Prof. Dr. Norman Urs Baier
Profile
 
    Prof. Dr. Norman Urs Baier Leiter Institut I3S
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        Contact hours
            Monday
 Wednesday
 Friday morning
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        Address
            Berner Fachhochschule
 School of Engineering and Computer Science
 Lehre
 Aarbergstrasse 46
 2503 Biel
Activities
Responsibilities
- Head of Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems 
- Responsible for Specialisation Automation, Control & Robotics 
- Deputy Head of Electrotechnics & Information Technology 
Focus areas
- Robotics 
- Control Theory 
Teaching
Degree programmes
- Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnologie 
- Master of Science in Engineering 
- Biomedical Engineering 
Subjects
- Control Theory 
- Dynamical Models: Analysis, Conception, Simulation 
- Electrical Drives & Robotics 
Research
Specialisations
- Robotics 
- Control Theory 
Focus areas
- Assembly in Lights-Out and Collaborative Scenarios 
CV
Professional experience
- 2010 - 2012 Expert Control Engineering Sputnik Engineering AG
- 2008 - 2010 Project Engineer Trimerics GmbH
- 2007 - 2008 Engineer R&D Teseq AG
- 2005 - 2006 Examiner European Patent Office
Education
- 2001 - 2005 Dr. ès sc. tech. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- 1995 - 2000 Dipl. Ing. Elektrotechnik École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- 1997 - 1998 Erasmus Linköpings Tekniska Högskola
Projects
Other projects
- AI-based Cognitive Robotic Platform for Agile Production (ACROBA, Horizon 2020) 
- SmartTools (Innosuisse) 
- Reduzierter Energieverbrauch in der Geflügelmast durch prädiktive Regelung und gebäudetechnischeMassnahmen (Innosuisse) 
Publications
Memberships
Internal memberships
- Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems 
External memberships
- Swiss Mechatronics 
Supervised theses
Bachelor
- Serge Weidmann Lokalisieren von 3D-Teilen für Bin-Picking 2024 
- Dylan Kocher Automatisierte Montage von Sechskantmuttern unter Verwendung eines kollaborativen Roboters 2024 
- Fabio Iseli, Dan Theodor Nyfeler Evaluierung und Einführung eines MES-Systems 2022 
- Adrian Kamer Model Predictive Control für eine UHT-Prozessanlage 2016 
Master
- Jonathan Falise Intelligent Machining Cell for CFRP Mast: Case study, Roadmap & Initial proof of concept 2024 
- Oliver Kilian Fässler Improved Robot Accuracy with Motion Capturing 2023 
- Simon Kaderli Skill-basierte Aufgabenplanung für Roboter in Handarbeitsplätzen von Herstellungsprozessen 2020 
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- French - Full professional proficiency
- English - Full professional proficiency
- Italian - Limited working proficiency
- Swedish - Limited working proficiency