neurobiology, invertebrate neurophysiology, neuroethology, biological cybernetics and systems theory, motor control, control of legged locomotion in insects and crustaceans, biorobotics

born in 1953; studied Chemistry and Biology from 1975-1980 at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; received his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in 1985 and his Habilitation (venia legendi in Zoology/Neurobiology) in 1993 from the University of Bielefeld, Germany; currently Professor at the Department of Biological Cybernetics / Theoretical Biology