Hans-Joachim Wuensche got his Ph.D. from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany, in 1987 with Ernst D. Dickmanns, where he codeveloped the 4D-approach to computer vision. After many years in management, he returned to the same university to lead the Institute for Autonomous Systems Technology in 2004. His research interests include autonomous robots, especially on- and off-road vehicles exploring and navigating unknown terrain.