Erik Leitinger

Erik Leitinger is a Senior Researcher at the Graz University of Technology, Austria. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the same institution, awarded in 2012 and 2016 respectively. His work focuses on ultrawideband (UWB) wireless communication, indoor positioning systems, Bayesian inference, and factor graph-based algorithms. He has contributed to multipath-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), cooperative localization, and MIMO systems.

Leitinger’s research integrates theoretical frameworks like belief propagation and variational inference with practical applications in automotive radar, RFID positioning, and 5G/6G systems. His academic contributions span over 50 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work emphasizing non-ideal reflective surfaces, scalable positioning systems, and neural-enhanced SLAM algorithms. He actively collaborates with institutions like the University of Lund (Sweden) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, contributing to projects such as the EU-funded IPIN competitions.

Leitinger teaches courses on adaptive systems, signal processing, and machine learning. His student projects include topics like neural-enhanced SLAM, acoustic source localization using reflections, and real-time multipath-assisted localization with channel sounders. He is affiliated with TUGRAZonline and ORCID, maintaining an open research profile.