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Prizes & Awards

TUM scientists in all departments are regularly awarded top prizes for their achievements. Here is an overview.

The Latest Awards

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Computer scientist Professor Daniel Rückert receives the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025 for his research on AI-assisted medical imaging. The most important German research prize is endowed with 2.5 million euros by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

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In the SwingBots project, Prof. Alin Albu-Schäffer aims to construct an energy-efficient industrial robot that utilises natural oscillations. With the Proof of Concept Grant, he plans to identify the most promising applications, develop a prototype, and assess the potential for market introduction.

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Every year, the Bavarian Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE) honors outstanding theses. Two of the awards went to members of the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT).

Humboldt Professorships

The Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most highly endowed German science award. It is awarded to top researchers who are world leaders in their field and are active abroad. The Humboldt Professorships are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

  • 2022: Stefanie Jegelka
  • 2022: Suvrit Sra
  • 2021: Angela Schoellig
  • 2020: Daniel Rückert
  • 2018: Marco Caccamo
  • 2014: Andreas Schulz
  • 2011: Hans-Arno Jacobsen
  • 2010: Gerhard Kramer
  • 2009: Burkhard Rost

Leibniz Prizes

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the most important research funding award in Germany. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) uses it to promote the work of outstanding scientists. The prize is endowed with up to 2.5 million euros.

  • 2024: Daniel Rückert
  • 2023: Fabian Theis
  • 2020: Thomas Neumann
  • 2019: Sami Haddadin
  • 2016: Daniel Cremers
  • 2012: Barbara Wohlmuth
  • 2008: Holger Boche
  • 2008: Susanne Albers
  • 1997: Ernst W. Mayr
  • 1995: Gerhard Hirzinger
  • 1994: Manfred Broy
  • 1991: Karl-Heinz Hoffmann

ERC Grants

The European Research Council supports frontier research through individual funding and enjoys an excellent reputation in the research community.

ERC Starting Grants

  • 2024: Berna Özkale Edelmann
  • 2024: Jana Giceva
  • 2023: Kristen Kozielski
  • 2022: Angela Dai
  • 2022: Pramod Bhatotia
  • 2021: Viktor Leis
  • 2018: Antonia Wachter-Zeh
  • 2018: Majid Zamani
  • 2018: Matthias Nießner
  • 2016: Agnieszka Wykowska
  • 2014: Nils Thüerey
  • 2013: Sandra Hirche
  • 2013: Björn Schuller
  • 2012: Massimo Fornasier
  • 2012: Andrey Rybalchenko
  • 2011: Eva Viehmann
  • 2010: Fabian Theis
  • 2010: Noam Berger Steiger
  • 2010: Eckehard Steinbach
  • 2009: Daniel Cremers

ERC Consolidator Grants

  • 2024: Matthias Nießner
  • 2024: Alexander Fraser
  • 2023: Jia Chen
  • 2020: Robert König
  • 2020: Robert Wille
  • 2019: Sandra Hirche
  • 2019: Nils Thürey
  • 2018: Matthias Althoff
  • 2017: Eva Viehmann
  • 2016: Thomas Neumann
  • 2015: Christian Liedtke
  • 2014: Daniel Cremers
  • 2014: Wolfang Kellerer

ERC Advanced Grants

  • 2022: Gordon Cheng
  • 2021: Fabian Theis
  • 2019: Mathias Drton
  • 2019: Daniel Rückert
  • 2019: Daniel Cremers
  • 2018: Alin Albu-Schäffer
  • 2017: Javier Esparza
  • 2015: Susanne Albers
  • 2011: Rüdiger Westermann
  • 2010: Martin Buss

ERC Proof of Concept Grants

  • 2024: Alin Albu-Schäffer
  • 2019: Sandra Hirche
  • 2019: Daniel Cremers
  • 2018: Nils Thürey
  • 2016: Rüdiger Westermann
  • 2015: Eckehard Steinbach
  • 2013: Daniel Cremers

ERC Synergy Grants

  • 2023: Julien Gagneur

IEEE Fellows

IEEE Fellows are appointed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to researchers who have made exceptional contributions to their field.

  • 2023: Alois Knoll
  • 2022: Nassir Navab
  • 2021: Wolfgang Utschick
  • 2020: Daniel Rückert
  • 2020: Sandra Hirche
  • 2019: Gerhard Rigoll
  • 2017: Gordon Cheng
  • 2015: Eckhard Steinbach
  • 2014: Martin Buss
  • 2014: Helmut Gräb
  • 2011: Holger Boche
  • 2011: Paolo Lugli
  • 2010: Gerhard Kramer
  • 2007: Markus-Christian Amann
  • 2006: Günther Schmidt
  • 2003: Dierk Schröder
  • 2000: Johann-Friedrich Luy*
  • 1998: Wolfram Boeck
  • 1997: Gerd Hirzinger
  • 1994: Kurt Antreich
  • 1994: Peter Russer
  • 1993: Josef A. Nossek
  • 1992: Joachim Hagenauer
  • 1980: Wolfgang Harth

Legend: * = not at TUM at the time of the award

ACM Fellows

ACM Fellows are appointed by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of computer science and information technology.

  • 2022: Peter Boncz
  • 2022: Alfons Kemper
  • 2008: Lawrence C. Paulson

TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professors

Since 2007, the Technical Univerity of Munich awards the honorary title "TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor" to internationally outstanding scientists who have developed a leading research field and who cooperate with their TUM colleagues on a long-term basis. The honorary title is awarded by the President on the basis of a resolution of the Extended Presidential Board and the Senate.

  • Leon O. Chua
  • Patrick Dewilde
  • Eveline Gottzein (1931-2023)
  • Martin Grötschel
  • Oussama Khatib
  • James E. Massey (1934-2013)
  • Yoshikito Nakamura
  • Lawrence C. Paulson
  • Sidney I. Resnick
  • August-Wilhelm Scheer
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