Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sanaz Mostaghim
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Prof. Mostaghim studied Electrical Engineering and Biomedicine. Today she holds a professorship at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg and works with artificial swarm intelligence. Motto: Dream Big, Start Small, Grow Gradually! |
Career
| Education: | 1993 - 2001 | Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Master's degree in Biomedical Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology |
| Doctorate: | 2004 | University of Paderborn |
| Habilitation: | 2012 | University of Karlsruhe |
| Work: | 2001 - 2004 | PhD student, DFG Graduate College Paderborn, University of Paderborn |
| 2004 - 2006 | Postdoc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland) |
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| 2006 - 2013 | Academic Councilor, University of Karlsruhe |
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| 2009 - 2010 | Visiting Scholar, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne (Australia) |
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| 2013 | Visiting Scholar, Yale University (USA) |
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| 2013 - 2014 | Visiting Professor, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
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| seit 2014 | Professor, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
I've always been very good at understanding logical connections. I always need logic in a subject, I've never been able to just memorize things. That is why I chose to study the thing I was best at and was most interesting to me: Electrical Engineering. Nowadays I am a professor of Artificial Intelligence at Otto von Guericke University. Artificial Intelligence has always fascinated me. Nowadays the field is much better known. I am mainly concerned with collective or swarm intelligence, which means I research how simple individuals can achieve something amazing as a collective. That's why I founded the Swarm Lab at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.
Motivation
That I enjoy all the freedom I need and that I can research in almost any direction I like. That's what I enjoy the most.
Requirements
I've always done what I liked best and I can only recommend it to others. I always tried to stay down to earth and to do a little more every day. My family was very supportive. A lot of patience and perseverance are required for this career.
Advice
My advice: don't give up too soon, be tenacious. Dream Big, Start Small, Grow Gradually! Take on extra work and try to establish networks early on.
Challenges
I was able to solve many problems with patience. A lot of times problems just take time.
