Benjamin Suger

Benjamin Suger is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Freiburg, affiliated with the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group within the Faculty of Engineering. His work centers on robotics and intelligent systems, particularly in autonomous navigation and environment modeling.

• Diploma in Mathematics, University of Freiburg (2003–2011)
• PhD Student, Autonomous Intelligent Systems Group, University of Freiburg (2011–2017)

His research interests include traversability analysis, SLAM, 3D modeling, and mobile robotics. He applies machine learning and computer vision techniques to enable robust robot navigation in complex and dynamic environments. His work often integrates sensor data from 3D lidar and visual systems to improve perception and localization.

The recent publications highlight a strong focus on long-term autonomy, outdoor navigation, and memory-efficient SLAM algorithms. Key themes include handling perceptual changes, terrain adaptability, and integration of open geospatial data like OpenStreetMap. His work bridges theoretical algorithm development with real-world robotic applications.

Scientific recognition includes being a finalist for the Best Conference Paper Award. This reflects the impact and quality of his contributions to the robotics community.

• Best Conference Paper Award Finalist

Benjamin Suger has contributed significantly to research projects such as LifeNav and has served as a teaching assistant for the Introduction to Mobile Robotics course. While no direct advising of students is listed, his collaborative work with prominent researchers like Wolfram Burgard indicates active participation in a larger academic and research team. He has not received external grant mentions in the provided text.

He is part of the Autonomous Intelligent Systems lab at the University of Freiburg, a leading group in robotics research, where he contributes to advancing the state of the art in autonomous navigation and environmental understanding for mobile robots.