Mar 30, 2026
Election of Prof. Gerhard Fettweis to the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
Prof. Gerhard P. Fettweis
Prof. Gerhard P. Fettweis, holder of the Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems at TU Dresden, has been elected a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions in Germany. It combines the role of a non-university research institution with that of a community of scholars that networks scientists from different disciplines and countries. With its scientific expertise, the Academy actively contributes to political and social discourse and promotes dialog between science and the public.
"My admission to the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a great recognition of the work I have been able to do with the teams at TU Dresden and the Barkhausen Institute. I am extremely pleased," emphasizes Prof. Fettweis.
Corresponding members of the BAdW are internationally leading scientists. They strengthen the Academy's global network and contribute their expertise to the Academy's interdisciplinary work. The plenum of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities has elected 13 scientists as new members. The newly elected members can be viewed here:
About the person:
Prof. Gerhard P. Fettweis was born in Wilrijk, Belgium. He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University, where he completed his doctorate in 1990. He then worked in industry in the USA. He has held the Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems at TU Dresden since 1994. Fettweis coordinated the Cluster of Excellence Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed). He has been coordinator of the interdisciplinary 5G Lab at TU Dresden since 2014. Since 2018, he has also been the founding scientific director and managing director of the Barkhausen Institute, a non-profit limited liability company with basic funding from the Free State of Saxony. He is a member of the Leopoldina, Acatech and the US National Academy of Engineering.
Contact:
Prof. Gerhard P. Fettweis
Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems
Phone: +49 351 463-41000