This page basically serves as a reference board to my research activities. Please choose from the right subpage menu or the list below.

Professional Activities

• Post-doc at the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) Bremen

Education

• Platform-Independent Development of Robot Communication Software (Dr.-Ing.)
  
• Group Authentication and Encryption in Distributed Environments (Dipl.-Inf., equiv. MCS)
  

Autonomous Robots and Robotic Soccer

• The Spica Development Framework (since 2006)
• Carpe Noctem Robotic Soccer (team leader, 2005–2008)
• The Ulm Sparrows (team member, 2001–2004)

Publications

Articles

• [2008,inproceedings] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, R. Reichle, and K. Geihs, "The Spica Development Framework — Model-Driven Software Development for Autonomous Mobile Robots," in IAS-10, 2008, pp. 211-220.
  @inproceedings{phbaer2008-spica, title = {{The Spica Development Framework -- Model-Driven Software Development for Autonomous Mobile Robots}},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer and Roland Reichle and Kurt Geihs},
  booktitle = {IAS-10},
  crossref = {burgard08ias},
  editor = {Wolfram Burgard and Rüdiger Dillmann and Christian Plagemann and Nikolaus Vahrenkamp},
  organization = {IAS Society},
  pages = {211--220},
  publisher = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems},
  year = 2008, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2085e69455f7b5c3c9d6903554327e8b7/phbaer},
  keywords = {carpe development geminga noctem phbaer-diss phbaer-pub robocup robot software spica year:2008},
  }
• [2008,article] bibtex
  K. Geihs, P. A. Baer, R. Reichle, and J. Wollenhaupt, "Ontology-based Automatic Model Transformations," Sixth IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM 2008), 2008.
  @article{Geihs2008, title = {{Ontology-based Automatic Model Transformations}},
  author = {Kurt Geihs and Philipp A. Baer and Roland Reichle and Jens Wollenhaupt},
  journal = {Sixth IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM 2008)},
  year = 2008, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c1e3a926ca23b3c48bad93599fa8f394/phbaer},
  keywords = {imported ontology phbaer-diss phbaer-pub year:2008},
  timestamp = {2008-08-23},
  owner = {phbaer}
}
• [2008,article] bibtex
  P. A. Baer and K. Geihs, "Robot Control Architectures — Another Tower of Babel?," Microsoft Technical Summit, Microsoft Academic Days 2008, 2008.
  @article{phbaer2008-msad, title = {{Robot Control Architectures -- Another Tower of Babel?}},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer and Kurt Geihs},
  journal = {Microsoft Technical Summit, Microsoft Academic Days 2008},
  year = 2008, month = {November},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fd3c66c745718a31a1127a057fd2d2ba/phbaer},
  keywords = {imported phbaer-diss phbaer-pub year:2008},
  }
• [2008,inproceedings] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, T. Weise, and K. Geihs, "Geminga: Service Discovery for Mobile Robotics," in The Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications, 2008.
  @inproceedings{phbaer2008-geminga, title = {Geminga: Service Discovery for Mobile Robotics},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer and Thomas Weise and Kurt Geihs},
  booktitle = {The Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications},
  note = {To appear},
  publisher = {The Third International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications},
  year = 2008, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/299614cda1270f95fd89f17f4d66c7df3/phbaer},
  keywords = {carpe discovery geminga noctem phbaer-diss phbaer-pub resource robocup robot service spica year:2008},
  }
• [2007,inproceedings] bibtex
  U. Kaufmann, R. Reichle, C. Hoppe, and P. A. Baer, "An Unsupervised Approach for Adaptive Color Segmentation," in International Workshop on Robot Vision, VISAPP 2007, 2007.
  @inproceedings{KRHB07, title = {An Unsupervised Approach for Adaptive Color Segmentation},
  author = {Ulrich Kaufmann and Roland Reichle and Christof Hoppe and Philipp A. Baer},
  booktitle = {International Workshop on Robot Vision, VISAPP 2007},
  note = {accepted},
