Martin Vossiek

Martin Vossiek is a German electrical engineer and professor specializing in microwave engineering, radar systems, and wireless positioning systems. He is a Full Professor (W3) and Chair of Microwaves and Photonics (Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik, LHFT) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a recipient of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Microwave Application Award (2019).

Education and early career Vossiek studied electrical engineering at Ruhr University Bochum, where he received the Diplom-Ingenieur degree and subsequently the Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) degree.

From 1991 to 2003, he worked as a research engineer at Siemens Corporate Technology in Munich, including serving as head of the Microwave Systems Group from 2000 to 2003.

Service and leadership

Scientific governance Vossiek serves as Speaker of the DFG Review Board 4.42 “Electrical Engineering and Information Technology”.

He is a spokesperson of the DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1483 “Empathokinästhetische Sensorik (EmpkinS)”.

He is also co-spokesperson of the DFG Research Training Group RTG 2680 “KoRaTo”.

Since 2025, he has served as co-spokesperson of the DFG Research Unit FOR 5727 “3D-HF-MID”.

Editorial and conference activities Vossiek has served as associate editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems since 2022.

Professional memberships Vossiek is a Fellow of the IEEE.

fiveD GmbH, which focuses on radar simulation, digital radar twins, and AI-based radar methods;

and Pelora GmbH, which develops Bluetooth-based high-precision indoor localization systems.

Honors and awards IEEE Fellow.