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Curriculum vitae Prof. Ph.D. Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Inform. Jan. Peters

Ausbildung

2001-2007	PhD in Computer Science Computer Science Department, University of Southern California, USA
2004-2005	M.Sc. in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics & Control) Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California, USA
2001-2002	M.Sc. in Computer ScienceMechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California, USA
2000–2001	Visiting graduate student, National University of Singapore
1996–2002	Dipl.-Ingenieur Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München, Germany
1996–2000	Dipl.-Informatiker, Fern-Universität Hagen, Germany

Laufbahn

7/2011–now	Full Professor, Computer Science Department, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Head of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab (TU Darmstadt’s chair equivalent)
3/2022–now	Department Head, Research Department on Systems AI for Robot Learning, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI), Darmstadt, Germany
2021–now	Technical Advisor, Support the new start-up company Telekinesis.AI, Darmstadt, Germany
2021–now	Founding Faculty Member, Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence, Darmstadt, Germany
1/2011–1/2021	Senior Research Scientist/Interdepartmental Group Leader, Depts. Empirical Inference and Autonomous Motion, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany. Head of the Robot Learning Group
5/2007–12/2010	Senior Research Scientist/Research Scientist/Group Leader, Dept. Empirical Inference, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany. Head of the Robot Learning Group
2001–2007	Graduate Research Assistant, Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab,University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
3-6/2000 and 5-8/2003	Visiting Researcher, Department of Computational Neuroscience and Humanoid Robotics, Advanced Telecommunication Research Center ATR, Kyoto, Japan
2000-2001	Automation Engineering, Siemens Advanced Engineering Ltd., Singapore
1998-2000	Undergraduate Research Assistant, Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Research Institute DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Aufgaben an der Universität

7/2011–now	Full Professor, Computer Science Department, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Head of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab (TU Darmstadt’s chair equivalent)
3/2022–now	Department Head, Research Department on Systems AI for Robot Learning, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI), Darmstadt, Germany

Vertrauenspositionen und gewählte Ämter

2021-now	Studiendekan (Dean of Student Affairs) at Dept. Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt)
2022-now	Managing Director of the Darmstadt Unit of the Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI

Preise, Auszeichnungen und eingeworbenen Drittmittel

2010-now	12 Best Paper Awards, 16 Best Paper Award Finalist, Supervisor of 2 Georges Giralt Awardees and 2 Runner-Ups for the Best European Robotics Ph.D. Thesis
2021	AAIA Fellow
2020	ELLIS Fellow, ELLIS program director “Robot Learning”ELLIS Fellow, ELLIS program director “Robot Learning”
2019	IEEE Fellow
2015-2021	ERC Starting Grant
2013	Young Investigator Award, International Neural Networks Society Early Career Award, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Spotlight, Robotics: Science & Systems
2012	Dick Volz Best 2007 U.S. Robotics Ph.D. Thesis Runner-Up Award

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