PhD student, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Member of the Research Training Group Adaptivity in Hybrid Cognitive Systems,
Topic: Closed-Loop interpretation of sub-symbolic 3D laser scan data
(Publications: KogWis, Automatika, 3D-Tage, ARSO, KI, IAV)
2009
Diploma in applied system science, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Thesis topic: efficient loop closing using six degrees of freedom in laser scans from mobile robots.
(Publications: ECMR 2009, Automatika 2011)
2002 - 2009
Student, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Studies of applied system science,
subjects: computer science, mathematics, system science, physics, cognitive science
2001
Abitur, Zinzendorfschule Tossens, Germany.
German school-leaving exam and university entrance qualification.
Main subjects: mathematics, physics
1994 - 2001
High School, Zinzendorfschule Tossens, Germany.
Grammar school
1992 - 1994
Junior High School, Orientierungsstufe Tossens, Germany.
Intermediate school
Project supervisor, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Developing a robot for the SICK robot day 2014
April 2013 - April 2014
Project supervisor, Osnabrück University, Germany. Muffin study project
January - October 2012
Project supervisor, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Developing a robot for the SICK robot day 2012
July 2012
Visiting researcher, Wuhan University, China.
VeloSLAM project, DAAD exchange program
April - July 2011
Internship, Willow Garage, USA.
Working with Radu Rusu on registration and mapping in the PCL
March 2006
Study Project, TU Dresden, Germany.
Topic: simulation of a self organizing traffic light
Awards and Competitions
October 2012
SICK robot day, Waldkirch, Germany.
Special award
February 2010
Intevation award for Free Software, Osnabrück University, Germany.
For the development of SLAM6D.
Together with Kai Lingemann, Andreas Nüchter, Dorit Borrmann and Jan Elseberg
October 2007
SICK robot day, Waldkirch, Germany.
Second place in the indoor competition
July 2005
RoboCup, Osaka, Japan.
Member of the Team “Deutschland 1”
1995
Charlotte Bernhard award, Zinzendorfschule Tossens, Germany.
For the model of a space robot
1994
Charlotte Bernhard award, Zinzendorfschule Tossens, Germany.
For the model of an autonomous rod storage
Master thesis Ann-Katrin Häuser, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Inferring Hidden World Parameters by Analyzing Observed Environment Changes.
September 2014
Bachelor thesis Michael Stypa, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Detection of Colored Balls in Color and Depth Images
December 2011
Bachelor thesis Florian Otte, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Automated Detection of Scan Shadows in 3D Laser Scans (together with Johannes Zimmermann).
November 2010
Bachelor thesis Johannes Zimmermann, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Automated Detection of Scan Shadows in 3D Laser Scans (together with Florian Otte).
September 2010
Bachelor thesis Stefan Möbus, Osnabrück University, Germany.
Determining Surface Material Properties by Evaluating Reflectance Values of the Laser Measurement System SICK LMS 100
Teaching
March 2019
IK 2019, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Out of your Senses”.
Lecture series “Insights into your Robot - Seeing the World from their Perspective”
IK 2016, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Transitions and Transformations in Cognition, Biology, and Interactive Systems”.
lecture series “Hands-On Mobile Robotics”
IK 2019, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Out of your Senses”.
Lecture series “Insights into your Robot - Seeing the World from their Perspective”
IK 2016, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Transitions and Transformations in Cognition, Biology, and Interactive Systems”.
lecture series “Hands-On Mobile Robotics”
ICRA 2012, St. Paul, USA.
Talk on registration and mapping with the PCL at the PCL tutorial
March 2012
IK 2012, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Emotion and Aesthetics”.
Gave a session on “Emotion and Aesthetics in Computer Interfaces”
November 2011
ICCV 2011, Barcelona, Spain.
Talk on registration and mapping with the PCL in the PCL tutorial
June 2011
RSS 2011, Los Angeles, USA.
Talk on registration and mapping with the PCL in the PCL tutorial
March 2011
IK 2011, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College,
focus theme: “Autonomy, Decisions & Free Will”.
Gave a session on mobile robots and SLAM
February 2011
10th Oldenburger 3D days, Jade University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Optical 3D measuring, photogrammetry, laser scanning
October 2010
KogWis 2010, University of Potsdam, Germany.
10th Biannual Meeting of the German Society for Cognitive Science,,
July 2010
Co3AUV, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
summer school on cooperative cognitive control for autonomous underwater vehicles
March 2010
IK 2010, Günne at Lake Möhne, Germany. Interdisciplinary College, focus theme: “Play, Act and Learn”
September 2009
ECMR 2009, Mlini/Dubrovnik, Croatia.
European Conference on Mobile Robots,