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Ludger Overmeyer is a German engineer and researcher whose work spans laser materials processing, sensor technology, and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems — fields at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and intelligent automation. He is perhaps best recognized for his pioneering contributions to laser cutting of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), a notoriously challenging material central to lightweight automotive and aerospace design. His most cited work (41 citations) established foundational industrial approaches to CFRP laser cutting, and subsequent research extended these methods to robot-based processing of complex three-dimensional automotive components up to 5mm thick, demonstrating real-world manufacturability at scale. Overmeyer has also investigated how optical fiber diameter influences cutting quality and efficiency, offering practical guidance for process optimization. Beyond laser manufacturing, he has contributed to RFID-based positioning systems using electronically steered arrays, achieving improved precision without mechanical moving parts. His sensor research includes innovative polymer optical fiber bend sensors with eccentric Bragg grating structures, enabling flexible motion detection. Perhaps most ambitiously, Overmeyer's MOONRISE project explored mobile selective laser melting of lunar regolith for in-situ resource utilization — a remarkable leap from industrial manufacturing toward space construction, underscoring the extraordinary breadth and forward-thinking nature of his research portfolio.