Cornelius Hellge

Cornelius Hellge is the Head of the Multimedia Communications Group at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute since 2015. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. in Media Technology from Ilmenau University of Technology (2006) and a Dr.-Ing. (summa cum laude) from Berlin University of Technology (2013). He was a Visiting Researcher at MIT's Network Coding and Reliable Communications Group in 2014. His work focuses on video communication, 5G evolution, volumetric video formats, and VVC system integration. He contributes to standards bodies like 3GPP, MPEG, and IETF. He has authored over 60 publications and holds 40+ patents in video and mobile networks.

Research interests include volumetric video for mixed reality, scalable video coding, and low-latency 5G enhancements. Awards include the IEEE ICCE’14 Best Paper Award. His team develops advanced video coding concepts, including neural network-based compression and efficient random access mechanisms. Projects involve 5G-XR, immersive media, and network optimization for vehicular communication (V2X).

Publications span topics like NR-U wideband enhancements, sidelink feedback, and entropy coding. He oversees labs advancing video communication protocols and hardware-software integration for next-gen networks.