Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development (Prof. Risse)
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Engineering
- Biomedicine
Academic Education | |
| since 2022 | Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany |
| 2017 - 2022 | Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany |
| 2011 - 2015 | Ph. D. studies, University of Münster, Münster Germany |
| 2005 - 2010 | Diplom Informatiker (Dipl. Inf.; MSc equivalent), University of Münster, Münster, Germany |
Work Experience | |
| since 2022 | Professor, University of Münster, Münster, Germany |
| 2017 - 2022 | Junior Professor (W1), University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science |
| 2015 - 2017 | Research Associate, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Institute for Action, Perception and Behaviour (Insect Robotics Group) |
| 2011 - 2015 | Ph. D. studies, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Supervisors: Prof. X. Jiang (Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis) & Prof. C. Klämbt (Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology) |
| 2005 - 2010 | Diploma degree in computer science with a minor in biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2013 | German Informatics Society Membership, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) |
| since 2012 | IEEE Membership, Young Professionals and Computer Society Membership. |
Appointments | |
| 10/2021 | Offer to a Geoinformatics for Sustainable Development-Professorship for Geoinformatics (W2) , University of Münster (accepted) |
| 2017 | Offer to a Professorship for Praktische Informatik (W1) , University of Münster (accepted) |
Publications
Fisch L; Winter NR; Goltermann J; Barkhau C; Emden D; Ernsting J; Konowski M; Leenings R; Borgers T; Flinkenflügel K; Grotegerd D; Kraus A; Leehr EJ; Meinert S; Stein F; Teutenberg L; Thomas-Odenthal F; Usemann P; Hermesdorf M; Jamalabadi H; Jansen A; Nenadić I; Straube B; Kircher T; Berger K; Risse B; Dannlowski U; Hahn T (2026) In: Nature Computational Science. Research article (journal) | |
Lundquist UPS; Afridi S; Berthelot C; Ngoc Dat N; Hlebowicz K; Iannino E; Laporte-Devylder L; Maalouf G; May G; Meier K; Molina Catricheo CA; Rolland EGA; Rondeau Saint-Jean C; Shukla V; Burghardt T; Christensen AL; Costelloe BR; Damen M; Flack A; Jensen K; Midtiby HS; Mirmehdi M; Remondino F; Richardson T; Risse B; Tuia D; Wahlberg M; Cawthorne D; Bullock S; Njoroge W; Mutisya S; Watson M; Pastucha E (2026) In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Volume 12 - 2025. Research article (journal) | |
Boeder S; Gigengack F; Roesler S; Caesar H; Risse B (2026) In: Kanade, T.; Ullman, Shimon; Kambhamettu, Chandra; Metaxas, Dimitris N. (eds.), Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). Denver, USA: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press. Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | |
Becker M; Konrad J; Rodriguez LG; Risse B (2026) In: Vondrick, Carl; Hariharan, Bharath; Faust, Aleksandra; Pinto, Lerrel; Yang, Diyi; Raffel, Colin; Xue, Zhenyu (eds.), The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR). OpenReview.net. Research article in digital collection (conference) | |
Pielage, Leon; Hätscher, Ole; Back, Mitja; Marschall, Bernhard; Risse, Benjamin (2026) In: arXiv:arXiv:2602.22157. Research article in digital collection |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/12/2029 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/12/2029 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: Faculty of Medicine of the University of Münster Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| KI als anthropologische Herausforderung: Durchbrüche und Grenzen ak- tueller KI Entwicklungen Risse, Benjamin (25/06/2020) Seminar in Humanities, University of Münster, Münster, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| From the Lab to the Field - Novel Computer Vision and Machine Learning Approaches to Quantify the Behaviour of Animals Across Scales Risse, Benjamin (29/05/2020) NC3 Symposium, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| How deep learning based image analysis and cultural historical heraldry benefit from each other Risse, Benjamin; Hiltmann, Thorsten (04/03/2020) Konference: Digital Humanities Deutschland (DHD2020), University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The Benefits of Interdisciplinary Machine Learning & Computer Vision Research Risse, Benjamin (29/01/2020) Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Machine Learning & Computer Vision in Interdisciplinary Research Risse, Benjamin (02/12/2019) eScience Symposium, University of Münster, Münster, Germany Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Paper of the Month 2024 Awarded by: Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Münster Award given to: Kockwelp, Jacqueline; Thiele, Sebastian; Bartsch, Jannis; Haalck, Lars; Schliemann, Christoph; Risse, Benjamin; Angenendt, Linus Announced at: 15/03/2024 | Date of awarding: 15/03/2024 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Teaching Award 2021 Awarded by: University of Münster Award given to: Holling, Markus; Risse, Benjamin; Schloßbauer, Anna; Kockwelp, Pascal Announced at: 15/01/2022 | Date of awarding: 15/01/2022 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Teaching Award of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science 2020 Awarded by: Student Council for Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Münster Award given to: Risse, Benjamin Announced at: 15/10/2020 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| BMVC Outstanding Reviewer Award 2020 Awarded by: The British Machine Vision Association Award given to: Risse, Benjamin Date of awarding: 15/09/2020 Type of distinction: Best reviewer award (conference or journal) | |
| Award of Applied Computer Science Awarded by: IHK Nord Westfalen Award given to: Risse, Benjamin Date of awarding: 15/11/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| [Working title] Artificial Neural Networks for 3D Reconstruction in Natural Habitats and Wildlife Tracking Candidate: Konrad, Jonas | Supervisors: Risse, Benjamin Period of time: 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2028 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |