Hi and welcome to my personal webpage! My name is Christian and I’m a PhD student at the Institute of Smart System Technologies at University of Klagenfurt. Currently, I’m a visiting researcher at the Haptic Intelligence department at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. I graduated in Electrical Engineering from Graz University of Technology at the Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory where I was working on state estimation techniques for speech enhancement. During my masters I gained skills in statistical signal processing and modelling. My research interests are mainly in sensor development for robotics and sensor modelling for robotic applications. During my PhD I work towards a multi-sensor fusion approach for robotics applications such as grasping and human-robot collaboration. I have a strong belief that near-field sensing principles can further enhance current robotic systems by combining them with vision-based and tactile approaches. If you’re interested in my work have a look at my publications section or just drop me an e-mail.
In my leisure time I enjoy all kinds of sport such as tennis, hiking, skiing and dancing. I also regularly play the electric bass guitar, enjoy reading a good novel (currently The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson) and share moments with my family. These are the best things to keep focused besides my research.