Sikora, Axel
- 0781 205-416
- axel.sikora@hs-offenburg.de
- Room: B130
- Badstraße 24, 77652 Offenburg
- nach Vereinbarung
Function
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Medical Engineering and Computer Science (EMI), Professor
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Senate, Member
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Departmental Committee EMI, Member
Curriculumvitae
Academic Career
6.77 - 6.86: Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Essen-Kettwig (D); high-school
7.86 - 6.88: military service; reserveofficer and translator for Russian
10.88 - 9.90: undergraduate study (Vordiplom) in Electrical Engineering at RWTH Aachen (D)
10.90 - 9.91: scholarship of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for an exchange year at Institute of Electrical Apparats of Leningrad Technical State University
10.91 - 12.93: graduate study (Hauptdiplom) in Electrical Engineering at RWTH Aachen (D), corresponding to M.Sc.
scientific assistant and diploma thesis at Institute for Integated Systems for Signal Processing (IS²) at RWTH Aachen (D), Prof. Dr. H. Meyr
topic of diploma thesis: „Improvement of Testability for Synthetized ICs at Pseudo-Random Test through Circuit Modifications"
10.92 - 7.95: additional graduate study (Zusatzstudium) in Industrial Enigineering at RWTH Aachen (D), corresponding to M.B.A.
topic of diploma thesis: „Application of Szeario technique for the Analysis of the Market Potential of Mikroelectronic Systems in Silicon-On-Insulator-Technologies“
1.94 - 9.96: Ph.D. at the Institute of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems at the Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg (D) (Prof. Dr. H. Fiedler)
topic of Ph.D. thesis: „Investigations of the Effects of SOI-Technologien on the Characteristics of Digital Circuits“
since 09.1999: Professor at University of Cooperative Education Loerrach (D)
since 09.2002: Head of newly founded Department Information Technology (Network- and Software Engineering)
since 10.2002: Foundation and Management of Steinbeis Transfer Center of Embedded Design and Networking (stzedn)
since 05.2006: additionally involved with the setup and implementation of Master-Online-Program "Intelligent Embedded Microsystems" in cooperation with Technical Fakulty of Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
03 – 09.2008: sabbatical at "Laboratory for Electrical Instrumentation" (Prof. Dr. Reindl) at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
07.2009 - 08.2011: Member of state-level task group „Cooperative Research“ of Universities of Cooperative Education Baden-Wuerttemberg
since 09.2011: Professorship Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics at University of Applied Sciences Offenburg
since 10.2015: Scientific Director of the Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics (ivESK) at University of Applied Sciences Offenburg
since 01.2016: Delegation (60%) to Hahn-Schickard Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e.V., deputy member of the board, Head of Business Unit "Software Solutions"
Occupation
1.94 – 9.96: research engineer / Ph.D. student at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (Prof. Dr. G. Zimmer)
10.96 – 9.97: various positions at RWE Telliance AG in Essen and Cologne, consolidated into o.tel.o communications,
last job description: Project Manager in Product Development Data Services
10.97 – 8.99: Product Management of NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH in Duesseldorf;
last job description: Group Leader Product Support System LSI Products
Research Interests
Research Projects
eine aktuelle Liste findet sich auf unserer Instituts-Website
Cooperations practice
numerous projects around wired or wireless embedded networking with industrial partners in the fields of
- automotive & telemetry
- industrial & process automation
- home & building automation
special fields of interest
- safety and security
- protocol development, incl. concepts, simulation, emulation, and implementation
- OS support (RTOS, Embedded Linux, Android)
Patents
"Verfahren zum Maximieren der von einer analogen Entropiequelle abgeleiteten Entropie", DE10 2022 110 360 A1, veröffentlicht am 2. Nov. 2023.
"Energy-Harvesting für eine autarke Energieversorgung zum Condition-Monitoring im Flechtprozess", DE10 2022 100 625 A1, veröffentlicht am 13. Juli 2023.
"Sensorischer Klöppel zur drahtlosen adaptiven Spannungsregelung für die materialspezifische Prozessauslegung", DE10 2022 100 620 A1, veröffentlich am 13. Juli 2023.
"Personalisiertes Elektroden-Interface zur aurikulären Stimulation", EP4197586A1, veröffentlicht am 21. Juni 2023.
"Mechanisches Kopplungsverfahren für Sensoren zur Erfassung mechanischer Spannungen", EP000004123283A1, veröffentlicht am 15. Jan. 2023.
"Kombiniertes Beamforming von elektromagnetischen und akustischen Wellen", EP000004084350A3, veröffentlicht am 2. Nov. 2022.
"Piezoelektrische Resonatoren als Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF)", EP20207717.8, veröffentlicht am 22. Mai 2022.
"Synchronisation eines Netzwerkgeräts für die drahtlose Kommunikation, insbesondere eines Netzwerk-Endgeräts, in einem Drahtlosnetzwerk", DE10 2020 118 068.3, veröffentlicht 18. Nov. 2021.
"Синхронизация сетевого устройства для беспроводной связи, в частности, сетевого терминала в беспроводной сети", Russian Patent RU2 738 446, https://fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2738446&TypeFile=html, 2020.
"Radio Method for Doors", US2008035988A1 / US000008310340B2, 2008.
"Funkverfahren für Tore / Wireless method for gates", EP000002107691A1, EP000002107691B1, EP000002007022A1, EP000002007022B1, AT000000467954E, 2008.