Constantin Runge

M.Sc. Constantin Runge is a doctoral researcher at the Institute for Communications Engineering (Chair of Communications Engineering under Prof. Gerhard Kramer) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since October 2021. He holds a M.Sc. (2019-2021) and B.Sc. (2015-2019) in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from TUM.

Research Interests

• Probabilistic shaping and distribution matching for optimizing channel input distributions.
• Coding schemes for multi-user communication scenarios (e.g., broadcast channels).
• Advancements in polar coding theory and applications, including list decoding and shaping.
• Information-theoretic foundations and their practical implementations in modern communications.

Awards & Recognition

• Walter Gademann thesis award for the thesis Quantized Enumerative Sphere Shaping.
• Ralf Kötter memorial award for the Master's thesis Higher-Order Polar-Coded Modulation for Asymmetric Channels.

Teaching & Supervision

Has taught courses in digital communications, wireless systems, and multi-user information theory. Supervised multiple theses on polar codes, probabilistic shaping, and error-correcting coding techniques.

Affiliations

Part of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, collaborating with leading researchers in communications engineering including Prof. Kramer and Prof. Wachter-Zeh.