DSS DSS

News

20.02.2026: Acoustic damping mats successfully installed in our maritime test facility.

14.02.2026: Handout template (PowerPoint-based) for student talks (required in several of our masters lectures) added.

15.01.2026: Sören Lange joined the DSS team.

08.01.2026: Exam booking in winter term 2025/2026 is possible now.

12.06.2025: Exam booking in summer term 2025 is possible now.

09.01.2025: Exam booking in winter term 2024/2025 is possible now.

21.10.2024: We have published the date for the exam review for Signals and Systems 1.

07.10.2024: We have published the date for the exam review for Signals and Systems 2.

Research

Our research is focused on adaptive signal processing with special focus on real-time application in speech communication in adverse environments, medical applications, and underwater systems.

Since 2010 the DSS group is developing KiRAT, an acronym that stands for Kiel Real-Time Application Toolkit. First, it was made for audio and speech processing. Meanwhile, it also supports medical und underwater applications.

Team

The "Digital Signal Processing and System Theory" (DSS) team welcomes you on our homepage. Currently we consist of five professors or lecturers (Jan Abshagen, Frank Ehlers, Ulrich Heute, Klaus Linhard, and Gerhard Schmidt), two secretaries (Petra Usinger, Kathrin Büsse), one system administrator (Asvet Jasari), about fifteen internal and external PhD students, as well as several master and bachelor students. More details about us can be found in our team section.

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Schmidt

E-Mail: gus@tf.uni-kiel.de

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Faculty of Engineering
Institute for Electrical Engineering and Information Engineering
Digital Signal Processing and System Theory

Kaiserstr. 2
24143 Kiel, Germany

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Acoustic Damping Mats Successfully Installed

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of a key upgrade to our maritime measurement facility. The acoustic damping mats for our 5 m × 5 m × 5 m maritime measurement track — a specialized water basin designed for high-precision testing — have now been fully installed.

The installation process required careful planning and execution. To ensure optimal placement and adhesion, the damping materials were initially mounted on the basin floor and walls while the tank was empty. This allowed our team to work with maximum accuracy and efficiency during the primary installation phase. A particularly demanding stage followed once the basin was partially filled. The final two meters of damping mats were installed under water, requiring specialized procedures and techniques. In some areas, the work could only be completed through diving operations, highlighting both the technical complexity of the project and the dedication of our team.