Curriculum Vitæ (CV)

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Personal Details

M.Eng. René Schwarz

Salutation	Mr. M.Eng.
Full Name	René Schwarz
Current Address	Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz Koenig-Heinrich-Str. 21 DE–06217 Merseburg GERMANY
Telephone	+49 - 162 - 63 96 139
Fax Number	+49 - 42 42 - 59 76 514
E-Mail Address	mail@rene-schwarz.com (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Personal Website	https://www.rene-schwarz.com
Marital Status	Unmarried
Nationality	German
Birth Name	René Siermann
Date of Birth	April 15, 1987
Place of Birth	Merseburg, Germany
Current Occupation	German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Research Scientist with Executive Duties

Business Details

Business Address	German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Head of GNC Appliances Group Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz Robert-Hooke-Str. 7 DE–28359 Bremen GERMANY
Business Telephone	+49 - 421 - 244 20 - 11 65
Fax Number	+49 - 421 - 244 20 - 11 20
E-Mail	rene.schwarz@dlr.de (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Website	https://gnc.DLR.de/p/schwarz/

Professional Experience

since May 21, 2012

Research Scientist (since January 1, 2014 with Executive Duties) German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Bremen, Germany Roles: Head of GNC Appliances Group (since January 1, 2014) Organizational unit and research group with main focus on holistic research, design, development, simulation, implementation, test, and verification of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) appliances for space applications. Head of the Hardware-in-the-Loop Technology Laboratory (since February 14, 2014) Laboratory for the development and test of GNC sensors, electronics, hardware, and embedded software in distributed real-time simulations. Deputy Head of the GPS/INS Test & Verification Facility (Dec. 1, 2014 to Feb. 29, 2016) Facility for test and verification of GPS and inertial navigation sensors; equipped with a 3-axis rotation table, thermal chamber, and a L1/L2/L5 GPS constellation simulator. Department IT Manager (since June 7, 2013) Fields of Work and Expertise: Simulation & Verification of GNC Appliances; Software for GNC Systems; Embedded Systems; Real-Time Data Acquisition and Handling; Distributed Reliable Systems Design; Reliability and Fault Tolerance; Systems Engineering Projects: see section “Research Experience”

Graduations

May 4, 2012	Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Master's Thesis: Development of an illumination simulation software for the Moon's surface: An approach to illumination direction estimation on pictures of solid planetary surfaces with a significant number of craters in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) German Grade ECTS Grade U.S. Grade Thesis Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) A Overall Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) GPA: 3.97/4.00 Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences) Dipl. Math.-Techn. Bolko Maass (DLR)
November 13, 2009	Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Bachelor's Thesis: Simulationsmodell eines Reaktionsrades für den Satelliten “AsteroidFinder/SSB” in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) German Grade ECTS Grade U.S. Grade Thesis Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) A Overall Grade 2.0 (good) B (very good) GPA: 3.67/4.00 Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences) Dr.-Ing. Markus Schlotterer (DLR) Dipl.-Ing. Ansgar Heidecker (DLR)
July 7, 2006	Higher Education Entrance Qualification with Honors (overall German grade 1.3)
July 9, 2003	Secondary School Certificate with Permission to Attendance at Senior Classes with Honors (overall German grade 1.22)

