I am a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, IL. I graduated from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, where I received my Ph.D. degree with honors (‘summa cum laude’) in 2017. During my doctoral studies (PhD advisor: Prof. Gerd Häusler) I investigated physical and information theoretical limits of optical 3D-sensing and implemented sensors that operate close to these limits. Concurrent with my Ph.D. activity, I was a freelancer in the research group’s spin-off company ‘3D Shape GmbH’ and I worked as a high school part time teacher for physics. I joined Northwestern University as Postdoc (Postdoc advisor: Prof. Oliver Cossairt) in Fall 2017.

My students and I develop novel techniques to overcome traditional resolution limitations and dynamic range restrictions in 3D and 2D imaging. Moreover, my research is focused on new methods to image hidden objects through scattering media or around corners, high-resolution holographic displays, and the implementation of high precision metrology methods in low-cost mobile handheld devices.

I am currently Chair of the OSA COSI conference and have served as reviewer for OSA, IEEE, SPIE, and the Nature Portfolio. My Ph.D. thesis was awarded with the Springer Theses Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Research.

I am currently teaching the courses ‘CS331: Introduction to Computational Photography’, ‘EE420: Digital Image Processing’, and ‘EE395/495: Computational Photography Seminar’.