2025 IEEE Early Government or Industry Career Award in Robotics and Automation
Daniel Leidner German Aerospace Center (DLR) Germany
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of AI-assisted telerobotics and its transformative impact on space exploration and societal needs.
Prof. Daniel Leidner earned his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics from the University of Bremen in 2017, receiving multiple awards, including Best European Ph.D. Thesis in Robotics. Since joining the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in 2011, he has taken on increasing leadership roles and now serves as Head of the Department of Autonomy and Teleoperation. Since October 2024, he has jointly held this position with a Cooperation Professorship for Cognitive Robotic Manipulation at the University of Bremen. His research focuses on enabling space robots to autonomously detect and recover from hardware failures. Most recently, he has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to continue this research within the RECOVER.ME project. Beyond academia, he shaped Germany’s AI-based robotics strategy as the first dedicated robotics consultant to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
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