Education

Oct. 2009 – May 2012	Graduate Student Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Master of Engineering Degree Program in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence Attended and Passed Courses Computergestützte Datenanalyse (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher) Computergrafik (Herr Dr. rer. nat. habil. Andreas Hartwig) Echtzeitbetriebssysteme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz) Einführung in die Künstliche Intelligenz (Herr Dipl.-Inform. Thomas Wendt) Elektronische Dokumentation und Multimedia I Auszeichnungssprachen I (Herr Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Meinicke) Grundlagen der 2D-Animation (Herr Prof. Dipl.-Des. Frank Hofmann) Entwurf integrierter Schaltungen und Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker) Höhere Logikkalküle (Herr Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Michael Schenke) Mobile Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert) Projektarbeit: Entwurf integrierter Schaltkreise und Systeme (Digital) (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker) Projekt- und Innovationsmanagement Wirtschaftsrecht und Produkthaftung (Frau Prof. Dr. Gerlind Federhoff-Rink) Projektmanagement (Herr Dr. André Döring) Rechnernetze (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Uwe Heuert) Roboter in der Künstlichen Intelligenz (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann) Simulation und numerische Methoden (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner) Softwareengineering (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf) Ubiquitous Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert) Verteilte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf) Wissensbasierte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann) Zuverlässigkeit und Qualitätssicherung (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
Oct. 2006 – Nov. 2009	Undergraduate Student Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Bachelor of Engineering Degree Program in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics Attended and Passed Courses Aktorik - elektrische Maschinen und Antriebe (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Scheffler) AutoCAD (Dipl.-Ing. Kieser) Computeralgebra (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner) Elektrotechnik / Elektronik I - Gleichstromgrößen und Messtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt) Elektrotechnik / Elektronik II - Wechselstromtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt) Embedded Systems (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener) Fachsprache Englisch I (Angelika Wölfer) Fachsprache Englisch II (Angelika Wölfer) Informatik I - Algorithmen und C-Programmierung (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan) Informatik II - Datenbanksysteme (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan) Informatik III - Prozessdatenverarbeitung (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz) Fertigungstechnik (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel) Fertigungssysteme (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann) Maschinendynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst-Herbert Krause) Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik I - Grundlagen des technischen Zeichnens (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel) Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel) Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel) Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik IV - CAD und Konstruktionsmethodik (apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Knoll) Mathematik I (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Otfried Lange) Mathematik II (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner) Mathematik III - Funktionentheorie und Funktionaltransformation (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner) Mechatronische Systeme I (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener) Mechatronische Systeme II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener) Mechatronische Systeme III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener) Messtechnik / Sensorik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener) Qualitätssicherung und Produkthaftung (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel) Physik I - Experimentalphysik (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld) Physik II - Elektrostatik, Schwingungen und Wellen (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld) Projektmanagement (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike Mrech) Regelungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tatjana Lange) Steuerungs- und Automatisierungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Helm) Strömungslehre (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Staiger) Technische Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inform. Petra Schwerin) Technische Mechanik I - Statik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs) Technische Mechanik II - Elastostatik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs) Technische Mechanik III - Dynamik / Kinematik, Getriebetechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs) Technische Thermodynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Picht) Werkstofftechnik I (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler) Werkstofftechnik II (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler) Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann)
Aug. 2003 – Jul. 2006	Student Technical High School, Merseburg, Germany Major: Electrical Engineering
Aug. 1997 – Jun. 2003	Student “Bertolt Brecht” Secondary School, Zöschen, Germany
Sep. 1993 – Jun. 1997	Student Elementary School, Wallendorf, Germany

