During the ceremony, hosted by ZESS, Outstanding theses in the field of engineering were honored at the INCYTE Research Center at the University of Siegen by the VDI Siegen Regional Chapter! The winning theses combine scientific excellence with high practical…
At the annual “ZESS PhD Research Forum”, the Center for Sensor Systems offers its doctoral and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to present their research progress. The aim of the event is the interdisciplinary exchange between the various working groups and…
Wed, 6. May 2026, 9-10.00 h in H-C 7326 In this talk, Claudia will present deep learning approaches for multimodal computed tomography reconstruction, which she explores as part of her PhD at the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI). Computed Tomography (CT) enables…
Mon 27 April 2026, 16.00 h in H-B 6414 Object detection is usually studied in a static regime, although deployed systems evolve over time. As environments shift and new categories become relevant, detectors must adapt sequentially while preserving prior knowledge.…
On 14 April 2026 ZESS members met for the 176th time. The topics of our very productive meeting were recomendations of the external advisory board, state of the project collaborations among the members, future collaborations and the general direction of…
15 January 2026, 14.00 h in H-A 7114 This talk will present an overview of research at the SICK AG with a focus on smart sensorics in general, and the use of generative models for enhancing simulated data for training neural networks…
ZESS has launched its latest project. Researchers from four chairs work together and cooparate with a software company to develop an application that can recognize individual bison with the help of AI. The project team (from left to right): ZESS…
On 17 December Research Unit Learning to Sense welcomed Manuela Möller and Hanna Völkel from EAF Berlin for a day long workshop, training our diversity awareness. The sessions focussed on dynamics of power, unconscious biases, and communication in the work…
On 28 November the ZESS family gathered for the traditional pre-Christmas External Advisory Board meeting where we presented our academic achievments and the very sucessful third party funding activities of the last year. Same as in 2024, we were especially…
Last Tuesdays ZESS Members gathered to discuss activities of the past year, the strategy for the coming months and decide on three membership applications! Prof Jasmin Grosinger, Jun-Prof Jovita Lukasik, and Prof Daniel O’Hagan had applied to be associated and…
30 October 2025, 10.00 h in H-A 7114 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S). In this talk, Moritz will present his previous and current research, which mainly…
Welcome from the Chairs It is our great pleasure to invite you to join the 1st InternationalOnline Conference on Optics (IOCO 2026), which will behosted online from 25 to 27 March 2026. The conferenceserves as a premier platform for optics…
ZESS spokesperson Prof Peter Kraemer held a lecture in front of a packed auditorium on how wind turbines generate electricity at the fall installment of University of Siegen’s Children’s University Here’s his announcement:
We are proud to announce that the next German Conference for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (GCPR) will take place in Siegen from Sept. 22nd to Sept. 25th, 2026, jointly with the Vision, Modelling and Visualization Conference (VMV). Both are hosted…
Mon 22 September 2025, 14.00 h in E1 5 029 and ZOOM (link upon request) The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S). Generative diffusion models have transformed image…
5 September 2025, 14.00 h in H-B 6414 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense”(L2S). Quantum Computing, having the ability to exponentially enhance the raw computing power, and Artificial…
During the past couple of days we had the great pleasure to host Dr Joana Grah for a research stay at ZESS’ Computer Vision Group and the DFG research unit Learning to Sense. Apart from her talk on Light and…
As part of the Lamarr workshop on Mathematical Modelling for Machine Learning in Visual Computing, last week our Computer Vision Group (led by ZESS member and Lamarr PI Prof. Dr. Michael Möller), the Geometry in Machine Learning Group at University…
21 August 2025, 10.00 h in PB-H 0103 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense”(L2S). In this talk, we present some of the work currently conducted in the Image Analysis…
Join us at the L2S: Learning to Sense Workshop at NeurIPS 2025!🗓 6-7 December 2025📍 San Diego, USA🌐 This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners exploring how learning-based approaches can be used in cross-disciplinary processes that are shaping the…
Looking back on an inspiring week: The EMINENT Summer School 2025 at the ZESS – Center for Sensor Systems at Universität Siegen was a complete success! From 21 to 25 July, the first cohort of EMINENT students immersed themselves in…
23 July 2025, 10.30-12 h in PB-H 210 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S). Angular information is applied across domains such as navigation, virtual and augmented…
ZESS Members gathered for the 174th time and discussed the future direction of ZESS research. The meeting also marked the end of Prof Kristof Van Laerhoven’s term as ZESS spokesperson. After an extended term Kristof hands over the wheel to…
From June 24 to 27, 2025, the French-German Terahertz Conference (FGTC) took place at ZESS/University of Siegen. FGTC is a significant forum for international exchange on terahertz technologies and research. The conference brought together leading scientists, young talents, and industry…
2 July 2025, 10.30-12 h in PB-H 0103 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S). DFG Research Unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S) Mercator fellow Prof Vincent Wallace…
When German Research Foundation (DFG) programme officer Dr Bastian Mohr visited ZESS during PhD Research Forum 2025 in order to meet with research unit “Learning to Sense” PIs and VDI representative Prof Dr Jörg Himmel was present anyway, we took…
Like in the previous years, the house was packed and the atmosphere was fantastic. We had the traditional lightning talks (14 in total) and poster format (21 in total) presented over the course of the afternoon of the 7 May…
On 24th may 2025 University of Siegen presented itself at Open University day. At more than 50 booths and hands-on stations, visitors could learn about university life and could be active themselves. ZESS and DFG Research Unit “Learning to Sense”,…
Today ZESS members gathered for a collaboration workshop. Members pitched very interesting ideas in three rotating smaller teams initialising productive discussions throughout. In fact, so productive that most participants stayed well beyond the end to continue talking about possible projects.…
On 3 April 2025, University of Siegen took part in the Girls’ Day, the nationwide day of action for stereotype-free career guidance. ZESS Professor and Lamarr Fellow Michael Möller, together with postdocs Dr Natacha Kuete Meli (3rd from left) and…
At the annual “ZESS PhD Research Forum”, the Center for Sensor Systems offers its doctoral and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to present their research progress. The aim of the event is the interdisciplinary exchange between the various working groups and…
A Personal Perspective on Interdisciplinary Research in Machine Learning 20 March 2025, 16.00 h in PB-H 0103 The talk is part of the ZESS lecture series and hosted by the DFG research unit “Learning to Sense” (L2S). In this talk,…
Congratulations, Dr Patrick Müller (second from left), who succesfully defended his PhD thesis on Impact of Visual Range Optical Blur Aberrations on Deep Learning based Models for Image Classification and Object Detection! The late Prof Dr Otmar Loffeld supervised the…