The human gait – which usually looks intuitive and natural – is an extremely complex form of locomotion. When you are walking, you are constantly defying gravity and have to keep fine-tuning your balance. This is precisely why the upright gait is still difficult to replicate technically. Mechanical engineer Heike Vallery studies gait and balance and develops applications in hardware and control technology for the rehabilitation of people with reduced mobility.
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Hector Geffner is seen as one of the leading minds on the global AI stage and a pioneer of automated planning. In Aachen, he is invited to enhance Germany’s visibility as an AI hub and help to further Europe’s vanguard position in developing trustworthy, human-centred AI.
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2011 Harald Clahsen Harald Clahsen is one of the internationally most renowned German linguists. Nominating University: University of Potsdam Mathematics Harald Cl
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2015 Harald Andrés Helfgott As an Alexander von Humboldt Professor at the University of Göttingen, Harald Helfgott will reinforce the research focus on algebraic g
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President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation calls upon researchers and society to engage in a dialogue based on trust.
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President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sees dealing with the new coronavirus as an opportunity for changing our way of thinking.
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2012 Hans-Arno Jacobsen Hans-Arno Jacobsen has the reputation of being one of the most important and technically outstanding researchers at the interface of comput
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2011 Hannes Leitgeb Hannes Leitgeb is one of the world’s leading academics working at the interface of logic, mathematics and cognitive science. Nominating Univers
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