Institutes and Chairs

Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication (IAS)

to the Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication

Chair of Acoustics and Haptics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ercan Altinsoy

Vehicle acoustics and sound design
Vibration measurement technology / Vibroacoustics
Audio-haptic interaction / virtual environments
Hearing meaning / Haptics
Modeling the quality assessment of systems

Chair of Speech Technology and Cognitive Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Birkholz

Articulatory speech synthesis
Speech recognition
Measurement technology for speech research
Machine Learning

Junior Professorship of Social Affective Touch (CeTI)
Junior Professor Dr. Merle Fairhurst

Junior Professorship in Smart Materials for Human-Computer Interaction (CeTI)
Junior Professor Dr. Anindya Nag

Institute of Electronic Packaging Technology (IAVT)

to the Institute of Electronic Packaging Technology

Chair of Electronic Packaging Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Karlheinz Bock (holder of the Chair)
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Zerna

Biocompatible AVT and microcontacting processes
Thick film technology and optical connection technology
Component assembly, quality assurance and production optimization
Non-destructive testing and reliability assessment
3D system integration

Junior Professorship for Nanomaterials for Electronic Packaging
Junior Professor Dr.-Ing. Iuliana Panchenko

Institute of Automation (IFA)

to the Institute of Automation

Chair of Automation Engineering
Prof. Dr. techn. Klaus Janschek

System design (automation, mechatronics)
Industrial automation (closed material cycles, teleautomation, PLC and motion control)
Robotics and mechatronics (navigation, mobile robotics, optical computers, optomechatronics)

Chair of Process Control Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Leon Urbas

Digital transformation in the process industry (modularization, open architectures, integrated engineering)
Semantic integration technologies (smart data, co-simulation, real-time semantics)
Human-technology cooperation (assistance systems, digital companion technologies, UX)

Institute of Electrical Power Engineering (ETI)

to the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering

Chair of Electrical Machines and Drives
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Hofmann

Modelling, design and optimization of energy converter systems
Magnetic bearing technology, direct drives and mechatronic drive solutions
Regenerative electromechanical energy converters, especially for wind turbines
Motors and drives in hybrid and electric cars
Cooling of electrical machines
Power converters, industrial electronics for variable-speed drives and generators

Chair of Power Electronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Bernet

Power semiconductors including control
Power converters
Power supplies
Control of power electronic systems
Power electronic systems for industrial drives, regenerative energy sources, electrical engineering (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 theoretical electrical engineering
Alternative EMC test methods
Mode swirl chambers

Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (IEEH)

to the Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering

Chair of Electrical Power Supply
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jan Meyer

Power Quality/Supply Quality
Planning and operation of grids
Smart Grid
Protection and control technology
Energy and measuring transformers

Chair of Components of Intelligent Energy Networks
PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Stephan Schlegel (Acting Head)

Insulation arrangements under stress with DC and impulse voltage
Basics for working under voltage
Heating and current carrying capacity of current paths
Design and long-term behavior of current-carrying electrical connections

Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design (IFTE)

to the Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design

Chair of Development and Construction in Electromechanical and Electronic Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing.habil. Jens Lienig

Design automation
Design of electronic systems
Precision engineering designs and systems
Simulation and optimization
Electromechanical design
Medical device technology

Chair of Design Methods for Adaptive Microelectronic Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Schneider

Modeling methodology: Creation of behavioral models
Development methods and tools
Optimization methods in system design
Thermal design

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBMT)

to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering

Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hagen Malberg

Devices and procedures for the diagnosis and prevention of life-threatening cardiovascular diseases, telemedical applications
Biomedical functional support at cell, tissue and organ level
Multimodal image processing and autostereoscopic visualization and navigation
Non-invasive measurement systems for biomechanical analysis of body movement and innovative rehabilitation technology in orthopaedics

Institute of Electrical Power Engineering and Systems (IEE)

to the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering and Systems

Chair of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Prof. Dr. phil. nat. habil. Ronald Tetzlaff

Theory and modeling of nonlinear systems and circuits
Identification of dynamic systems
Theory of continuous-discrete systems
Statistical signal and system analysis
Analysis of biomedical signals
Memristors

Chair of Electron Devices and Integrated Circuits
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schröter

