•  Research interests

    Computer Science

     

    • Computer Vision (esp. 2D/3D tracking, motion compensation, object detection)
    • Machine Learning (esp. deep learning, CNNs, global optimisation)
    • Image Processing (esp. image filtering, transformations, calibration)
    • Computer Graphics (esp. scene reconstruction, virtual and augmented reality)
    • Robotics (esp. navigatoin strategies, visual route identification)

     

    Engineering

     

    • 3D Printing (esp. FDM printing, autonomous printing supervision)
    • Imaging Techniques (esp. touch techniques, IR / UV/ POL imaging)
    • Sensor Fusion (esp. multi-camera systems, fusion of genetic techniques)

     

    Biomedicine & Ecology

     

    • Behavioural Biology (esp. navigation, insect eyes, laboratory / field experiments)
    • Neuroscience (esp. analysis of Drosophila flies / larvae, cell motion analysis)
    • Artificial Life (esp. simulated evolution)
    • Conservation (esp. insect defaunation)

    Digital Humanities

     

    • Computer Science Ethics and Implications (esp. artificial intelligence)
    • Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Humanities
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    • CV

      Education

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      Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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      Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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      Ph. D. studies, University of Münster, Münster Germany
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      Diplom Informatiker (Dipl. Inf.; MSc equivalent), University of Münster, Münster, Germany

      Positions

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      Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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      Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
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      Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Institute for Action, Perception and Behaviour (Insect Robotics Group)
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      Ph. D. studies, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Supervisors: Prof. X. Jiang (Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis) & Prof. C. Klämbt (Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology)
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      Diploma degree in computer science with a minor in biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

      External functions

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      German Informatics Society Membership, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)
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      IEEE Membership, Young Professionals and Computer Society Membership.
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    Honors

    WWU Teaching Prize – University of Münster
    Lehrpreis – Fachschaft für Mathematik & Informatik, Universität Münster
    BMVC Outstanding Reviewer Award – The British Machine Vision Association (BMVC)
    Award of Applied Computer Science – IHK Nord Westfalen