Professor of Telematics & Informatics

Head of the Department of Telematics ,
University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Date of birth:     December 18^th, 1965

Nationality:        German

Family:               2 sons: Jan (12/1997) and Claas (01/1999)

2011 – present        Vice President Research & Enterprise Relations of Wildau University of Applied Sciences 

2009 – 2011        President of the Academic Board of Wildau University of Applied Sciences 

2000 – present        Wildau University of Applied Sciences

Professor of Telematics and Informatics

·     Research topics:
Software development for telematics applications, mobile computing, signal and image processing

·     Application areas:
Medical technology, logistics, security, facility management

·     Teaching:
Programming and software engineering
Algorithms and data modeling
Internet programming
Internet databases
Computer science for telematics students
Image processing algorithms


2000–2003                Synatec GmbH, Stuttgart

Co-Founder and Managing Director

·     System development for production control in automotive industries


1997–2003                Datan Software & Analyse GmbH, Teltow

Founder and Managing Director

·     Software tools for signal processing and time series analysis

Research Assistant

·     Medical image processing for the EU programme „Advanced Informatics in Medicine“

·     Leader of the research project „Signal analysis and time series processing"

1992–1997            Technical University Aachen (RWTH)

·     PhD studies on signal processing and time series analysis

·     Degree: Dr. rer. nat. (PhD, with distinction)


1986–1992            Technical University Aachen (RWTH)

·     Studies of Physics and Mathematics

·     Degree: Dipl.-Phys. (Physicist, with distinction)


1976–1985            Gymnasium (High school) Korschenbroich

·     Degree: Abitur (High school A-level) 

1985–1992
Scholarship of „Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes"

2011
Telematik Award 2011 in der Kategorie Apps mit dem ixGyro Glass Cockpit
Telematics Award 2011 in the category Apps with the ixGyro Glass Cockpit 

2007
1. Preis im Landeswettbewerb "Effiziente Kooperation zwischen Hochschulen und Unternehmen"
Winner of the contest "Efficient cooperation between universities and enterprises"

2005
Lehrpreis der TFH Wildau
Educational Award of the University of Applied Sciences Wildau

2000
Innovationspreis des Gründerwettbewerbs Multimedia
Ministry of Research of the Federal Republic of Germany

1998
Borchers-Plakette
Award of the Borchers-Stiftung for excellent PhD works

1985
Diploma of Merit
Member of the German National Team
16th International Olympic Games of Physics, Portoroz 

Scientific Advisory Board of the Chair of Telematics at the University of Applied Sciences in Wildau

media:net Berlin-Brandenburg 

Telematics Engineering Association (TIV)

Center of Technology and Education, Wildau (TWZ) 

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German (native) 

English (fluent in speaking and writing)

French 

Flying (Hang gliding and SPL), Squash, Swimming, Skiing, Motorbiking, Mountainbiking 

Music, Photography, Poetry and Fiction

Artificial Intelligence