Electronic measurement and communication systems for fisheries and survey technology (specification, application, maintenance and development)

• Controlled underwater vehicles (ROV, ROTV, AUV)
• Marine measurement (multi-parameter data loggers, DVL, ADCP, altimeter etc.)
• Underwater communication (modem, USBL, SBL)
• Autonomous monitoring systems (remote access)
• Marine technology (DSHIP, net sensors, CTDs, winches)
• Video detection and object classification in fishery research (Machine Learning)
• Underwater camera and lighting systems
• Imaging sonars (ARIS, Tritech)

Supervision of technical infrastructure for survey technology

• Electronic Development Lab (Design, simulation and prototyping)
• Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
• Software engineering for embedded systems on low-cost architectures
  (BeagleBone, RaspberryPi, ESP32)
• Optical fibre measurement technology and splicing

Scientific cruise leader

Projects

2019-2020: „Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Open-Source-Software-Frameworks zur optischen Datenaufnahme und Bilderkennung für den Einsatz in der fischereibiologischen Forschung und Fischerei“ (funded by: EU);

2018-2020: “DropS (Dolly Rope Suspension)” (funded by: EU, Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen)

2016-2020: „STELLA (STELlnetzfischerei-LösungsAnsätze) - Entwicklung von alternativen Managementansätzen und Fangtechniken zur Minimierung der Konflikte zwischen der Stellnetzfischerei und Naturschutzzielen und Schutzgütern in der deutschen AWZ der Ostsee (funded by: BfN);

Education

• Supervision of study projects
• Supervision of interns and students.
• since 2017: topic „Survey technology“ in lecture series „Spezielle Fischereibiologie“ of the MSc course „Integrative Zoologie“

Member of the following working groups (ICES):          

• ICES/FAO; WGFTFB          
• ICES: WGMLEARN

Develpoments:

• OpenSMB - Open Scientific Length Measurement Board
• iFO – infrared Fish Observation
• Baitcontrol Remote– Embedded Controller for fish bait test
• MOFI Remote – Outdoor Bluetooth remote control device for MOFI App
• Multinetz Remote – Hydro-acoustic remote control for a 5-stage multi closing fishery net

Pilot studies: HyFiVe  „Hydrography on Fishing Vessels“

Since 02/16: Scientist for Fishery and Survey Technology at the Thuenen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock

02/14-12/15: Technical-scientific consultant and lecturer, Project development for measurement and instrumentation, Technical-scientific consultant for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Saudi Arabia (Yanbu), Lecturer and technical trainer

08/12-01/14: Lecturer for Electronics (Bachelor of Engineering) at the German University Riad (former TTC Riad) on behalf of GIZ

09/04-06/12: Electrical engineering office for measurement technology and system development: Project implementation for development and industry projects (contactless optical sensors), Development management, Specification, development, test and production planning, Hardware engineering, Software engineering

01/04-06/04: Interim area manager at the State Commissioner for data protection in Lower Saxony

03/04:  PhD (Dr.-Ing.) at the University of Hanover in the field of electronic design automation for microelectronics

07/98-12/03: Scientist at the Institute of Microelectronic Systems at the University of Hanover (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erich Barke), Doctorate in optimization methods for EDA-Tools, Modeling, simulation and verification of parasitic effects in integrated VLSI-circuits, Coordination, application, reporting and research in international  collaborative projects, Lecturer for electrical engineering and microelectronics, Integrated mixed-signal circuit design

06/96-07/98: Developing engineer, measurement and control engineering for automotive systems

1988-1996: Studies of electrical engineering at the University of Hanover with major subject on measurement and control engineering