Academic Career and Research Areas

Walter's research interests include visual computing and robotic vision, with focus on Multi Processor System-on-Chip (MPSoC) architectures and design methodology, low power optimization, dynamic reconfiguration of FPGA devices, and applications in automotive and robotics.

Walter Stechele received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 1983 and 1988, respectively. In 1990 he joined Kontron Elektronik GmbH, a German electronic company, where he was responsible for the ASIC and PCB design department. Since 1993 he has been Academic Director at the Chair of Integrated Systems at the Technical University of Munich.