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Design and Evaluation of an Adaptive ME-Sensor Calibration Using Onboard Coils |  |
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Simulation, Design und Evaluation eines Versuchsaufbaus für die automatisierte Charakterisierung von magnetischen Aktuatoren | |
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Automatische Erkennung von epilepsietypischen Spikes im EEG | |
For details on the thesis announcements listed above, please contact one of the supervisors listed in the corresponding pdf documents. For further topics in DSS group, please contact Prof. Schmidt.
| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Paul Dyrßen | Speech Quality Improvement of Speech Signals after Underwater Transmission Based on Neural Network Approaches | Finn Röhrdanz, Gerhard Schmidt |
Jan 2024 - May 2024 |
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| Julius Braun-Dullaeus | Stochastic Observation Modelling for a Deep Reinforcement Learning Environment | Christian Kanarski, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2024 - July 2024 |
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| Marc Dold | Classification of dynamic Hand Gestures based on the Kinematic Chain | Tobias Schmidt, Gerhard Schmidt |
March 2024 - September 2024 |
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| Bora Leckzik | Analysis and geographical visualization of spectral water quality parameters | Marco Driesen, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2024 - February 2025 |
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| Henning Eikens | Design and Implementation of a Neural Network Based Auditory Feedback Modulation System in Real-time | Finn Röhrdanz, Karolin Krüger, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov 2024 - May 2025 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Marten Finck | Voice Quality Assessment using Machine Learning | Karolin Krüger, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2023 - October 2023 |
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| Kosta Karatziotis | Classification of Vessel Types by Means of Machine Learning | Karoline Gussow, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2023 - October 2023 |
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| Lukas Nolte | Design and Implementation of a Real-time SONAR System for Detection of Underwater Targets | Christian Kanarski, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2023 - October 2023 |
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| Tim Nolte | Design and Implementation of a Real-time SONAR System for Seafloor Classification | Frederik Kühne, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2023 - October 2023 |
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| Abidur Rahman | Application-matched Deep Reinforcement Learning for SONAR Port Monitoring | Christian Kanarski, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2023 - November 2023 |
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| Marco Driesen | Design and Construction of a Mobile SONAR Unit | Karoline Gussow, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2023 - November 2023 |
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| Firdous Bin Ismail | Speech Classification an d Implementation of Auditory-Feedback-Modulation systems in Real-time | Karolin Krüger, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2023 - November 2023 |
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| Lukas Schirmer | Development of a Real-time System for Magnetic Sensors in the Underwater Sector | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2023 - April 2024 |
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| Julius Ernst | Design and Implementation of a Real-time Evaluation Algorithm for SONAR-Systems | Frederik Kühne, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2023 - January 2024 |
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| Daniel Wagner | Analysis of Explainable Artifical Intelligence for Classification of Tremor Disease | Patricia Weede, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2023 - February 2024 |
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| Ralf Burgardt | Implementation of a Real-time System for Heart-rate-variability-based Disease Classification | Erik Engelhardt, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2023 - May 2024 |
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| Tjorben Lerg | Design and Implementation of Auditory-Feedback-Modulation Systems in Real-Time | Karolin Krüger, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2023 - May 2024 |
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| Torben Kannengießer | Real-Time Ship Position Tracking and Prediction Based on AIS-Data | Finn Röhrdanz, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2023 - May 2024 |
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| Golam Sarowar Jahan Rifat | Automatic Detection of epilepsy-typical Spikes in EEG | Patricia Weede, Gerhard Schmidt |
December 2023 - June 2024 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Michael Hochmut | Realtime Improvement of Audio Signals in Underwater Communication | Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2022 - July 2022 |
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| Tjorben Lerg | Design and Implementation of an Adaptive 3D Characterization for Magnetic Sensors | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2022 - July 2022 |
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| Ralf Burgardt | Calibration and Equalizing of Magnetoelectric Sensors | Johannes Hoffmann, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2022 - July 2022 |
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| Leon Neidhardt | Implementation of a Speech Command System for Safety Cabinets | Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2022 - October 2022 |
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| Jan Malte Domnowski | Simultaneous ECG and MKG Segmentation | Erik Engelhardt, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2022 - July 2022 |
