Leadership
Conference Chairs / Organizing Leadership Team
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen H. Lenz
Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Technical University of Applied Science Augsburg
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Jürgen Herbert Lenz is research professor in the field of AI Systems for Manufacturing at Technical University of Applied Science Augsburg. In addition, he serves as Deputy Scientific Manager at the Technology Transfer Center in Nördlingen, Bavaria. Prior to this position, he was Professor of Smart Manufacturing at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). He gained Industry Experience as Solution Architect for implementation and consulting of (I)IoT-Applications working for INNEO Solutions GmbH based in Ellwangen, Germany. Previously he served as Postdoctoral Fellow at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, USA (2018-2020) and worked for Fraunhofer at the Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart. He completed his Engineering Doctoral Degree at the University of Stuttgart, Germany (2018), his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering as a Fulbright Scholar at Oregon State University (2012) and the German Engineering Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering at Technical University of Applied Science in Ulm (2009). His research interests are in the field of Smart Manufacturing include Machine Tool Connectivity, IoT-Platforms, Data Analytics and Machine Learning.
Prof. Nadine Warkotsch
Vice President for Research and Sustainability
Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Prof. Dr. Nadine Warkotsch is Vice President for Research and Sustainability and Professor of Chemistry at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. She studied chemistry at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and completed her doctorate at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2004. After completing her doctorate, she joined Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, where she held senior positions in various departments of chemical product development across Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Barcelona, Spain. Her work at Henkel provided her with extensive experience in industrial chemical processes and product innovation. In 2013, she founded her own consulting company, specializing in assisting firms with the application and execution of technical research funding projects. In addition to her academic and professional pursuits, she is actively involved in sustainability initiatives. She co-chairs the Sustainability Advisory Board of the City of Augsburg, where she applies her scientific expertise to promote sustainable practices and policies.
Dr. Florian Kerber
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Technical University of Applied Science Augsburg
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Florian Kerber received his diploma in engineering cybernetics from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 2007 and a Master of Science in engineering science and mechanics from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006. He obtained his PhD on compositional analysis and control of dynamical systems from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, in 2011. Currently, he is a Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Germany and scientific director of the Center for Technology Transfer at Nördlingen, Germany. His research interests are in modern control theory, robotic systems and formal methods for production automation.
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Braunreuther
Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Technical University of Applied Science Augsburg
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Braunreuther researches and teaches at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg in the field of production technology, especially in the area of factory operations and organizational topics. In the surrounding area, he is active in the Center for Production Technology Center in Augsburg. Mr. Braunreuther studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich with a focus on aerospace engineering and completed his doctorate in the field of laser production technology in 2013 at the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) at the Technical University of. From 2014 onwards, he headed the department for production planning and control at Fraunhofer IGCV in Augsburg. Here he was also deputy head of the area processing technology from 2015. Since 2017 Stefan Braunreuther is a professor for factory operations and production technology at the faculty of mechanical and process engineering at Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg.