People - KlaesLab<\/title>\r\n <style>\r\n * {\r\n margin: 0;\r\n padding: 0;\r\n box-sizing: border-box;\r\n }\r\n\r\n body {\r\n font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\r\n line-height: 1.6;\r\n color: #333;\r\n background-color: #f8f9fa;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .container {\r\n max-width: 1200px;\r\n margin: 0 auto;\r\n padding: 2rem;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .section-header {\r\n text-align: left;\r\n margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\r\n margin-top: 3rem;\r\n padding-bottom: 0.5rem;\r\n border-bottom: 2px solid #e9ecef;\r\n display: flex;\r\n justify-content: space-between;\r\n align-items: baseline;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .section-header:first-child {\r\n margin-top: 0;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .section-header h2 {\r\n font-size: 1.75rem;\r\n color: #2c3e50;\r\n margin: 0;\r\n position: relative;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .section-header p {\r\n color: #6c757d;\r\n margin: 0;\r\n font-size: 0.95rem;\r\n }\r\n\r\n \/* CATlab section header \u2014 visually distinct but harmonious 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background: #f8f9fa;\r\n border-radius: 8px;\r\n transition: all 0.2s ease;\r\n border: 1px solid #e9ecef;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .alumni-card:hover {\r\n background-color: #fff;\r\n border-color: #667eea;\r\n transform: translateY(-2px);\r\n box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\r\n }\r\n\r\n .alumni-name {\r\n font-size: 1rem;\r\n margin-bottom: 0.2rem;\r\n }\r\n\r\n @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n .container { padding: 1rem; }\r\n .section-header {\r\n flex-direction: column;\r\n align-items: flex-start;\r\n gap: 0.5rem;\r\n margin-top: 2rem;\r\n }\r\n .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\r\n .team-card {\r\n flex-direction: column;\r\n height: auto;\r\n }\r\n .team-card-image {\r\n width: 100%;\r\n height: 250px;\r\n min-height: 0;\r\n }\r\n .team-card-image img { position: relative; }\r\n .team-card.catlab-card {\r\n border-left: none;\r\n border-top: 4px solid #3a7ca5;\r\n }\r\n }\r\n <\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Studienleiter<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5215288499190306788.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Professor for Neurotechnology<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Professor Dr. Christian Klaes is a neuroscientist at the Ruhr-University in Bochum. His research focuses on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine. He has extensive experience in neurophysiology, working with non-human primates and tetraplegic human patients. In 2021, he became Professor for Neurotechnology at RUB. He also leads the Incubator <a href=\"https:\/\/healthplus.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Health+<\/a> des <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfactory.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">WorldFactory Start-up Centers<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:christian.klaes@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n christian.klaes@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/images.credential.net\/embed\/d654eyti_1763984269269.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"View Credential\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TOP-120x120.png\" alt=\"Top Voice\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle;\">\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Office Management<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5215288499190306786.jpg\" alt=\"Silvia Wolko\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Silvia Wolko<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Office Management<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Silvia is a trained publishing clerk and supports the KlaesLab and Incubator Health+ at RUB. She has set up two projects that guide schoolchildren and students in text entry and text correction and support companies in presentation layout design. Silvia enriches the team with her organizational activities, creative contributions, and strength in promoting key networking.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Doktoranden<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/picture-310x310.jpg\" alt=\"Namit Mishra\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Namit Mishra<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Namit has a Master's degree in Computational Mechanics from the University of Duisburg-Essen with specialization in mathematical modelling. He joined Klaeslab as a PhD student, associating with the Terahertz.nrw research network focused on using deep learning to uncover neuronal activity through terahertz waves. His interests are neurodegenerative diseases, bio-signals, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and virtual reality tests.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:namitmishra50@gmail.com\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n namitmishra50@gmail.com\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bewerbungsfoto_Lia-2-1-scaled-310x345.jpg\" alt=\"Lia Wagner\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Lia Wagner<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Lia completed her Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and was already working in the KlaesLab during her Master's thesis. She conducted an exploratory analysis of EEG and eye-tracking data to investigate neural correlates of non-visual saccades. She is currently working on the collection and analysis of dense fMRI datasets using AI methods to develop individualized neurofunctional models.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:lia.wagner@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n lia.wagner@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seb_no_guillotine_accident-310x310.jpeg\" alt=\"Sebastian Wiedenski\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Sebastian Wiedenski<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Sebastian obtained his master's degree on hierarchical decoders and movement prediction based on novel features of biophysical signalling in humans. Interested in both technology and neurobiology, he joined KlaesLab to pursue his interests in the functionality and improvement of the human brain through neurotechnological research. He is also involved in planning and execution of the VR Summit, especially the Hackathon organization.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:Sebastian.Wiedenski@ruhr-uni-bochum.