Institutes and Chairs
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- Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communications (IAS)
- Institute of Electronic Packaging Technology (IAVT)
- Institute of Automation (IFA)
- Institute of Electrical Power Engineering (ETI)
- Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (IEEH)
- Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design (IFTE)
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBMT)
- Institute of Principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEE)
- Institute of Communication Technology (IFN)
- Institute of Solid State Electronics (IFE)
- Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems (IHM)
- Institute of Control Theory (RST)
Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communications (IAS)
Chair of Acoustics and Haptic Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ercan Altinsoy
- Vehicle acoustics and sound design
- Vibration measurement / vibroacoustics
- Audiohaptic interaction / virtual
- Auditory meaning association / haptics
- Modelling of perceptual quality of systems
- Memristors
Chair of Speech Technology and Cognitive Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Birkholz
- Articulatory speech synthesis
- Speech recognition
- Measurement techniques for speech research
- Machine learning
Juniorprofessorship of Intelligent Materials for Human-Computer Interaction (CeTI)
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yitian Shao
Juniorprofessorship of Social affective touch (CeTI)
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Merle Fairhurst
Juniorprofessorship of Intelligent materials for human-computer interaction (CeTI)
Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anindya Nag
Institute of Electronic Packaging Technology (IAVT)
Chair of Electronic Packaging Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Karlheinz Bock (Head of the chair)
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Zerna (Professor extraordinarius)
- Thick-film technology and photonic packaging
- Assembly, quality management and optimization of production processes
- Non-destructive inspect
- Bio-compatible electronics packaging and micro interconnect technologies
- ion and reliability evaluation
- 3D system integration
Juniorprofessorship of Nanomaterials for Electronic Packaging
Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iuliana Panchenko
Institute of Automation (IFA)
Chair of Automation Engineering
Prof. Dr. techn. Klaus Janschek
- Automation and mechatronics systems design
- Industrial automation (closed processes, teleautomation, SPS & motion control)
- Robotics & mechatronics (navigation, mobile robotics, optical computers, opto-mechatronics)
Chair of Process Control Systems Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Leon Urbas
- Digital Transformation of Process Industries (Modularization, Open Architectures, Integrated Engineering)
- Semantic Information Integration Technologies (Smart Data, Co-Simulation, Real Time Semantics)
- Human-Technology-Cooperation (Assistance Systems, Digital Companion Technologies, UX)
Institute of Electrical Power Engineering (ETI)
Chair of Electrical Machines and Drives
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Hofmann
- Modelling, design and optimization of transducer systems
- Magnet bearing technology, direct drives and mechatronic drive solutions
- Renewable electromechanical transducers, esp. for wind energy plants
- Motor and drive systems in hybrid and electric cars
- Cooling systems for electrical machines
- Converters, industrial electronics for variable speed drive systems and generators
Chair of Power Electronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Bernet
- Power semiconductors including control
- Power converters
- Switched mode power supplies
- Control of converters and drives
- Power electronic systems for industrial drives, regenerative energy sources, electrotechnology (e.g. laser, welding, plasma) and traction
Chair of Electromagnetic Theory and Compatibility
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Hans Georg Krauthäuser
- Electromagnetic compatibility of complex systems
- Numerical methods
- Statistical methods in electromagnetics
- Alternative EMC test procedures
- Mode Stirred Chambers
Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (IEEH)
Chair of Electrical Power Supply
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jan Meyer
- Power quality
- Planning and operation of grids
- Smart grid
- Protection and control technology
- Transformers and instrument transformers
Chair of High Voltage and High Current Engineering
PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Stephan Schlegel (p.p.)
- Insulation arrangements under DC- and impulse voltage
- Basic principles for live working
- Heating and ampacity of conductors
- Design and long term behaviour of current carrying electrical connections
Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design (IFTE)
Chair of Electromechanical and Electronic Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing.habil. Jens Lienig
- Electronic design automation
- Design of electronic systems
- Electromechanical systems
- Simulation and optimization
- Electromechanical design
- Medical device engineering
Chair of Design Methods for Adaptive Microelectronic Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Schneider
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Modelling methodology: creating behavioural models
- Design methodologies and tools
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Optimisation methods in system design
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Thermal design
Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBMT)
Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hagen Malberg
- Biomedical devices for diagnosis and prevention of life-threatening cardiovascular diseases, telemedicine
- Technical function support in biomedical systems at cell, tissue and organ level
- Multimodal image processing and autostereoscopic visualization and navigation
- Non-invasive measuring systems for biomechanical analysis of body movement and innovative rehabilitation technology in orthopedics
Institute of Principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEE)
Chair of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Prof. Dr. phil. nat. habil. Ronald Tetzlaff
- Theory and modelling of nonlinear systems and circuits
- Identification of dynamical systems
- Theory of continuous-discrete systems
- Statistical signal and system analysis
- Biomedical signal analysis
Chair of Electron Devices and Integrated Circuits
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schröter
- Development of compact models for high-frequency (HF) circuit design
- Numerical device simulation and investigation of semiconductor devices
- Simulation and design of integrated circuits
- Measurements and characterization of HF-devices and -circuits
- Nanoscale device modelling and simulation
Chair of Highly-Parallel VLSI Systems and Neuro-Microelectronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian Georg Mayr
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Ultra-low-power Multi-Processor-Systems-on-Chip (MPSoCs) in deep-submicron technologies, for applications in automotive, Internet-of-Things, industry 4.0 areas
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Bio-inspired (neuromorphic) circuit design and high-density neural implants
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Analogue circuit design of System-on-Chip components: clocking, AD
converters, sensor/actor interfaces, power management, etc.