Advanced Training

March2016	Seminar “Project Management Compact” (Certified Training), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Bad Neuenahr, Germany. Instructor: Dr. Ralf Braune, Dr. Braune + Partner Project Management, Essen Contents: Project Management Terms and Definitions, Project Initiation, Project Planning, Risks and Risk Management, Project Controlling, Leading of Project Teams, Claim Management 24 Professional Development Units according to the guidelines of the Project Management Institute (PMI) have been earned with this training.
February 2016	Seminar “Copyright Law”, German Aerospace Center (DLR), DLR Headquarters, Cologne, Germany.
November 2015	Attendance at the Space Tech Expo Europe, November 17–19, 2015, Bremen, Germany.
October 2015	Attendance at the 9th ESA Workshop on Avionics, Data, Control and Software Systems (ADCSS 2015), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
June 2015	Participant of the Dialog between the Executive Board and Junior Managers as Part of the Training for Young Executives. DLR Headquarters, Cologne, Germany.
May 2015	ESA Level 2 Standardization Training Program: “Multidisciplinary Program on the Application of ESA List of Approved Standards”, ESA Internal Training, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Contents: Training on Selected Disciplines of the ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization) Standards: E10: System Engineering E20: Electrical and Optical Engineering E60: Control Engineering Q60: Electrical, Electronic and Electro-Mechanical (EEE) Components
April 2015	ESA Level 1 Standardization Training Program: “Introduction to ESA Standardization System and its Implementation in the Agency's Programs and Projects”, ESA Internal Training, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
March 2015	Seminar “Preventing Espionage”, DLR-Internal Training for Executive Personnel, DLR Headquarters, Cologne, Germany.
October 2014	Laboratory Head Training, German Employer's Liability Insurance Association, German Aerospace Center (DLR).
May 2014	Attendance at the 2014/May TEC-ED & TEC-SW Final Presentation Days, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
March 2014	Seminar “Introduction into Patent Law”, German Aerospace Center (DLR).
January 2014	Attendance at the Workshop on ATD Experiment Flight Opportunities in the Frame of the German SHEFEX Program, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
November 2013	Attendance at the 4th Astrium Space Transportation Research & Technology Days, November 28–29, 2013, Paris, France.
October 2013	Attendance at the 7th ESA Workshop on Avionics, Data, Control and Software Systems (ADCSS 2013), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands.
May 2013	Seminar “Legal Aspects of Open Source Software”, German Aerospace Center (DLR), DLR Headquarters, Cologne, Germany.
April 2013	Seminar “Navigation and Data Fusion” (Certified Training), Technische Universität München (TUM) in Cooperation with MBDA Missile Systems, Garching, Germany. Instructors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel TUM, Chair of the Institute of Flight System Dynamics Dr.-Ing. Johann Dambeck, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM Dipl.-Ing. Georg Herbold, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Braun, TUM Contents Geodesy Geodetic Datum: Historical and Current Earth Ellipsoids Geometrical Figure of the Earth: Cartesian, Spherical, Geodetic and (Spatial) Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Ellipsoid of Revolution, Curvatures of an Ellipsoid of Revolution, Physical Figure of the Earth: Integral Gravitation Field Equation, Differential Gravitation Field Equations, Laplace vs. Laplace-Beltrami Operator, Surface Harmonics, Earth's external Gravitational Potential Earth Gravity Model 1996 (EGM96): Introduction, Normalized EGM96 Gravitational Coefficients truncated at $n = m = 9$, WGS84 EGM96 Geoid, The Geoid as Reference Surface for Heights, Example: Deflection of the Vertical Gravity Field of an Equipotential Ellipsoid of Revolution (Level Ellipsoid): Gravity Potential Field as (Truncated) Spherical Harmonics Series Expansion, Gravity Vector and Gravity Vector Gradient Truncated After $J_2$ and $J_4$ Term, Exact Closed-Form Solution in Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Derivation of Somigliana's Formula, Exact Formula of Somigliana, Free Air Reduction of Altitudes < 30 km, Evaluation and Residuals of Normal Gravity Formula, Somigliana (Normal) Gravity Gradient in n-Frame, Evaluation of WGS84 Gravity Vector Gradient World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84): WGS84 Datum and Refinements, Defining Parameters, Derived Geometric Constants, Derived Physical Constants Inertial Navigation Sensors Sensor Technologies History Platform Systems vs. Strapdown Systems Accelerometers: Principle, Sensor Errors, Mechanical Pendulous Accelerometer, Micro-Electromechanical Pendulous Accelerometers, Performance Overview Gyroscopes: The Sagnac Effect, Ring Laser Gyro (RLG), Fiber-Optic Gyro (FOG), Performance Overview IMU Calibration: Introduction, Models and Governing Equations for Accelerometer Sensor Errors, Accelerometer Calibration Example, Assessment of Required Calibration Lab Setup Accuracies, High-Precision Turn Table, Industrial Robot Calibration, Models and Governing Equations of Gyroscope Sensor Errors, Gyroscope Calibration Example Stationary Alignment: Leveling, Gyro Compassing, Stationary Alignment in Polar Regions, Influence on Attitude of IMU Error Propagation, IMU Classification, Tactical and Navigation Grade IMUs Inertial Navigation Algorithms Reference Frames Derivation of the Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs Conventional Rotation Parameters Parameterizations of the Group of Rotation Matrices Parameterized Orientation Differential Equations Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs for Non-Integrating IMUs Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations All-Earth Navigation: Motivation, Introduction of Local Quaternions, Alternatives to the North-Indicating n-Frame, The Free Azimuth Horizontal Wander Frame Integrating IMU Algorithms Navigation Error Propagation Stochastic Sensor Error Processes Satellite Navigation Navigation System Theory Multi-Sensor Multi-Frequency Data Fusion Integrated Navigation Systems
October 2010	Seminar “Agil Extrem: Houston, we've had a problem. — Agile Methoden im Projektmanagement am Beispiel von Apollo 13” (Certified Training), Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany. Instructor: Lucius Bobikiewicz, MBA, Halle (Saale)
May 2010	Seminar “Eventrecht” (Certified Training) Instructor: Mandy Risch-Kerst, Lawyer (eventlawyers.de), Berlin Contents: contract and liability law, employment law, business and company law, industrial property protection, entertainment and internet law, law of GEMA, insurance law, public law, fiscal law (all in the context of public events under the legislation of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Awards and Distinctions

