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2027-2026
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Senior professorship at the research lab for Neuroinformatics and Cognitive Robotics
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2027-2021
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Chairman of the Board of the Thuringian Center for Learning Systems and Robotics (TZLR e.V.)
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2027-2000
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Coordinator of joint research projects (BMBF, EU, Thuringia) on the practical use of mobile assistance robots in retail, domestic, care and rehabilitation
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2026-1993
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Head of the research lab (Chair) for Neuroinformatics (since 2004 "Neuroinformatics and Cognitive Robotics'')
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2024-2019
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Coordinator of the Carl-Zeiss Foundation "Durchbrüche" project group E4SM (Engineering for Smart Manufacturing) - "Engineering of Machine-Learning-based Assistance Systems for Data-Intensive Industrial Scenarios"
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2022-2007
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Member of the award committee for the Thuringian Research Award
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2019-1996
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Vice Chairman of the Board of the Center for Image and Signal Processing (ZBS e.V.) Ilmenau
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2010
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Thuringian Research Award in category “Transfer” for shopping guide robot TOOMAS
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2005-1998
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Dean of Faculty of Computer Science and Automation at TU Ilmenau
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2003-2001
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Speaker of DFG Postgraduate School 164 "VLSI Design Automation of Mixed Analog-Digital Structures at the Example of Neural Nets"
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1998-1997
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Vice Dean of Faculty of Computer Science and Automation at TU Ilmenau
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1993
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Founding member and board member of the German Chapter of European Neural Network Society (GNNS)
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1993
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Co-initiator of the first DFG Postgraduate School at TU Ilmenau (GK 164)
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1993
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Appointment as university professor at TU Ilmenau
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1992-1991
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Acting head of the Neuroinformatics group at TU Ilmenau
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1990
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Visiting postdoctoral research scientist, Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Neuroin-formatics (Prof. von Seelen)
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1989
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Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in Neuroinformatics at TH Ilmenau on the subject: Modeling of cortical processors for content-driven parallel information processing based on the visual cortex (summa cum laude)
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1985-1980
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Academic studies of Engineering Cybernetics and Automation (major) and Biocybernetics (minor) at university "TH Ilmenau" and Friedrich Schiller University Jena; final degree as Diplom-Ing. (M.Sc.)
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1980-1977
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Military service in the air defense forces in the National People's Army
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1977-1965
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Polytechnic secondary school (POS) in Waltershausen and high school (EOS) Salzmannschule in Schnepfental
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1959
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born in Waltershausen in Thuringia
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