{"id":11,"date":"2019-11-07T00:24:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T23:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pva-g.de\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:09:47","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pva-g.de\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" width=\"178\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pva-g.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/moi-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2008: <strong>Diploma with distinction<\/strong> in Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt<\/li><li>2011: <strong>Master&#8217;s degree<\/strong> (grade: <em>very good<\/em>) in Traffic Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt<\/li><li>2016: <strong>Doctoral degree with distinction<\/strong> in Physical Geodesy, Technical University of Darmstadt: <em>Advanced calibration methods for strapdown airborne gravimetry<\/em>. Referees: Prof. Matthias Becker, Prof. Ren\u00e9 Forsberg.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2026<\/td><td>Dale, B., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>, Enzlberger Jensen, T., &amp; Forsberg, R. (2026). DroneSOM\u2014Towards a Drone-Based Gravity Observation System.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Forsberg, R., Jensen, T., Teitsson, H., &amp; <strong>Becker, D. <\/strong>(2023, December). Airborne gravimetry developments-inertial, quantum and drones. In\u00a0<em>AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts<\/em>\u00a0(Vol. 2023, pp. G32A-01).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.<\/strong> &amp; Hin\u00fcber, E.. (2023). Multi-pass phase-differential GNSS ambiguity fixing for post-processing applications. 1-40. 10.1109\/ISS58390.2023.10361918.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>Johann, F., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>, Becker, M., Hoss, M., L\u00f6wer, A., &amp; F\u00f6rste, C. (2021). The influence of the Earth\u2019s magnetic field on strapdown inertial gravimetry using Q-Flex accelerometers: static and dynamic experiments.&nbsp;<em>Journal of Geodesy<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>95<\/em>(9), 107.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>Johann, F., <strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Becker, M., &amp; Ince, E. S. (2020, December). Multi-scenario evaluation of the direct method in strapdown airborne and shipborne gravimetry. In&nbsp;<em>5th Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements (TG-SMM 2019) Proceedings of the Symposium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1\u20134, 2019<\/em>&nbsp;(pp. 15-22). Cham: Springer International Publishing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>Simav, M., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>, Yildiz, H., &amp; Hoss, M. (2020). Impact of temperature stabilization on the strapdown airborne gravimetry: a case study in Central Turkey.&nbsp;<em>Journal of geodesy<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>94<\/em>(4), 41.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>Johann, F., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>, Becker, M., Forsberg, R., Kadir, M. &#8220;The direct method in strapdown airborne gravimetry &#8211; a Review&#8221; &#8211; <em>Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Vermessungswesen 5\/2019<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>Jordan, T. A., &amp; <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong> (2018). Investigating the distribution of magmatism at the onset of Gondwana breakup with novel strapdown gravity and aeromagnetic data.&nbsp;<em>Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>282<\/em>, 77-88.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td> Schack, P.;  K\u00fcmmerle, P.;  Pail, R.;  <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>;  Jensen, T.&nbsp; &#8220;Performance analyses of the pilot project GraviRied&#8221; &#8211; <em>International Symposium Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n   2016\n   <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Becker, M., Olesen,&nbsp; A. V., Nielsen, J. E., Forsberg, R. \u201eLatest results in strapdown airborne gravimetry using an iMAR RQH unit.\u201d &#8211;<em> In: Proceedings of the IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements, St. Petersburg, Russia<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  2016\n  <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D. \u201e<\/strong>Advanced Calibration Methods for Strapdown   Airborne Gravimetry\u201d &#8211; Dissertation at Technische Universitaet Darmstadt. <em>available online at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de\/5691\/\"><em>http:\/\/tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de\/5691\/<\/em><\/a>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n   2015<strong><\/strong>\n   <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Nielsen, J. E., Ayres-Sampaio, D., Forsberg, R., Becker, M., Bastos, L. Drift reduction in strapdown airborne gravimetry using a simple thermal correction.    &#8211;<em> Journal of Geodesy<\/em>   89.11,   Springer   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015<\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.<\/strong> (2015, December). Calibration Matters: Advances in Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry. In&nbsp;<em>AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts<\/em>&nbsp;(Vol. 2015, pp. G34A-02).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  2015\n  <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Becker, M. A study of non-stochastic IMU errors in strapdown airborne gravimetry &#8211; <em>In:<\/em> Inertial Sensors and Systems Symposium (ISS), 2015 DGON (pp. 1-18). IEEE.    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n   2014<strong><\/strong>\n   <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Becker, M., Leinen, S., Zhao, Y. Estimability in Strapdown Airborne Vector Gravimetry. \u2013 <em>In:<\/em> International Association of Geodesy    Symposia, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Proceedings of the 3rd International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) General Assembly, Shanghai,     China, June\/July 2014    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n   2015\n   <\/td><td>Deurloo, R., Yan, W., Bos, M., Ayres-Sampaio, D., Magalh\u00e3es, A., Becker, M., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong> Bastos, L. A Comparison of the Performance of Medium-and High-Quality Inertial Systems Grades for Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi 10.1007\/1345_2015_18   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  2015\n  <\/td><td>Zhao, Y., Becker, M., <strong>Becker, D.<\/strong>, Leinen, S. Improving the performance of tightly-coupled GPS\/INS navigation by using time-differenced GPS-carrier-phase measurements and low-cost MEMS IMU<em> &#8211; Journal of Gyroscopy and Navigation<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>(2), 133-142, Springer   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n   2008<strong><\/strong>\n   <\/td><td><strong>Becker, D.,<\/strong> Risler, M.Mutual localization in a team of autonomous robots using acoustic robot detection.<em> In:<\/em> RoboCup 2008: Robot Soccer World Cup XII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008. 37-48.    <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>Conference attendances and presentations<\/strong> (excerpt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>July<br>2008   <\/td><td>Symposium of the 12<sup>th<\/sup> RoboCup, Suzhou, China. <strong>Oral presentation<\/strong>: <em>\u201cMutual localization in a team of autonomous robots using acoustic robot detection\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November<br>2008<\/td><td>German National IT-Summit (<em>IT-Gipfel<\/em>), Darmstadt, Germany<strong> (invited)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November<br>2011    <\/td><td>DGON POSNAV Symposium, Darmstadt, Germany <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<br>2012    <\/td><td>Inertial Sensors and Systems (ISS), Karlsruhe, Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<br>2013    <\/td><td>IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements (TG-SMM), St. Petersburg, Russia. <strong>Poster-presentation<\/strong> <em>\u201cA Comparison of the Performance of Medium- and High-quality Inertial Systems Grades for Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry\u201d<\/em>    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July<br>2014    <\/td><td>The 3rd International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) General Assembly, Shanghai, China, <strong>oral presentation<\/strong>: <em>\u201cEstimability in Strapdown Airborne Vector Gravimetry\u201d<\/em>    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July<br>2015    <\/td><td>26<sup>th<\/sup> International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic. <strong>Oral presentation<\/strong>: <em>\u201cTowards the sub-mGal level: Latest results of strapdown airborne gravimetry\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<br>2015    <\/td><td>Inertial Sensors and Systems (ISS), Karlsruhe, Germany. <strong>Oral presentation (invited)<\/strong>: <em>\u201cA study of non-stochastic IMU errors   in strapdown airborne gravimetry\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December<br>2015   <\/td><td>American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. <strong>Oral