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| Karoline Gussow | Design and Implementation of an Automatic Measurement of Underwater Transducers | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2022 - November 2022 |
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| Ahmad Mahmoud | Model-based Extraction of Generalized Body Movements from Optical Motion Data | Johannes Hoffmann, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2022 - December 2022 |
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| Moath Al-Mobaideen | Real-Time ECG and MCG Peak Detection Using Derivatives and Thresholds | Erik Engelhardt, Gerhard Schmidt |
August 2022 - February 2023 |
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| Momme Tanck | Design and Implementation of a Real-time Movement Compensation System for SONAR Arrays | Frederik Kühne, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2022 - January 2023 |
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| Finn Röhrdanz | Design and Implementation of a MIMO Synthetic Apertur SONAR System | Frederik Kühne, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2022 - April 2023 |
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| Patricia Fuchs | Machine-learning-based Speech Analysis for Parkinson-Patients in Real-time | Karolin Krüger, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2022 - April 2023 |
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| Tim Johannisson | Pattern recognition based on spectrometer data for classification of water samples | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2022 - May 2023 |
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| Moritz Boueke | Model-based Tracking of Magnetic Sensor Gloves in Real Time | Johannes Hoffmann, Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2022 - May 2023 |
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| Piotr Smietana | Machine-learning-based Classification of Tremor Diseases | Patricia Weede, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2022 - May 2023 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Patricia Fuchs | Design and Implementation of a Magnetic Determination of the Heart Axis | Erik Engelhardt, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2021 - April 2021 |
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| Karoline Seidel | Design and Implementation of an Novel Processing Structure for SONAR-Systems by Exploiting Doppler Shifts | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2021 - April 2021 |
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| Moritz Boueke | Human Movement Classification using IMUs in Real-time | Johannes Hoffmann, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2021 - April 2021 |
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| Helke Marie Pfahler | Design and Implementation of a Realtime-Algorithm for the Magnetic Determination of the Respiratory Rate | Erik Engelhardt, Gerhard Schmidt |
March 2021 - September 2021 |
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| Marco Driesen | Design and Implementation of an Adaptive Algorithm for the Detection of Underwater Targets | Frederik Kühne, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2021 - August 2021 |
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| Alexander Staffa | Development and Evaluation of a Digital Readout Scheme for ME Sensors | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2021 - November 2021 |
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| Janne List | Implementation of a Digital Communication Protocol for Underwater Applications in a Real-time Toolkit | Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2021 - August 2021 |
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| Agit Culcu | Detection of Magnetic Fields in Underwater Applications | Christin Bald, Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
September 2021 - November 2021 |
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| Karolin Krüger | Objective Analysis of Speech Parameters | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2021 - April 2022 |
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| Rodi Sincar | Investigation of Different Recording Conditions for Tremor Analyses | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2021 - January 2022 |
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| Dielleza Ujkani | Decision Tree-based Classification of Tremor Diseases | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2021 - January 2022 |
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| Jessie Grewe | Signal Enhancement based on Blind Source Separation for Magnetic Sensor Signals | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2021 - April 2022 |
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| Christian Kanarski | Extension, Evaluation and Implementation of a Deep Reinforcement Learning Environment for SONAR Applications | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2021 - April 2022 |
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| Felix Seth | Investigation of Nonlinear Signalprocessing Structures for SONAR Applications | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2022 - März 2022 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Daniel Först | Extension of a Real-time Environment Simulation for SONAR Systems | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2020 - July 2020 |
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| Christian Kanarski | Design and Implementation of a System for Generation of Virtual Sound Sources | Anton Namenas, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2020 - July 2020 |
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| Karolin Krüger | Speech- and Movement-based Tremor Analysis for Parkinson Patients in Realtime | Patricia Piepjohn, Finn Spitz, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2020 - July 2020 |
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| Nico Neumann | Design, Development and Evaluation of a Deep Reinforcement Learning Environment for Sonar Applications | Bastian Kaulen, Gerhard Schmidt |