  year = 2007, url = {http://www.vs.uni-kassel.de/publications/2007/KRHB07},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2da13e081815f82dd24ad6878518304aa/phbaer},
  keywords = {color imported phbaer-diss phbaer-pub robot robotic segmentation year:2007},
  }
• [2007,inproceedings] bibtex
  T. Weise, K. Geihs, and P. A. Baer, "Genetic Programming for Proactive Aggregation Protocols.," in ICANNGA (1), 2007-07-06 2007, pp. 167-173.
  @inproceedings{conf/icannga/WeiseGB07, title = {Genetic Programming for Proactive Aggregation Protocols.},
  author = {Thomas Weise and Kurt Geihs and Philipp A. Baer},
  booktitle = {ICANNGA (1)},
  crossref = {conf/icannga/2007-1},
  editor = {Bartlomiej Beliczynski and Andrzej Dzielinski and Marcin Iwanowski and Bernardete Ribeiro},
  pages = {167-173},
  publisher = {Springer},
  series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume = 4431, year = 2007, url = {http://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/icannga/icannga2007-1.html#WeiseGB07},
  description = {dblp},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c24ec7c7275bea2a20462ac91084ac85/phbaer},
  keywords = {aggregation genetic phbaer-pub proactive programming protocol},
  date = {2007-07-06},
  ee = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71618-1_19},
  isbn = {978-3-540-71589-4}
}
• [2007,inproceedings] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, R. Reichle, M. Zapf, T. Weise, and K. Geihs, "A Generative Approach to the Development of Autonomous Robot Software," in Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, 2007, pp. 43-52.
  @inproceedings{BRZWG07a, title = {A Generative Approach to the Development of Autonomous Robot Software},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer and Roland Reichle and Michael Zapf and Thomas Weise and Kurt Geihs},
  booktitle = {Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems},
  editor = {Ted Bapty Roy Sterrit},
  organization = {IEEE},
  pages = {43--52},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  year = 2007, url = {http://www.vs.uni-kassel.de/publications/2007/BRZWG07a},
  month = {March},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/221018e3a17339a135e70a28855dcbd7f/phbaer},
  keywords = {developent heterogeneity imported phbaer-diss phbaer-pub robot robotic software spica year:2007},
  }
• [2005,inproceedings] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, "Designing Secure Protocol Implementations," in 3. Krypto-Tag — Workshop über Kryptographie, 2005, p. 10.
  @inproceedings{phbaer2005-secproto, title = {Designing Secure Protocol Implementations},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer},
  booktitle = {3. Krypto-Tag -- Workshop über Kryptographie},
  number = 05, pages = 10, publisher = {Technische Universität Darmstadt},
  volume = {TR TI-1},
  year = 2005, url = {http://www.cdc.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/veranstaltungen/kryptotag/submission08.pdf},
  month = {September},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27856d581ba6d9a686eaa4c7e6d83f519/phbaer},
  keywords = {design phbaer-pub protocol secure year:2005},
  }
• [2004,inproceedings] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, "Group Authentication and Encryption in Distributed Environments," in 1. Krypto-Tag — Workshop über Kryptographie, 2004.
  @inproceedings{phbaer2005-gaede, title = {Group Authentication and Encryption in Distributed Environments},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer},
  booktitle = {1. Krypto-Tag -- Workshop über Kryptographie},
  number = 10, publisher = {Universität Mannheim},
  volume = {TR 2004},
  year = 2004, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2dfeb8d18303bf3b887f53b83d7b8600b/phbaer},
  keywords = {authentication distribution encryption group phbaer-pub robot year:2004},
  }
• [2004,article] bibtex
  G. Mayer, H. Utz, and P. A. Baer, "Roadrunner, Cojote & Co. — Autonome Linux-Roboter: Das Robocup-Team der Ulm Sparrows," Linux Magazin, 2004.
  @article{mayer04, title = {Roadrunner, Cojote & Co. -- Autonome Linux-Roboter: Das Robocup-Team der Ulm Sparrows },
  author = {Gerd Mayer and Hans Utz and Philipp A. Baer},
  journal = {Linux Magazin},
