Qualifications and Career
| Stages | Periods and Details |
|---|---|
| Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) | Electrical Engineering, 1986-1991, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
| Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) | 1997, Control Engineering, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and System Dynamics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, dissertation: “Non-linear joint control for the DLR lightweight robot” (later KUKA-LBR) |
| o. Professor (Univ.-Prof. W3) | since 2005, Head of the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW, University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Vice President | 2014-2016, Technology Marketing and Business Models, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Munich, Germany |
| Institute Director | 2006-2014, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart, Germany |
| Founder, Managing Director and shareholder | 1997- 2005, AMATEC Robotics GmbH (subsidiary of KUKA Roboter GmbH from 1999), Augsburg, Germany |
| Research associate | 1994-1997, Institute of Robotics and System Dynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
| Development engineer | 1992-1994, in automation technology, Siemens AG (AUT 941) at the Research Centre Erlangen |