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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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Institut für Neuroinformatik
- D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- Latitude: 51° 26' 43.08" North, Longitude: 7° 16' 0.84" East, Elevation: 130m
- Room: NB3-66
- Telephone: +49 234 32-27994, Telefax: +49 234 32-07994
- E-mail: rolf.wuertz
ini.rub.de
- Consultation hours: please make an appointment via e-mail.
- Alternative (though suboptimal) spellings: Wurtz, Wuertz, W"urtz, W\"urtz
Born in Heidelberg, Germany.
Diploma in Mathematics at
Heidelberg University
(1986). Research assistant at the Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research
in Frankfurt, Germany (1988 - 1989). Research assistant and Ph.D.
student at the
Institut für Neuroinformatik
of the
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
(1990-1994). Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in physics (1994). The
thesis
was awarded the Heinrich-Kost-Award in 1995.
Postdoc at the
Department of Computing Science
of the
University of Groningen,The Netherlands (1995-1997).
Currently permanent staff member at
the
Institut für Neuroinformatik of the Ruhr-Universität
Bochum, Germany. Habilitation for Applied Computer Science (2009).
Senior member of IEEE, member of ACM and GI (German society
for Computer Science), GKS (German society
for Cognitive Science), and ESSCS (European Society for the Study of
Cognitive Systems).
- Wavelets for image processing and image understanding
- Properties of wavelet transforms of natural images
- Neural networks
- Neuronal dynamics
- Correspondence problem and matching
- Visual object recognition
- Face recognition
- Visual memory
- Symbolic edge graphs
- Eye-hand coordination in robotics
- Autonomous learning of object representations
- Integration of visual, tactile, and proprioceptive information
This document is being maintained by Rolf P. Würtz,
rolf.wuertz
ini.rub.de
Last modification on: 2011-10-06