The prestigious Hermann-Appel-Award in the category "Electronic Development" goes to Till Steinbach for his diploma thesis "Echtzeit-Ethernet für Anwendungen im Automobil: Metriken und deren simulationsbasierte Evaluierung am Beispiel von TTEthernet".

The Hermann-Appel-Preis is endowed by the IAV GmbH and donated with 3.000 EUR per awardee. IAV is one of the leading engineering providers to the automotive industry with 4.000 employess world-wide.