Daniel Cremers

Daniel Cremers is a distinguished German computer scientist serving as Professor of Informatics and Mathematics and Chair of Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research spans computer vision, machine learning, mathematical image analysis, and autonomous systems. After completing dual bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Physics and a master's in Theoretical Physics from Heidelberg University, he earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Mannheim in 2002. His career progressed through postdoctoral research at UCLA, a position at Siemens Corporate Research in Princeton, and an associate professorship at the University of Bonn before joining TUM in 2009. Cremers has received numerous prestigious honors, including the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 2016, multiple European Research Council grants (Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced), and the ECCV 2024 Koenderink Test of Time Award. As President of the European Computer Vision Association and a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, his influence extends beyond academia into industry, where he engages as a co-founder, advisor, and business angel to several startups. His research impact is evidenced by an h-index of 121 with over 75,000 citations, establishing him among Germany's most influential computer scientists and top global scholars in robotics.