Mentoring program in the Master's degree course in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Students on the Master's degree course in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology have the opportunity to select an experienced academic as a mentor, who provides individual support and guidance in study matters.

The mentors at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology support students in the following areas, among others:

  • Subject-specific advice on module selection
  • Arranging research internships (if this option is chosen)
  • Advice and support in preparing for a stay abroad (if planned)
  • Advice and support in the selection of a thesis
  • Advice on starting a career
TU Ilmenau/Michael Reichel

The following mentors can be chosen:

Dr.-Ing. Sylvia Bräunig

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Bretschneider

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Junior Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dallmann

Main topics:

  • Personal and binding support with challenges and questions about studying and planning your own course of study. -Good accessibility, whether analog or digital.
  • Contacts in the automotive and supplier industry as well as with national and international scientific partners, which can be used for internships, stays abroad and more.
  • Expertise in the fields of radar technology, high-frequency technology and signal processing as well as in the automotive application field

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Albrecht Gensior

Main topics:

  • Modeling and model-based control and regulation design for power electronic systems
  • Implementation of control and regulation algorithms in real-time capable, embedded systems
  • Drive systems and power converters on the grid

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Haardt

Main topics:

  • Signal processing andcommunications engineering
  • mobile communication
  • multi-linear algebra

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Matthias Hein

Main topics:

  • Professional competence with mentoring experience - over 20 years of expertise in radio, antenna and circuit technologies, intensive supervision of student theses and doctorates
  • Pioneer with a strong network - extensive contacts in the automotive and supplier industry, microwave measurement and simulation technology, diverse opportunities for internships and career entry
  • Unique research infrastructure with an application focus - "Virtual Road" VISTA for pioneering research projects and career-relevant methodological expertise in antenna technology, radar sensor technology and electromagnetic environmental compatibility

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Professor Dr. Matthias Hirth

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Prof. Dr. sc. techn. (ETH Zurich) Heiko O. Jacobs

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apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Möckel

Main topics:

  • Development and use of modern electric drive technology in the 1W ... 250kW range
  • Calculation, simulation and optimization of mechanical, electrical and thermal variables based on analytical modelling, numerical field calculation and artificial intelligence methods
  • Construction, commissioning (experimental research) of electric drives as well as fault diagnosis of electric drives classically or with artificial intelligence

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Müller

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Reimann

Main topics:

  • Power electronics, power semiconductor technology and digital control and regulation technologyfor industrial applications (e.g. hydrogen, battery charging technology, switching power supplies, drives)
  • Practical, applied research and development
  • Strong industrial networking as Managing Director of ISLE Steuerungstechnik und Leistungselektronik GmbH, Ilmenau

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Rock

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Dr. h. c. Peter Schaaf

Main topics:

  • Memristive materials for neuromorphic electronics, superconducting materials for quantum technologies
  • Sensor materials, magnetic and piezo materials, nanomaterials, material analytics
  • Extensive contacts in national and international networks, to companies and research institutes in Germany and abroad, many years of experience in supervising student work

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerald Schuller

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jochen Seitz

Main topics:

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Vehicle-2-X communication
  • Mobile communication services and networks

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Sommer

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Prof. Dr. Ronny Stolz

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hannes Töpfer

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Dr.-Ing. Stephan Werner

Main topics:

 
  • Teaching and research expertise in the fields of psychoacoustics,room acoustics, audio systems, audio signal processing andquality evaluation
  • Applications in the areas of auditory mixed reality, room acousticsmeasurements and analysis as well as data set creation for machine learning
  • Network for internships, working students and career entry to companiesand research institutes - audio technology for recording and playbackplayback, hearing systems/hearing aids, building and room acoustics

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Westermann

Department of Electrical Power Supply

Main topics:

  • Operation of transportation and distribution grids with renewable energies
  • Direct current grids for the energy supply
  • Grid automation and smart grids

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