Gerald Gerlach received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from TU Dresden, Germany, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. From 1983 to 1991, he worked in research and development in the field of sensors and measuring devices for several companies. In 1993, he became a Full Professor with the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TU Dresden, where he was the Head of the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory from 1996 to 2024. He was the Vice President and the President of EUREL (The Convention of National Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe), from 2007 to 2008. From 2002 to 2009, he served as a member for the Advisory Board of the VDE (German Association of Engineers in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology). From 2007 to 2010, he served as the President for the German Society for Measurement and Automatic Control (GMA). He has coauthored more than 300 articles in scientific journals. He is coauthor or coeditor of 11 textbooks and monographies. He is also an inventor or a co-inventor of more than 50 patents. More than 80 Ph.D. students have earned their doctorate under his supervision. His research interests include sensor and semiconductor technology, simulation and modeling of micromechanical devices, and development of solid-state sensors, especially pyroelectric infrared sensors and piezoresistive chemical sensors, and polymer-based actuators. Dr. Gerlach served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL from 2012 to 2021.Adressen/Affiliationen der Co-Autoren: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. et Ing. habil. Thomas HärtlingAbteilungsleiter: GeschäftsentwicklungFraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTSMaria-Reiche-Str. 201109 DresdenTelefon +49 351 88815-550thomas.haertling@ikts.fraunhofer.de Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Da SilvaJohannes Kepler Universität LinzInstitut für Elektrische MesstechnikTel. +43-732 2468 5921marco.dasilva@jku.at

• Einleitung.- Sensorik und Messtechnik.- Was ist ein Sensor?.- Messverfahren, Messprinzipien, Messmethoden.- Eigenschaften realer Sensoren.- Systemtheoretische Sensormodelle.- Messunsicherheit.

Gerald Gerlach received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from TU Dresden, Germany, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. From 1983 to 1991, he worked in research and development in the field of sensors and measuring devices for several companies. In 1993, he became a Full Professor with the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TU Dresden, where he was the Head of the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory from 1996 to 2024. He was the Vice President and the President of EUREL (The Convention of National Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe), from 2007 to 2008. From 2002 to 2009, he served as a member for the Advisory Board of the VDE (German Association of Engineers in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology). From 2007 to 2010, he served as the President for the German Society for Measurement and Automatic Control (GMA). He has coauthored more than 300 articles in scientific journals. He is coauthor or coeditor of 11 textbooks and monographies. He is also an inventor or a co-inventor of more than 50 patents. More than 80 Ph.D. students have earned their doctorate under his supervision. His research interests include sensor and semiconductor technology, simulation and modeling of micromechanical devices, and development of solid-state sensors, especially pyroelectric infrared sensors and piezoresistive chemical sensors, and polymer-based actuators. Dr. Gerlach served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL from 2012 to 2021.Adressen/Affiliationen der Co-Autoren: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. et Ing. habil. Thomas HärtlingAbteilungsleiter: GeschäftsentwicklungFraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTSMaria-Reiche-Str. 201109 DresdenTelefon +49 351 88815-550thomas.haertling@ikts.fraunhofer.de Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Da SilvaJohannes Kepler Universität LinzInstitut für Elektrische MesstechnikTel. +43-732 2468 5921marco.dasilva@jku.at

• Einleitung.- Sensorik und Messtechnik.- Was ist ein Sensor?.- Messverfahren, Messprinzipien, Messmethoden.- Eigenschaften realer Sensoren.- Systemtheoretische Sensormodelle.- Messunsicherheit.

Gerald Gerlach received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from TU Dresden, Germany, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. From 1983 to 1991, he worked in research and development in the field of sensors and measuring devices for several companies. In 1993, he became a Full Professor with the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, TU Dresden, where he was the Head of the Solid-State Electronics Laboratory from 1996 to 2024. He was the Vice President and the President of EUREL (The Convention of National Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe), from 2007 to 2008. From 2002 to 2009, he served as a member for the Advisory Board of the VDE (German Association of Engineers in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology). From 2007 to 2010, he served as the President for the German Society for Measurement and Automatic Control (GMA). He has coauthored more than 300 articles in scientific journals. He is coauthor or coeditor of 11 textbooks and monographies. He is also an inventor or a co-inventor of more than 50 patents. More than 80 Ph.D. students have earned their doctorate under his supervision. His research interests include sensor and semiconductor technology, simulation and modeling of micromechanical devices, and development of solid-state sensors, especially pyroelectric infrared sensors and piezoresistive chemical sensors, and polymer-based actuators. Dr. Gerlach served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL from 2012 to 2021.Adressen/Affiliationen der Co-Autoren: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. et Ing. habil. Thomas HärtlingAbteilungsleiter: GeschäftsentwicklungFraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTSMaria-Reiche-Str. 201109 DresdenTelefon +49 351 88815-550thomas.haertling@ikts.fraunhofer.de Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marco Da SilvaJohannes Kepler Universität LinzInstitut für Elektrische MesstechnikTel. +43-732 2468 5921marco.dasilva@jku.at

• Einleitung.- Sensorik und Messtechnik.- Was ist ein Sensor?.- Messverfahren, Messprinzipien, Messmethoden.- Eigenschaften realer Sensoren.- Systemtheoretische Sensormodelle.- Messunsicherheit.