Profile Roland Gröll Back to the overview Roland Gröll Staff Cybersecurity and Law Roland Gröll has studied Computer Science at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology. +49 721 9654-604 groell@fzi.de Headquarters Karlsruhe
Profile Philipp Schenkel Back to the overview Philipp Schenkel Staff Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering Since June 2023, I have been working as a research scientist in the department Embedded Systems and Microsystems (ESM). My work focuses on generative AI, focused on world models for the automotive domain. I am
Profile Avik Bhatnagar Back to the overview Avik Bhatnagar Staff Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering Avik Bhatnagar is a Research Scientist within the System Design in Microelectronics (SiM) department at FZI. He holds an Integrated Masters of Technology (I.M.Tech) in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a specialization in AI/ML from
Profile Sven Watzinger Back to the overview Sven Watzinger Staff Information Process Engineering Sven Watzinger studied industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from 2012 to 2020. He wrote his master’s thesis at KIT in the Discrete Optimization and Logistics Group at the Institute for Operations Research on
Profile Brian Pachideh Back to the overview Brian Pachideh Staff Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering Brian Pachideh studied Electrical and Information Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), specializing in System-on-Chip design. He joined the FZI Research Center for Information Technology in September 2021 as a staff researcher. His
Profile Martin Trat Back to the overview Martin Trat Vice Department Manager Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering Martin Trat studied industrial engineering at the University of Bayreuth, initially specializing in automotive/cybernetics. In his subsequent master's degree, he deepened his knowledge of the disciplines machine learning and vision at the Karlsruhe
Profile Jérôme Nguyen Back to the overview Jérôme Nguyen Staff Communications Jérôme Nguyen has been working in the Communications department at the FZI Research Center for Information Technology in Karlsruhe since January 2020. His responsibilities there include press and project communications as well as strategic public relations. His focus is
Profile Elias Birkefeld Back to the overview Elias Birkefeld Staff Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering Elias Birkefeld studied Mechanical Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from 2015 to 2024, specializing in Mechatronics and Robotics. He wrote his bachelor’s thesis, “Manual LiDAR-to-Camera Calibration in VR,” at the Institute of Measurement
Profile Kilian Dengler Back to the overview Kilian Dengler Staff Information Process Engineering Kilian Dengler studied Electrical and Information Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, specializing in signal processing. After completing his master's degree in 2021, he initially worked as a research associate at the Communications Engineering Lab, conducting
Profile Dr.-Ing. Sofie Ehrhardt Back to the overview Dr.-Ing. Sofie Ehrhardt Staff Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering Sofie Ehrhardt studied psychology at Saarland University with a focus on work and organizational psychology. From 2019 to 2025, she completed her PhD at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) at the Institute
