Olfa Kanoun is professor for measurement and sensor technology at the TU Chemnitz. [1] [2] [3]
Kanoun completed her studies in electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Munich in 1995. [1] She received her doctorate from the University of the Bundeswehr University Munich in 2001. [1] [2] Her thesis "Kalibrationsfreie Temperaturmessung" was awarded the research prize of the Arbeitskreis der Hochschullehrer für Messtechnik (AHMT e. V.). [1] [2] She then founded the Impedance Spectroscopy working group at the Bundeswehr University Munich. [1] [2] Her habilitation took place abroad. [1] [2] From 2006 to 2007 she was substitute professor for measurement technology at the University of Kassel. [1] [2] Since 2007 she is professor for measurement and sensor technology at the Chemnitz University of Technology. [1] [2]
Kanoun's research deals with sensors, measurement systems and measurement methods. [1] Among other things, it develops new sensors and new measurement solutions based on impedance spectroscopy. [1] Applications include battery diagnosis and material tests. [1] She also develops force, temperature and humidity measurements. [1]
Recognition of excellence in the field on the National Day of Women of Tunisia [4]