Lev Sonnenfeld studied computer science from 2020 to 2026 at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, specializing in “Embedded Systems and Robotics” as well as “Visualization and Scientific Computing.” In his bachelor’s thesis, he first explored the topic of “Gaussian Splatting for Environment Reconstruction and Dataset Generation” and continued his work as a student research assistant in the Robotics Research Lab. In September 2026, he completed his studies with a master’s thesis titled “Multi-Stage LiDAR Integration Into Gaussian Splatting for Robust Environment Reconstruction” at the Chair of Robotic Systems.

Since October 2026, he has been working as a research assistant in the Robotics Research Lab at RPTU. His research focuses on the use and expansion of novel-view-synthesis methods, such as Gaussian Splatting, to create realistic simulation environments.