Jacob Friedemann Fast

Jacob F. Fast (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) was born in Herdecke, Germany, in 1991. He graduated with the baccalauréat général scientifique in Pauillac, France, in 2008. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering. He gained first insights into the biomedical engineering industry at Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, from 2012 to 2013, and the aerospace industry at Airbus S.A.S., Toulouse, France, in 2015. Since 2016, he has been a Research Assistant with the Institute of Mechatronic Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover. Since 2019, he has additionally been a Research Assistant with the Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Hannover Medical School. His research interests include stereoscopic endoscopy, 3D reconstruction, and computer aided diagnosis. Mr. Fast is a member of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) and the Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE).