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M.Sc. Thomas Kern

Technical University of Munich

Postal address

Boltzmannstr. 15
85748 Garching b. München

Department Production Management & Logistics

Tel.: +49 (89) 289 - 15464
E-Mail: thomas.kern(at)iwb.tum.de
LinkedIn: Thomas Kern

 

Research competency

Data analytics in production management

Main research areas

  • Reinforcement learning-based production control
  • Anomaly detection for production control
  • Large language model-based chatbots in production and logistics

Research project

SmartMan | Spezifischer Einsatz von Digitalisierung, KI und Kompetenzaufbau in der Fahrzeugzulieferfertigung und im Qualitätsmanagement (specific use of digitalisation, AI and competence development in vehicle supplier production and quality management)

Student research projects

I am happy to supervise external theses or suggest new topics that match my research interests. Feel free to contact me with your ideas!

Publications

2024

  • Kern, Thomas; Stang, Julian; Milde, Michael; Hofer, Andreas; Streibel, Lasse; Zaeh, Michael F.: A modular chatbot framework for assisting workers in diverse production tasks. Procedia CIRP 130, 2024, 1268-1275 more…
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