Professor of Engineering Geodesy and Geodetic Analysis Methods
30167 Hannover
Research and teaching focus
- Development of kinematic multi-sensor systems
- Quality assurance (incl. uncertainty modelling) of geodetic measurement and evaluation methods
- Terrestrial laser scanning
- Control and optimisation of measurement processes
Previous key projects
- Control and optimisation of measurement processes by taking cost functions into account (sponsor: DFG).
- Development of the autonomous kinematic track measuring carriage for checking the track geometry in the Gotthard Base Tunnel (sponsor: industry).
- Geodetic deformation analyses under consideration of observation imprecision and object blur (DFG, as project collaborator)
Curriculum vitae
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Professional career
since September 2012
Chair of Engineering Geodesy and Geodetic Evaluation Methods at the Geodetic Institute of Leibniz Universität Hannover
April 2009 - August 2012
Scientific Laboratory Manager for Geodesy at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
Chair of Engineering Geodesy and Geodetic Evaluation Methods at the Geodetic Institute of Leibniz Universität Hannover
15 May 2009
Dissertation: Modelling an extended uncertainty budget in parameter estimation and hypothesis testing
February 2008 - March 2008
Stay abroad at the University of Texas at El Paso (USA) at the Department of Computer Science (Prof. Vladik Kreinovich)
April 2005 - March 2009
Research assistant at the Geodetic Institute of the Leibniz University Hannover
September 2000 - March 2005
Studied geodesy and geoinformatics in Hanover
December 1977
born in Thedinghausen
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Memberships and positions
- Full member of the German Geodetic Commission (DGK)
- DVW AK 3 "Measuring methods and systems" - Head of the working group
- Full member of the GKGM "Society for the Calibration of Geodetic Measuring Equipment"
- Member of the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN, NA 005-03-01 AA "Geodetic instruments and sensors")
- German delegate of DIN in ISO/TC 172/SC 6 "Geodetic and surveying instruments"
- Association of German Surveying Engineers (VDV) - university representative of LUH, member of the board of the Lower Saxony state association
- Society for the Promotion of Geodesy and Geoinformatics at Leibniz University Hannover
- Board member of the ASBau "Accreditation Association for Degree Programmes in Civil Engineering"
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Prizes and awards
- Award for outstanding student achievements at the University of Hanover (12 March 2003).
- Scholarship from the Victor Rizkallah Foundation for outstanding academic achievements (14 October 2005).
- Book prizes from the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformatics for special achievements in the degree programme and for special commitment to the student council (both on 14.01.2006).
- NSF-Fellowship for the 2nd NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing. Savannah (Georgia), USA (22-24 February 2006).
- Award of the Harbert Book Prize of the DVW (Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen, 13 June 2006).
- Invitation as visiting scientist to the University of Texas in El Paso (Department of Computer Science) by Prof. V. Kreinovich (28 June 2006, visit in 02/03 2008)
- NSF-Fellowship for the 3rd NSF Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing. Savannah (Georgia), USA (20-22/02/2008).
- Best Poster Award at the 16th International Course on Engineering Surveying (26/02/2010).
- Best Paper Award "NAFIPS'17 (North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society)" (October 2017)
Lehrveranstaltungen
- Sensorik (B. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik, M. Sc. Bauingenieurwesen)
- Mess- und Rechenverfahren in der Ingenieurgeodäsie (B. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik)
- Ingenieurgeodäsie (B. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik, M. Sc. Bauingenieurwesen)
- Grundlagen geodätischer Auswertemethoden (B. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik)
- Industrial Surveying (M. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik, M. Sc. Mechatronik und Robotik)
- Kalibrierung von Multi-Sensor-Systemen (M. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik, Mechatronik und Robotik)
- Ingenieurgeodäsie - Aktuelle Aspekte (M. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik)
- Schätz- und Optimierungsverfahren (M. Sc. Geodäsie und Geoinformatik, M. Sc. Mechatronik und Robotik, M. Sc. Bauingenieurwesen)