Olaf Hellwich

Olaf Hellwich is a Professor for Computer Vision and Remote Sensing at the Technical University of Berlin, leading research in visual perception systems and remote sensing technologies. His office is located in MAR 6.047 with secretariat support in MAR 6-5, and he can be contacted via olaf.hellwich@tu-berlin.de or +49 30 314-22796.

His academic background includes:

• Dipl.-Ing. in Surveying from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (1986)
• M.Sc.E. in Surveying Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1992)
• Dr.-Ing. in Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (1997) with dissertation "Line extraction from SAR data using a Markoff random field model"

Prof. Hellwich's research spans computer vision fundamentals, remote sensing applications, and AI-integrated perception systems, with emphasis on object recognition, scene description, and human-robot interaction. His work bridges theoretical photogrammetry with modern machine learning approaches, particularly in SAR data analysis and visual search optimization.

He currently leads multiple projects under the Science of Intelligence cluster of excellence:

• TP 01: Object-level scene descriptions and attention in visual search (since 09/2019)
• TP 03: Mouse Lock Box (since 08/2019)
• TP 08: Knowledge-augmented face perception (since 03/2020)
• TP 29: Hierarchical modularized vision system for perception-action loops (since 08/2020)
• TP 31b: Social responsiveness in human-robot interaction (since 09/2021)

While specific student supervision details aren't provided, his active research leadership indicates ongoing mentorship of doctoral candidates. His projects demonstrate sustained funding through Berlin's Excellence Strategy initiatives, focusing on interdisciplinary AI research with practical applications in robotics and perception systems.