teaching
Lecturer
Lecture: ‘IENG 493E New Product & Service Development’. 28 students (IE). West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. Spring’19.
Lecture 'IENG 302 - Manufacturing Processes'. 120 - 180 students (IE, ME & MAE). West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. Fall'15 / Spring'16 / Fall'17 / Spring'18 / Fall'18.
Lecture: ‘IENG 493A / 593A – Product Service Systems’. 14 - 24 students (IE, ME & EE; Business, Design). West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. Spring’17 / Fall'18.
Industry 4.0 School and Industry Night. Lecture: Design Thinking for Product Service Systems. February 19, 2018, Kelowna, Canada.
IPSS Spring School - Operations Management methods and Technologies for PSS Delivery. Lecture: Technologies enabling PSS Operations Management. 13-17 June, Brescia, Italy.
Executive training for 12 executives and party officials from Shanxi province, China. Topics of lectures: 'Machine Learning in Manufacturing' and 'PLM Applications with regard to Manufacturing and Design'. 15 C-level executives. University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bremen), Bremen, Germany. 2014.
Lecture series on sensor materials – fundamentals, visions and techniques. 'Sensorial applications during the Product Lifecycle'. 20 students (IE, ME & SE). University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. 2012/2013; 2013/2014.
Lecture on 'Introduction to industrial engineering and management'. 120 students (IE). University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. 2012/2013.
Advisor (Current):
Ph.D (primary).
Makenzie Keepers, Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2019-.
Sathish Kasilingam, Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2021-.
Master (primary)
Milica Babic, MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019-.
Assem Almadani, MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2018-.
Md Mushfiqur Rahman, MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019-.
Fahid Hasan Pulak, MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019-.
Bachelor (primary)
Tanner Nichols, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2017-.
Joshua Gross, BS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2017-.
Joseph Sullivan, BS Computer Science and Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2017-.
Jenna Soltesz, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2018-.
Murad Hamirani, BS Computer Science and Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019-.
Ph.D (committee member/2nd advisor).
Jake Rose, Ph.D. student, Computer Science, West Virginia University, 2018-. (Committee)
Kaishu Xia, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, USA, 2018-(Committee)
Darja Wagner, Ph.D. student, Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Germany, 2013-. (2nd advisor)
Mukund Subramaniyan, Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, Chalmers University, Sweden, 2020- . (opponent/discussion leader at pre-seminar)
Master (committee member/2nd advisor).
Advisor (Former) (see also Lab Alumni):
Post-Doc:
Juergen Lenz, Post-Doc, Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2018-2020.
Ph.D. (Chair):
Dr. Muztoba Kahn, thesis title: “Capital Equipment Upgrade Strategy in the Context of Servitization”. Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2015-2019.
Dr. Sameer Mittal, thesis title: “Towards a Framework for Smart Manufacturing Adoption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises”. Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2015-2019.
Ph.D. (committee):
Karan Menon, Ph.D. student, Industrial & Information Management, Tampere University, Finland, 2014-2020
Christoph Liebrecht, Ph.D. student, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany, 2018-2020. (second advisor)
Omar Al-Shebeeb, Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2013-2019. (Committee)
Mazin Alahmadi, Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2014-2017. (Committee)
Theoni Paschou, University of Brescia, Italy, 2019 (external examiner).
Magnus Akerman, thesis title: “Implementing shop-floor IT and Industry 4.0”. Ph.D. student, Industrial Engineering, Chalmers University, Sweden, 2014-2018. (Chair of Grading Committee)
Master/Diploma
Anne Probst, thesis title: “AR Technology along Porter’s Value Chain (draft title)”. MS Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2020. (2nd advisor)
Vadim Kapp, thesis title: “Pattern Recognition in Multivariate Time Series: Towards an Automated Event Detection Method for Smart Manufacturing Systems”. MS Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2020. (2ndadvisor)
Helen Torlino, thesis title: “Data flow framework to enable data analytics of MES data using OAGIS for SMEs.” M.S. Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2020. (2nd advisor)
Valerio Pelosi, thesis title: “Data-driven context awareness of smart products in discrete manufacturing systems”, M.S. Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2020. (2nd advisor)
Josage Chathura Perera, thesis title: “Sustainability-based Expert System for Additive Manufaacturing and CNC Machining”. MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2018-2020
Jonas Kohls, thesis title: “Scenario planning for an Internet of Things platform with logistics applications and ensuing guidelines for its business development”. MS Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2018. (2nd advisor)
Samantha Melroy, thesis title: “Impact of Next Generation AM-PET Helmet and Support Structure on Subjects’ Neck”. MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2016-2018.
