Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering

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Newly appointed professors at TF

Our newly appointed professors were received by the dean of the Faculty of Engineering in several small receptions. A total of 17 professors have been appointed since 1st March 2021:

  • Prof. Dr. David Blumenthal, W1-Professorship for Biomedical Network Science
  • Prof. Dr. Claudio Castellini, W3-Professorship for Medical Robotics
  • Prof. Dr. Bernhard Egger, W1-Professorship for Cognitive Computer Vision
  • Prof. Dr. Norman Franchi, W3-Professorship for Electrical Smart-City-Systems
  • Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz, W3-Professorship for Image Data Exploration and Analysis
  • Prof. Dr. Olga Kasian, W2-Professorship for Electrochemical Energy Conversion
  • Prof. Dr. Andreas Kist, W1-Professorship for Artificial Intelligence in Communication Disorders
  • Prof. Dr. Florian Knoll, W3-Professorship for Computational Imaging
  • Prof. Dr. Viktor Leis, W3-Professorship for Computer Science 6 (Data Management)
  • Prof. Dr. Tobias Reichenbach, W3-Professorship for Sensory Neuroengineering
  • Prof. Dr. Daniel Roth, W1-Professorship for Human-Centered Computing and Extended Reality
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seel, W3-Professorship for Intelligent Sensorimotor Systems
  • Prof. Dr. Jörg Schulze, W3-Professorship for Electron Devices
  • Prof. Dr. Anna Vikulina, W1-Professorship for Surface Functionalization for Polymers
  • Prof. Dr. Tim Weyrich, W3-Professorship for Digital Reality
  • Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Bernd Witzigmann, W3-Professorship for Optoelectronics
  • Prof. Dr. Seung Hee Yang, W1-Professorship for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Speech Processing

The events offered the opportunity to receive important information about the Faculty of Engineering, to get to know each other in person and to learn more about the areas of expertise of the new colleagues. The employees of the dean’s office also welcomed the newly appointed professors and took the chance to give insights into the administrative support offered.