Olfa Kanoun
Olfa Kanoun is professor for measurement and sensor technology at the TU Chemnitz. Career Development. Kanoun completed her studies in electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Munich in 1995. She received her doctorate from the University of the Bundeswehr University Munich in 2001. Her thesis "Kalibrationsfreie Temperaturmessung" was awarded the research prize of the Arbeitskreis der Hochschullehrer für Messtechnik (AHMT e. V.). She then founded the Impedance Specroscopy a working group at the Bundeswehr University Munich. Her habilitation took place abroad. From 2006 to 2007 she was substitute professor for measurement technology at the  University of Kassel. Since 2007 she is professor for measurement and sensor technology at the Chemnitz University of Technology. Research. Kanoun's research deals with sensors, measurement systems and measurement methods. Among other things, it develops new sensors and new measurement solutions based on impedance spectroscopy. Applications include battery diagnosis and material tests. She also develops force, temperature and humidity measurements. Awards. Recognition of excellence in the field on the National Day of Women of Tunisia