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Chair of the Examination Board of the EMI Faculty
Areas of teaching: Electrical engineering, electrical measurement technology, applied systems engineering, high-frequency technology
Areas of research:
Automotive electronics: Focus on automated/autonomous driving, mobile communications, electromobility
Person
Personal details
Name: Alfred Höß
Education
Nov 83 – Apr 87: Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Field of study: Electrical Engineering
Specialisms: High-frequency technology, communications engineering, electronics, analogue and digital signal processing
Graduated on 29 April 1988 (with distinction)
Awarded the Electrical Engineering Diploma Prize on 22 July 1988
Career
06/88 – 06/91 Research assistant at the Institute for High and
Ultra-High Frequency Technology at Ruhr University Bochum
Conducted a research project for the German Research Foundation on ‘HF ultrasound for dermatology’
PhD awarded on 16 December 1991 (with distinction)
Awarded the Gebrüder Eickhoff Prize on 26 June 1992
July 1991 – July 1992 Employee at Siemens AG, Medical Technology Division in
Erlangen, Department of Ultrasound Physics
Finite element simulation of ultrasonic transducers
Planning and implementation of a test rig for measuring acoustic material parameters
08/92 – 08/95 Employee at Siemens AG, Automotive Technology Division in
Regensburg, Pre-Development Department, as project manager
for the following areas
Distance sensing (77 GHz radar and infrared laser)
Intelligent cruise control
Bidirectional driver information system
09/95 – present Professor at Amberg-Weiden University of Applied Sciences for
the following teaching areas:
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Applied Systems Engineering
Electrical Measurement Technology
Analogue Transmission Technology
Activities within the university administration:
Member of the University Senate for over 10 years
Member of the Faculty Council
Member of the University Planning Commission
Member of the University Examination Board
Chair of the Examination Board for the following degree programmes:
- Electrical and Information Engineering (Bachelor’s, Master’s)
- Software Systems Engineering (Master’s)
- Applied Computer Science (Bachelor’s)
- Media Production and Technology (Bachelor’s)
- Industrial IT (Master’s)