I am a full professor and head of the Energy Informatics group at TU Clausthal, Germany. Prior to joining TU Clausthal, I was a Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia. I received my doctoral degree with distinction from TU Darmstadt, Germany, in 2011, and my diploma degree (equivalent to M.Sc.) from the same university in 2007.

In my current research activities, I primarily focus on data-driven solutions in the domain of energy analytics. This includes the design and operation of embedded sensing systems as well as AI-based energy data analytics for the provision of user-centric services. I am actively serving on the organizing and technical program committees of international conferences and frequently review for leading journals in the field.

I am a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the Extended Steering Board of KuVS, the GI/ITG special interest group on “Communication and Distributed Systems”, and chair of the IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Activities Committee.

Short bio

since 10/2021: Full professor for Energy Informatics, Department of Informatics, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany

04/2021 - 09/2021: Acting professor for Energy Informatics, Department of Informatics, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany

04/2018 - 03/2021: Postdoctoral researcher and head of the Energy Information Networks and Systems group, Department of Informatics, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany

11/2014 - 03/2018: Acting professor for Embedded Systems, Department of Informatics, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany

04/2013 - 10/2014: Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia

12/2011 - 03/2013: Postdoctoral group head of the Distributed Sensing Systems team, Multimedia Communications Lab, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

12/2007 - 12/2011: Doctoral candidate, Multimedia Communications Lab, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

10/2002 - 10/2007: Diploma studies in Computer Engineering (“Datentechnik”), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Thesis work

05/2019: Habilitation, thesis title “Advances to Energy Informatics - On the Collection, Processing, and Privacy Protection of Electricity Consumption Data”, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany

12/2011: Dr.-Ing. (doctor of engineering), thesis title “Designing Sensor Networks for Smart Spaces - Unified Interfacing and Energy-Efficient Communication between Wireless Sensor and Actuator Nodes”, Multimedia Communications Lab, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

10/2007: Dipl.-Ing. (equivalent to M.Sc.), thesis title “Development of a Debugging Interface for Reconfigurable Wireless Sensor Nodes”, Microelectronic Systems Lab, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

11/2006: Student research project on “Distributed Boundary Estimation in Wireless Sensor Networks by Applying the Right-Hand Rule and Coverage Determination by Applying the Probabilistic Coverage Algorithm”, Networks Research Laboratory, School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia

Leadership and qualifications

Awards and honors

  • Golden Core Recognition, IEEE Computer Society, 2023
  • 2020 Best Editor Award, Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC)
  • Best paper runner-up, awarded to our paper “PulseHV: Opportunistic Data Transmissions over High Voltage Pulses for Smart Farming Applications”, 14th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS 2018)
  • Best demo award for our presentation “Smarter Buildings for the Smart Grid? Let Them Forecast Their Power Consumption!”, 38th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2013)
  • Recipient of a Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, UNSW Australia
  • Best M.Sc. Thesis award, 7th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME 2008)

Academic visits

  • Visiting researcher at Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt, Austria (September 2019)
  • Visiting professor at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland (May/June 2015)
  • Visiting researcher at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (January 2010)