Michael Hilfer is a senior scientist at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics with a research focus on optical measurement and data assimilation techniques, applied to a wide range of research areas from low-speed to transonic and super/hypersonic flows. He earned his degree in Aerospace Engineering from Stuttgart University and his Ph.D. from the University of Durham (UK), where his research focused on developing fluidic curtain sealings in turbomachinery applications (patent: US10301959B2). After completing his Ph.D., Michael joined DLR, where he worked on developing Pressure- and Temperature-Sensitive Paint (PSP/TSP) measurement methods in the Experimental Methods Department at the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Göttingen. Before joining TU Braunschweig, he led a team of researchers at the DLR Institute of Electrified Aero Engines in Cottbus, working on systems for electrified aviation. Currently, his primary research interests include optical measurement techniques such as PSP, TSP, PIV, STB, and EVB; experimental techniques for highly unsteady flows; acoustics; flow separation and reattachment; data assimilation and post-processing; and machine learning for fluid dynamics.