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Thomas Hobiger

Prof. Dr. techn.

Director
Institute of Navigation

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Breitscheidstrasse 2
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Room: 3.089

  1. Strandberg, J., Hobiger, T., & Haas, R. (2019). Real-time sea-level monitoring using Kalman filtering of GNSS-R data. GPS Solutions, 23(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-019-0851-1
  2. Gutsche, K., Hobiger, T., Winkler, S., & Stucke, B. (2022). PODCAST: Precise Orbit Determination Software for LEO Satellites. Proceedings of the 35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022), 3707–3719.
  3. He, S., Hobiger, T., & Becker, D. (2024). Improving PPP positioning and troposphere estimates using an azimuth-dependent weighting scheme. GPS Solutions, 28(212), Article 212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-024-01754-z
  4. Stucke, M. B., Hobiger, T., Möller, G., Gutsche, K., & Winkler, S. (2023). Multi-Receiver Precise Baseline Determination: Coupled Baseline an Attitude Estimation with a Low-Cost Off-The-Shelf GNSS Receiver: Vol. Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023) (Pp. 3082–3095; Issue pp. 3082-3095). https://doi.org/10.33012/2023.19469
  5. Peitschat, P., Stucke, M. B., Hobiger, T., Gutsche, K., & Winkler, S. (2024). Improving precise orbit determination of swarm satellites by fusing precise baseline information. European Navigation Conference 2024, ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
  6. Hadas, T., & Hobiger, T. (2020). Benefits of Using Galileo for Real-Time GNSS Meteorology. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2020.3007138
  7. He, S., Hobiger, T., & Becker, D. (2024). The B-spline mapping function (BMF) : representing anisotropic troposphere delays by a single self-consistent functional model. Journal of Geodesy, 98(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-024-01864-z
  8. Wang, R., Hobiger, T., Marut, G., & Hadas, T. (2023). Improving GNSS meteorology by fusing measurements of multi-receiver sites on the observation level. Abstracts & Presentations : EGU General Assembly 2023, EGU23-3364. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3364
  9. Stucke, M. B., Hobiger, T., Möller, G., Gutsche, K., & Winkler, S. (2023). Exploitation of a Low-Cost Off-The-Shelf GNSS Receiver for Coupled Baseline and Attitude Estimation.
  10. Maier, M., Hobiger, T., Topp, T., & Thomas, M. (2023). Resilient navigation through a novel fusion approach for multiple inertial measurement units. European Navigation Conference (ENC2023), ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
  11. Maier, M., Hobiger, T., & Topp, T. (2024, October). Robust navigation during GNSS outages by fusing multiple inertial measurement units with B-splines. Positioning and Navigation for Intelligent Transport Systems (POSNAV 2024).
  12. Lambertus, T., & Hobiger, T. (2019). Ein GPU basierter Partikelfilter für GNSS Codephasen-Positionierung in Echtzeit. InterGEO 2019, Frontiers of Geodetic Science, Stuttgart.
  13. He, S., Becker, D., & Hobiger, T. (2022). The impact of GNSS multipath errors on ZTD estimates based on PPP. 2nd Symposium of IAG Commission 4 “Positioning and Applications.” 2nd Symposium of IAG Commission 4 “Positioning and Applications,” Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7326315
  14. Hadas, T., Hobiger, T., & Hordyniec, P. (2020). Considering different recent advancements in GNSS on real-time zenith troposphere estimates (vol 24, 99, 2020). GPS Solutions, 24(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01030-w
  15. Klopotek, G., Hobiger, T., Haas, R., & Otsubo, T. (2020). Geodetic VLBI for precise orbit determination of Earth satellites : a simulation study. Journal of Geodesy, 94(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01381-9
  16. Topp, T., & Hobiger, T. (2022). Flow-Based Programming for Real-Time Multi-Sensor Data Fusion. Proceedings of the 35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022), 2492–2502.