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Machine learning and sensor processing in hardware
Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Technique
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Czarske
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Digital adaptive system technology
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Compressed sensing/time reversal virtual arrays
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Computational imaging
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Laser interferometry for process techniques
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Digital holography
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Optogenetics, Brillouin and fluorescence microscopy
Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory
Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil. Dipl. Betriebswissenschaften Frank Ellinger
- Design of integrated analogue and mixed-signal circuits (ICs) and systems in advanced CMOS, BiCMOS and Beyond Moore technologies
- High-frequency ICs for wireless communication in the range of 0.1 - 220 GHz and up to 100 Gb/s
- Very power efficient adaptive circuits
- ICs and architectures for multiple intelligent antenna systems
- Very fast ICs for optical data transmission up to 100 Gbit/s
- Hybrid positioning systems based on FMCW radar, GPS, inertial sensors etc.
- Flexible and stretchable circuits in thin-film technology and organic electronics
Chair of Organic Devices
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Mannsfeld
Institute of Communication Technology (IFN)
Chair of RF and Photonics Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Plettemeier
- High frequency systems
- Microwaves photonics
- Antennas
- Remote sensing
Integrated Photonic Devices
Prof. Dr. Kambiz Jamshidi
- Integrated photonic devices for communications
- Silicon photonics
- Optical signal processing
Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Gerhard Fettweis
- Algorithms for modulation, coding and synchronization of mobile radio channels
- Efficiency studies of multicellular radio systems
- Algorithms and concepts for the realization of the tactile Internet
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Methods and tools for the development of digital signal processors
- Embedded multiprocessor systems
Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Frank H. P. Fitzek
- 5G communication networks and access systems
- Network coding
- Compressed sensing
- Software defined networks
- Distributed cloud storage
- Network function virtualization
Chair of Information Theory and Machine Learning
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rafael F. Schaefer
- Applied information theory
- Digital signal processing
- Communications theory and coding
Junior Professorship of Haptic Communication Systems
Assistant Professor Giang T. Nguyen
- In-Network Computing
- Haptic Communications
- Resilient networked systems
Junior Professorship for Quantum Communication Networks
Asst.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo Bassoli
Institute of Solid State Electronics (IFE)
Chair of Solid State Electronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gerald Gerlach (Head of the chair)
- Thermal infrared sensors
- Hydrogel-based sensors
- Ultrasonic sensors
- Optical sensors
- Functional thin films
- Modelling and simulation of sensor systems
Chair of Coating Technologies in Electronics
Prof. Dr. Elizabeth von Hauff
Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems (IHM)
Chair of Semiconductor Technology
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Johann W. Bartha
- Micro- and nano-patterning for the fabrication of integrated devices, micro systems, sensors and actors
- On-chip interconnect technologies, e.g. Damascene and Through Silicon Via (TSV) technologies
- Deposition of ultrathin functional films with PVD, CVD, ALD and ECD
- Functional characteristics of devices
Chair of Nanoelectronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Mikolajick
- Materials for electron devices
- Innovative device concepts
- Electrical characterization of devices and materials
Chair of Optoelectronic Components and Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hubert Lakner
- Technology for development and manufactoring of Micro Opto Electro Mechanical Systems (MOEMS)
- Design, simulation and description of MOEMS, system development for micromirror devices, microscanner
- Adaptive optics, integrated optics
- Nanooptic - Nanophotonic - Nanosystems
Chair of Microsystems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Richter (Head of the chair)
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Uwe Marschner (Professor extraordinarius)
- Sensor and actuator systems
- Point-of-Care systems and high throughput analysis
- Micro and nanofluidics
- Multimodal imaging systems
- Energy harvesting
Chair for Emerging Electronic Technologies
Prof. Dr. Yana Yanzof
Institute of Control Theory (RST)
Chair of Control Theory
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Math. Klaus Röbenack
- Modelling for control purposes
- Methods for analysis and design of control systems
- Validation of new methods in case studies