Awards

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kölpin, PI in EmpkinS sub-project A04, will be awarded the IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society Microwave Application Award! 🎉 This recognition is for "outstanding contributions to interferometric radar technology for medical applications" - a field that has been his...

🏆 WiGeP Innovation Award 2025 in the field "Virtual product development"! Our group leader, PD Dr. Jörg Miehling (subprojects C02 and C03), along with former EmpkinS-associated doctoral researcher David Scherb (human-machine systems, TU Bergakademie Freiberg) and Patrick Steck (KTmfk), under the ...

Robert Richer was honored with this year's dissertation award by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Digitale Medizin e.V.! Congratulations, Robert! 🏆

Dr. Tabea Ott attended the annual conference of the Görres-Gesellschaft zur Pflege der Wissenschaft e.V. at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin, where she was honored with the first prize in "Natural Science and Theology". Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, Tabea! 💐

EmpkinS PI Dr.-Ing. habil. Jörg Miehling (subproject C02 and C03) has successfully completed his habilitation in the field of human-centered engineering processes! Congratulations from the entire EmpkinS team on this remarkable achievement! 🏆🥳🥂✨ Here, you can learn more about Jörg's motivation an...

Tabea Ott, former EmpkinS doctoral researcher and now PI of the EmpkinS WIKO project, has been awarded first place for her dissertation in the Science Prize for the Dialogue between Science and Theology, presented by the Görres-Gesellschaft zur Pflege der Wissenschaft e.V. and the Apfelbaum Foundati...

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weise, Chair of Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Technology, associated member and future EmpkinS PI, has recently received the Teaching Award from her psychology students. This achievement is especially remarkable considering that Cornelia joined FAU just a year ago. Wha...

Our colleague and former EmpkinS doctoral candidate Dr.-Ing. Nikita Shanin has received the best Ph.D. Thesis Award at the EuCNC & 6G summit! Congratulations! 🎉 More than 40 recent Ph.D. graduates submitted their applications this year. The jury composed of professors and industry representat...

PD Dr. Anna-Maria Liphardt, PI in sub-project D01 and the iRTG, received the Nello Pace Award at the International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP) alongside Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo. This recognition is particularly significant and a great honor, as it acknowledges their contributions t...

The VDE Bayern Award, celebrating outstanding achievements in the fields of "Science," "Industry," and "School," was presented for the 16th time at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich on November 21, 2024. Radar-based sensing is an innovative method for measuring vital parameters, allowing for contactl...