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n Sebastian.Wiedenski@ruhr-uni-bochum.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Wissenschaftliche Hilfskr\u00e4fte<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VR-Summit-2024-565-x-565-px-310x310.png\" alt=\"Rasti Salam\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Rasti Salam<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Research Assistant & PR Communications<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Rasti is currently doing his Master's degree in Physics at Ruhr University Bochum, specializing in Nuclear and Particle Physics. At Klaeslab, Rasti works as a PR & Communications representative for the VR Summit project, an initiative by RUB that focuses on advancing virtual reality technologies and their applications.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header catlab-header\">\r\n <h2>Research Group 'CATlab' <span class=\"catlab-badge\">\u2197 Cognition, Action and Touch Lab<\/span><\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <p class=\"catlab-description\">An independent research group within KlaesLab.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Artur-Pilacinski.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Artur Pilacinski\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" title=\"CATlab website coming soon\">Dr. Artur Pilacinski<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Research Group Leader \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=IsE66sgAAAAJ&hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a> received his PhD from University of Tuebingen. At Klaeslab he works on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2023.05.18.541297v1\" target=\"_blank\">number processing in single neurons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-023-42683-0\" target=\"_blank\">phantom touch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.rub.de\/english\/press-releases\/neuroscience-people-are-more-agile-they-think\" target=\"_blank\">intuitive biomechanics<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/neurorobotics\/articles\/10.3389\/fnbot.2024.1383089\/full\" target=\"_blank\">collaborative robotics<\/a>. He runs the <a href=\"http:\/\/vrsummit.rub.de\" target=\"_blank\">VRS conference<\/a> and occasionally <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/fatresearchcat.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">posts on Bluesky<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:artur.pilacinski@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n artur.pilacinski@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-2212478698-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inga Scheidemann\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Inga Scheidemann<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Inga completed her Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at FH Dortmund and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Translational Neuroscience at Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf. She joined KlaesLab for a preparatory internship leading into her master's thesis. Her research focuses on collaborative robotics with the goal of improving human-robot interaction, utilizing technologies such as EEG.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/person-gray-photo-placeholder-man-600nw-1303702996.jpg\" alt=\"Tunahan Kanik\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Tunahan Kanik<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\" style=\"color: #aaa; font-style: italic;\">Psychology MSc Student<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6928.jpeg\" alt=\"Merve \u00c7elik\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Merve \u00c7elik<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Merve completed her Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul University and is currently a Master's student in Applied Neurosciences in Sports and Exercise at Paderborn University. She completed her internship at KlaesLab and continues her work as part of her Master's thesis. Her current research focuses on submovement decomposition and analysis using the data collected within the WAVES project. She has a strong research interest in neurorehabilitation, neurotechnology, and the application of computational methods to the analysis of human movement.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Alumni<\/h2>\r\n <p>Former members who have contributed to our research<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-section\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Dr. Aline Xavier Fid\u00eancio<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Marita Metzler<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former PhD Student \u2022 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-muhammad-saif-ur-rehman-418b1133\/\" target=\"_blank\">Muhammad Saif-ur-Rehman<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susanne-dyck-720802231\/\" target=\"_blank\">Susanne Dyck<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former PhD Student \u2022 Magdeburg<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omair-ali-578039116\/\" target=\"_blank\">Omair Ali<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/tobias-wienand-071576237\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Wienand<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandra-sandh%C3%B6fer-9849001b5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Sandh\u00f6fer<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Robin-Lienkaemper\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Lienk\u00e4mper<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Pittsburgh, USA<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pooja-verma-a5b1a973\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pooja Verma<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">California, USA<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Jannis Steinert<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former Master's Student \u2022 Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_wp_text wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 85vh; min-height: 600px; border: none;\" title=\"KlaesLab Researchers Map\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/main.html\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\" style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People – KlaesLab Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes Professor for Neurotechnology Professor Dr. Christian Klaes is a neuroscientist at the Ruhr-University in Bochum. 