Elmar Rueckert

Prof. Elmar Rueckert is the Chair of the Cyber-Physical-Systems Institute at Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria since March 2021. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from TU Graz (2014) and previously served as a Senior Researcher at TU Darmstadt (2014–2018) and Assistant Professor at the University of Lübeck (2018–2021). His research focuses on Cyber-Physical Systems, Robotics, Machine Learning, and Human Motor Control, with applications in industrial automation, healthcare robotics, and environmental sustainability.

Key research interests include stochastic machine/deep learning, reinforcement learning, brain-computer interfaces, and tactile learning. His work bridges robotics, neuroscience, and AI, emphasizing practical applications such as autonomous navigation, exoskeleton control, and sensor-based recycling technologies. Rueckert has led projects like the AI Robot Lab funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung and the KIRAMET recycling initiative.

Recent publications highlight advancements in neural networks for industrial condition monitoring, multimodal robotic learning, and environmental infrastructure modeling. Awards include the German Young Researcher Award (2019) and the Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award (2018).

Rueckert advises a team of researchers, including notable students like Daniel Tanneberg (PhD graduate, 2019) and Linus Nwankwo (best student paper winner, 2023). His lab develops open-source tools like ROMR and collaborates on datasets like EnvoDat for robotic spatial reasoning.