  17. Klopotek, G., Hobiger, T., Haas, R., Jaron, F., La Porta, L., Nothnagel, A., Zhang, Z., Han, S., Neidhardt, A., & Plötz, C. (2019). Position determination of the Chang’e 3 lander with geodetic VLBI. Earth, Planets and Space, 71(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-019-1001-2
  18. Sonnleitner, C., & Hobiger, T. (2023). Airspace Surveillance with Unsynchronized low-cost ADS-B Receivers using Time Difference of Arrival Observations. ENC2023, ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands.
  19. Maier, M., Hobiger, T., & Topp, T. (2024, May). Improving navigation resilience by using B-splines in the sensor fusion of multiple inertial measurement units. European Navigation Conference.
  20. Wang, R., Marut, G., Hadas, T., & Hobiger, T. (2024). Improving GNSS Meteorology by Fusing Measurements of Several Colocated Receivers on the Observation Level. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, 7841–7851. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3381792
  21. Gutsche, K., Hobiger, T., & Winkler, S. (2023). Addressing Inaccurate Phase Center Offsets in Precise Orbit Determination for Agile Satellite Missions. Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023), 3205–3216. https://doi.org/10.33012/2023.19258
  22. Purnell, D., Gomez, N., Chan, N. H., Strandberg, J., Holland, D. M., & Hobiger, T. (2020). Quantifying the Uncertainty in Ground-Based GNSS-Reflectometry Sea Level Measurements. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 13, 4419–4428. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3010413
  23. Geremia-Nievinski, F., Hobiger, T., Haas, R., Liu, W., Strandberg, J., Tabibi, S., Vey, S., Wickert, J., & Williams, S. (2020). SNR-based GNSS reflectometry for coastal sea-level altimetry : results from the first IAG inter-comparison campaign. Journal of Geodesy, 94(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01387-3
  24. Hadas, T., Hobiger, T., & Hordyniec, P. (2020). Considering different recent advancements in GNSS on real-time zenith troposphere estimates. GPS Solutions, 24(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01014-w
  25. Sonnleitner, C., & Hobiger, T. (2024). Resilient ADS-B based airspace surveillance by means of TDOA. ENC2024, ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands.
  26. Lambertus, T., & Hobiger, T. (2019). Single point positioning by means of particle filtering on the GPU. 2019 European Navigation Conference (ENC). European Navigation Conference 2019 (ENC), Warsaw, Poland. https://doi.org/10.1109/EURONAV.2019.8714148
  27. Klopotek, G., Hobiger, T., Haas, R., Jaron, F., La Porta, L., Nothnagel, A., Zhang, Z., Han, S., Neidhardt, A., & Plötz, C. (2019). Position determination of the Chang’e 3 lander with geodetic VLBI. Earth, Planets and Space, 71(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-019-1001-2
  28. Wang, R., & Hobiger, T. (2019). PyGACT : a Python toolkit for determination of relative GNSS antenna phase center variations. 25. Internationale Leitmesse Für Geodäsie, Geoinformation Und Landmanagement (INTERGEO 2019). 25. Internationale Leitmesse für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement (INTERGEO 2019), Stuttgart. https://www.kongress.intergeo.de/de/Kongressprogramm.html?detail=1139857
  29. Wang, R., Becker, D., & Hobiger, T. (2023). Stochastic modeling with robust Kalman filter for real-time kinematic GPS single-frequency positioning. GPS Solutions, 27, 153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-023-01479-5
  30. Topp, T., & Hobiger, T. (2024). (Multi-constellation) GNSS/INS data fusion through flow-based programming utilizing the open-source PNT framework INSTINCT.
  31. Stucke, M. B., Peitschat, P., Gutsche, K., Hobiger, T., & Winkler, S. (2024). Compensation of dynamic mismodeling by fusing satellite swarm PODs.
  32. Stucke, M. B., Peitschat, P., Gutsche, K., Hobiger, T., & Winkler, S. (2024). Addressing Stochastic Consistency for Fusing Absolute and Relative Orbit Determination for Satellite Swarms: Vol. Proceedings of the 37th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2024).

