Research
Doctoral scholarships
In cooperation with companies, doctoral scholarships are awarded at irregular intervals, particularly in the field of radar technology. If you are about to complete your Master's degree and are interested in scientific work, I look forward to hearing from you by e-mail.
Publications
Conference paper
- H. B. Swaminathan, A. Sommer, U. Iurgel, A. Becker, and M. Atzmüller, “Improving Deep Learning Change Detection in Automotive Radar Maps by Data Augmentation,” in 2024 25th International Radar Symposium, 2024, pp. 1–6.Open publication
- H. B. Swaminathan, A. Sommer, U. Iurgel, A. Becker, and M. Atzmüller, “Change Detection in Automotive Radar based Occupancy Maps using Siamese Networks,” in 2024 International Radar Symposium (IRS), 2024, pp. 56–61 [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10644246Open publication
- H. B. Swaminathan, A. Sommer, A. Becker, and M. Atzmueller, “Spatial Change Detection Using Automotive Radar,” in 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2023, pp. 4066–4071.Open publication
- L. Puccetti, A. Yasser, C. Rathgeber, A. Becker, and S. Hohmann, “Speed Tracking Control Using Model-Based Reinforcement Learning in a Real Vehicle,” in 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2021, pp. 1213–1219.Open publication
Journal article
- H. Bharathy Swaminathan, A. Sommer, U. Iurgel, A. Becker, and M. Atzmueller, “Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning-Based Feature Extractors for Change Detection in Automotive Radar Maps,” IEEE access : practical research, open solutions, vol. 13, pp. 130629–130637, 2025.Open publication
- T. Fei, A. Becker, and M. Gardill, “Interference Mitigation in Automotive Radar Systems: A Current State Survey and Future Trends,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 53–80, 2025 [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11241101Open publication
- H. B. Swaminathan, A. Sommer, A. Becker, and M. Atzmueller, “Performance Evaluation of GNSS Position Augmentation Methods for Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments,” Sensors, vol. 22, no. 21, p. 8419, 2022.Open publication
- T. Tran, A. Becker, and D. Grzechca, “Environment mapping using sensor fusion of 2d laser scanner and 3d ultrasonic sensor for a real mobile robot,” Sensors, no. 9, 2021.Open publication
- K. Paszek, D. Grzechca, and A. Becker, “Design of the UWB Positioning System Simulator for LOS/NLOS Environments,” Sensors, 2021.Open publication
- D. Grzechca, A. Ziebinski, K. Paszek, K. Hanzel, A. Giel, M. Czerny, and A. Becker, “How Accurate Can UWB and Dead Reckoning Positioning Systems Be? Comparison to SLAM Using the RPLidar System,” Sensors, 2020.Open publication
Teaching
Project and final theses
I offer a wide range of topics for student theses in the fields of environmental perception, sensor technology, robotics, and control engineering. These projects utilize both traditional methods and machine learning techniques. Please feel free to check out Ilias(Opens in a new tab) .
Examples of completed theses (selected based on relevance to future work):
- Radar Object Detection and Length Estimation Network Cross-Supervised by Camera and LiDAR, Tao Zhao, Master’s Thesis 2026
- NavSwarmMARL Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Swarm Navigation with Sim2Real Transfer, Sachin Kumar, Master’s Thesis, 2026
- Object Height Classification Using Data from Automotive Ultrasonic Sensors via AI/ML Methods, Sebastian Rudolph, Master’s Thesis, 2025
- Bridging Real-World Data to Virtual Environments: Enhancing Data Compatibility in ADAS Environmental Simulations, Ekaterina Bukharova, Master’s Thesis, 2024
- Simulation of Ultrasonic Sensors Using the Carla Simulator for Automotive Parking Applications, Ramya Manjunath, Master’s Thesis, 2024
- NDT Map-Based Pose Estimation for Mobile Platforms Using Lidar and Radar Sensors, Vignesh Somasundaram, Master’s Thesis, 2023