M.Sc.

Henning Konermann

Research Scientist

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 Henning.Konermann@lfb.rwth-aachen.de


Curriculum Vitae

Apr 2024 – Present Research Scientist, Institute of Imaging & Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen
Oct 2021 – Mar 2024 M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Information Technology & Technical Computer Science, RWTH Aachen
Sep 2022- Mar 2023 Internship in Driver Assistance Systems and Innovative Control at Porsche Engineering, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 Research Assistant, Institute for Communication Engineering, RWTH Aachen
Oct 2018 – Sep 2021 B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Information Technology & Technical Computer Science, RWTH Aachen

Research Field

Computer Vision in Retinal Interfaces via Deep Learning

Thesis Topics

 Superpixel-Based Downsampling with Fixed Region Constraints and Adaptive Compactness
Contact: Henning Konermann

Publications

 
2025

Emil Mededovic, Yuli Wu, Henning Konermann, Marcin Kopaczka, Mareike Schulz, René Tolba and Johannes Stegmaier
Eye on the Target: Eye Tracking Meets Rodent Tracking
In: arXiv:2503.10305

2025

Yuli Wu, Fucheng Liu, Rüveyda Yilmaz, Henning Konermann, Peter Walter and Johannes Stegmaier
A Pragmatic Note on Evaluating Generative Models with Fréchet Inception Distance for Retinal Image Synthesis
In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.17160

2025

Yuli Wu, Henning Konermann, Emil Mededovic, Peter Walter and Johannes Stegmaier
Evaluating Cross-Subject and Cross-Device Consistency in Visual Fixation Prediction
In: 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)

2025

Yuli Wu, Henning Konermann, Emil Mededovic, Peter Walter and Johannes Stegmaier
Dataset for Cross-Device and Cross-Subject Consistency Evaluation in Visual Fixation Prediction
In: IEEE Dataport

2025

Yuli Wu, Do Dinh Tan Nguyen, Henning Konermann, Rüveyda Yilmaz, Peter Walter and Johannes Stegmaier
Visual Fixation-Based Retinal Prosthetic Simulation
In: IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)

2024

Henning Konermann, Yuli Wu, Peter Walter and Johannes Stegmaier
Beyond Downsampling: Semantic Preservation in Retinal Implant Stimuli
In: Artificial Vision – The International Symposium on Visual Prosthetics

Teaching

Mathematical Methods in Electrical Engineering: Supervision and organization of small group exercises and global exercise representation

Completed and ongoing theses

2025

  • Tom Merten: Development and Comparison of Real-Time Camera Systems for VR-Based Retinal Implant Evaluation (Bachelor’s thesis)
  • Aleksandre Kandelaki: Evaluation and Optimization of Superpixel-Based Downsampling for Perception-Oriented Stimulation Simulations (Interdisciplinary project in cooperation with the Computer Vision Group at the Technical University of Munich)
  • Chourouk Abdemoula: Development and Evaluation of a Test Procedure for Investigating Image Processing Algorithm Preferences in the Virtual Simulation of Retina Implants (Bachelor’s thesis)
  • Vivien Hou: Student assistant in the field of virtual patients — implemented through virtual reality
  • Eric Christfreund: Exploring Optimal Transport with Wasserstein Metrics to Enhance Semantic Preservation in Retinal Implants (Master’s thesis in cooperation with the Computer Vision Group at the Technical University of Munich)
  • Ibrahim Ait el Hend: Optimizing Neural Network Loss Functions for Phosphene Quality in Prosthetic Vision through Preference Evaluation (Master’s thesis)