Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Modelling of distributed embedded systems in automation and control regarding dependability and usability, Human Machine Interaction in process engineering of complex machines and plants.
Education
| 1987 – 1990 | PhD, Dr.-Ing., RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| 1981 – 1987 | Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Dipl.-Ing., RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Germany |
Professional History
| Since 2021 | Core Member of Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), the Technical University of Munich’s research institute for data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence Lead of Sector "Work" at Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), a Technical University of Munich Integrative Research Institute researching the future of human-robot interaction in work environments Consortium partner at KI.FABRIK Bayern, part of the Hightech Initiative of the Bavarian federal state to develop innovative mechatronic manufacturing capabilities |
| Since 2021 | Vice Dean Research and Innovation Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design, |
| Since 2017 | Member of the advisory board of Grammer AG Member of the advisory board of HAWE Hydraulik SE |
| Since 2009 | Full Professor, Director Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Automation and Information Systems |
| Apr 2006 – Jun 2009 | Professor, Director, Vice Dean Education (1,5 years) University of Kassel, Faculty of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Embedded Systems |
| Sep 2000 – Mar 2006 | Full Professor, Director University of Wuppertal, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Media Technology, Chair of Automation/Process Informatics |
| Apr 2000 – Aug 2000 | Head of Product Marketing and Development Interface Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co., Blomberg, Germany |
| 1996 – 1998 | Full Professor Distance Learning University Hagen, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Professorship of Automation (parallel to ATR, see below) |
| 1995 – Mar 2000 | CTO ATR Industrie-Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG, Automation Company of Siempelkamp group, Viersen, Germany |
| 1991 – 1994 | Department Head, Electrical, Measurement and Control Department Siempelkamp GmbH & Co., Maschinen und Anlagenbau, Krefeld, Germany |
| 1987 – 1991 | Research assistant, PhD candidate RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chair of Ergonomics |
Selected Honors and Awards
- CASE 2016 Best student paper award finalist D. Regulin, D. Schütz, T. Aicher and B. Vogel-Heuser. "Model Based Design of Knowledge Bases in Multi Agent Systems for enabling Automatic Reconfiguration Capabilities of Material Flow Modules," in 12th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), IEEE, Aug. 2016, pp. 133-140. (All co-authors are PhD candidates of Vogel-Heuser)
- Adam Opel Award, 21st ISATA 1989 (International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation), Wiesbaden, Germany
- GfR-promoting award 1990 for extraordinary technical-scientific works in the field of integration of humanization and rationalization
- Borchers-Badge of RWTH Aachen, 1991
- Special Award of Initiative D21 (network for a digital society) “Get the best” – more women into research (2009)
Selected IEEE RAS Activities
IEEE RAS International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
- Invited Keynote Speaker, 18th IEEE CASE on evolvable, adaptive field-level architectures (2022)
- General Chair, 14th IEEE CASE (2018)
- Several workshops at IEEE CASE (since 2018)
IEEE RAS Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)
- Associate Editor IEEE T-ASE (2016-2019)
- Senior Editor IEEE T-ASE (since 2019)
- Lead of the T-ASE Ad Hoc Committee on Competitive Advantages in the Open Access Era (2022)
IEEE RAS Awards Committees
- Member of IEEE RAS award committee (2020-2021)
- Member of Best Paper Award Committee for IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2017)
Participation in IEEE RAS Technical Committees (TC)
- Co-Chair of IEEE RAS TC for Digital Manufacturing and Human-Centered Automation (since 2021)
- Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE RAS TC for Digital Manufacturing and Human-Centered Automation and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE RAS TC Automation in Logistics (since 2021)
Automation Coordinator of the IEEE RAS Technical Activities Board (TAB) (since 2022)
Selected Other IEEE Activities
| 2020 | Contributor to IEEE Standard 2660.1-2020 “IEEE recommended practice for industrial agents: Integration of software agents and low-level automation functions” |
| 2015 – 2021 | Member of Steering Committee and Lecturer of IEEE TC Industrial Electronics Society (IES) international summer schools on intelligent agents in automation |
| 2015 | Invited plenary speaker on IEEE IECON (Topic: Cyber Physical Production systems / Industry 4.0- challenges in research and industrial application) |
| Since 2012 | Senior member IEEE |
| Since 2005 | Member of IEEE IES Technical Committee on Industrial Agents (TC-IA) |
Selected Non-IEEE Activities
| 2023 | Initiator of the Open Invited Track “Transformation of legacy software in manufacturing and logistics systems as enabler for reconfigurable, agent-based automation architectures” at IFAC World Congress 2023, Yokohama |
| Since 2022 | Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), founded in 2021 in Hong Kong with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence in diverse application areas |
| Since 2022 | Co-Initiator of the DFG-funded Priority Program 2422 “Data-driven Process Modelling for Forming Technologies” |
| Since 2021 | Organizer and lecturer of the EIT Digital summer school, co-funded by the European Union |
| 2019 – 2021 | Member of the GMA advisory board (association of measurement and control), National membership organization of IFAC |
| Since 2018 | Initiator and main author of four rule sheets (VDI/VDE 2653) of the German Automation Society (GMA TC 5.15) |
| Since 2017 | Chair of Technical Committee „3.1 Computers for Control“, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) – from 2012 to– 2014 Vice Chair |
| Since 2015 | Co-Initiator of DFG-funded Priority Program SPP 1593 “Managed Software Evolution” |
| Since 2013 | Spokeswoman of the DFG Collaborative Research Project CRC 768 “"Managing Cycles in Innovation Processes – Integrated Development of Product-Service Systems Based on Technical Products” (12 years funding scheme with about 2 million € every year) |
| 2003 – 2009 | Editor in Chief, atp international – Automation Technology in Practice, Oldenbourg publishing house, "IFAC-affiliated journal" since September 2005 |
| 2002 – 2009 | Editor in Chief, atp – Automation Technology in Practice; Oldenbourg publishing house |
| 2001 – 2003 | Member of the advisory board and vice chairwoman at KfIT (field of competence for information technology) of VDI (Association of German Engineers) |
| 1998 – 2007 | Spokeswoman for the Real-Time programming TC (GI, society for informatics, national membership organization of IEEE Computer Society) |