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:

ROBDEKON2

Advanced robotic decontamination systems

ROBDEKON

Robotic decontamination in hazardous environments

SmartRecycling-UP

AI-based bulky waste sorting automation

BEAR

Electromobility systems project

PRIMA

Underwater robotics research project

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