Profile Maximilian Müller Back to the overview Maximilian Müller Staff Cybersecurity and Law Maximilian Müller studied Computer Science (M.Sc.) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), specializing in cryptography and security as well as theoretical foundations. Prior to that, he completed his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at KIT. Since 2021,
Profile Ann-Katrin Dreher Back to the overview Ann-Katrin Dreher Staff Cybersecurity and Law Ann-Katrin Dreher studied law at the University of Freiburg and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and completed her legal traineeship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe. She has been working as a research associate in the "Cybersecurity and
Profile Philipp Schenkel Back to the overview Philipp Schenkel Staff Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering Philipp Schenkel studied mathematics at ETH Zurich, focusing on machine learning. Since June 2023, he has worked as a research associate in the field of Embedded Systems and Sensors Engineering. His research focuses on generative
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 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
