Maximilian Hilger

Maximilian Hilger is a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Perception for Intelligent Systems, part of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence at Technische Universität München (TUM). He joined the chair in 2024 and specializes in radar perception for autonomous systems.

• M.Sc. in Automation Engineering (RWTH Aachen, 2023)
• Doctoral studies previously at AASS, Örebro University, Sweden

His research focuses on radar-based localization, mapping, and introspection in challenging environments, with publications addressing 4D imaging radar SLAM, loop closure techniques, and sensor fusion methodologies. Recent work includes evaluating radar odometry algorithms and developing robust mapping systems using intensity-augmented normal distributions transform.

Key research themes:

• Radar perception for autonomous systems
• SLAM robustness and introspection
• Occlusion-resistant localization
• Sensor fusion in dynamic environments

He collaborates with team members including Prof. Achim Lilienthal, Valeria Salazar, and Thomas Wiedemann at TUM's Siemens Technology Center campus in Garching, Germany.