Every year, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute welcomes numerous new academic staff. The “Get to know HNI” is an opportunity for them to get to know the institute and the work of all specialist groups better and to make contacts that strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation. The “Get to Know HNI” provides long-term support for new employees starting out in academic work by enabling them to quickly establish contacts for joint research projects outside…

Paderborn University scientists involved in EU project Natural disasters, pandemics, mass accidents: Time and again, situations arise in which people have to act quickly. The most recent example is the flooding in southern Germany. For experts, large amounts of data - sometimes highly complex - play a key role in the decision-making process. However, even experts are not always able to make logical decisions because they are often accompanied by…

Sergej Japs successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Framework for Developing a Cybersecurity Concept According to ISO/SAE 21434 Using Model-Based Systems Engineering" under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roman Dumitrescu. Congratulations to him! Abstract: The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (UNECE WP.29) hasissued UN Regulation No. 155. It defines uniform conditions for the approval of vehicleswith regard…

On Tuesday, 04.06.2024, Dr. Pia Lünstroth from the hkp//group will give a lecture on "Corporate Governance and Executive Board Remuneration" as part of the module W2164 "Fundamentals of Corporate Governance". The lecture will take place from 9:00 - 11:00 am in lecture hall H4.

Many people are familiar with the problem from private celebrations, their own home furnishings or the last DIY project: the plan is in place, everything is prepared - and then something has to be changed at the last minute. This uncertainty is particularly critical for industrial companies. After all, it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the technical and financial impact of changes to their products. It becomes even trickier when…

Christoph Pierenkemper successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of „Systematik zur Entwicklung Leistungsstufen-basierter Industrie 4.0-Strategien" under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roman Dumitrescu. Congratulations to him! Abstract: Digitization is omnipresent today and is leading to fundamental change in society and industry. In the industrial environment, the associated changes are summarized under the buzzword Industry 4.0…

Reducing production times, saving costs and identifying errors - artificial intelligence (AI) is an important key to product development. In order to bring users, providers and experts in AI together, eighteen partners from science and industry have developed a digital platform as part of the ‘AI Marketplace’ research project. During the three-year project period, numerous solutions for specific industrial applications have already been…

How can the responsibilities for emergent phenomena, such as the weight or aerodynamics of a vehicle, be clearly assigned? The publication by 3DSE, VW and the Heinz Nixdorf Institute ‘Systems Engineering roles to handle emergent properties and behaviours in complex technical systems’, which won the ‘Best Paper’ award, provides the answers. The prize winners were Dipl.-Ing. Nicolas Meyrl (Volkswagen AG), M.Sc. Florian Hintz (3DSE Management…

Thorsten Koch successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Specification and Verification of Security Protocols and their Utilization in Scenario-based Requirements Engineering" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Eric Bodden. Congratulations to him! Abstract: Security protocols play a central role in protecting the communication of software-intensive systems against cyberattacks. However, the correct specification and application of…

Maurice Meyer successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Systematics for the planning and utilisation of operating data analyses in strategic product planning" under the supervision of Prof. Dr Roman Dumitrescu. Congratulations to him! Abstract: Strategic product planning is decisive for the success of new product generations. A valuable source of information is the use phase of previous generations, which reveals product weaknesses…

Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of seeing our colleague Michel Scholtysik give a presentation on sustainable transformation in industry. With over 60 people in attendance and a lively discussion afterwards, this presentation was not only informative but also thought-provoking. Michel's analysis of the role of the circular economy as a driver of change was extremely insightful. Not only did he shed light on the complex mechanisms behind the…

Today, our Product Development Group is presenting the EU-CREXDATA project and its benefits for emergency response in extreme weather situations at the vfdb e.V. annual conference in Magdeburg. Project partner Enes Derin from the Institute of Fire and Rescue Technology (IFR) will be on site to present the associated poster, which was created in collaboration with the German Rescue Robotics Centre (DRZ).

The HNI Forum took place on Thursday, May 2, 2024, under the topic “Pragmatic opacity of machines from a techno-philosophical and ethical perspective”. The central topic was the opacity of AI and the problems it can entail. The guest speaker from TU Darmstadt was Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaminski, who addressed the distinction between pragmatic and epistemic opacity in his lecture. Suzana Alpsancar, Junior Professor of Applied Ethics at the University…

Even as a child, Babak Sadiye played video games and manipulated electronic devices to quench his thirst for knowledge. Today, he is a research assistant in the Circuit Technology department and delves deeper into electronic fields. In his free time, he goes hiking or camping with friends and explores new places. You can find out more about Babak in his employee portrait in the annual report.

Kevin Malena successfully completed his doctorate on the topic of "Design, Analysis and Implementation of a Multi-stage Model Predictive Traffic Light Control System" under Prof. Ansgar Trächtler. Congratulations on this achievement! Summary of the thesis: This dissertation describes the concept and the development process of a traffic signal control system up to the real implementation. The control system, which was developed in the context of…