Prof. Dr. Christian Bermes
Lecturer
Institute for Photonics and Robotics (IPR)
Christian Bermes studied at Hamburg University of Technology, the University of Stuttgart, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) from 2001 to 2006. He graduated with a degree in technical cybernetics and a Master of Science in engineering science and mechanics.
During his doctorate at the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich, Christian worked on the development of a micro drone as part of the EU research project muFly and graduated in 2010 with a Dr. sc. ETH degree. As part of his training, he completed a three-month research stay at the Flight Dynamics and Control Lab at Chiba University (Japan).
After several years in industry as a corporate researcher (Alstom Power AG) and product developer (Robert Bosch Power Tools), Christian joined the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (HSR) in 2014 as Professor of Automation and Mechatronics. As part of his research projects, his team has developed drones and land robots for search and rescue missions. In addition, his team HSR enhanced won the gold medal at CYBATHLON 2016 in Zurich, at CYBATHLON Powered Wheelchair Series 2019 in Kawasaki (Japan), and at CYBATHLON 2020.
Since September 2020, Christian has been teaching and conducting research at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons. Together with the IPR research team, he develops robots in the Mobile Robotics Lab. From 2020 to 2025, he directed the Mobile Robotics BSc program.
Christian is an enthusiastic sportsman and lives in Chur with his partner.
Curriculum Vitae
Christian Bermes studied at Hamburg University of Technology, the University of Stuttgart, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) from 2001 to 2006. He graduated with a degree in technical cybernetics and a Master of Science in engineering science and mechanics.
During his doctorate at the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich, Christian worked on the development of a micro drone as part of the EU research project muFly and graduated in 2010 with a Dr. sc. ETH degree. As part of his training, he completed a three-month research stay at the Flight Dynamics and Control Lab at Chiba University (Japan).
After several years in industry as a corporate researcher (Alstom Power AG) and product developer (Robert Bosch Power Tools), Christian joined the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (HSR) in 2014 as Professor of Automation and Mechatronics. As part of his research projects, his team has developed drones and land robots for search and rescue missions. In addition, his team HSR enhanced won the gold medal at CYBATHLON 2016 in Zurich, at CYBATHLON Powered Wheelchair Series 2019 in Kawasaki (Japan), and at CYBATHLON 2020.
Since September 2020, Christian has been teaching and conducting research at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons. Together with the IPR research team, he develops robots in the Mobile Robotics Lab. From 2020 to 2025, he directed the Mobile Robotics BSc program.
Christian is an enthusiastic sportsman and lives in Chur with his partner.
