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…

Daniel Preuß has been a research assistant in the Product Development department since September 2018 and deals with problems in requirements engineering using artificial intelligence. In his free time, he socialises with his colleagues or plays music in the specialist group band. You can find out more about Daniel in his employee portrait in the annual report.

Social commitment is a top priority for Thorben Scholz. As a research associate in the Behavioural Economic Engineering and Responsible Management department, he is particularly committed to people and the environment in the corporate context through the DualStrat project. As co-founder of UFUNDI, he uses art for intercultural exchange, whereby the focus is on people and their life stories. You can find out more about Thorben in his employee…

Björn Blischke from PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft will give a practical lecture on Monday, June 10, 2024, on the topic of "Internal Control Structures". The lecture will be held as part of the module "Fundamentals of Corporate Governance" and will take place from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. in lecture hall B1. 

The "UPB for Future" sustainability lecture series will be held again in the summer semester 2024. Organized by Professor René Fahr, head of our "Behavioral Economic Engineering and Responsible Management" department as well as Vice President for Knowledge and Technology Transfer and the Office of Educational Innovation and University Didactics, the lecture series will take place every Thursday from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in lecture hall L1. In…

The topic of the forum on 2nd May at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute is "Pragmatic opacity of machines from a techno-philosophical and ethical perspective". The HNI Forum is a series of lectures focussing on current research trends and projects. The aim is to convey ideas, challenges and possible solutions in a generally understandable way. A differentiated approach to this problem begins by distinguishing between different types of opacity: For…

Board game and manga enthusiast Jonas Klauke has been a research assistant in the Secure Software Engineering group since December 2021. In addition to his work in the group, he helped organise the first SootUp Hackathon in 2023. You can find out more about Jonas in his employee portrait in the annual report.

Company emerges from research project: Paderborn University research group develops signal generator From measuring and radar systems to telecommunications: huge amounts of data are being transmitted in ever shorter times nowadays. Precise signals are essential. If they are inaccurate, errors occur. In the "RadiOptics" research project, which was launched last June at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University, scientists are therefore…