon, and industrial projects.
  • Spokesperson for the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) technical cluster on deformable object manipulation.
Team Leadership Project Acquisition EU-Horizon RIG Spokesperson

Project Lead

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

Robotics Innovation Center (RIC), Bremen, Germany

May 2015 – Jan. 2023
  • Managed R&D projects in diverse fields including underwater robotics, electromobility, recycling, and decommissioning.

Key Projects:

PRIMA

Underwater robotics research project

BEAR

Electromobility systems project

SmartRecycling-UP

AI-based bulky waste sorting automation

ROBDEKON / ROBDEKON2

Robotic decontamination in hazardous environments

Project Management Underwater Robotics Electromobility Recycling Automation Decontamination

Researcher

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

Robotics Innovation Center (RIC), Bremen, Germany

Dec. 2008 – April 2015
  • Developed advanced intelligent control systems for robot locomotion.
  • Executed multidisciplinary projects for space exploration, mobility, and decontamination applications.

Robot Platforms:

Key Projects:

Space: iMoby, TransGo, TransTerrA

Mobility: CERMcity, DaBrEM

Decontamination Applications

Control Systems Space Robotics Autonomous Navigation Hybrid Locomotion