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{\r\n padding: 1rem;\r\n background: #f8f9fa;\r\n border-radius: 8px;\r\n transition: all 0.2s ease;\r\n border: 1px solid #e9ecef;\r\n }\r\n\r\n .alumni-card:hover {\r\n background-color: #fff;\r\n border-color: #667eea;\r\n transform: translateY(-2px);\r\n box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\r\n }\r\n\r\n .alumni-name {\r\n font-size: 1rem;\r\n margin-bottom: 0.2rem;\r\n }\r\n\r\n @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n .container { padding: 1rem; }\r\n .section-header {\r\n flex-direction: column;\r\n align-items: flex-start;\r\n gap: 0.5rem;\r\n margin-top: 2rem;\r\n }\r\n .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\r\n .team-card {\r\n flex-direction: column;\r\n height: auto;\r\n }\r\n .team-card-image {\r\n width: 100%;\r\n height: 250px;\r\n min-height: 0;\r\n }\r\n .team-card-image img { position: relative; }\r\n .team-card.catlab-card {\r\n border-left: none;\r\n border-top: 4px solid #3a7ca5;\r\n }\r\n }\r\n <\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Studienleiter<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5215288499190306788.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Professor for Neurotechnology<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Professor Dr. Christian Klaes is a neuroscientist at the Ruhr-University in Bochum. His research focuses on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine. He has extensive experience in neurophysiology, working with non-human primates and tetraplegic human patients. In 2021, he became Professor for Neurotechnology at RUB. He also leads the Incubator <a href=\"https:\/\/healthplus.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Health+<\/a> des <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfactory.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">WorldFactory Start-up Centers<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:christian.klaes@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n christian.klaes@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/images.credential.net\/embed\/d654eyti_1763984269269.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"View Credential\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/TOP-120x120.png\" alt=\"Top Voice\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle;\">\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Office Management<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5215288499190306786.jpg\" alt=\"Silvia Wolko\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Silvia Wolko<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Office Management<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Silvia is a trained publishing clerk and supports the KlaesLab and Incubator Health+ at RUB. She has set up two projects that guide schoolchildren and students in text entry and text correction and support companies in presentation layout design. Silvia enriches the team with her organizational activities, creative contributions, and strength in promoting key networking.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Doktoranden<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/picture-310x310.jpg\" alt=\"Namit Mishra\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Namit Mishra<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Namit has a Master's degree in Computational Mechanics from the University of Duisburg-Essen with specialization in mathematical modelling. He joined Klaeslab as a PhD student, associating with the Terahertz.nrw research network focused on using deep learning to uncover neuronal activity through terahertz waves. His interests are neurodegenerative diseases, bio-signals, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and virtual reality tests.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:namitmishra50@gmail.com\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n namitmishra50@gmail.com\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bewerbungsfoto_Lia-2-1-scaled-310x345.jpg\" alt=\"Lia Wagner\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Lia Wagner<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Lia completed her Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and was already working in the KlaesLab during her Master's thesis. She conducted an exploratory analysis of EEG and eye-tracking data to investigate neural correlates of non-visual saccades. She is currently working on the collection and analysis of dense fMRI datasets using AI methods to develop individualized neurofunctional models.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:lia.wagner@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n lia.wagner@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seb_no_guillotine_accident-310x310.jpeg\" alt=\"Sebastian Wiedenski\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Sebastian Wiedenski<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">PhD Student<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Sebastian obtained his master's degree on hierarchical decoders and movement prediction based on novel features of biophysical signalling in humans. Interested in both technology and neurobiology, he joined KlaesLab to pursue his interests in the functionality and improvement of the human brain through neurotechnological research. He is also involved in planning and execution of the VR Summit, especially the Hackathon organization.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:Sebastian.Wiedenski@ruhr-uni-bochum.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n Sebastian.Wiedenski@ruhr-uni-bochum.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Wissenschaftliche Hilfskr\u00e4fte<\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VR-Summit-2024-565-x-565-px-310x310.png\" alt=\"Rasti Salam\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Rasti Salam<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Research Assistant & PR Communications<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Rasti is currently doing his Master's degree in Physics at Ruhr University Bochum, specializing in Nuclear and Particle Physics. At Klaeslab, Rasti works as a PR & Communications representative for the VR Summit project, an initiative by RUB that focuses on advancing virtual reality technologies and their applications.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header catlab-header\">\r\n <h2>Research Group 'CATlab' <span class=\"catlab-badge\">\u2197 Cognition, Action and Touch Lab<\/span><\/h2>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <p class=\"catlab-description\">An independent research group within KlaesLab.