Prof. Gudrun Klinker, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
| Name | Prof. Gudrun Klinker, Ph.D. |
| Date of birth | Feb. 15, 1958 |
| Nationality | German |
| Family status | Married, 2 (adult) children |
| Maiden Name | Rekers |
Education
| 1964 - 1967 | Grundschule Spelle, Kreis Emsland |
| 1967 - 1976 | Emsland-Gymnasium Rheine, Kreis Steinfurt |
| June 1976 | Abitur |
College
| 1976 - 1978 | Informatik (Grundstudium), Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen |
| 1978 - 1982 | Informatik (Hauptstudium), Universität Hamburg. Minor: Economics (Operations Research). Master thesis (Diplomarbeit): Die Charakterisierung von Zuständen und Zustandsänderungen in Straßenszenen sowie deren Identifizierungen in TV-Bildfolgen. (Advisors: Prof. Dr. H.-H. Nagel, Prof. B. Neumann, Ph.D.) |
| 1982 | Diplom in Informatik, Universität Hamburg |
| 1983 - 1988 | Ph.D. program in Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Thesis: A Physical Approach to Color Image Understanding (Advisors: Prof. Takeo Kanade, Ph.D., Prof. Steven Shafer, Ph.D. |
| 1988 | Ph.D. in Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University |
Professional Career
| 1982 - 1983 | Wissenschaftliche Angestellte, KOGS-Labor, Fakultät für Informatik, Universität Hamburg |
| 1983 - 1988 | Teaching and research assistant, Computer Science Department, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 1989 - 1994 | Member of research staff, Cambridge Research Lab, Digital Equipment Corporation, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| 1995 - 1996 | Senior member of research staff, European Computer-Industry Research Centre (ECRC), Munich, Germany |
| 1996 - 1998 | Scientific leader, Fraunhofer Project Group for Augmented Reality at the ZGDV, Munich / Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1998 - 2000 | Free-lance specialist and consultant for Augmented Reality technology |
| Since May 2000 | Professor (C3/W2) for Augmented Reality, Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Informatik |