Dirk Hertel

Dirk Hertel is an accomplished Principal Scientist at E Ink Corporation since January 2011, focusing on advanced research in display technologies, color e-paper modeling, and image quality metrics. Prior experience includes roles as an Imaging Scientist at Melexis, where expertise was applied in automotive vision systems, and at Sensata Technologies, where wide dynamic range methodologies were developed. Previously, Dirk served as Principal Systems Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor, developing image quality evaluation methods for CMOS color imagers, and as Senior Scientist at Polaroid, leading innovative thermal photo print systems. Educational background includes a Dr. rer. nat. in Physics from Technische Universität Dresden, complemented by research roles and teaching in imaging science and photophysics.