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"team-grid\">\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Artur-Pilacinski.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Artur Pilacinski\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" title=\"CATlab website coming soon\">Dr. Artur Pilacinski<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Research Group Leader \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=IsE66sgAAAAJ&hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a> received his PhD from University of Tuebingen. At Klaeslab he works on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2023.05.18.541297v1\" target=\"_blank\">number processing in single neurons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-023-42683-0\" target=\"_blank\">phantom touch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.rub.de\/english\/press-releases\/neuroscience-people-are-more-agile-they-think\" target=\"_blank\">intuitive biomechanics<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/neurorobotics\/articles\/10.3389\/fnbot.2024.1383089\/full\" target=\"_blank\">collaborative robotics<\/a>. He runs the <a href=\"http:\/\/vrsummit.rub.de\" target=\"_blank\">VRS conference<\/a> and occasionally <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/fatresearchcat.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">posts on Bluesky<\/a>.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-contact\">\r\n <a href=\"mailto:artur.pilacinski@rub.de\" class=\"contact-link\">\r\n <svg fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M2.003 5.884L10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0016 4H4a2 2 0 00-1.997 1.884z\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 8.118l-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V8.118z\"><\/path><\/svg>\r\n artur.pilacinski@rub.de\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-2212478698-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inga Scheidemann\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Inga Scheidemann<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Inga completed her Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at FH Dortmund and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Translational Neuroscience at Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf. She joined KlaesLab for a preparatory internship leading into her master's thesis. Her research focuses on collaborative robotics with the goal of improving human-robot interaction, utilizing technologies such as EEG.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/person-gray-photo-placeholder-man-600nw-1303702996.jpg\" alt=\"Tunahan Kanik\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Tunahan Kanik<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\" style=\"color: #aaa; font-style: italic;\">Psychology MSc Student<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"team-card catlab-card\">\r\n <div class=\"team-card-image\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/klaeslab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6928.jpeg\" alt=\"Merve \u00c7elik\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/placehold.co\/600x400\/png?text=Photo+Unavailable'\">\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-content\">\r\n <h3 class=\"team-card-name\">Merve \u00c7elik<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"team-card-position\">Master's Student \u00b7 CATlab<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"team-card-bio\">\r\n Merve completed her Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul University and is currently a Master's student in Applied Neurosciences in Sports and Exercise at Paderborn University. She completed her internship at KlaesLab and continues her work as part of her Master's thesis. Her current research focuses on submovement decomposition and analysis using the data collected within the WAVES project. She has a strong research interest in neurorehabilitation, neurotechnology, and the application of computational methods to the analysis of human movement.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n <h2>Alumni<\/h2>\r\n <p>Former members who have contributed to our research<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-section\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Dr. Aline Xavier Fid\u00eancio<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Marita Metzler<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former PhD Student \u2022 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-muhammad-saif-ur-rehman-418b1133\/\" target=\"_blank\">Muhammad Saif-ur-Rehman<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susanne-dyck-720802231\/\" target=\"_blank\">Susanne Dyck<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former PhD Student \u2022 Magdeburg<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omair-ali-578039116\/\" target=\"_blank\">Omair Ali<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/tobias-wienand-071576237\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Wienand<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandra-sandh%C3%B6fer-9849001b5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Sandh\u00f6fer<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">D\u00fcsseldorf<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Robin-Lienkaemper\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Lienk\u00e4mper<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Pittsburgh, USA<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pooja-verma-a5b1a973\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pooja Verma<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">California, USA<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-card\">\r\n <div class=\"alumni-name\">Jannis Steinert<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"alumni-position\">Former Master's Student \u2022 Bochum<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_wp_text wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 85vh; min-height: 600px; border: none;\" title=\"KlaesLab Researchers Map\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/main.html\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\" style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People – KlaesLab Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Christian Klaes Professor for Neurotechnology Professor Dr. Christian Klaes is a neuroscientist at the Ruhr-University in Bochum. 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