Curriculum Vitae

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Tom Sander

Research Scientist & Ph.D. Student · TU Dortmund University

Dortmund, Germany German flagGerman nationality Licence B — Car Licence BE — Car + Trailer


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Languages

All languages, that I speak / are learning


German

Mother Language

English

Highly Proficient

Chinese

A1 Level / Duolingo Score: 32






Profile

A calm and innovative young scientist with a good academic record and a passion for continuous learning and professional development


I apply machine learning and image processing expertise to the challenging problem of understanding the lunar surface. My current research focuses on identifying and interpreting anomalies through multimodal correlation analysis, integrating diverse data sources. This work is informed by previous experience developing automated defect detection and classification systems for natural materials, specifically wood surfaces, where I successfully implemented algorithms for accurate and efficient sorting.



Experience

Timeline of my education & work experience


Hobbies

What I do besides working...

Bouldering
Bouldering

Physical and mental problem-solving: Strength, flexibility, and the satisfaction of cracking a new route.

Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding

Summer on the water: Learning new tricks, hitting kickers, and pushing limits one session at a time.

Reading
Reading

Sci-fi and popular science in English: Both entertaining and a great way to keep growing intellectually.

Electronics
Electronics

Tinkering with circuits, microcontrollers and DIY builds, where engineering curiosity meets hands-on making.




References

A selection of my published papers.


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The Moon's Many Faces: A Single Unified Transformer for Multimodal Lunar Reconstruction

2025 Dortmund, Germany

Authors

profile pictureTom Sander Moritz Tenthoff Kay Wohlfarth Christian Wöhler
arXiv preprint arXiv

Lunar Image Transformation: A Multi-Modal Any-To-Any Generation Approach

2025 Houston, Texas, US

Authors

profile pictureTom Sander Christian Wöhler
56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025 (LPSC) LPSC 2025 Website

Lunar Technosignatures: A Deep Learning Approach to Detecting Apollo Landing Sites on the Lunar Surface

2025 Porto, Portugal

Authors

profile pictureTom Sander Christian Wöhler
20th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) Published Feb 2025

Localization and Classification of Defects on Natural Wood Surfaces

2024 Bristol, England

Authors

profile pictureTom Sander Christian Wöhler
25th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) 10.1109/ICIT58233.2024.10540767