Klaus ChantelauView profile
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Professor Klaus Chantelau is a faculty member at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, specializing in Applied Digital Image Processing within the Faculty of Computer Science. He maintains his office in Building F, Room 0205, with office hours held every Thursday from 12:00-13:00. Professor Chantelau teaches a diverse range of courses including Peripheral Systems, Digital Media Standards, Image Processing, Selected Chapters of Image Processing, Image Search Engines, and Model-Based Coding for Computer Science students, while also teaching Modeling, Simulation and Visualization for Business Informatics students. His research primarily focuses on image and video analysis, with his current project GraVis (Graph-based descriptors for describing people in videos) representing cutting-edge work in video analytics. Professor Chantelau leads the Video, Audio and Graphics Laboratory (F 0206), providing essential facilities for practical work in digital media processing. He also serves as Program Coordinator for the Master's program in Applied Media Informatics, demonstrating his leadership within the academic community. With a strong academic foundation including a Diploma in Physics (1988) and Doctorate in Mathematics (1991) from TU Berlin, followed by seven years as a Research Associate at the Heinrich Hertz Institute for Communications Technology Berlin GmbH, Professor Chantelau brings substantial expertise to his teaching and research activities.











