Airbus AI Research - Part of Central Research & Technology (CRT)

• Leading and proposing research projects on using AI to address challenges across the spectrum of Airbus’ business units for future products and improving of industrial processe
• Research on data- and non-data-driven AI concepts/algorithms for aerospace and defence related applications, focusing on visual information processing and graph-like structures
• Collaborating and coordinating with AI research groups and institutes outside Airbus

Applied Machine Intelligence / Deep Learning for Multimedia (part-time) (since 2019)

• Methods, algorithms, and underlying concepts for using deep learning to extract information from audio, visual, and textual content with an introduction to relevant frameworks

Quality of Experience (QoE) (2017-2018)

•  Concepts and applications of QoE: algorithms/assessment methodologies with a focus on audio-visual stimuli in multimedia systems/services and on the use of machine learning methods in this context

Digital broadcast engineering (2015-2016)

• Covering both traditional linear digital broadcasting technology i.e. DVB, non-linear broadcasting via (adaptive) streaming e.g. DASH and interactive/Smart TV

R&D area Data and Security (since 03/2016)

• Proposing, starting, and leading a new research stream on machine learning (AI) at IRT
• Research on data-driven AI models for audio-visual content under-standing and applications of deep learning in broadcasting/streaming and video processing
• Leading development activities on audio-visual (social media) content analysis in editorial use, SmartTV-based user engagement assessment, and scalable second-screen framework
• Evaluation and benchmarking of cognitive services for use in public service media and of synchronisation delays in companion-screen primary-screen interaction
• Data science and AI consulting for public service media in D-A-CH (up to C-level)
• Contributing to strategic planning at European level for use of AI/Big Data in the (public service) media sector via EBU working groups and in EC context

IRT - Institut für Rundfunktechnik was the research and development centre for broadcast and media technology of the public service broadcasters in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

R&D area Media Services and Platforms (12/2013-02/2016)

• Project coordinator of the Brazilian-European research project GLOBAL ITV (definition of a global interactive TV system), successful managing the research agenda and cooperation between 18 international partners from industry and academia
• Research on coexistence and interoperability of SmartTV systems, especially adapting the DVB-based HbbTV to other broadcasting systems and designing of migration concepts towards HTML5, web-based systems
• Development of HbbTV broadcast chain prototype for ISDB-Tb

IRT - Institut für Rundfunktechnik was the research and development centre for broadcast and media technology of the public service broadcasters in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

Institute for Data Processing

• Research on image and video processing with a focus on the influence of video processing algorithms on the visual quality (QoE), using multi-way (tensor) data analysis and machine learning methods for modelling this influence and crowdsourcing for QoE assessment
• Design and implementation of computer vision and video processing algorithms for feature extraction and quality prediction (MATLAB, C/C++)
• Planning and setting-up of the laboratory for visual quality assessment, performing experiments for industry and standardisation (MPEG/ITU-T)
• Supervision of master/bachelor thesis’ in addition to the support of course the “Digital Video” (~80 participants), including collaborating in the design and implementation of award-winning innovative teaching concepts (50.000 EUR)

Deputy work group leader and member of management committee in EU COST project IC1003 Qualinet

• Coordination of international task forces within the project
• Project focus on perceptual quality of multimedia

Member of German national body for ISO standardisation in image and video compression

Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (50% position)

• Development of new degree courses
• Responsibility for evaluation of teaching quality (~200 courses per semester)

Institute for Data Processing (50% position)

• Validation tests in the context of MPEG video codec standardisation
• Evaluation of video codec technologies

Student trainee in sales department „Financial Sector” and customer support centre

• Development and customising of software tools for sales and engineering
• Optimisation of sales and service processes

• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of medium communication systems and related software & servers
• Responsible for time and cost effective project completion, supervision of small teams and training of apprentices

• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of small communication systems and related software & servers

• Focus on video processing and data analysis/machine learning
• Thesis: “Design of Video Quality Metrics with Multi-way Data Analysis”

• Focus on communication networks, particularly peer-to-peer (P2P) networks
• Thesis: “Scalable and efficient search algorithms for P2P systems”

• Focus on information and communication technology
• Thesis: “Thesis: “SDL specification of the LKN Chord Simulator”