November 26, 2009	2009 Student Research Award of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences (monetary award of 750.– €) Research Paper: Versuchsaufbau, Protokoll- und Softwareimplementierung zur Systemidentifikation von Reaktionsrädern des Typs RW90
September 24, 2009	Certificate of Appreciation for the Contributions as Member of the Senate by the Principal of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
July 2006	Distinction — Valedictorian (3rd Place) of the 2006 Class
July 2004	Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2006 Class with Specialization on Engineering
July 9, 2003	Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2003 Class (3rd Place)

Research Experience

since Jan. 2016	Reusability Flight Experiment (ReFEx) DLR-internal project for the research and development of technologies for reusable launch vehicles. The flight experiment shall demonstrate the capability to autonomously control the flight of a vehicle in hypersonic to transsonic flight regimes. Responsibilities: Navigation System: Work Package Manager and Systems Engineer, Design of On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture, Highly Reliable Distributed Systems Design, Software Engineering \vspace{2mm}
since Feb. 2014	Euglena Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space (Eu:CROPIS) Eu:CROPIS is a biological life support system experiment, which deals with stability and self-sustainability of such systems under different levels of acceleration. Eu:CROPIS is the name of both the mission as well as the mission driving primary payload (P/L #1) onboard the DLR Compact Satellite. Responsibilities: Attitude Control System Engineer (Sensor Front-End Electronics, Radiation Test Campaign)
since Jan. 2013	Sharp Edge Flight Experiment III (SHEFEX III) Third flight experiment mission within the SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment) program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the development of hypersonic flight and re-entry technologies. Responsibilities: Navigation System: Work Package Manager and Systems Engineer, Design of On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture, Highly Reliable Distributed Systems Design, Software Engineering
May 2012 – Dec. 2013	Simulation Model Library (SimMoLib) A simulation model library prototype for the exchange of validated, verified, and extensively documented simulation models between all DLR institutes. Responsibilities: Ontology for the Linking of Simulation Models, Model Developer
since May 2012	High Performance Satellite Dynamics Simulator (HPS) Extensive collection of simulation models for attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS) and guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space applications. The simulation models are highly accurate, allowing simulations for science missions with a high demand for measurement accuracy. Developed in cooperation with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), Bremen, Germany. Responsibilities: Technical Manager, Developer

Teaching Experience

Courses

Summer Term 2010

Reliability and Quality Assurance Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany Master Course, on behalf of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher Lecture “Accelerated Life Testing” Practical Courses “Systems Reliability”

