Dr. Norbert Hanik

Biography

Norbert Hanik is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), specializing in Communications Engineering. His primary research areas include modeling, design, and optimization of both optical and copper-based communication systems. He employs a range of methodologies from communications engineering, classical and quantum physics, information theory, signal processing, and coding. Hanik earned his Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from TUM in 1989, focusing on digital spread spectrum systems. Following this, he worked as a research associate at the TUM Institute of Communications Engineering between 1989 and 1995, where he focused on Optical Communications. He received his Dr.-Ing. degree in 1995 with a thesis on non-linear fiber effects in optical transmission. From 1995 to 2004, Hanik was with the Technology Center of Deutsche Telekom, leading a research group on system concepts for photonic networks. His academic contributions include publications on various aspects of fiber-optic technology and system optimization. In addition to his role at TUM, he has served as a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen. Hanik has led numerous research and development projects, both at a national and international level, significantly impacting the field of optical communications.

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