We are pleased to welcome Sebastian Mantsch as a new research associate in our workgroup "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures".
Sebastian's research focuses on the results of his Master's thesis, namely the exploration of the concept of "Digital Availability" as part of the ERC project "Cultures of the Cryosphere". He is attempting to analyse how we have reached the point in society where permanent availability is…
Do data spaces actually support sustainable product engineering? These and other questions were discussed on 5th and 6th of November at a consortium meeting of the BMWE-funded research project Decide4ECO at the Heinz Nixdorf Institut. Our “Product Creation” workgroup held by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iris Gräßler, worked with industry partners BOS, Sonova, and Hadi-Plast to discuss illustrative examples of applications for implementing the circular economy.…
Two weeks ago, the mid-term event of the LiRaS project took place at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute. The project partners from research and industry took the opportunity to present the results of the first 1.5 years together and on site in the laboratories of our "System and Circuit Technology" workgroup. Appreciation to the VDI, the project sponsor, which gave the green light for the second half of the project. LiRaS is the name of a new type of…
"Robustness of sensors and sensor systems against environmental conditions for highly automated driving" (Rosshaf): In the Rosshaf project, our "Control Technology and Mechatronics" workgroup tested common sensor types for the environmental monitoring of self-driving vehicles. These were analysed both in reality and simulatively for their robustness under bad weather conditions. The aim was to derive possible measures to increase robustness.Autom…
The pilot study “Community of Practice” was continued with a second digital workshop as part of the KLUG project. This time, the focus was on the exchange of digital strategies. During the workshop, the core competencies of the participating companies were identified and possible future market developments were discussed. A look back at exciting discussions, and exciting exchanges of experiences with strong Impulses on new future-proof strategies…
Our "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures" workgroup is pleased to welcome Anastasia Margariti-Börgel to the team!
Anastasia works with a focus on food cultures, foodways and nutrition as performed identity, with further specialisations in environmental anthropology and the points of contact between these fields. Her master's thesis was dedicated to the impact of climatic changes and disasters on the culinary heritage…
Our research associate Maxim Weizel from the "System and Circuit Technology" workgroup attended the 32nd IEEE ICECS 2025 in Marrakesh from 17-19 November 2025. The leading IEEE conference for electronics and circuit design focussed on energy-efficient systems, smart automotive electronics as well as neuromorphic and in-memory computing architectures.
His paper "High-Voltage (5-Vpp) Driver Monolithically Integrated with Thermally Tunable Optical…
Sustainability has long since become a decisive factor for the success of industrial value creation. Companies are faced with the challenge of harmonising ecological responsibility, economic efficiency and technological innovation in the circular economy. A large part of the subsequent environmental impact of a product is already determined in the early development phase - this is where it is decided how sustainable a product actually is over its…
There are many approaches to designing sustainable products. It is not easy to determine which one is the right one during product planning. This is where the it's OWL project "Sustainable Lifecycle Engineering" (SLE) comes in. It supports developers and product managers in taking sustainability aspects into account at an early stage of engineering.
As part of SLE, members of our "Advanced Systems Engineering" workgroup develop methods based on…
How can sustainability and digitalisation lead to corporate success? This is the focus of the "Strategic Management of Dual Transformation" (DualStrat) project of our "Behavioural Economic Engineering and Responsible Management" workgroup. Whether materials, working conditions or recycling: value chains have great potential for companies to become more sustainable. Due to the complexity of value chains, management is required.
The project team…
Marcel Niemeyer is a new research associate in our "Product Creation" workgroup.
In the KLUG project, Marcel is working on supporting companies in implementing digital business models. Specifically, he deals with data that is recorded in a machine and how this can be utilised for digital business models.
He likes to spend his free time swimming, going to concerts and doing crossfit regularly.
Welcome, Marcel!
From 18 to 21 November, Dr. Kevin Malena, post-doc and research assistant in our "Control Engineering and Mechatronics" workgroup, will be attending the "IEEE ITSC 2025 - The IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)" on the Gold Coast in Australia. There he will present his research paper entitled "ML-based Prediction Framework for varying Traffic Signal Control Strategies and its GLOSA-application".
The paper…
We encounter software almost everywhere in our everyday lives: we open our emails on our smartphones, make contactless payments when shopping or book a flight for our next holiday.
The development of secure software is therefore of great importance. But how can we be sure that the software works securely? Static programme analysis can be used to find out and also uncover security vulnerabilities. This can also help to prevent cyberattacks that…
The EXIST research transfer project AutoAquaControl was launched on 1 October 2025 in our "System and Circuit Technology" workgroup headed by Prof Christoph Scheytt.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is sponsoring the project to the tune of more than €800,000 until spring 2027. The aim of the project is to develop the wireless energy-autonomous water leakage sensor system AutoAquaControl, consisting of a patented sensor, a…
Fabian Schiebel joined our Secure Software Engineering group on 3 November.
Fabian's current research focusses on "Precise and scalable static data-flow analysis" for detecting security vulnerabilities in C and C++ applications. In the near future, transpiling legacy C code will also be a central part of his work.
In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, playing the piano or gaming.
Welcome, Fabian!
