Born in 1976 in Bochum, resident of Berlin since 1995, two children

Professional Experience

  • Berlin University of Applied Sciences
    • Professor of Electronic Systems in Electromobility
    • Since October 2020
  • Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
    • Adjunct Lecturer
    • Part-time since October 2019
  • Berlin University of Applied Sciences
    • Adjunct Lecturer
    • Part-time since October 2018
  • Joyson Safety Systems Aschaffenburg GmbH, Berlin (formerly Takata AG)
    • Director, EMEA Research
    • April 2018 to November 2019
  • Takata AG, Berlin
    • Various positions: Director, Team Leader, Development Engineer
    • September 2003 to March 2018
  • Cortologic AG, Berlin
    • Development Engineer, Embedded Systems
    • June 2001 to February 2003
  • Charité University Hospital of Humboldt University, Berlin
    • Graduate Student, Image Processing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Part-time April 2000 to March 2001

Research, Collaborations, International

  • Universidad Nacional de Asunción
    • Visiting Lecturer, Fundamentals of Electromobility, 60-hour intensive course with lab exercises and exam
    • DAAD scholarship for 6 weeks each in 2025 and 2026
  • IFAF Exploratory Research Project
    • port-e: Electric mobility aid for individual urban transport
    • October 2022 to March 2023
  • Technical University of Berlin
    • Guest lecture as part of the integrated course on Medical Technology in the Department of Electronics and Medical Signal Processing led by Prof. Reinhold Orglmeister
  • Berlin University of Applied Sciences
    • Semester projects for the International Business and Industrial Sales and Innovation Management programs
  • Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin
    • Semester projects in the Industrial Design program
  • Pforzheim University
    • Semester projects and theses in the Transportation Interior Design program
  • EU Research Project 332933 HoliDes
    • “Holistic Human Factors Design of Adaptive Cooperative Human-Machine Systems,” research collaboration on adaptive automation and handover, 30 partners
    • ARTEMIS Framework Program, €23 million budget, October 2013 – September 2016
  • Technical University of Munich
    • Research collaboration and driving simulator studies on automation and handover of driving tasks based on the DFG project “H-Mode” (Prof. Klaus Bengler)
  • Würzburg Institute for Transportation Sciences
    • Research collaboration and driving simulator studies on cognitive load, driver distraction, fatigue, and sleep (Alexandra Neukum, Barbara Metz, Johanna Wörle)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Research collaboration and driving simulator study on cognitive load and vital signs monitoring with the AgeLab (Joseph Coughlin, Bryan Reimer, Bruce Mehler)
  • Internship abroad at Escola de Engenharia de Lins, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Object recognition algorithms
    • Placed through IAESTE, DAAD scholarship
    • October and November 1999
  • High school exchange at Parkrose High School, Portland, Oregon (USA)
    • High school diploma during the 1992/1993 exchange year

Academic Studies

  • Technical University of Berlin
    • Diploma in Electrical Engineering, April 2001
      • Specialization: Electronic Systems
      • Major subjects: Telecommunications Networks, Communication Technology
    • Diploma thesis at Charité University Hospital, Berlin
      • Quantification and mapping of the concentration of magnetic fluids using magnetic resonance imaging
    • Undergraduate research project at Escola de Engenharia de Lins, São Paulo, Brazil
      • Image processing and object recognition using the example of robot soccer

Publications

  • “Detection of driver cognitive load using vital parameters from real vehicle sensors,” VDI Vehicle Safety, Berlin, 2019
  • “Driver Workload Estimation Based on Realistic In-Vehicle Sensors,” International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Eindhoven, 2019
  • “Driver Intent or Safe Handover?,” VDI Vehicle Safety, Berlin, 2017
  • “Do Intelligent Vehicles Require New Restraints?,” VDI Safety Systems, Düsseldorf, 2016
  • “The Stereo Camera – Safety, Assistance, and Efficiency from a Single Source,” VDI, Steyr, 2011
  • “Two Eyes See More – Development of a Stereo Camera…”, VDI, Berlin, 2009
  • “Active Intervention into Passive Systems”, VDI Vehicle Safety, Berlin, 2005
  • “Quantitative Mapping of Magnetic Fluid Distributions by Means of MR Susceptometry”, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Glasgow, April 2001

Patents (Families)

  • WO2020057992A1, Seat belt assembly for a motor vehicle, 2020                                                                                  
  • WO2019197164A1, Airbag assembly for a vehicle occupant restraint system, 2019
  • DE102018108341A1, Seat belt assembly for a motor vehicle, 2019
  • DE102017216180A1, Seat belt assemblies for a motor vehicle, 2019
  • WO2016046416A1, Protective device for protecting a rider of a two-wheeled vehicle, 2016
  • DE102014211501A1, Seat belt assemblies and methods for determining information regarding a user’s heart and/or respiratory activity…, 2015
  • WO2015128318A2, Method and device for measuring vital signs…, 2015
  • WO2015069641A1, Near Field Communication Transceiver System, 2015
  • WO2009030497A2, Steering Wheel Assembly for a Motor Vehicle, 2009
  • DE102006008919A1, Seat Belt System for a Motor Vehicle, 2006
  • DE102005027911A1, Safety device for a motor vehicle seat and method…, 2006
  • DE102005009486A1, Seat belt system for a motor vehicle, 2006
  • WO2006076898A2, Safety device for an automotive seat and method for controlling…, 2006

Interests

  • Contemporary art and photography
  • Intercultural exchange and communication
  • World politics
  • Science fiction & space travel
  • Travel

Language skills

  • German (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Spanish (fluent)
  • French and Farsi (basic knowledge)