Company Founders

Until now we have one company that was started out of the DSS team. Of course, we hope that we will have several other companies that were founded out of the DSS team.

sonoware GmbH

In 2016 three PhD students (Christian Lüke, Stephan Senkbeil and Jochen Withopf) as well as one Master student (Merikan Koyun) who did his thesis in the DSS team started the company sonoware. Details on this company can be found on their webpage.


Merikan Koyun	Christian Lüke	Stephan Senkbeil	Jochen Withopf

Science Day: Hands-On Research with Sound and Signals

Science Day took place in Kiel and at the Faculty of Engineering on 25 September 2026. The DSS group contributed two demonstrations that gave visitors an insight into current research on signal processing, underwater acoustics and speech signals.

The first demonstration, presented by Karo G. and Viktoriia, focused on the “Digital Ocean” and research using underwater sound. At the maritime test facility, visitors explored how signals are transmitted underwater and used in SONAR systems.

The second demonstration explored the human voice and how people can practise controlling their vocal volume. At a hands-on station, Karo H. showed how audio feedback can support voice-volume training.

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