CV

Education

• Promotion der Informatik, Leiden University, 2014
  • Dynamic real-time substrate feed optimization of anaerobic co-digestion plants
• Master of Science in Elektro- und Informationstechnik, Fachhochschule Düsseldorf, 2009
• Bachelor of Science in Elektrotechnik, Fachhochschule Köln, 2006

Work experience

• Professor für Cyber-Physische Systeme, TH Köln, 2021 - present
• Gruppenleiter Künstliche Intelligenz, Hahn-Schickard, 2018 - 2021
  • Projektleitung und -akquise im Bereich KI
  • Aufbau und Leitung der 7-köpfigen KI Forschungsgruppe
• Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Hahn-Schickard, 2016 - 2018
• Consultant, Trojan Technologies, 2016 - 2016
• Postdoc Position, University of Western Ontario / Trojan Technologies, 2016 - 2016
• Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, TH Köln, 2009 - 2016

Skills

• Physische Künstliche Intelligenz
• Cyber-Physische Systeme
• Projektleitung und -akquise

Publications

Wastewater disinfection by peracids: advanced dose control technology validation with pilot and modeling studies

Tightly coupled fusion of direct stereo visual odometry and inertial sensor measurements using an iterated information filter

This is How We Do It–Pilot Validation of a Dose (CT)-Based Control for Wastewater Disinfection with peracetic acid

Feed control of anaerobic digestion processes for renewable energy production: A review

Process optimization, advanced control, and computational fluid dynamics modelling of wastewater disinfection using peracids

Noise resilient discrete-time cross-relation sensor characterisation

Multi-fidelity modeling and optimization of biogas plants

A bias compensated cross-relation approach to thermocouple characterisation

Optimizing anaerobic co-digestion plants: MIR online instrumentation and dynamic real-time substrate feed optimization.

Instrumentation and control of anaerobic digestion processes: a review and some research challenges

Feed Control of Anaerobic Digestion Processes for Sustainable Renewable Energy Production: A Review

Expected hypervolume improvement algorithm for PID controller tuning and the multiobjective dynamical control of a biogas plant

Dynamische Echtzeit-Optimierung der Substratzufuhr für anaerobe Co-Vergärungsanlagen

Online monitoring of AD processes using a fully automated, low maintenance middle-infrared (MIR) measurement system

Online-measurement systems for agricultural and industrial AD plants–A review and practice test

Multi-objective nonlinear model predictive substrate feed control of a biogas plant

Intelligent automation and IT for the optimization of renewable energy and wastewater treatment processes

COD and NH 4-N estimation in the inflow of Wastewater Treatment Plants using Machine Learning Techniques

Steuerungs-und Regelungskonzepte für landwirtschaftliche Biogasanlagen

Predicting organic acid concentration from UV/vis spectrometry measurements–a comparison of machine learning techniques

State estimation for anaerobic digesters using the ADM1

Predicting Organic Acids in Biogas Plants using UV/vis Spectrometry Online-Measurements

Nonlinear model predictive substrate feed control of biogas plants

An advanced simulation model for membrane bioreactors: development, calibration and validation

Optimal control of biogas plants using nonlinear model predictive control

Matlab toolbox for biogas plant modelling and optimization

Organic acid prediction in biogas plants using UV/vis spectroscopic online-measurements

Development of a Simulation Model for hollow-fiber and flat sheet membrane wastewater treatment Plants

A comparison of performance of advanced pattern recognition methods for organic acid prediction in biogas plants using uv/vis spectroscopic online-measurements

Fusion of visual and inertial measurements for pose estimation

Dynamic real-time substrate feed optimization of anaerobic co-digestion plants

SUBSTRATE FEED OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS PLANTS

Regelung der Substratzufuhr von Biogasanlagen–Ein Review

Modellbasierte Optimierung und Regelung zur nachhaltigen Energieerzeugung aus Biogas

Messung organischer Säurekonzentration über UV/vis Spektroskopie

Gummersbach Environmental Computing Center

Dynamische Echtzeit-Optimierung der Substratzufuhr von landwirtschaftlichen Biogasanlagen

Development of an easy-to-use Membrane WWTP Simulation Software

Betriebsoptimierung von Abfallvergärungsanlagen mittels Online-Messtechnik und Datenanalyse

Automatisierung einer Pilot-Biogasanlage mit LabVIEW

Talks

Entwicklung intelligenter autonomer Assistenten

June 28, 2025

Tutorial at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: 22. Fachschaftstreffen MINT - Zukunft gestalten durch KI, Dresden, Germany

Synergizing Language Models and Biogas Plant Control: A GPT-4 Approach

June 04, 2024

Talk at 8th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Istanbul, Turkey

Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

March 01, 2014

Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Teaching

Mensch-zentrierte Künstliche Intelligenz

Cyber-Physische Systeme

Algorithmik

Deep Learning, Machine Learning und Künstliche Intelligenz

Künstliche Intelligenz

Service and leadership