August 2020 - March 2021 |
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| Jannek Winter | Objective Real-time Speech Evaluation of Parkinson Patients | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2020 - April 2021 |
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| Piotr Smietana | Automatic Detection of Parkinson's Disease Using Wrist-worn IMUs | Robbin Romijnders, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2020 - January 2021 |
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| Arthur Lepsien | Development of a Lombard-specific Gain Control for Automative Applications | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2020 - january 2021 |
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| Toni Lekic | Real-time Pattern Recognition for Localizing Sirens in Automotive Applications | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2020 - May 2021 |
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| Leon Neidhardt | Feature Extraction for Tremor Analyses | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2020 - February 2021 |
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| Tim Johannisson | Investigation of digital Arm/Hand Models for Tremor Analysis | Patricia Piepjohn, Gerhard Schmidt |
December 2020 - March 2021 |
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| Kosta Karatziotis | Human Movement Simulation based on Stochastic Processes in Real-time | Johannes Hoffmann, Gerhard Schmidt |
December 2020 - March 2021 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Nico Simoski | Control and Optimization of Magnetic Sensors | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
Januar 2019 - Juni 2019 |
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| Mahamed Hussein Al-Nedjefi | Implementation of Source Separation Algorithms for Magnetic Sensor Systems | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
March 2019 - Juni 2019 |
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| Helke Pfahler | Human Movement Analysis Using Inertial Measurement Units | Robbin Romijnders, Gerhard Schmidt |
March 2019 - Juni 2019 |
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| Tobias Seide | Siren Detection using Artificial Neural Networks | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2019 - October 2019 |
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| Tim Rocholl | Hearing Aid based Movement Analysis | Finn Spitz, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2019 - Juli 2019 |
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| Patricia Piepjohn | Real-time Classification of Movement Patterns of Tremor Patients | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2019 - October 2019 |
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| Erman Kalpkci | Real-time Implementation of an Embedded Speech Dialogue System | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2019 - October 2019 |
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| Frederik Kühne | Implementation of a Real-time Multi-Channel Audio Enhancement System | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2019 - March 2020 |
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| Johannes Hoffmann | Acquisition and Analysis of Movement Patterns using a Wearable Sensor Platform | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2019 - May 2020 |
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| Silas Oettinghaus | Multi-channel Speech Enhancemenet for Medical Environments | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
November 2019 - February 2020 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Maria Avitha Francis | Design and Implementation of a Real-time Speech Enhancement System | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2018 - January 2019 |
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| Shayan Ahmed | Design and Implementation of a Training Assistant for Handball | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2018 - July 2018 |
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| Hannes Flieger | Design and Implementation of a Real-time Multichannel Equalizer for Acoustic Environment Simulation | Anton Namenas, Gerhard Schmidt |
February 2018 - July 2018 |
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| Lennart Rolschewski | Analysis of Hydroacoustic Measurements of Piezoelectric Thin-layer Sensors | Alexej Namenas, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2018 - July 2018 |
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| Frederik Kühne | Implementation of a Communication Interface for a GPS-System to a Real-Time Application | Tim Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2018 - July 2018 |
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| Bastian Kaulen | Implementation of a Cognitive Main Control Unit for a Real-time MIMO-SONAR System | Alexej Namenas, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2018 - October 2018 |
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| Johannes Hoffmann | Conception, Implementation and Analysis for Contactless Detection of Vital Signs in Fire-Fighting Applications using Signal Processing | Tim Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
Mai 2018 - August 2018 |
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| Jonas Weiss | Automatic Evaluation of Speech Quality Estimation Schemes | Finn Spitz, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2018 - November 2018 |
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| Alexander Wilbrandt | Automatic Evaluation of the Communication Modules in Breathing Masks | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2018 - December 2018 |
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| Mohammedul Emin Yurdakul | Design and Implementation of an Ad-Hoc Network for Wireless Speech Transmission | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2018 - January 2019 |
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| Jannek Winter | Implementation of a Robust Underwater Data Communication Link in a Real-time Framework | Tim Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2018 - January 2019 |