Supervised Theses

Master's Theses

• Ayoub, Samy: Development of a Power Distribution Unit Controller for the SHEFEX III Navigation System. Master's Thesis, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany, July 13, 2015. (Research Advisor)
• Kwiatkowski, Norbert: Entwicklung von Test- und Verifikationsprozeduren für eine hochverfügbare Leistungsversorgungseinheit auf Basis einer Fehlermöglichkeits- und -einflussanalyse. Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven Oldenburg Elsfleth, Germany, December 22, 2015. (Research Co-Advisor)
• Schneider, Matthias Martin: Development of a Real-Time Capable Ethernet Gateway for the SHEFEX III Navigation System. Master's Thesis, Master of Science in Embedded Systems. Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), The Netherlands, August 7, 2015. (Research Advisor)

Bachelor's Theses

• Johannsen, Lars: Erarbeitung eines Konzeptes zur aktiven Steuerung einer hochzuverlässigen Leistungsversorgungseinheit für ein hybrides Navigationssystem. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany, July 13, 2015. (Research Advisor)
• Kwiatkowski, Norbert: Entwicklung eines Referenzdesigns einer hochverfügbaren Leistungsversorgungseinheit für das SHEFEX III-Navigationssystem. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven Oldenburg Elsfleth, Germany, January 27, 2014. (Research Co-Advisor)
• Proppe, Myrthe: Prototyp-Entwicklung einer Auswerteelektronik für Beschleunigungssensoren einer Inertialmesseinheit. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bremen, Germany, July 18, 2014. (Research Advisor)

Secondary and Free-Lance Activities

Jun. 2011 – Dec. 2011	Consultant and Proposal Writer Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Prof. Dr. phil. Hardy Geyer, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning Multiple Work Contracts for the University Management for the Development of a Concept for the Increase of Application-Oriented Teaching and the Improvement of Supervision of Beginning Students
Oct. 2009 – Sep. 2010	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean Research Project “Virtual Places”
Oct. 2009 – Mar. 2010	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf Development of an E-Learning Module
Mar. 2009 – Nov. 2009	Intern German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Experimental Setup, Protocol and Software Implementation for the System Identification of Reaction Wheels of Type RW90
Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean Research Project “Virtual Places”
Apr. 2007 – Sep. 2007	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt Preparation of Teaching Materials in the Field of Electrical Engineering

Professional Affiliations

May 2007 – Dec. 2013	The Association of German Engineers (VDI) Student Member
Mar. 2011 – Dec. 2012	Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. (DPG) Member

Professional Service to Scientific Community

Organization of Events, Workshops, and Special Sessions

Feb. 2009 – Jun. 2009

Organizing Committee Member 2009 Whitsun Meeting. German Statistical Society (DStatG), Merseburg University and University of Halle, Germany, June 2009.

Academic Administration

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

Member of the Senate (Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009) Chair of the Student Council (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008) Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2009) Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Deputy Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008) Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Member of the Appointments Committee (2007 – 2008) Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Professor of Mechanical Engineering

References

Dr.-Ing. Stephan Theil	German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems Dept. of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Robert-Hooke-Str. 7 DE–28359 Bremen, GERMANY Tel.: +49 - 421 - 244 20 - 11 13 E-Mail: stephan.theil@dlr.de Relation: Head of GNC Systems Department (Direct Manager)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner	Merseburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Eberhard-Leibniz-Str. 2 DE–06217 Merseburg, GERMANY Tel.: +49 - 3461 - 46 - 29 60 E-Mail: hartmut.kroener@hs-merseburg.de Relation: Master's Thesis Supervisor

Voluntary and Social Activities

streetracer merseburg e. V.	Non-Profit Motorsports Association Chairman (Jan. 2006 – May 2009) Foundation Member, Secretary (2005)
Studentenclub REAKTOR e. V.	Non-Profit Students' Association Trustee, Legal Counselor (since November 2, 2012) Treasurer, Legal Representative (Aug. 2008 – Nov. 2012) Member (since April 2008)
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.	Local Chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (Operator of Wikipedia) in Germany Member (2007 – 2013)

