Florian Roemer

Prof at TU Ilmenau / Chief Scientist at Fraunhofer IZFP

Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany

About

20+ years of experience in signal processing and more recently applied AI. I've worked in a number of different fields, including array processing for communication and localization, bit of biomedical and 10+ years in non-destructive testing (X-ray, Ultrasound, Radar). Despite all that, I understand well that there is so much more to know, which makes me very keen to learn more and improve myself, with an insatiable level of curiosity. I'm a big fan of shared leadership / shared responsibility and the fact that our institute gives us the chance to implement this makes me immensely proud. Helping people find out their passion and watching them grow has become a very satisfying part of my job. And yet, no matter how well we do, I'm sure we can do even better. So let's never stop striving for change towards the better.

Experience

  • Technische Universität Ilmenau (19 yrs 8 mos)
    • Professor
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Fachgebiet: Signalverarbeitung für Intelligente Sensorsysteme Chair: Signal processing for intelligent sensor systems

    • Postdoc
      Oct 2012 - May 2025 · 12 yrs 8 mos

      The lab is part of the Digital Broadcasting Research Group (DVT), a joint research activity between Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Circuits IIS and Ilmenau University of Technology. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS performs contract research and development for industry and public authorities for microelectronics systems and devices. The DVT Research Group, founded in 2008, has the main goal to carry out outstanding research and transfer the scientific results into application oriented projects.

    • Research assistant
      Dec 2006 - Oct 2012 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      Research in multilinear/tensor algebra, array signal processing, multi-user MIMO, relaying; teaching of graduate and undergraduate classes, supervising research projects, masters thesis; involved in acquisition of new projects, proposals, training of new staff

  • Fraunhofer IZFP (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chief Scientist
      Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Chief Scientist in charge of the center of expertise "Applied AI, Signal Processing and Data Analysis". Also in charge of the strategic programs Attract-SigMaSense and LZ InSignA. Responsible for managing, sustaining and growing the Ilmenau site of the institute and establishing close ties to Ilmenau University of Technology.

    • Research Group Lead
      Jan 2018 - Oct 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Leading the group "SigMaSense (Signal processing for material data acquisition using smart sensors)" established through the Fraunhofer Attract program.

  • Student research assistant at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IDMT
    Oct 2004 - Mar 2005 · 6 mos

    Internship: Independent research on the topic "Diagonalization of pseudo-circulant polyphase matrices"