Postdoctoral Researcher · TU Wien
Technical Dynamics and Vehicle System Dynamics. Machine learning, digital twins, control-oriented modelling and experimental validation.
Dr. Agnes Poks
Postdoctoral Researcher · TU Wien
agnes.poks@tuwien.ac.at · ORCID: 0000-0002-0276-4552
CV
Research appointments, industrial experience and education.
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Professional Experience
Project Assistant · TU Wien
Technical Dynamics and Vehicle System Dynamics. Vehicle-state estimation, motorcycle safety and collaborative industrial research.
Project Assistant · TU Wien
Control and Process Automation. CONSERVE, DiNaMiC, KEYTECH4EV and VARI-SPEED II; control development, modelling, validation and project responsibilities.
Software Engineer · ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
Sensorless motor control and position estimation; embedded C/C++, algorithm integration, testing and transfer into series products.
Working Student, R&D · ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
MATLAB/Simulink models, microcontroller and fieldbus programming, measurement and software test procedures.
International Internship · Shanghai
ZIEHL-ABEGG: design and commissioning of an automated magnetization system for EC rotors.
Education & Vocational Training
- 2025 · Dr. techn., Mechanical Engineering, TU Wien. Dissertation: Predictive Control Concepts for Electric Refrigeration Vehicles.
- 2019 · MSc, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Hochschule Darmstadt
- 2015 · BSc, Electrical Engineering, Hochschule Heilbronn
- 2011 · Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems, ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
- 2006 · Industrial Clerk, ecom Instruments GmbH
Academic Service & Mentoring
- Local arrangements chair, IoT 2025, with Philipp Raith · IoT 2025 organising committee ↗
- Faculty Council, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; substitute member of the TU Wien Doctoral Studies Commission
- Peer review for Vehicle System Dynamics and Sensors
- Institutional mentoring through femTUme
- Control-task leadership and student coordination, Scuderia Segfault
Teaching & Supervision
I teach and supervise student work in control engineering, mechanics and vehicle dynamics. My responsibilities include course organization, teaching and exercise sessions, examination preparation, and scientific supervision.
Courses
Fundamentals of Automatic Control
Course organization, exercise sessions and preparation of examinations.
Digital Control
Course organization, exercise sessions and preparation of examinations.
Mechanics of Solid Bodies 1
Course organization and teaching in mechanics.
Mechanics of Solid Bodies 2
Course organization and teaching in mechanics.
Special Problems of Vehicle Dynamics
Teaching and guidance on vehicle-dynamics problems.
Thesis, Project & Laboratory Supervision
- Bachelor Thesis Mechanics and Mechatronics
- Bachelor’s and Master’s theses: problem formulation, modelling, implementation, validation and scientific writing
- Seminar papers and student research projects
- Individual laboratory exercises and experimental work
- Control-method development and experimental mentoring in Scuderia Segfault / RoboRacer
4 Master’s theses · 2 Bachelor’s theses · 5 undergraduate research mentees
Supervision snapshot reported in the revised FWF application; counts are not added across CV versions.
Earlier documented supervision, July 2021–February 2024
2 seminar papers, 1 project, 1 individual laboratory exercise, 2 Bachelor’s theses and 1 Master’s thesis. These overlap with later records.