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Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult.
Bernhard HOFMANN-WELLENHOF

Managing Partner and CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
B.Hofmann-Wellenhof
 
 
Academic history
  • 1976: Graduated in Surveying at Graz University of Technology (Dipl.-Ing.)
  • 1976 – 1983: Scientific assistant at the Institute of Mathematical Geodesy of Graz University of Technology
  • 1978: PhD degree with honours in Applied Geodesy
  • 1979 – 1980: Researcher employed by Carl Zeiss Company at the Institute of Photogrammetry of Munich University of Technology
  • 1983: Habilitation on "Representation of the gravitational potential by multipoles"
  • 1983 – 1986: University Docent at the Institute of Physical Geodesy of Graz University of Technology
  • 1986: Nomination to university professor in Surveying at the Institute of Applied Geodesy of Graz University of Technology and Head of the Department of Surveying, 1993 also Head of Institute

 
 
Further achievements
  • Senior Scientist Grant in Geodesy, National Research Council, Washington D.C.
  • 1987: Fulbright Research Award of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars
  • 1988: Corresponding Member of the Austrian Geodetic Commission
  • 1995: Member of the Styrian Parliament (Landtagsabgeordneter)
  • 1998: Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • 1999: Vice president of the Austrian Institute of Navigation
  • 2002: Member of the Jury of the Award for Science and Research
  • 2005: Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) of the Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transport, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2008: Member of the Graz Parliament

 
 
Research and lecturing stays, guest professorships, invitations, review activities
(but no attendance of conferences)
  • 1984: Beijing, China, Academia Sinica; Wuhan, China, Institute for Geodesy; Rockville, USA, National Geodetic Survey
  • 1985: Munich, Germany, University FAF; Zurich, Switzerland, ETH
  • 1986: Zurich, Switzerland, ETH
  • 1987: Rockville, USA, National Geodetic Survey
  • 1989: Rockville, USA, National Geodetic Survey; Madrid and Tenerife, Spain, University Madrid
  • 1990: Budapest, Hungary, University; Wuhan, China, Institute for Geodesy
  • 1992: Budapest, Hungary, Technical University
  • 1993: Beijing, China, National Bureau
  • 1994: Calgary, Canada, Dept. of Geomatics Engineering
  • 1995: Temesvar, Romania, Technical University
  • 1996: Rockville, Maryland, USA, GPS Services Inc.
  • 1997: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, University; Helsinki, Finland, University of Technology
  • 1998: Budapest, Hungary, Technical University; Helsinki, Finland, University of Technology
  • 1999: Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Expert Evaluation and Technical Audits
  • 2000: Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Expert Evaluation
  • 2001: Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Expert Evaluation; Munich, Germany, Research for Book Publication
  • 2002: Munich, Germany, Research for Book Publication; Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Expert Evaluation
  • 2004: Rome, Italy, EU Framework Project Review; Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Project Review
  • 2005: Sofia, Bulgaria, Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transport
  • 2006: Germany, DLR Review; Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Project Review; Sofia, Bulgaria, Todor Kableshkov Higher School of Transport
  • 2007: Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Project Review; Siegen, Germany, ZESS Review
  • 2008: Brussels, Belgium, EU Framework Project Review; Köln, Germany, Helmholtz Review

 
 
Publications (books only)

Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Lichtenegger H, Wasle E (2008): GPS, Galileo, GNSS. Springer, Wien New York. (In Japanese 2008, in Chinese 2008).

Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Moritz H (2005): Physical Geodesy. Springer, Wien New York. (2nd edition 2006, in Russian 2007).

Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Legat K, Wieser M (2003): Navigation - principles of positioning and guidance. Springer, Wien New York.

Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Kienast G, Lichtenegger H (1994): GPS für Praktiker (GPS for practitioners). Springer, Wien New York.

Moritz H, Hofmann-Wellenhof B (1993): Geometry, relativity, geodesy. Wichmann, Karlsruhe.

Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Lichtenegger H, Collins J (1992 – 2005): GPS – theory and practice. Springer, Wien New York. (2nd edition 1993, 3rd edition 1994, 4th edition 1997, 5th edition 2001, in Ukrainian 1997, in Bulgarian 2004, in Japanese 2005).

Bilajbegovic A, Hofmann-Wellenhof B, Lichtenegger H (1991): Osnovni geodetski radovi – suvremene metode – GPS (Geodetic fundamentals – modern methods – GPS).

 
 
Other publications
About 150 scientific publications and numerous non-scientific articles as free coworker of local newspapers.