Research Profile

Erwin Biebl is a leading scientist specialising in high-frequency and microwave sensor technology. His work combines the fundamentals of high-frequency engineering with practical system development, with a particular focus on radar-based sensor technology and wireless communication systems.

His research has focused on sensors and communication solutions in the microwave and millimetre-wave range. A particular emphasis lies on localisation methods for environment and object detection, which are essential for automated driving functions and connected transport systems. His work covers automotive radar, vehicle-to-environment communication, as well as RFID and IoT applications.

He has also devoted his research to high-frequency measurement methods and material-dependent wave propagation in the millimetre-wave domain. Through this work, he has made significant contributions to the development and validation of high-performance sensor systems for industrial and mobility-related applications.

After studying Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Erwin Biebl spent several years in industrial research and development as a development engineer and project manager at Rohde & Schwarz. This period had a lasting impact on his application-oriented perspective on high-frequency engineering.

He then returned to TUM, where he received his doctorate in 1990 and completed his habilitation in ultrahigh-frequency technology in 1994. Since 1999, he has held the Professorship of Ultrahigh-frequency Technology at TUM, shaping research and teaching in this field for more than two decades.

In the context of his transfer-oriented research, he also co-founded the TUM spin-off perisens GmbH in 2009. The company specialises in measurement and development systems for radar and communication technologies in the automotive sector and exemplifies the transfer of high-frequency research into industrial applications.

Alongside his scientific work, he was actively involved in academic self-governance, serving as a member of the Faculty Council of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and contributing to library committees as well as scholarship and talent-support programmes.

As a liaison lecturer of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, he was additionally engaged in the support and mentoring of young academics.

He has received numerous awards for his contributions to research and teaching and is a Senior Member of the IEEE, as well as a member of further national and international professional bodies in high-frequency and microwave engineering.

Since his retirement in October 2025, Erwin Biebl has been a member of the TUM Senior Excellence Faculty and remains academically affiliated with the Technical University of Munich as an Emeritus of Excellence.

 

Academic Career

1981–1986	Study of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Munich
1986–1988	Development Engineer and Project Manager, Rohde & Schwarz, Munich
1990	Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in High-Frequency Engineering, Technical University of Munich
1994	Habilitation in High-Frequency Engineering, Technical University of Munich
1994–1999	Private Lecturer (Privatdozent) / Adjunct Professor (apl. Professor), Technical University of Munich
since 1999	Professor of Ultrahigh-frequency Technology, Technical University of Munich
2009	Co-Founder of the TUM Spin-off Perisens
2025	Retirement; Appointment as TUM Emeritus of Excellence

 

Memberships and Functions

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, Commission B (Radio Science), German National Committee of URSI
• Member, Information Technology Society (ITG) within the VDE
• Liaison Lecturer of the Hanns Seidel Foundation at TUM
• Member of editorial and review boards of international journals and conferences in microwave engineering and radar technology

 

Awards

• Dr Georg Spinner High Frequency Award (1991)
• Literature Award of the Information Technology Society (ITG) within the VDE (1996)
• Teaching Award of the Student Council of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, TUM (2002)
• 1st Place, International Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition (Supervisor, 2009)
• ADAC Mobility Award (2013)
• Supervisory Award of the Faculty Graduate Center of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (2020)
• Multiple Best Paper Awards