2012 – National Institute of Standards and Technology Grant for Foundations for to contributions Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems Workshop on March 13-14, 2012, U.S.A. 2012 – Hertie Foundation Grant – Career Coaching for Hertie Alumni, Hertie School of Governance, Germany 2011 – Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology – ‘KMU Patentaktion’ – Patent Grant for Small- and Middle-size Companies in Germany 2011 – German Academic International Network – Conference Grant for Scientists, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. 2009–2010 – Year Scientific Fellowship at Harvard University along the Program between Fraunhofer Institute and US-American Center of Excellence (PROF.x²) 2009 – Scholarship from the Singularity University at NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.; selection rate 3.3 % of the world-wide applicants

Awarded by NIST, SU, Hertie, Studienstiftung - 2012