Vita

04/2025 – present: Institute for Intelligent Production Systems and Robotics (IRP) | Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Director of Institute
Responsibilities: Management and strategic development of the research area

03/2022 – present: Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Production Systems
Responsibilities: Research and teaching in the areas of AI, robotics, control engineering, and computer vision

01/2018 – 12/2022: SCHUNK SE & Co. KG
Head of Digital Products and Services (most recent)
Responsibilities: Establishment and management of software development for digital products and software services in the SCHUNK-Group

10/2013 – 12/2017: Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW | University of Stuttgart) 
Research associate
Responsibilities: Research and project management in the fields of robotics, control engineering, computer vision and artificial intelligence

A detailed overview can be found on LinkedIn.

Teaching

Computer Science: MECB140

Control Engineering: MECB430

Robotics: MECB410B

Artificial Intelligence in Production: RKIM210

Research

My research interests lie in the field of artificial intelligence and control engineering methods, particularly in the combination of data-driven and model-based approaches. The focus is on the advancement and application of these methods in robotics or, more generally, in production technology, with the aim of improving the autonomy and flexibility of today's systems.

An overview of current and completed research projects can be found at https://www.h-ka.de/irp/projekte.

Publications

A complete overview can be found at Google Scholar.