Sami Haddadin

Sami Haddadin (born 26 June 1980)Dirk Engelmann: KBee AG – außerordentliche Hauptversammlung 2017 auf der Seite des DEAID (Deutscher Aktien-Informations-Dienst) vom 9. Februar 2017, zuletzt abgerufen am 27. Juli 2017 is an electrical engineer, computer scientist, entrepreneur, and university Professor in the field of robotics and machine intelligence. Since April 2018, he is the director of the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM) at the Technical University of Munich and holds the Chair of Robotics and Systems intelligence.
== Life ==
Sami Haddadin was born in Neustadt am Rübenberge,Bärbel Hilbig: Roboterforscher geht nach München / Leibniz-Uni verliert den Spitzenwissenschaftler Prof. Sami Haddadin, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 15. Juli 2017, S. 21 the eldest of three children to a Jordanian doctor and a Finnish nurse. He grew up with his sister and brother in his birthplace Neustadt am Rübenberge.Sebastian Balzer: Der Professor und seine Roboter/ Sami Haddadin erhält den Leibniz-Preis als Deutschlands bester Wissenschaftler ..., in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung vom 10. März 2019, S. 24 He is married and has three children.Sebastian Balzer: Der Professor und seine Roboter/ Sami Haddadin erhält den Leibniz-Preis als Deutschlands bester Wissenschaftler ..., in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung vom 10. März 2019, S. 24. He completed his Abitur in 1999 in Stolzenau at the local high schoolOhne Verfasser: Mittelpunkt Mensch - Roboterassistenten für eine leichtere Zukunft auf der Seite deutscher-zukunftspreis.de [2017] and studied electrical engineering and informatics at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hanover, the University of Hagen,https://idw-online.de/en/news680968 the University of Oulu in Finland and in Munich.Sebastian Balzer: Der Professor und seine Roboter/ Sami Haddadin erhält den Leibniz-Preis als Deutschlands bester Wissenschaftler ..., in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung vom 10. März 2019, S. 24 He holds degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and technology management from the Technical University of Munich and the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), a joint institute of the Technical University of Munich and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. After that, he worked in various functions as a research assistant at DLR. He received his doctorate summa cum laude from RWTH Aachen University|RWTH Aachen University in 2011.Vergleiche die Angaben im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek His dissertation was recognized as the best European dissertation in robotics.o. V.: Großer Erfolg für die Leibniz Universität Hannover: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sami Haddadin erhält Deutschen Zukunftspreis, Artikel auf der Seite der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover|Leibniz Universität From April 2014 to April 2018, Haddadin held the chair of the Institute of Automatic Control at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover. In 2018, he accepted the call as professor and director of the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Previously, he turned down offers from various other universities, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or Stanford University.Bärbel Hilbig: Roboterforscher geht nach München / Leibniz-Uni verliert den Spitzenwissenschaftler Prof. Sami Haddadin, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 15. Juli 2017, S. 21
He has published more than 200 scientific articles in international journals and conferences. He has received numerous awards for his scientific work. His "Tactile Robot" patent is the latest entry in the collection "Milestone made in Germany" (DPMA). Sami Haddadin and his team conceived the exhibition KI.ROBOTIK.DESIGN, in which the emergence, present and future of robotics and AI are presented at the Pinakothek der Moderne 
== Awards ==
In 2021 Sami Haddadin was accepted as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences LeopoldinaMitgliedseintrag von Sami Haddadin bei der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina For 2019, Haddadin was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Prize. Florian Schumann, Sarah Reim: Roboterforscher Sami Haddadin bekommt einen Leibniz-Preis, Der Tagesspiegel vom 6. Dezember 2018, zuletzt abgerufen 12. März 2019 Also in 2019 he was elected a member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) . On November 29, 2017, together with his brother Simon and Sven Parusel, he was awarded the German Future Prize, endowed with 250,000 euros, by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.Simon Polreich: Roboter-Forscher von Steinmeier ausgezeichnet / Zukunftspreis für den Hannoveraner Sami Haddadin, in: Neue Presse vom 1. Dezember 2017, S. 19 The Prize was awarded to the concept "for inexpensive, flexible and intuitively operable robots", which turn automats into helpers to humans. NDR-Mitteilung abgerufen am 30. November 2017 In 2015, Haddadin was awarded the :de:Alfried-Krupp-Förderpreis_für_junge_Hochschullehrer|Alfried-Krupp Sponsorship Award for Young University Teachers. The prize granted Haddadin 1 million euros to advance with his work independently over a period of five years Bärbel Hilbig: Roboterforscher geht nach München / Leibniz-Uni verliert den Spitzenwissenschaftler Prof. Sami Haddadin, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 15. Juli 2017, S. 21In 2014, Haddadin was appointed professor at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University in Hanover in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer science|Computer Science. At that time, he was the youngest scientist in Germany to hold a chair for control engineering.Bärbel Hilbig: Roboterforscher geht nach München / Leibniz-Uni verliert den Spitzenwissenschaftler Prof. Sami Haddadin, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 15. Juli 2017, S. 21 In 2012, Haddadin received the Georges Giralt PhD Award for conducting Europe's best doctoral thesis in robotics.
== Startups ==
* 2016 – Founder of Franka Emika GmbH, Munich
* 2014 – 2016 CEO & Founder of KBee AG, Munich
* 2012 – 2014 CEO & Founder of Kastanienbaum GmbH, Munich
== Memberships and Groups ==
Together with the region of Hanover and Leibniz University, Haddadin developed the "Robot Factory" (Roboterfabrik) training program, which started in October 2017 at various schools.Bärbel Hilbig: Roboterforscher geht nach München / Leibniz-Uni verliert den Spitzenwissenschaftler Prof. Sami Haddadin, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung vom 15. Juli 2017, S. 21Über die roboterfabrik Leibniz Universität Hannover, abgerufen am 6. November 2019. He has also participated in groups such as the Lower Saxony Commission (Kommission Niedersachsen 2030), the Study Commission (dt. Enquete-Kommission) "Artificial Intelligence – Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential", German Parliament, the EU High-Level Industrial Roundtable "Industry 2030", and the EU High-Level Expert Group on "Artificial Intelligence". In 2019, he became a member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) as well as part of the Council of the Future Bavarian Economy (Zukunftsrat der Bayerischen Wirtschaft). In 2020, he was appointed as Chairman of the Bavarian AI Council. In 2021, Haddadin became a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. 
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