About
The CPM Lab is the result of a dedicated and collaborative team effort. While currently led by Simon Schäfer, the framework has been shaped by the contributions of talented researchers, developers, and student assistants. This page provides a closer look at the individuals behind the CPM Lab and their specific contributions.
History
The Cyber-Physical Mobility Lab (CPM Lab) was founded by Prof. Bassam Alrifaee at RWTH Aachen University as a platform for research on networked and autonomous vehicles. His vision was to create an open-source development environment that integrates real and simulated vehicles for advanced mobility research. Under his leadership, the lab became a hub for interdisciplinary research, combining expertise from embedded systems, control theory, and communication networks.
Since March 2024, Prof. Bassam Alrifaee has continued his work at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, but remains an active principal investigator (PI) for the CPM Lab. His foundational contributions continue to guide the lab’s research and development.
Team
Simon Schäfer is the current maintainer and team lead of the CPM Lab. He supervised the shift from the now legacy CPM Lab 1.0 to the ROS2 version of the CPM Lab. GitHub: Foxei
Email: simon.schaefer@unibw.de
Prof. Bassam Alrifaee is the founder of the CPM Lab. He established the lab to advance research in networked and autonomous vehicles, providing an open-source platform for interdisciplinary collaboration. Since March 2024, he has been leading research initiatives at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich while remaining an active principal investigator (PI) for the CPM Lab. Website: Bassam Alrifaee
Email: bassam.alrifaee@unibw.de
Julius Beerwerth, the current maintainer of the CPM Lab deployment at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich, Germany, is responsible for ensuring the operational and up-to-date status of this instance of the CPM Lab. Additionally, he oversees the development of the next generation of muCars. Website: Julius Beerwerth
Email: julius.beerwerth@unibw.de
Jianye Xu, a current developer at the CPM Lab project at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, is working on reinforcement learning-based motion planners. He applies his research at the RWTH Aachen Instance of the CPM Lab. Website: Jianye Xu
Email: xu@embedded.rwth-aachen.de
Contributors
Phillip Ahlers |
Melek Altuntas |
Jan Brüggenjürgen |
Danyel Coban |
Georg Dorndorf |
Hadi Elnemr |
Christoph Frauzem |
Niels Freitag |
Leon Gentges |
Ole Greß |
Marius Hasselbach |
Lucas Hegerath |
Almut Herzog |
Lasse Jacob |
Julius Kahle |
Paul Kailer |
Samantha Kamel |
Alexandru Kampmann |
Philip Kindermann |
Maximilian Kloock |
Karl Kämmerling |
Min Li |
Maximilian Lüer |
Janis Maczijewski |
Robert Meyer |
Armin Mokhtarian |
Marius Molz |
Feras Mulhem |
Valerie Pfannschmidt |
Milo Priegnitz |
Leon Rabanus |
Florian Raeth |
Johannes Rolf |
Pascal Sahner |
Vanderson Santos |
Patrick Scheffe |
Thomas Schemmer |
Hans Schmitz |
Barbara Schraml |
Fabio Sonnenschein |
Hannah Spallek |
Hendrik Steidl |
Isabelle Tülleners |
Dennis Ukehaxhaj |
Carlos Yeverino |
Ruizhang Zhou |
Celina Kalus |
David Klüner |
Robin Münstermann |
Jan DeJongh |
Jacques Welgemoed |
Damian Mooney |
Ahmed Abdelrahman |
Fynn Belderink |
Instances of the CPM Lab
Around the world there are several instances of the CPM Lab. Each instance has a slightly different setup, but they all share the common objective of providing a platform for research and development in the field of connected and automated vehicles. The following is a list of known instances of the CPM Lab which actively collaborate with the maintainers of this documentation: