Ulrich Büker

Prof. Ulrich Büker is a faculty member at TH OWL since 2022, leading the Intelligent Systems research group at inIT (Institute for Industrial Information Technology). He became deputy head of inIT in 2024 and Vice Dean of Department 5 in 2025. His work bridges academic research and industrial applications in intelligent systems.

• Education: Diploma in Computer Science (University of Paderborn), Doctorate and Habilitation in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (University of Paderborn).

Research Interests include:

• Application-oriented artificial intelligence for automation and mobility systems.
• Autonomous driving with focus on scenario generation and vision-based control.
• Computer vision for robotics and industrial applications.
• Embedded systems in battery electric vehicles.

Article Trends demonstrate expertise in autonomous systems, computer vision, and industrial applications, spanning from foundational 2000s work on hybrid object models to recent LLM-driven autonomous driving scenario generation. Key sub-fields include neural networks, image processing, and vehicle energy management.

Professional Contributions include:

• Industrial leadership roles at Aptiv, Delphi, and Hella.
• Membership in German Informatics Society (GI) and German Society for Pattern Recognition (DAGM).
• Patents in image segmentation (DE000010250781, EP000001416441).