H. Siegfried Stiehl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Siegfried Stiehl is a retired Senior Professor (until Sept 2021) at the Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg. He previously held roles including Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences (2001–2006), Vice President for Research (2007–2013), and Head of the Image Processing Research Group. His academic journey includes a PhD from TU Berlin (1980) and a Habilitation in Computer Vision (1987).

Education:

• 1973: Ing. Degree in Ingenieur-Informatik, Fachhochschule Furtwangen
• 1976: Diploma in Computer Science, TU Berlin
• 1980: Dr.-Ing. Dissertation on medical image processing, TU Berlin

Research focuses on Computer Vision, Computational Neuroscience, and Cognitive Science, with contributions to medical image registration, 3D landmark detection, and biomechanical modeling. Key projects include the EU-funded 'COVIRA' consortium (1989–1995) and leadership in the SFB 950 'Manuscript Cultures' project (2015–2019).

His 110+ publications span biomedical image registration, elastic deformation algorithms, and real-time signal processing. Notable collaborations include work with institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, University of Birmingham, and Philips Research.

Leadership roles include organizing scientific events, serving on editorial boards (e.g., Biological Cybernetics), and founding the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center Hamburg (INCH) in 2001. His research has addressed challenges in neurosurgical interventions, VLSI implementation of neural networks, and interdisciplinary education.