Development of component models for the design of high-frequency circuits
Component simulation and investigation of the operating principles of semiconductor components
Simulation and design of integrated circuits
Measurements and characterization of RF components and RF circuits
Modeling and simulation of components in the nanometer range

Chair of Highly-Parallel VLSI Systems and Neuro-Microelectronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian Georg Mayr

Extremely energy-efficient multi-processor systems-on-chip (MPSoCs) in

deep-submicron technologies, for applications in the automotive sector,

Internet-of-Things, Industry 4.0
Bio-inspired (neuromorphic) circuits and high-density neural implants
Analog circuit development of system-on-chip components: Clock generators,

AD converters, sensor/actuator interfaces
Machine learning and sensor processing in hardware

Chair of Measurement and Sensor System Technique
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Czarske

Digital adaptive system technology
Compressed Sensing/Time Reversal Virtual Arrays
Computational Imaging
Laser interferometry for process technologies
Digital holography
Optogenetics, Brillouin and fluorescence microscopy

Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory
Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil. Dipl. Management Sciences Frank Ellinger

Design of integrated analog 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 systems with multiple intelligent antennas
Very fast ICs for optical data transmission up to 100 Gb/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)

to the Institute of Communication Technology

Chair of Radio Frequency and Photonics Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Plettemeier

High-frequency systems
Microwave photonics
antennas
Remote Sensing

Integrated photonic devices
Prof. Dr. Kambiz Jamshidi

Integrated photonic devices for communications engineering
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 multi-cell radio systems
Algorithms and concepts for the realization of the tactile Internet
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 perception
Software-defined networks
Distributed cloud storage
Virtualization of the network function

Chair of Information Theory and Machine Learning
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rafael F. Schaefer

Applied Information Theory
Digital signal processing
Communication Theory and Coding

Junior Professorship in Haptic Communication Systems
Junior Professor Dr.-Ing. Giang T. Nguyen

Network-internal data processing
Haptic communication
Resilient networked systems

Junior Professorship for Quantum Communication Networks
Junior Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo Bassoli

Institute of Solid State Electronics (IFE)

to the Institute of Solid State Electronics

Chair of Solid State Electronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gerald Gerlach (Chair holder)

Thermal infrared sensors
Hydrogel-based sensors
Ultrasonic sensors
Optical sensors
Functional thin films
Modeling and simulation of sensor systems

Chair of Coating Technologies in Electronics
Prof. Dr. Elizabeth von Hauff

Chair of System Integration and Scientific Instrumentation
Prof. Dr. Andreas Arndt

Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems (IHM)

to the Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems

Senior Professorship for Semiconductor Technology
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Johann W. Bartha

Micro- and nanostructuring for the production of integrated components, microsystems, sensors and actuators
On-chip wiring techniques, e.g. Damascene and Through Silicon Via (TSV) technologies
Production of ultra-thin layers with PVD, CVD, ALD and ECD
Functional characterization of devices

Chair of Nanoelectronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Mikolajick

Materials for electronic components
Innovative device concepts
Electrical characterization of components and materials

Chair of Opto-Electronic Components and Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hubert Lakner

Technology and processes for the development and manufacture of micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS)
Design, simulation and characterization of MOEMS, system development for micromirror arrays, microscanners
Adaptive optics, integrated optics
Nanooptics - nanophotonics - nanosystems

Chair of Microsystems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Richter (holder of the Chair)
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Uwe Marschner

Actuator-sensor systems
Point-of-care and high-throughput analytics
Micro- and nanofluidics
Multimodal imaging systems
Micro energy sources

Honorary Chair Nanostructures for Electronics and Sensors
Prof. Dr. Artur Erbe

Nanostructuring
Integration of nanomaterials in electronic components
1d and 2d electronics and sensor technology
Molecular electronics

Chair for Novel Electronics Technologies (gB/IFW)
Prof. Dr. Yana Vaynzof

New photovoltaic technologies
Electronics and optoelectronics based on novel materials
Mixed ionic-electronic materials and devices
Advanced spectroscopic investigations of electronic materials and devices
Stability, reproducibility and sustainability of new electronic and photovoltaic technologies

Institute of Control Theory (RST)

to the Institute of Control Theory

Chair of Control Theory
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Math. Klaus Röbenack

Modeling for control engineering purposes
Methods for the analysis and design of control systems
Validation of new methods through pilot applications