Nominated for the 2017 German Future Prize: Dr. Klaus Engel

2017-09-14
Nominated for the 2017 German Future Prize: Dr. Klaus Engel<br />
Nominated for the 2017 German Future Prize: Dr. Klaus Engel

Sep 13, 2017

Klaus Engel, 47, holds a degree in information technology and a doctorate in natural sciences. He has worked for Siemens Healthineers in a variety of central research units. In 2014, he was appointed Principal Key Expert for Visualization in the Strategy and Innovation department. In 2016, Engel was named "Inventor of the Year" in the category "Single Outstanding Invention" by Siemens AG for the development of the Cinematic Rendering procedure, in which he has played a crucial role since the proof of concept and initial prototype stages. Key areas of Engel's work include optimizing the images' visual impact and migrating the technology to mobile platforms.