SHORT BIOGRAPHY

• Full Professor for Control and System Theory (University of Kassel, since April 2009)
• Offers of Full Professor positions at Saarland University (2008) and RWTH Aachen University (2020) [not accepted]
• Professor for Automation Systems  (Technical University of Munich, 2006-2009)
• Senior Researcher and Lecturer (University of Dortmund, 2002-2006)
• Postdoc (Carnegie Mellon University, 2001-2002)
• Researcher (University of Dortmund, 2000-2001)
• PhD student (University of Dortmund, 1996-1999)

 RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Networked, distributed, and hierarchical control systems
• Optimization-based techniques for control
• Robustness und adaptation in systems with large uncertainties
• Control methods for systems with hybrid (continuous-discrete) dynamics
• Learning and artificial intelligence in control systems
• Control and system theory in applications (autonomous vehicles, robotics, production, energy systems, biology)

PUBLICATIONS

• List

LECTURES

• Grundlagen der Regelungstechnik (Summer)
• Discrete Event Systems and Control (Summer)
• Intelligent Decision Making (Summer)
• Optimization Methods (Winter)
• Adaptive and Predictive Control (Winter)
• Hybrid and Cyberphysical Control Systems (Winter)
• Regelungstechnik für Umweltingenieure (Winter)

BOARDS / COMMITTEES (Selection)

• Research Commission of the University (Member)
• Extended Senate of the University (Member)
• Faculty Council of EECS (Member))
• Research Board of EECS (Head)
• Doctoral Board of Electrical Eng. and Mech. Engineering (Member)
• Examination Board of the Bachelor/Master Degrees in Electrical Eng. (Member)
• Steering Committee of the Research Training Group "Multiscale Clocks" (Member)