Experience

  1. Innovation Project Lead

    ZF Group
    • Leading a project for camera-based surround perception of commercial vehicles

  2. System Designer

    ZF Group
    • Developed methods for lidar-based perception and autonomous coupling of semi-trailers as part of the SAFE20 project

  3. Research Associate

    Leibniz University Hannover
    • Project and team leader for the development of the social service robot Sobi for long-term autonomous info-terminal and guiding services.
    • Ph.D. thesis on environment modeling of long-term autonomous robots with a special focus on SLAM, stochastic modeling of crowds and subsequent task execution.
    • Lead a project to simplify campus orientation through digital signage and robotic orientation systems.
    • Teaching: RobotChallenge and Robotics I.

  4. Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Leibniz University Hannover
    • Developed computational models, path planning and torque control algorithms for parallel robots, cobots and mobile manipulators (e.g. KUKA KMR iiwa, KUKA iiwa, KUKA youBot, Franka Emika Panda, Codian Delta Robot)

  5. Internship

    Bosch Rexroth
    • Introduction of the Layered Process Auditing method for plant-wide production auditing
    • Project lead for quality enhancement of frequency converter production
    • Revision of processes for frequency converter firmware flashing to reduce scrap quantity
    • Introduction of a regular English course outside working hours for the staff on a voluntary basis

Education

  1. PhD Mobile Robotics

    Leibniz University Hannover
    Thesis on Environment and Task Modeling of Long-Term-Autonomous Service Robots. Presented papers at 5 IEEE conferences.
    Read Thesis

  2. MSc in Mechatronics

    Leibniz University Hannover
    Majors: Industrial Robotics and Mobile & Service Robotics

  3. Study Abroad

    University of Auckland
    Enrollment in various courses on the topics of mechatronics design, mobile robot path planning and science innovation

  4. BSc in Mechatronics

    Leibniz University Hannover
Accomplishments
Agile Project Management
Coursera ∙ July 2022
Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning
Coursera ∙ September 2021
"Pro Lehre" certificate
Leibniz University Hannover ∙ November 2020
Certificate program (120 hours) in professional course planning and student advising/assessment.
Dr. Jürgen Ulderup Award
Dr. Jürgen and Irmgard Ulderup Foundation ∙ April 2019
For outstanding study achievements with a short duration of study.
Technology Award of the VDI BV Hannover e.V.
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure ∙ November 2018
Awarded to engineers who have made an outstanding contribution to solving technical problems.
Dream NEW Scholarship
New Zealand Education ∙ February 2017
The scholarship offers EU students one study abroad semester in New Zealand.
Languages
100%
German
90%
English