General Competencies

Programming Languages	PHP, C, C++, C#, $\LaTeX$, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, (Embedded) MATLAB, Mathematica, Siemens Step7, Basic, Pascal, R, Lua, SVG, Universal 3D (U3D), Extensible 3D (X3D)
Promotion of Open Source Software	Owner and Operator of the Comprehensive $\TeX$ Archive Network (CTAN) Mirror (ctan.space-pro.be) for Germany and Europe Owner and Operator of One of the Four SpamAssassin Update Servers Worldwide (sa-update.space-pro.be)
Software	Scientific Computing and Simulation: Mathematica, MATLAB/Simulink, Scilab/Scicos, R, SPICE (NASA), Statistica, Visual Studio Scientific Visualization: Celestia, Gnuplot, Meshlab, POV-Ray Web Application Development, Web Frameworks: Frameworks: jQuery, jQuery UI CMS: Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, phpBB, Typo3, WordPress Server Software: Apache Webserver, MySQL, PHP, PostgreSQL, Postfix, Dovecot, Subversion Administration: phpMyAdmin, putty, OpenSSH Mechanical Engineering: AutoCAD, CATIA V5 Publishing: $\LaTeX$, doxygen, GIMP, Illustrator, Inkscape, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Photoshop
IT Competencies	extensive knowledge and experiences with administration and setup of servers, computers, and computer networks conception and programming of own software, contributions to several open source projects (e. g. Drupal CMS, Mozilla Firefox)
Accreditations	Under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Germany: Security Clearance According to § 7 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 Luftsicherheitsgesetz (LuftSiG) Emergency Responder According to § 10 Arbeitsschutzgesetz (ArbSchG) and § 21 Sozialgesetzbuch VII (SGB VII) Permission to Operate Bridge and Pillar-Mounted Slewing Cranes According to the Regulations of the German Employer's Liability Insurance Association

Presentations

Conference Presentations

May 8, 2014

13th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps) Venue: Pasadena, California, USA Title: A Fault-Tolerant On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture Incorporating a Concept for Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery for the SHEFEX III Navigation System

Publications

Author Identifiers
ORCID: 0000-0002-8255-9451	ResearcherID: D-4186-2015	Scopus Author ID: 56176660500

Refereed Publications

Conference Proceedings

• Deshmukh, Meenakshi; Schwarz, René; Braukhane, Andy; Lopéz, Rosa París; Gerndt, Andreas: Model Linking to Improve Visibility and Reusability of Models during Space System Development. In: Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 1–8, 2014, Big Sky, Montana, USA. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), March 2014. ISBN 978-1-4799-5582-4. DOI 10.1109/AERO.2014.6836287.

Non-Refereed Publications

Books

• Schwarz, René: Development of an illumination simulation software for the Moon's surface: An approach to illumination direction estimation on pictures of solid planetary surfaces with a significant number of craters. Master's Thesis, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, German Aerospace Center (DLR). Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany, 2012. ISBN 978-3-8482-1628-4.
  
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Book Chapters

• Schwarz, René; Kröner, Hartmut: Wie weit ist es von Berlin bis Tokio? Entfernungsberechnung mit Quaternionen und Geodäten. In: Hochschule Merseburg (ed.): Forschungsbericht 2011: 245–255. Hochschulverlag Merseburg, 2011. ISBN 978-3-942703-07-9. Online available at http://www.hs-merseburg.de/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/FoBe_2011_HS_Merseburg_03.pdf.
  
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Conference Proceedings

• Schwarz, René; Theil, Stephan: A Fault-Tolerant On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture Incorporating a Concept for Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery for the SHEFEX III Navigation System. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps), May 5–9, 2014, Pasadena, California, USA. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), May 8, 2014. AIAA Paper No. 2014-1874. DOI 10.2514/6.2014-1874.