CV

curriculum vitae.

Contact Information

Name Amine Othmane
Professional Title Dr.-Ing. · Research Associate
Email amine.othmane@uni-saarland.de

Professional Summary

Researcher in systems theory and control engineering, working on numerical differentiation, state and parameter estimation, fault diagnosis, and the combination of physics-based and data-driven methods for modeling, simulation, and control.

Experience

  • 2023 - present

    Saarbrücken, Germany

    Research Associate (Postdoc)
    Saarland University
    Systems Modeling and Simulation group of Prof. Kathrin Flaßkamp.
    • Areas of expertise: machine learning, optimization, inverse problems, numerical methods, model-free and nonlinear control and optimal control, embedded control on STM32 microcontrollers, development of real-time implementations for mechatronic systems.
    • Coordination of a research project with two academic and two industrial partners.
    • Participation in teaching as a lecturer and in the supervision of students.
    • Writing of proposals for research projects, scientific workshops, and minisymposia.
  • 2026 - 2026

    Paris, France

    Visiting Researcher
    MINES ParisTech
    Systems and Control Centre (collaboration with Delphine Bresch-Pietri), February-March 2026.
  • 2018 - 2022

    Saarbrücken, Germany

    Research Associate (Doctoral Researcher)
    Saarland University
    Chair of Systems Theory and Control Engineering (Prof. Joachim Rudolph); doctoral student at the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes, Université Paris-Saclay (cotutelle).
    • Areas of expertise: inverse problems, fault diagnosis, model-free control, signal processing, nonlinear control and observer design, development of real-time-capable algorithms and implementations for mechatronic systems.
    • Participation in teaching and in the supervision of students up to and including the master’s thesis.
    • Representation of the chair through experimental demonstrations (Technology Day, Open House).
  • 2017 - 2017

    Intern
    Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence
    Internship from January to June 2017, followed by the master’s thesis completed at the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence.
  • 2016 - 2017

    Trondheim, Norway

    Algorithm Developer
    Ascend NTNU
    Member of the robotics team Ascend at NTNU; participation in the International Aerial Robotics Competition at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, in July 2017.
  • 2013 - 2016

    Student Assistant
    Saarland University & University of Stuttgart

Education

  • 2018 - 2022

    Germany & France

    Binational doctorate (Doctor of Engineering & Docteur en Automatique)
    Saarland University & Université Paris-Saclay
    Systems Theory and Control Engineering
  • 2015 - 2018

    Stuttgart, Germany

    M.Sc.
    University of Stuttgart
    Engineering Cybernetics
  • 2012 - 2015

    Saarbrücken, Germany

    B.Sc.
    Saarland University
    Mechatronics

Honors and Awards

  • 2025
    'Technologies of the Future' Grant 2025
    French Embassy in Germany

    For a research stay at the Systems and Control Centre, MINES ParisTech, France.

  • 2024
    Best Paper Award 2024 in the category "Tools"
    at - Automatisierungstechnik

    For the paper on the open-source toolbox AlgDiff.

  • 2023
    GAMM [Junior](https://www.gamm-juniors.de/) 2024-2026
    International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics ([GAMM](https://www.gamm.org/))

    Awarded for outstanding achievements in the dissertation.

  • 2023
    Best Presentation Award
    57th Control Engineering Colloquium (Regelungstechnisches Kolloquium), Boppard

    Prize money sponsored by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG.

  • 2018
    Action Doctorale Internationale Scholarship 2018
    Université Paris-Saclay

    Doctoral scholarship, 2018-2020.

  • 2012
    Germany Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium)

    2012-2017.

  • 2016
    Erasmus Scholarship

    For the study abroad at NTNU, 2016.

  • 2015
    PROMOS Scholarship
    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

    For the study abroad at the University of Alberta, 2015.

Cooperation Partners

Academic:
  • J. Hutter and M. C. Bustos Vivas (Institut für Informationsverarbeitung, Leibniz Universität Hannover): biomedical inverse problems, in particular real-time detection and prediction of uterine contractions, including the removal of heart artifacts from electrohysterography measurements using algebraic differentiators.
  • F. Meiners and J. Adamy (TU Darmstadt): cascaded PDE-ODE observers for LTI systems in which numerical differentiators act as fictitious sensors with distributed delay.
  • J. Rudolph and P. Scherer (Chair of Systems Theory and Control Engineering, Saarland University): algebraic differentiators and model-free control of electro-hydraulic and electromagnetically actuated systems, with experimental validation on test beds.
  • H. Mounier (Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes, Université Paris-Saclay): theory of algebraic differentiators, comprising the parametrization for disturbance annihilation, the analysis of the parameter estimation error, and observers for cardiorespiratory models.
  • K. Flaßkamp and M. K. Hoffmann (Systems Modeling and Simulation, Saarland University): neural network-enhanced numerical integrators and optimality-informed neural networks for parametric and multiobjective optimal control problems.
  • K. Worthmann and P. Schmitz (TU Ilmenau): data-based image representations for continuous-time LTI systems and data-driven control under constraints.
  • S. Ober-Blöbaum and S. Maslovskaya (Paderborn University), together with C. Offen (University of Birmingham): data-driven inverse optimal control and structure-preserving learning of dynamical systems.
  • P. Maaß and H. Albers (University of Bremen): Fourier neural operator surrogates for wind turbine load simulation, within the collaborative project on wind energy systems.
  • K. Janik and S. Yildiz (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems): data-driven methods for the modeling and control of dynamical systems.
  • D. Bresch-Pietri (Systems and Control Centre, MINES ParisTech): joint work initiated during a research stay in February-March 2026, funded by the ‘Technologies of the Future’ grant of the French Embassy in Germany.
Industry:
  • L. Kiltz and T. Braun (ZF Friedrichshafen AG): tuning and discretization of differentiators for automotive applications, including a joint patent application.
  • P. Thomas, M. Wiens, and N. Requate (Fraunhofer IWES): surrogate modeling and lifetime analysis of wind energy systems within a collaborative research project.

Engagement in the Research Community

Workshops & Colloquia:
  • Co-organizer of the International Workshop on Dynamics and Control in the Age of Data, November 12-13, 2025, Saarland University; co-acquired funding from GAMM.
  • Co-organizer of the GAMM Activity Group Dynamics and Control Workshop, November 13-14, 2025, Saarland University.
  • Co-organizer of the International Colloquium on Systems Theory and Control Engineering, November 1-3, 2023, Saarland University, with funding acquired from the German Research Foundation (DFG); the speakers included Michel Fliess and Frank Allgöwer.
Minisymposia:
  • Co-author and co-organizer of the minisymposium “Structure-preserving methods in simulation, control, and learning of dynamical systems” at the 26th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS 2024), Cambridge, UK.
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Certificates

  • University Didactics Certificate - Saarland University (2024)

Skills

Programming languages: C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Maple
Operating systems: Linux, Windows

Languages

German : Native
Arabic : Native
English : Fluent in speech and writing
French : Fluent in speech and writing