Prof. Dr.-Ing. Albert Heuberger

Executive Director of Fraunhofer IIS

Prof. Albert Heuberger is Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen. Since 2011, he is holding the Chair of Information Technology (Communication Electronics) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He has been chairman of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) steering committee and spokesman of the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics since 2020. His research focuses on Internet-of-Things (IoT) communication, positioning, and cognitive sensor technologies.

Academic and Professional Background

since 2016	Executive Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Chair of Information Technology (Communication Electronics) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
2011	Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
2008	Professor for Wireless Distribution Systems / Digital Broadcasting research area at Technische Universität Ilmenau
February 2005	Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from university of Erlangen-Nürnberg on the subject “Untersuchung zur Versorgungsqualität im mobile Kanal in digitalen Satellitenrundfunknetzen”
1999	Deputy director of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
1996	Head of Communication Systems department
1994	Head of Telecommunication Engineering
1992	Head of RF and Microwave Group
1987	Member of research staff at Fraunhofer Society – Working Group for Integrated Circuits – RF and Microwave technologies
1987	Degree in electrical engineering Dipl.-Ing. (Univ) from Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Research Interests

Systems development for digital radio and TV broadcasting and for mobile TV
New Forward Error Correction systems both on Physical Layer and Application Layer
Multi-Antenna (MIMO) systems for broadcasting applications
Hybrid satellite/terrestrial networks

Milestones

1995	Subproject Leader in JESSI-DAB project (analog front end): work on an integrated circuit for an HF front end for reception of DAB signals
1994/95	Collaboration in various work groups in DAB project, e.g. WorldDAB Module 4 (satellite broadcasting), and work on standardization
1996/97	Work on WorldSpace system (satellite-based radio system for portable receivers)
From 1997	XM Satellite Radio: work on system concept, specification, and measurement campaigns for channel characterization and system validation
2000-2002	WorldSpace mobile system (D_Hsystem in ITU Recommendation BO.1130-4)
Since 2000	Work on Digital Radio Mondiale project, realization of the first channel simulator and a software-based reference receiver, collaboration on standardization (as Vice Chairman of the Technical Committee)
Since 2013 (May)	Member of the Board of Directors, Medical Valley Europäische Metropolregion (EMN) e. V.
Since 2020	Spokesman of Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics

Memberships

Member of the Münchner Kreis
Member of the Supervisory Board of Medical Valley
Member of Energie Campus Nürnberg e.V.
Chair of the Institute Council of the Institute of Communications and Navigation of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Member of the Expert Council Future Communication Networks for the Bavarian State Government
Member of the Advisory Board Bavarian Chip Alliance
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Future Foundation
Member of the Presidium of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Member of the Senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft