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Anke Schmeink

Anke Schmeink is an RWTH Aachen professor whose machine-learning research spans wireless communications and personalized medicine. She studied mathematics with a minor in medicine, earned a doctorate in electrical engineering, and worked in medical signal processing at Philips Research. She received the Vodafone Foundation research prize in 2007 and the Helene-Lange Prize in 2009. With Guido Dartmann and Houbing Herbert Song, she co-edited a 2019 book on machine learning for the Internet of Things and co-authored a 2021 reinforcement-learning paper on critical-care ventilation. As of October 2026, she leads the Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics at RWTH Aachen.

Works
421
Citations
4,425
h-index
34
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2002–2006

    A doctorate in engineering

    At RWTH Aachen, she earns a mathematics diploma with a minor in medicine in 2002, then completes a doctorate in electrical engineering and information technology in 2006.

  2. 2006

    Medical signal processing at Philips

    From late 2006, she works at Philips Research in Medical Signal Processing.

  3. 2007–2009

    Vodafone and Helene-Lange prizes

    The Vodafone Foundation awards her its 2007 natural and engineering sciences prize for her dissertation on capacity analysis and resource allocation in wireless communications. She receives the Helene-Lange Prize in 2009.

  4. 2012

    Professor at RWTH Aachen

    In October 2012, she becomes a professor at RWTH Aachen's Information Theory and Design of Communication Systems laboratory.

  5. 2019

    Machine learning for IoT

    With Guido Dartmann and Houbing Herbert Song, she co-edits the 2019 book Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical Systems: Machine Learning for the Internet of Things.

  6. 2021

    A reinforcement-learning paper

    She co-authors the 2021 paper ‘Development and validation of a reinforcement learning algorithm to dynamically optimize mechanical ventilation in critical care.’

  7. 2021

    VentAI in critical care

    In 2021, the paper develops and evaluates VentAI, a reinforcement-learning algorithm that suggests a dynamically optimized mechanical-ventilation regimen for critically ill patients.

  8. As of October 2026

    Information Theory Chair

    As of October 2026, she leads RWTH Aachen's Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics. Her research includes machine learning and data analytics for wireless communications and personalized medicine.

Career

  1. Since 2012RWTH Aachen UniversityProfessor
  2. 2021–2025Wuhan University
  3. From 2006Philips

Education

  1. 2006RWTH Aachen UniversityDoctorate in electrical engineering and information technology
  2. 2002RWTH Aachen UniversityMathematics diploma with a minor in medicine

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Robust and Secure Resource Allocation for ISAC Systems: A Novel Optimization Framework for Variable-Length Snapshots2022 · IEEE Transactions on Communications · 172 citations
  2. Deep Reinforcement Learning based Resource Allocation in Low Latency Edge Computing Networks2018 · International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems · 156 citations
  3. Development and validation of a reinforcement learning algorithm to dynamically optimize mechanical ventilation in critical care2021 · npj Digital Medicine · 147 citations
  4. SWIPT-Enabled Relaying in IoT Networks Operating With Finite Blocklength Codes2018 · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications · 130 citations
  5. Optimal 1D Trajectory Design for UAV-Enabled Multiuser Wireless Power Transfer2019 · IEEE Transactions on Communications · 123 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes RWTH Aachen University. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 3% to 32%Includes RWTH Aachen University. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 3% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes RWTH Aachen University. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  4. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Wuhan University. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Preisträger: Förderpreis 2007 vodafone-stiftung-fuer-forschung.de. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. About us | 6GEM+ 6gem.de. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Ausschreibung: Helene-Lange-Preis für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen idw-online.de. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Anke Schmeink - HiPEAC hipeac.net. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical Systems - 1st Edition | Elsevier Shop shop.elsevier.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Development and validation of a reinforcement learning algorithm to dynamically optimize mechanical ventilation in critical care | npj Digital Medicine nature.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Schmeink | RWTHcontacts rwthcontacts.rwth-aachen.de. Checked 18 October 2026.