Martin Buss

Prof. Martin Buss is a full professor and chair of Control Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), affiliated with the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. He holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo (1994) and habilitation from TUM (2000). Since 2003, he has led the Chair of Control Systems at TU Berlin before joining TUM. His research focuses on control theory, mechatronics, robotics, and medical technology, with notable contributions to hybrid systems, telepresence, and human-robot interaction. He coordinates TUM's Excellence Cluster CoTeSys and collaborative research centers on telepresence. Awards include the IEEE Fellow (2014) and Federal Cross of Merit (2011).

Education: Studied electrical engineering at TU Darmstadt, PhD at University of Tokyo, and habilitation at TUM. His work spans over 200 publications in journals like IEEE Transactions and International Journal of Robotics. Key projects include IURO (social HRI), autonomous navigation, and safe reinforcement learning. He advises on grants for robotics and automation, with labs focusing on control systems and medical applications.

Research highlights: Development of adaptive controllers for nonlinear systems, energy-efficient balancing in humanoid robots, and distributed MPC for traffic systems. His work integrates cognitive science with technical systems, emphasizing real-world applications in healthcare and autonomous vehicles.