Sebastian Trimpe

Sebastian Trimpe is a full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the newly established Institute for Data Science in Mechanical Engineering (DSME). Concurrently, he serves as a Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart (in Nebentätigkeit), heading the Cyber Valley Max Planck Research Group on Intelligent Control Systems. He is also an Associate Faculty Member of the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems.

• Education:
• Ph.D. (Dr. sc.) in Dynamic Systems and Control (ETH Zurich, 2013)
• M.Sc. (Dipl.-Ing.) Electrical Engineering (TU Hamburg, 2007)
• B.Sc. General Engineering Science (TU Hamburg, 2005)
• MBA in Technology Management (TU Hamburg, 2007)
• Research Focus: Intelligent Control Systems, combining data science with mechanical engineering principles. Current activities are detailed on the MPI-IS group website pending completion of the DSME website.
• Affiliations: RWTH Aachen University (primary), MPI-IS Stuttgart (part-time), and Cyber Valley initiatives.

His academic journey includes a research scholar position at UC Berkeley (2007) and a multidisciplinary background spanning engineering, business, and advanced robotics systems.