Team

Who we are

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ayoub Al-Hamadi
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ayoub Al-Hamadi | Head of NIT Department, Principal Investigator

Head of the Neuro-Information Technology (NIT) research group at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. Expert in pattern recognition, image processing, and AI-based assistance systems with over 350 publications and extensive experience leading national and international research projects.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Wendemuth
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Wendemuth | Principal Investigator

Andreas Wendemuth is a physicist and electrical engineer. He received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in physics (1994) from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, for his works on “Optimisation in Neural Networks.” Since 2001, he is Professor for Cognitive Systems at the Otto-von- Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany.

Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Hempel
Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Hempel | Group Lead

Thorsten Hempel is a Postdoc in the NIT group with a focus on machine learning and computer vision for cogntive robotics. He received his PhD in 2025 for his work on “Image-based situation analysis for intuitive human-robot interaction in dynamic environments”. He has extensive experience in leading research projects and mentoring students.

M.Sc. Paul Schulz
M.Sc. Paul Schulz | Researcher

Paul Schulz is a PhD student in the NIT group, focusing on computer vision and 3D reconstruction. He is passionate about developing innovative solutions for learning based scene reconstruction and synthetic data generation.

M.Sc. Malte Herrmann
M.Sc. Malte Herrmann | Researcher

Malte Herrmann is a PhD student in the NIT group, specializing in cognitive robotics and AI. His current work focuses on robotics digital twins for reinforcement learning, leveraging game engines to enhance simulation and experimentation.

M.Sc. Behnam Ensan
M.Sc. Behnam Ensan | Researcher

Behnam Ensan is a PhD student and part of the Chair of Cognitive Systems. His work centers on advancing natural language understanding for cognitive systems, engaging in innovative research and collaboration with fellow experts.