Boris Lohmann

studied electrical engineering in Karlsruhe, Germany, and received his doctoral degree there in 1991 in the field of automatic control engineering. He worked in industry until 1997 and completed his habilitation degree in systems theory and control in 1994. In 1997, he was appointed to a professorship in control engineering at the University of Bremen. In 2004, he was appointed to the Technical University of Munich, where he heads the Chair of Automatic Control at the School of Engineering and Design.

Boris Lohmann is the author of numerous journal and conference articles as well as various book contributions in German and English. He is the inventor/co-inventor of 19 granted patents.

Boris Lohmann was a liaison officer of the German Research Foundation DFG at TUM from 2007 to 2016 and a member of the DFG Review Board 407, "Systems Engineering", from 2016 to 2024. He was Associate Editor of various journals and member of program committees of various conferences. He is a member of the School Council of the TUM School of Engineering and Design and is a second member of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology.

Teaching: the Chair of Control Engineering offers modules in various Bachelor's and Master's degree courses in German and English. One focus is on education in mechanical engineering courses and includes the compulsory module "Regelungstechnik" (Automatic Control Engineering) as well as elective and compulsory elective modules on system theory, linear, non-linear and optimal control methods. Important contributions to this teaching program are also made by PD Dr. Paul Kotyczka, by Prof. Dr. Florian Holzapfel (Chair of Flight System Dynamics, teaching "Automatic Control Engineering" in English) and by all members of staff at the Chair of Automatic Control. Boris Lohmann and his team have received several awards for good teaching from both students and the TUM Presidential Board.

Research: linear and nonlinear control theory, modeling and model reduction, energy-based modeling and control of complex and distributed parameter systems, applications in numerous fields such as autonomous (race) driving, active vehicle suspension, control of industrial plants and systems, mechatronics. Various best paper awards at journals and conferences. Prizes at international competitions on autonomous driving (Indy Autonomous Challenge and A2RL, https://www.tum.de/aktuelles/alle-meldungen/pressemitteilungen/details/sieg-fuer-tum-ki-racer-auf-formel-1-strecke ) in cooperation with the Chair of Automotive Engineering, Prof. Lienkamp, and the Chair of Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Prof. Betz.