Ephraim Pittore, thesis title: “The User Experience Redesign of a Product Instruction Manual Using the Poka Yoke Principle”.MS Design & Merchandising, West Virginia University, 2016-2018.
Nathan Smith, thesis title: “Real-time Energy Visualization Solutions for Light Commercial Businesses”. MS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2016-2018.
Patrick Schmidt, thesis title: “Scenario planning for an Internet of Things platform with logistics applications and ensuing guidelines for its business development”. MS Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2017. (2nd advisor)
Joerg Siegel, thesis title: “Leveraging service employees to build the capabilities required for service innovation“. MS Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2017. (2nd advisor)
Ulrich Misael Ngassa Nana, thesis title: “Conceptual development of state based approach to support structuring and utilization of the Middle-of-Life information”. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2015. 1st advisor.
Tim Schmidt, thesis title: “Use of socially intelligent products for product development. An example applying the Product Avatars concept in the sport industry”. Ind. Eng. and Mgmt. 2015. 1st advisor.
Bernat Fabregà Creixell, thesis title: “Development of a method to illustrate interdependencies between state characteristics of a manufacturing programme from the customer's perspective”. University of Bremen/Erasmus Exchange Student (Spain). Industrial Engineering and Management. 2013. 1st advisor.
Dennis Zeglin, thesis title: "Development of a Quality-Gate-based methodology to increase process quality in production”. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Mgmt. 2013. 1st advisor.
Benjamin Knoke, thesis title: "Analysis and illustration of dependencies of product state characteristics in manufacturing processes“. University of Bremen. Production Engineering. 2012. 1st advisor.
Mohamed Yassin Affoun, thesis title: "Method for identification of relevant product state characteristics evaluated in the machining process“. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2011. 1st advisor.
Sebastian Till Alexander Schäfer, thesis title: "Concept for implementation of knowledge management in small organisational units“. University of Bremen. Production Engineering. 2010. 1st advisor.
Lina Chan, thesis title: "Modeling of requirements of the infrastructure in decentralized logistic control systems and their technical enablers in ontologies”. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2011. 2nd advisor.
Boris Kuhlmann, thesis title: "Approach of a trend assessment to develop a most-likely scenario as part of strategic planning”. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Mgmt. 2009. 2nd advisor.
Bachelor
Will Keefe, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019-2020.
Makenzie Keepers, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2019.
Assem Almadani, BS Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, USA, 2018-2019.
Christian Stone, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2017-2018.
Garret Carden, BS Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2016-2017.
Matthew McHugh, BS Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 2016-2017.
Gabriela Lais Rozati, BS Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 2016.
Jakub Mak-Dadanski, thesis title: "Conception and design of a Quality Management Manual for archiving and provision of materials science research data". University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2013. 1st advisor.
Patryk Theisebach, thesis title: "Development of a concept to implement value adding company communication in social network services“. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2012. 1st advisor.
Max Dreiling, thesis title: "Communication in a collaborative environment using social network services for companies“. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Mgmt. 2012. 1st advisor.
Graduate student project (1-year)
Anika Conrads, Erdem Galipoglu, Anna Mursinsky, Britta Pergande, Hanna Selke, Mustafa Severengiz, project title: "Social Networks as a Platform for Product Avatars". University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2013. 1st advisor.
Johannes Kuder, Atilla Odabasi, Benedikt Rolfes, Jan Schönmann, Henning Sebastian Voeltz, Christian Wolff, Kamran Yazdian, Dennis Zeglin, project title: "Tracing of product states along the production process through information management”. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management. 2012. 1st advisor.
Examinator
Oral examinations for lecture 'Concurrent Engineering'. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management, Production Engineering, Systems Engineering. 2013/2014. 2nd examinator.
Oral examinations for lecture 'Extended Products'. University of Bremen. Industrial Engineering and Management, Production Engineering, Systems Engineering. 2011/2012; 2012/2013; 2014/2015. 2nd examinator.