Dr. Alexander Charlish is the first Fraunhofer scientist to be awarded the prestigious IEEE Radar Research Prize. He is the first Fraunhofer researcher and the second German ever to receive the prestigious IEEE Fred Nathanson Memorial Radar Award. Dr. Alexander Charlish, a scientist and team pioneer at Fraunhofer FKIE, received the international award for his outstanding work in the field of radar resource management and cognitive radar.
2021 IEEE Radar Conference
This significant award places Dr. Charlish among the ranks of the truly great radar researchers
“IEEE is the world’s pioneering engineering association for electrical and information technology. There is no greater recognition for scientists in these fields,” says Professor Wolfgang Koch, Head of the Sensor Data & Information Fusion (SDF) department at Fraunhofer FKIE. "This significant award places Dr. Charlish among the ranks of the truly great radar researchers," said Professor Koch, who did not miss the opportunity to congratulate his close collaborator on the award in a video message.
Sensor’s technical intelligence
FKIE Institute Director Professor Peter Martini was also visibly proud. "I am delighted by this international recognition of Dr. Charlish's research findings. Since completing his doctorate in 2011, he has done outstanding work on key sensor topics at Fraunhofer FKIE; his work has contributed to the tremendous success of our institute in the field of radar."
Management involves perception and action, which creates a cognitive system
In the field of sensor resource management, the main objective is to refine and optimize the automation of the sensor’s technical intelligence. "The task is to configure the multifunctional sensors automatically in order to adapt them to their environment. Management involves perception and action, which creates a cognitive system," says Dr. Charlish, explaining his scientific work.
transferred to real-world applications
"Automation is particularly important because humans don't have the skills needed to control complex sensors on their own. That’s why automation of cognitive skills is also becoming increasingly important in the field of radar system technology when the goal is to use signal generation and processing optimized for real-world applications," Dr. Charlish has always kept practical applications at the forefront of his mind. Many of his research projects have already been transferred to real-world applications in cooperation with various industrial companies such as Hensoldt.
Dr. Charlish emphasizes that this is the result of the excellent team effort at Fraunhofer FKIE. "Even though I am the one who has been recognized with this award, my scientific work would not have been possible without my colleagues in my research group."
