brief summary of the CV

Ralf Steinmetz, Doctor of Engineering, is Professor Emeritus and former full professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. He served as a full professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, where he headed the Multimedia Communications Lab. Over the course of his career, he has supervised 113 successful PhD students and remains committed to his vision of achieving "seamless adaptive multimedia communications." Ralf Steinmetz has been widely recognized for his contributions to the field, including the receipt of prestigious accolades such as an Honorary Doctorate from RWTH Aachen University and a Chair of Excellence at the University Carlos III de Madrid. He is also a fellow of several esteemed professional organizations, including the IEEE, the ACM, the GI, and the VDE ITG.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.h.c. Ralf Steinmetz

work +49 6151 16-29100
S3|20 208
Ralf Steinmetz

Curriculum Vitae (verlinkt..)

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

Rt Emagic C Flag Uk 02.gif Rt Emagic C Flag De 02.gif Pictures Fotos
at a glace mini low res  
short kurz mid res.  
regular standard high res.  
table Tabelle    

 

Some outstanding Awards and Honors

2022 RWTH Aachen awards Honorary Doctorate (Dr. h.c.) to Ralf Steinmetz
2019 Academia Europaea, member
2018 GI Fellow
2017 VDE ITG Fellow
2014 Chair of Excellence („catedra de excelencia”), Universidad Carlos III, Madrid
2008 Award for Outstanding Technical Contributions to Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, ACM SIGMM 1st award, for ”pioneering work in multimedia communications and the fundamentals of multimedia synchronization"
2002 Fellow of the ACM
1999 Fellow of the IEEE
1992 First Patent Application Invention Achievement Award, IBM

 

Professional Experience in Research Institutes, Foundations & Professional Societies

2007 - 2028 President of the Board of Trustees, IMDEA Networks (Research Institute on Networks and Telematics Services), Member of the IMDEA Scientific Council, Madrid, Spain
2006 - 2024 Hessian’s advisor for information and communications technology to the governor of the state; former Member of IT-council and former member of the Technology Advisory Board of the state of Hessen
2017 -
2023		 Member of the Scientic Advisory Board (Wissenschaftsrat) at TU Darmstadt
2011 - 2023 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT)
1998 - 2022 Chairman of the Board and Founder, Hessian Telemedia Technology CompetenceCenter (httc), Darmstadt
1996 – 2001 Director, Fraunhofer Integrated Publication and Information Systems Institute former GMD – National Research Center for Information Technology, Darmstadt

 

Professional career

2013 -2024 Head and Spokesperson of DFG CRC "Multi-Mechanisms Adaptation for the Future Internet" MAKI
since 2001 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Multimedia Communications Lab, Darmstadt Full Professor and Director (among other responsibilities: dean for 2.5 yr)
since 1997 Adjunct Professorship, Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt
1996 – 2001 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Volkswagen Endowed Chair of Industrial Process and System Communications, Darmstadt
1988 – 1996 IBM European Networking Center, Heidelberg, Manager of the WT Multimedia Department (also known as the European IBM Multimedia Center Heidelberg)
1987 – 1988 Philips Communications Industry Corp., Advanced Development, Siegen

 

Education

1994 Habilitation in Computer Science at Frankfurt University
1986 Doctoral Degree (Dr.-Ing) in Electrical Engineering, Communications

 

Veröffentlichungen

Alle Veröffentlichungen anzeigen