Name:Prof. Dr. techn. Thomas Hobiger

Address: Institute of Navigation
University of Stuttgart
Breitscheidstraße 2
70174 Stuttgart, Germany
   
Biographic data
 
Born: May 9th, 1978 in St. Poelten, Austria
Citizenship: Austria
Marital status: married
Languages: German (mother tongue)
English (full proficiency)
Japanese (full proficiency)
Swedish (full proficiency)
   
Academic degrees
 
Mar. 2017 “Diploma of Higher Education”, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Nov. 2005 PhD in Geodesy and Geophysics, Vienna Univ. of Technology , Austria
May 2002 MSc. in Geodesy and Geophysics, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria
   
Employments
Aug. 2018 – now Professor (tenured) and head of the institute,
Institute of Navigation, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Aug. 2014 – Jul. 2018 Associate Professor (tenured),
Department of Earth and Space Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Oct. 2012
– Jul. 2014
Senior Researcher (tenured),
Space-Time Standards Group, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Apr. 2010
– Sep. 2012
Researcher (tenured),
Space-Time Standards Group, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Oct. 2008
– Mar. 2010
Expert Researcher
Space-Time Standards Group, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Oct. 2006
– Sep. 2008
JSPS fellow – PostDoc
Space-Time Standards Group, Kashima Space Research Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Apr. 2005
– Sep. 2006
Research Assistant
Research Group Advanced Geodesy, Inst. of Geodesy and Geophysics, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria
Jul. 2004
– Mar. 2005
JSPS short term fellow
Radio Astronomy Applications Group,Kashima Space Research Center,National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Feb. 2003
– Jun. 2004
Research Assistant – doctoral course student
Research Group Advanced Geodesy,Inst. of Geodesy and Geophysics, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria
   
   
Awards
   
April 2016 NVIDIA Global Impact Award 2016 finalist
April 2012 NICT award for excellent research
July 2011 Fellow of the International Association of Geodesy
May 2011 Tsuboi Award, The Geodetic Society of Japan (pictures from the award ceremony and the lecture can be found here)
April 2011 European Geoscience Union (EGU) Division Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2011 (pictures here)
May 2010 EPS award 2009 (pictures of the award ceremony can be found here)
Oct. 2002 Final degree award, Faculty of Natural Science, Vienna Univ. of Technology
   
   
Fellowships
Oct. 2006
– Sept.2008
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers(Standard), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Jul. 2004
– Mar.2005
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers(Short-term), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
   
   
Editorial Activities
2017 – Editor, “Earth, Planets and Space”
2015 – Editor, Journal of Geodesy
2013 – 2014 Guest editor for the peer-reviewed proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly 2013
2013 – 2014 Guest editor for the peer-reviewed proceedings of the VIII Hotine Marussi Symposium 2013
   
   
Commissions of trust
2017 – 2018 Member of the Advisory Group for Research Infrastructures, Swedish Science Council
2017 – 2018 Member of the e-Infrastructure committee, Swedish Science Council
2017 – 2018 Member of the directing board of the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS)
2016 – Member of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) consortium
2016 – 2018 Member of the IVS working group 7 “Observation of satellites using VLBI”
2015 – Vice-chair of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) working 4.3.9 “GNSS Reflectometry”
2015 – Member of International Astronomical Union (IAU) commission A2 “Rotation of the Earth”
2014 – 2018 Faculty member, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
2014 – 2018 Member of the IVS committee on VLBI Education and Training
2013 – Member of the International GNSS Service (IGS) Troposphere Products and Working Group
2013 – 2015 Member of IAU commission 31 “Time”
2011 – 2015 Chair of the IAG ICCT study group 0.4 “Coordinate systems of numerical weather models”
2011 – 2014 Member of working group “High precision orbit determination with multi GNSS systems“, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2009 – 2011 Officer of the Geodetic Society of Japan
2008 – Member of the IVS committee “VLBI2010”
2007 – Member of the IVS working group 4 on VLBI data structures
2007 – 2011 Chair of the IAG working group 4.3.3, “Numerical weather models for positioning”
2003 – 2007 Member of the IAG working group on ionosphere modelling
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