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| Toni Lekić | Signal Analysis for Neurography in peripheral Arm Nerves | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2018 - January 2019 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Arpita M. Kappattanavar | Machine Learning for Movement Analysis Using Wearable Sensor Systems | Haong Minh Pham, Gerhard Schmidt |
July 2017 - January 2018 |
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| Seedo Eldho Paul | Development of a Real-time Active Noise Control System for Firefighter Helmets | Anton Namenas, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2017 - November 2017 |
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| Tim Benedict Kupke | Investigation of decorrelation methods to improve the convergence in acoustic feedback compensation | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2017 - July 2017 |
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| Philip Hubert | Development of a fundamental MATLAB Framework for Simulation and Evaluation of an Electro- and Magnetoneurograhy | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
Mai 2017 - August 2017 |
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| Matthias Schneider | Identification and Minimization of typical Sources of Interference and Artifacts in Measurements of Nerve and Muscle Signals | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
Mai 2017 - August 2017 |
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| Nico Simoski | Entwicklung und Implementierung eines Computerspiels zur Unterstützung der Sprachtherapie von Parkinson-Patienten | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
February 2017 - |
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| Thomas Cimiega | Real-Time Speech Enhancement using Artificial Neural Networks | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2017 - July 2017 |
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| Muneeza Qureshi | Detection of Teeth Brushing using Wearable Sensors for Parkinson's Patients | Haong Minh Pham, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2017 - July 2016 |
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| Thies Kuchenbeker | Evaluation of microphone positions for hands-free applications in motor vehicles | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2017 - April 2017 |
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| Christin Bald | MIMO real-time signal processing for biomagnetic signal sources | Jens Reermann, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2017 - September 2017 |
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| Owe Wisch | Application of novel thin-film hydrophones in underwater communication system | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2017 - October 2017 |
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| Katharina Rebbe | Detection and tracking methods in SONAR systems | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2017 - October 2017 |
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| Finn Spitz | Parkinson's speech analysis with hearing aids | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2017 - November 2017 |
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| Egzon Miftaraj | Modeling and detection of transient signal artifacts for technical root cause analysis in speech communication systems | Tobias Hübschen, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2017 - August 2017 |
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| Stephan Hartmann | Implementation of a tube model for the comparative study of speech therapies for Parkinson's patients | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
July 2017 - October 2017 |
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| Alok Sreenivas | Signal Processing Techniques for Estimation of Passenger Orientation in Automotive Environments | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
August 2017 - February 2018 |
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| Vinod Devaraj | Computer simulation to estimate the magnetic flux density of motor nerves with time dispersion and conduction block | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2017 - April 2018 |
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| Patrick Wiegand | Analysis of smartphone / smartwatch sensor data in the diagnosis and treatment of tremor patients | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - May 2018 |
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| Hamed Tavakol | Real-time Low-latency Speech enhancement | Tim Owe Wisch, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - May 2018 |
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| Zeba Chawla | Voice Activity Detection Using Improved Noise Estimation and Classification | Rasool al-mafrachi, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - May 2018 |
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| Christin Willrodt | Quality Measures for Parameter based Analysis of MIMO-Sonar Signals | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - May 2018 |
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| Tobias Klawonn | Magnetoelectric-Sensors for Movement Detection and Analysis | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - May 2018 |
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| Julia Kreisel | Kardiologische Analysen auf Basis von optisch gepumpten Magnetometern | Christin Bald, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2018 |
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| Student | Thesis title | Supervisors | Duration | Bachelor thesis | Master thesis |
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| Stefan Bossen | Predicting Sleep and Wakefulness from Temporal Fluctuations in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data | Andreas Galka, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2016 - August 2016 |