presentation (invited)<\/strong>: <em>\u201cCalibration Matters: Advances in Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April<br>2016   <\/td><td>IAG Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements (TG-SMM), St. Petersburg, Russia. <strong>Oral presentation<\/strong>: <em>\u201cLatest Results in Strapdown Airborne   Gravimetry using an iMAR RQH Unit\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June<br>2016   <\/td><td>International summer school \u201cAirborne Gravimetry for Geodesy\u201d at NOAA (Washington D.C., USA). <strong>Lecture (invited)<\/strong>: <em>\u201cPractical Aspects of Strapdown Inertial Gravimetry\u201d<\/em>   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<br>2016   <\/td><td>International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems, Thessaloniki, Greece. <strong>Oral presentation:<\/strong> <em>\u201cAdvances in Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry for Geodetic Applications\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<br>2016<\/td><td>Wegener Meeting, Azores. D. Becker, M. Becker, A. V. Olesen, J. E. Nielsen, R. Forsberg <strong>Oral Presentation: <\/strong><em>&#8220;Strapdown airborne gravimetry for local geoid determination&#8221;<\/em> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October<br>2016<\/td><td>Autumn meeting of the German <em>&#8220;Arbeitskreis Geod\u00e4sie\/Geophysik&#8221;<\/em> (AK-GG), Annweiler, Germany. <strong>Oral presentation: <\/strong><em>&#8220;Strapdown-Fluggravimetrie: Einf\u00fchrung und aktuelle Ergebnisse&#8221;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April<br>2017<\/td><td>International Workshop on Polar Airborne Geodesy and Geophysics, Dresden, Germany. <strong>Oral presentation: <\/strong><em>&#8220;Experiences and prospects for strapdown airborne gravimetry in polar regions&#8221;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October<br>2019<\/td><td> Autumn meeting of the German <em>&#8220;Arbeitskreis Geod\u00e4sie\/Geophysik&#8221;<\/em> (AK-GG), Schw\u00e4bisch Hall, Germany. <strong>Oral presentation (invited): <\/strong><em>&#8220;Kalte Atome &#8211; was nun? Das Flaschenhalsproblem in der Fluggravimetrie.&#8221;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 2023<\/td><td>DGON ISS 2023 &#8211; Inertial Sensors and Systems &#8211; Symposium Gyro Technology, Braunschweig, Germany<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>University level teaching experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Institute<\/strong>   <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Subject<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Description<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>since 2020<\/td><td>TU Darmstadt \/ Inst. of    Geodesy <\/td><td>Physical Geodesy (M.Sc.)<\/td><td>lectures on the fundamentals of physical geodesy: Earth models, geopotential and gravity field, gravity surveying, reductions, &#8230;  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016 &#8211; 2018<\/td><td>TU Darmstadt \/ Inst. of    Geodesy    <\/td><td>Physical Geodesy I    (B.Sc.)    <\/td><td>lectures and exercises on the fundamentals of physical geodesy: Earth models, geopotential and gravity field, gravity determination, &#8230;    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2011 &#8211; 2018<\/td><td>TU Darmstadt \/ Inst. of    Geodesy    <\/td><td>Navigation I  (B.Sc.)   <\/td><td>lectures and exercises on the fundamentals of inertial positioning and inertial navigation    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2011 &#8211; 2018<\/td><td>TU Darmstadt \/ Inst. of    Geodesy    <\/td><td>Physical Geodesy and   Satellite Geodesy II (M.Sc.)   <\/td><td>lectures and practical exercises on relative and absolute gravimetry, and sensor fusion (IMU\/GNSS)   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2008 &#8211; 2011<\/td><td>TU    Darmstadt \/ Dept. of Computer Science    <\/td><td>Robotics 1 &amp;    2 (B.Sc.\/M.Sc.)   <\/td><td>scientific assistant and exercise tutor    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2004 &#8211; 2008<\/td><td>TU    Darmstadt \/ Dept. of Computer Science    <\/td><td><em>(several   courses)<\/em>   <\/td><td>student exercise tutor   <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education 2008: Diploma with distinction in Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt 2011: Master&#8217;s degree (grade: very good) in Traffic Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt 2016: Doctoral degree with distinction in Physical Geodesy, Technical University of Darmstadt: Advanced calibration methods for strapdown airborne gravimetry. Referees: Prof. Matthias Becker, Prof. Ren\u00e9 Forsberg. 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