  year = 2004, url = {http://www.linux-magazin.de/Heft-Abo/Ausgaben/2004/07/Roadrunner-Cojote-Co2},
  month = jul, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/264183e411b934de0c06cae4f8f19b6f1/phbaer},
  keywords = {linux magazin phbaer-pub robocup robot sparrows ulm},
  }
• [2004,inproceedings] bibtex
  G. K. Kraetzschmar, G. Mayer, H. Utz, P. A. Baer, M. Clauss, U. Kaufmann, M. Lauer, S. Natterer, S. Przewoznik, R. Reichle, C. Sitter, F. Sterk, and G. Palm, "The Ulm Sparrows 2004," in RoboCup 2004: Robot Soccer World Cup VIII, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2004.
  @inproceedings{KMUBCKLNPRSSP04, title = {The Ulm Sparrows 2004},
  address = {Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany},
  author = {Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar and Gerd Mayer and Hans Utz and Philipp A. Baer and Martin Clauss and Ulrich Kaufmann and Markus Lauer and Simon Natterer and Sebastian Przewoznik and Roland Reichle and Christoph Sitter and Florian Sterk and Günther Palm},
  booktitle = {RoboCup 2004: Robot Soccer World Cup VIII},
  editor = {D. Nardi and M. Riedmiller and C. Sammut and J. Santos-Victor},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
  series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume = 3276, year = 2004, url = {http://neuro.informatik.uni-ulm.de/basilic-web/Publications/2004/KMUBCKLNPRSSP04},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29d0fe4251588f4241a0bf737a57ece96/phbaer},
  keywords = {phbaer-pub robocup sparrows ulm year:2004},
  }
• [2003,inproceedings] bibtex
  G. K. Kraetzschmar, G. Mayer, H. Utz, P. A. Baer, M. Clauss, U. Kaufmann, M. Lauer, S. Natterer, S. Przewoznik, A. Reisser, A. Roth, M. Schmidt, C. Sitter, F. Sterk, and G. Palm, "The Ulm Sparrows 2003," in RoboCup 2003: Robot Soccer World Cup VII, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003.
  @inproceedings{KMUBCKLNPRRSSSP03, title = {The Ulm Sparrows 2003},
  address = {Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany},
  author = {Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar and Gerd Mayer and Hans Utz and Philipp A. Baer and Martin Clauss and Ulrich Kaufmann and Markus Lauer and Simon Natterer and Sebastian Przewoznik and Alexander Reisser and Axel Roth and Miriam Schmidt and Christoph Sitter and Florian Sterk and Günther Palm},
  booktitle = {RoboCup 2003: Robot Soccer World Cup VII},
  editor = {Daniel Polani and Brett Browning and Andrea Bonarini and Kazuo Yoshida},
  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},
  series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume = 3020, year = 2003, url = {http://neuro.informatik.uni-ulm.de/basilic-web/Publications/2003/KMUBCKLNPRRSSSP03},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2947c270fee125e7c66aada3c1280a3c2/phbaer},
  keywords = {phbaer-pub robocup sparrows ulm year:2003},
  }
• [2001,inproceedings] bibtex
  H. Utz, G. Mayer, D. Maschke, A. Neubeck, P. Schaeffer, P. A. Baer, I. Baetge, J. Fischer, R. Holzer, M. Lauer, A. Reisser, F. Sterk, G. Palm, and G. K. Kraetzschmar, "The Ulm Sparrows 2001," in RoboCup, 2002-08-02 2001, pp. 677-680.
  @inproceedings{conf/robocup/UtzMMNSBBFHLRSPK01, title = {The Ulm Sparrows 2001},
  author = {Hans Utz and Gerd Mayer and Dominik Maschke and Alexander Neubeck and Peter Schaeffer and Philipp A. Baer and Ingmar Baetge and Jan Fischer and Roland Holzer and Markus Lauer and Alexander Reisser and Florian Sterk and Günther Palm and Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar},
  booktitle = {RoboCup},
  crossref = {conf/robocup/2001},
  editor = {Andreas Birk and Silvia Coradeschi and Satoshi Tadokoro},
  pages = {677-680},
  publisher = {Springer},
  series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume = 2377, year = 2001, url = {http://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/robocup/robocup2001.html#UtzMMNSBBFHLRSPK01},
  description = {dblp},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/228e99ef068265ecaa8ac44150a61c27c/phbaer},
  keywords = {phbaer-pub robocup robotic soccer sparrows ulm year:2001},
  date = {2002-08-02},
  ee = {http://link.springer.de/link/service/series/0558/bibs/2377/23770677.htm},
  isbn = {3-540-43912-9}
}

Technical Reports

• [2008,techreport] bibtex
  S. Opfer, S. Triller, S. Scheuermann, T. Amma, M. Blumenstein, and I. Glogic, "1st Kassel Student Workshop on Security in Distributed Systems (Seminar Sicherheit in verteilten Systemen)," University of Kassel, Kasseler Informatikschriften (KIS) , 2008.
  @techreport{kaswosds2008, title = {1st Kassel Student Workshop on Security in Distributed Systems (Seminar Sicherheit in verteilten Systemen)},
  author = {Stephan Opfer and Stefan Triller and Stephan Scheuermann and Till Amma and Michael Blumenstein and Ilhan Glogic},
  editor = {Thomas Weise and Philipp A. Baer},
  institution = {University of Kassel},
  note = {Thomas Weise, Philipp Baer, eds. online version},
  publisher = {Distributed Systems Group},
  series = {Technical Report},
  type = {Kasseler Informatikschriften (KIS)},
  year = 2008, url = {https://kobra.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/bitstream/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2008041421155/3/Technicalreport2008_1.pdf},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b3138c68ada13956d311278e44fd4b31/phbaer},
  keywords = {distributed kassel kaswosds phbaer-pub security systems year:2008},
  }

Book Chapters

• [2007,inbook] bibtex
  P. A. Baer and R. Reichle, "Communication and Collaboration in Heterogeneous Teams of Soccer Robots," , Lima, P., Ed., Vienna, Austria: I-Tech Education and Publishing, 2007, pp. 1-28.
  @inbook{BR07-SoccerRobots, title = {Communication and Collaboration in Heterogeneous Teams of Soccer Robots},
  address = {Vienna, Austria},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer and Roland Reichle},
  chapter = 1, editor = {Pedro Lima},
  pages = {1--28},
  publisher = {I-Tech Education and Publishing},
  year = 2007, url = {http://s.i-techonline.com/Book/Robotic-Soccer/ISBN978-3-902613-21-9.html},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/274a19ecc58fc869f5caef6c4dd194320/phbaer},
  keywords = {Communication Robots Soccer Team collaboration communication phbaer-diss phbaer-pub year:2007},
  }

Theses

• [2008,phdthesis] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, "Platform-Independent Development of Robot Communication Software," PhD Thesis , 2008.
  @phdthesis{phbaer2008-diss, title = {Platform-Independent Development of Robot Communication Software},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer},
  school = {University of Kassel, Germany},
  year = 2008, url = {http://www.upress.uni-kassel.de/publi/abstract.php?978-3-89958-644-2},
  month = dec, biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26c5ce1d46726f4476a3882c06dc8c09e/phbaer},
  keywords = {phbaer-diss phbaer-pub year:2008},
  }
• [2004,mastersthesis] bibtex
  P. A. Baer, "Group Authentication and Encryption in Distributed Environments," Master’s Dissertation , 2004.
  @mastersthesis{phbaer2004-dipl, title = {Group Authentication and Encryption in Distributed Environments},
  author = {Philipp A. Baer},
  school = {University of Ulm, Germany},
  year = 2004, url = {http://phbaer.net/research/diploma},
  biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26707968f452ebb8e74104ff98d1cd408/phbaer},
  keywords = {phbaer-pub},
  }

(Co-)Supervided Theses

2008

• Jens Wollenhaupt, “Ontologiegestützte automatische Modell-Transformationen,” Diploma Thesis, Kassel University, 2008.
• Kai Baumgart, “Powermanagement in solarbetriebenen autonomen Robotern,” Diploma Thesis, Kassel University, 2008.

2007

• Marco Schwalm, “Entwicklung eines Lade- und Monitoringsystems für NiMH-Akkus,” Diploma Thesis, Kassel University, 2007.
• Daniel Saur, “Einsatz von Lernverfahren zur Verhaltenssteuerung autonomer mobiler Roboter,” Diploma Thesis, Kassel University, 2007.
• Christof Hoppe, “Einsatz von Clusterungsverfahren zur automatischen Adaption der Farbkalibrierung autonomer Roboter,” Bachelor’s Thesis, Kassel University, 2007.

2006

• Kai Schönewald, “Simulationsumgebung für autonome mobile Roboter,” Diploma Thesis, Kassel University, 2006.