Our researchers are unique. Here they introduce themselves and show their very personal side behind the scientific work. Leon Bußemas: "I completed my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Paderborn University. Towards the end of my bachelor's degree, I started working as a student assistant in the Control Engineering and Mechatronics workgroup at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute. I particularly appreciated the fact that I was…

Our researchers are unique. Here they introduce themselves and show their very personal side behind the scientific work. Priyanshu Tiwari: "I am currently working as a research associate in theoretical quantum optics at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute in Paderborn, under the supervision of Prof. Sina Saravi. I moved to Germany in 2021 to pursue my academic and research ambitions, beginning my journey in Jena. In 2022, I joined Prof. Saravi’s…

We are pleased to welcome Lars Luchterhandt to our "Circuit Technology" workgroup. His research focusses on digital/VLSI design of RISC-V processors and highly parallel architectures. Previously, he successfully completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Engineering at Paderborn University. In his spare time, Lars is active in sports. He enjoys climbing, diving and jogging. Welcome, Lars!

Stefan Schott successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Reliable Bytecode-centric Detection of Vulnerable Open-Source Software Dependencies" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Eric Bodden. Summary of the doctoral dissertation: Open-source software (OSS) dominates modern Java development. On average, more than 70% of a project's code comes from third-party dependencies. While this heavy reliance on OSS accelerates development, it…

Professor Dr. Suzana Alpsancar, head of our workgroup "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures", co-edited and contributed four articles to the book "Social Explainable AI" published by Springer Nature, which is now available for download in open access. The book deals with how social XAI systems can be evaluated and which ethical aspects need to be considered when using sXAI. Click here to download.

Our researchers are unique. Here they introduce themselves and show their very personal side behind the scientific work. Marek Edler: "I completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University, followed by a Master's degree in International Economics and Management. During my Master's degree, I also worked as a student trainee in Weidmüller's e-mobility product management department. I then started as a…

Eva-Maria Grote successfully completed her doctorate on the topic of "Systematics for the development of company-specific role models for advanced systems engineering" under the supervision of Professor Dr. Roman Dumitrescu. Summary of the doctoral dissertation: The increasing complexity of technical systems and the dynamics in development organisations place new demands on the design of roles and responsibilities in product development.…

On 12 March 2026, Professor Dr. Suzana Alpsancar, head of our "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures" workgroup, attended the panel "A disembodied future? A discussion on the relationship between humans and machines". It took place as part of the exhibition "KI$$ KI$$" by Shu Lea Cheang at the Ludwig Forum Aachen. Several scientists from different disciplines came together to discuss AI, digital technologies and their…

Henrik, a former member of our "Product Creation" workgroup, successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Technology foresight based on mathematical modelling" under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iris Gräßler. He currently works at Siemens AG as Project Manager Transformation and Chief of Staff for VP Developer Enablement. Here he supports the transformation of Siemens AG into a ONE Tech Company. As Manager and Chief of Staff of the…

The research project "Assessor View" by our research associate Mugdha Khedkar from the "Secure Software Engineering" workgroup has led to two scientific publications. The journal Automated Software Engineering accepted the study, which will also be presented at IEEE SANER 2026.The project investigates why data protection checks according to the GDPR are often difficult in practice. Dr Eric Bodden and his team therefore developed a tool that…

Paderborn University participates in the new "KONVOY" research project Whether energy, mobility, production or municipal services: More and more industries are relying on functioning systems to exchange data in a secure and standardised way. Until now, however, there has been a lack of methods for designing complex cooperation structures or planning their development in advance. In the new research project "Configuration and co-evolution of data…

Stephan Kruse successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Photonic Radar Circuits and Systems for Coherent mm-Wave Large Aperture Phased Array MIMO Systems" under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Scheytt. Congratulations to him! Abstract: The angular resolution of a phased array antenna is inversely proportional to it’s aperture size. The high electrical losses limit the aperture size of modern all-electric radar systems to…

Julian Weller successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Specification technology for prescriptive analytics solutions in production" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Roman Dumitrescu. Summary of the doctoral dissertation: Manufacturing companies are undergoing a transformation towards becoming data-driven enterprises due to an increasing level of digitalisation. The inherent complexity of production is placing increasingly high…

After more than three years of work, the project partners of NALYSES ("Sustainability-optimised life cycle assessment of technologically highly complex mechatronic products") have presented their results. The project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), developed methods and technologies to significantly reduce the ecological footprint of complex mechatronic products and make them fit for the circular…

Matthias Günther successfully completed his doctorate on the topic "Framework for the pattern-based design of System of Systems" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Roman Dumitrescu. Summary of the doctoral dissertation: Connectivity and collaboration of systems is considered as a success factor for current and, especially, future solutions. Through the interaction of different systems goals are achieved that cannot be realized by the individual…