Wolfram Burgard

Wolfram Burgard is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Freiburg and Head of the Autonomous Intelligent Systems Research Lab. His work focuses on robust and adaptive techniques in artificial intelligence and robotics, particularly for state estimation, control, and mobile robot navigation.

• Research areas: State estimation, SLAM, path planning, exploration, and map-building
• Key projects: Cluster of Excellence BrainLinks-BrainTools (Coordinator since 2012)

Notable awards include the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2009) and an ERC Advanced Grant (2010). He has coauthored 2 books and over 300 scientific papers, contributing significantly to probabilistic methods in robotics.

Professional Affiliations:

• Fellow of the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence (ECCAI)
• Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)