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| Morten Stabenau | Using Beamforming Techniques for EEG Source Analysis | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2016 - August 2016 |
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| Möritz Kröger | Entwicklung und Implementierung einer Lautklassifikation zur Unterscheidung stimmhafter und stimmloser Signalabschnitte | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
June 2016 - August 2016 |
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| Tobias Klawonn | Universalmikrofon für Sprach- und Geräusch-Anwendungen | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
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| Bastian Biedermann | Kombination von Geräuschreduktion, modellbasierter Rückkopplungsreduktion und geräuschabhängiger Verstärkungsregelung | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
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| Lorik Bajrami | Analyse und Implementierung von Signalverarbeitungsalgorithmen für die Entzerrung von Sprechanlagen | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
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| Christin Bald | Mehrkanalige Echtzeit-Geräuschkompensation für magnetoelektrische Sensoren | Jens Reermann, Gerhard Schmidt |
January 2016 - April 2016 |
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| Christin Willrodt | Implementierung eines Systems zur drahtlosen Echtzeit-Parametriesierung von Innenraum-Kommunikationssystemen für Kraftfahrzeuge | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
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| Bastian Kaulen | R-Zacken-Detektion für EKG und MKG-Signale und Extraktion medizinisch relevanter Kenngrößen | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
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| Bastian Gröger | Design und Implementierung von Algorithmen zur Verbesserung des subjektiven Höreindrucks von Maskenkommunikationssystemen | Christin Baasch, Gerhard Schmidt |
April 2016 - October 2016 |
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| Anton Namenas | Echtzeit-Simulation von Unterwasserkanälen für die SONAR-Signalverarbeitung | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
July 2016 - Dez. 2016 |
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| Muhammad Nabeel | Detection of Voiced Speech and Pitch Estimation for Applications with Low Spectral Resolution | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
Sept. 2016 - March 2017 |
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| Sushain Magotra | Development of Optimal Methods for Removal of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Artifacts during Simultaneous EEG Recordings | Andreas Galka, Gerhard Schmidt |
October 2016 - April 2017 |
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| Andrea Kostic | Generalization of the Spatiotemporal Kalman Filter Inverse Solution to Reconstruct Networks of Brain Sources from Surface EEG | Andreas Galka, Gerhard Schmidt |
August 2016 - January 2017 |
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| Eva Peschke | Modellierung von beampattern-/positionsabhängigen Veränderungen von Gasblasensignalen in Multibeam-Rückstreukarten und daran angepasste Vorverarbeitung der Daten | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
Aug. 2016 - Nov. 2016 |
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| Roshidh Suresh | Advanced Signal Analysis of EMG data for the Identification of Load Response and Individual Performance | Eric Elzenheimer, Gerhard Schmidt |
Sept. 2016 - March 2017 |
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| Milan Reimann | Developement and Implementation of a Wireless Underwater Telephony System | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2016 - April 2017 |
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| Anton Lösch | Adapted Speech Signal Enhancement for Wireless Underwater Telephony Systems | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2016 - February 2017 |
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| Aron Daßler | Self-localization of Vehicles Based on Sparse and Highly-accurate Radar Reference Marks | Thorben Kaak, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2016 - April 2017 |
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| Alexej Namenas | Real-time Heart Rate Variability Analysis based on Electrocardiogram and Magnetocardiogram | Jens Reermann, Gerhard Schmidt |
Nov. 2016 - April 2017 |
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| Martin Günther | Design and Implementation of a Real-time Active Noise Control System | Marco Gimm, Gerhard Schmidt |
Dec. 2016 - May 2017 |
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We are delighted to announce that Marten Finck has been awarded the GaS prize for his Master's thesis on "Evaluation of Speech Quality Using Machine Learning".
In his work, he investigated possible side effects of magnetic resonance-guided focussed ultrasound treatment (MRgFUS) on speech quality in patients with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. This innovative and non-invasive treatment method is used to reduce tremor, i.e. the shaking of limbs.
To evaluate the effects on speech, pre- and post-operative speech recordings of 56 patients were analysed: Speech quality was assessed in five categories (monotony, clarity, fluency, auditory effort and vocal tremor) through a survey with 21 participants and used to create a convolutional neural network (CNN). This generates an objective assessment of speech quality using mel frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs), fundamental frequency and loudness. A mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.81 on a scale of 0 to 10 was achieved, compared to a standard deviation of 0.67 for the survey participants compared to a reference assessment. The evaluation of the survey revealed minor positive and negative changes in speech quality, which were balanced overall and tended to indicate natural speech variations in connection with the patients' underlying illnesses.
Congratulations on this well-deserved honour!