Norman Weiss

Dr. Norman Weiss serves as a Researcher within the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics & Computer Science at the University of Hildesheim, where he holds a key administrative position in the Dean's Office 4. His responsibilities include managing doctoral procedures, habilitation procedures, process management, regulations, budget and financial controlling, accreditations, department website, and dean's IT infrastructure.

Dr. Weiss has established significant expertise in robotics and computer vision, with a specialized focus on robot soccer applications. His research spans mobile robotics systems, adaptive vision technologies, and autonomous decision-making frameworks. His work demonstrates technical excellence in image processing under varying lighting conditions, real-time object tracking, and multi-agent coordination systems for competitive robotic environments.

His publication record reveals consistent contributions to the field since the early 2000s, with notable works including his 2011 book on lighting-tolerant adaptive supervision systems and numerous conference and journal publications analyzing color systems, vision challenges, and architectural approaches for robot soccer. His research trajectory shows an evolution from foundational position recognition systems to more sophisticated adaptive supervision frameworks.

Dr. Weiss has made substantial organizational contributions to the academic community, serving as Program Chair for the 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS 2008) and as Program Chair and Co-Organizer for the FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2006. He has also contributed as Program Committee Member, Publicity Chair for the International Conference on Entertainment Robotics (ICER), and Journal Guest Editor for the Robotics and Autonomous Systems special issue on CIRAS 2008.