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
CV
Education
- Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Ph. D. studies, University of Münster, Münster Germany
- Diplom Informatiker (Dipl. Inf.; MSc equivalent), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Positions
- Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Institute for Action, Perception and Behaviour (Insect Robotics Group)
- 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)
- Diploma degree in computer science with a minor in biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
External Functions
- German Informatics Society Membership, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)
- IEEE Membership, Young Professionals and Computer Society Membership.
Honors
- WWU Teaching Prize – University of Münster
- Lehrpreis – Fachschaft für Mathematik & Informatik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- BMVC Outstanding Reviewer Award – The British Machine Vision Association (BMVC)
- Award of Applied Computer Science – IHK Nord Westfalen