PhD Autonomous Driving

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

PhD on deep learning-based anomaly detection for autonomous driving. I am with the research group Applied Technical Cognitive Systems within the Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods. My supervisors are J. Marius Zöllner (KIT) and Hanno Gottschalk (TU Berlin).

MSc & BSc Computational Engineering Science (CES)

RWTH Aachen University

The program lies at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and technology. My focus was first on mechanical systems and shifted towards machine learning later on.
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Research Scholar

University of Michigan

Development of the Mcity Data Engine for data curation and model training. Improved pedestrian detection by 17% mAP@0.5 with algorithmic selection of 0.7% of incoming data for labeling and re-training.

Small Entrepreneur

Daniel Bogdoll IT Services

Website development for modern and minimalistic external presentations.

Research Scientist

FZI Research Center for Information Technology

Member of the group for Technical Cognitive Systems (TKS). My focus is on deep learning based anomaly detection for autonomous driving. Hands-on experience in several large consortium projects, including work package lead.

Co-Founder & CEO

SAYM Mobility GmbH

Enterprise platform for carpool commutes, used by >15 clients like Ford, National Instruments, and local tech companies with combined >4,000 employees. Backed by two early-stage funds.

Software Engineer

National Instruments (NI)

Development of a function for the computation of enclosed areas between curves in C++, including testing, documentation, and GUI design. The feature was shipped in the 2019 release of DIAdem.

Research Intern

Ford USA

During this opportunity in the Silicon Valley, I developed a method for sensor data augmentation with virtual objects to create new test scenarios for autonomous driving. Our work was published and patented.

Software Engineer

Ecurie Aix

Our team participated in the first driverless Formula Student competition with our eace04.d vehicle. I was involved in concept designs, hiring procedures, hardware selection, and prototyping for trajectory planning.

Science Assistant

RWTH Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA)

Created >100-page SotA report on 16 approaches suitable for autonomous valet-parking. Integrated A* trajectory planner into an ADTF framework, which was further developed and later deployed in a vehicle.

Research Intern

Bosch Engineering

Realized prototypical ESP function with in-vehicle deployment. Designed, developed, and deployed major update of the cross-departmental toolbox for simulation tools, as well as improvements of individual tools.

Editor

Allround-PC

Writing articles on technical topics and creating product reports.

Science Assistant

RWTH Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems (IFAS)

Assembly and commissioning of test benches and organization of exhibition appearances.

Intern

Getrag Ford Transmissions (GFT)

Support in decision making for measurement technology in prototype production.

Intern

Ford Germany

Overview of research, prototyping, and production processes.

Lifeguard

Velbert Municipal Utility

Involvement in water and operational supervision.

Small Entrepreneur

danielbogdoll

Self-employed as DJ, graphic designer and event manager.

Intern

S&H Computer Store

IT services, customer support, and marketing.

Mountain Bike Course Instructor

KIT University Sports

Co-organization and supervision of weekly trips in the Karlsruhe area.

Audit Committee and Sub-Commission for Teaching CES

RWTH Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Member of the Student Council, regular meetings with professors to discuss student concerns and the advancement of the CES program.

Swim and Lifeguard Instructor

German Life Saving Association (DLRG)

Active member in the local groups Velbert, Aachen, and Stuttgart to teach swimming and life saving.

Leadership Talent Academy

Karl Schlecht Stiftung

Facilitator Masterclass

Facilitator School

Graduate School UpGrade Mobility

KIT Mobility Systems Center

Elected representative of PhD students as part of the operational management from 03/2022 - 10/2024.

Machine Learning Nanodegree

Udacity

Corporate Mobility Management

IHK Aachen

Best Paper Runner-Up Award

IV Workshop on Data-Driven Learning for Intelligent Vehicle Applications

Label-Free Model Failure Detection for Lidar-based Point Cloud Segmentation

Best Paper Award

BMVC Workshop on Robust Recognition in the Open World

Hybrid Video Anomaly Detection for Anomalous Scenarios in Autonomous Driving

Research Travel Grant

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Top Research and Development (R&D) Voice

LinkedIn

Founder's Scholarship NRW

NRW State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy

EXIST Business Start-up Grant

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship

Ford Motor Company

e-fellows.net Scholarship

e-fellows

Photo of the Month

YI Technology

3rd place "Autonomous Design"

Formula Student Germany

Talent Program students@bosch

Robert Bosch GmbH