Education

1986	Graduation from Humboldt Gymnasium Ulm, Germany.
1987 - 1993	Student of Electronics Systems Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
1991 - 1992	Specialisation in Signal Processing and Robotics within the European Exchange Program ERASMUS at the Grande Ecole Superieure d'Electrotechnique et d'Electronique (ESIEE), Paris, France.
1992 - 1993	Diplomarbeit on Image Processing for Visual Communication at the University of Essex, England.
1993	Diploma Degree in Engineering Science, University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
1993	Equivalence DEA (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) in Computer Science, Université Paris-Sud, France.
1997	Doctorate in Engineering Science, University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
1998	Doctorate in Computer Science, Université Paris-Sud, France.

Professional Experience 

1993 - 2000	Teaching and Research Assistant at LIMSI-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, France.
2000 - 2003	Senior Researcher at the Dialogue Systems Group of DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology, Ulm, Germany.
2003 - 2011	Professor of Engineering Science, Institute of Information Technology, Ulm University.
2005 - 2010	Member of the Committee of Study Affairs, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Ulm University.
2006 - 2008	Dean of Studies, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Ulm University.
2008 - 2023	Member of the Admission Board for Study Programmes, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2009 - 2010	Member of the Examination Board of the joint B.Sc./M.Sc. Study Programme “Information Engineering”, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Ulm University.
2006 - 2025	Director of the Interns' Office, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2011 - present	Professor of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2017 - 2022	Co-Director of the International Research Laboratory Multimodal Biometric and Speech Systems at ITMO University St. Petersburg (Russia).
2019 - 2024	Member of the Habilitation Committee, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2020 - 2024	Ombudsperson for PhD Programmes, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2022 - 2026	Member of the Examination Board of the joint B.Sc./M.Sc. Study Programme “Information Systems Technology”, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2024- 2026	ERSAMUS Educational Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.
2024- 2026	Member of the Examination Board of the B.Sc./M.Sc. Study Programmes "Engineering Sciences", Faculty of Engineering, Computer Sciences and Psychology, Ulm University.