From 25 to 26 September 2024, the 11th International Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCP), which specializes in the personalization of mass products and the associated adapted manufacturing and development processes, took place at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia). Manuel Ott and Niclas Meihöfener had the honor of participating in this event on behalf of our chair. Manuel Ott's presentation dealt with the abstraction of…

In Islands Hauptstadt Reykjavík fand vom 12. – 14. August 2024 die internationale Konferenz NordDesign statt. Für das DMB nahm unsere Mitarbeiterin Laura Müller teil und stellte ihre Publikation über eine Anforderungsanalyse für ein Forschungsdatenmanagement-System in Verbundprojekten vor. Die von einer sehr freundlichen Atmosphäre geprägte Konferenz führte Wissenschaftliche aus 15 Ländern zusammen und ermöglichte einen regen Austausch über…

Hello everyone, I am Osman and I am delighted to be starting a new chapter at the DMB as an Academic Advisor! After studying mechanical engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover, where I worked for five years as a research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Product Development and Device Engineering, my career path led me to the Paderborn University. During my time in Hannover, I was able to gain valuable experience in…

In July 2024, the 11th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC) took place at Concordia University in Montreal, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, neuroscience and computational theories in product design. For our chair, Niclas Meihöfener had the honor to participate in this event and present a poster on the current topic of generalization of AI-assisted structural optimization. In…

In our courses "Hazard prevention and emergency management" and "Information management for public safety and security", we not only deal with the topics theoretically at university, but also look at their implementation in real life. The excursion to the Dortmund fire department provided a good opportunity to understand the complex interrelationships and ask the rescuers lots of questions. After being welcomed by Chief Fire Officer Dirk…

The research project "Bionics and AI for Sustainable Integration of Product Development for Resource-Efficient Lightweight Construction" (German akronym: BIKINI), funded by the BMWK and launched in October 2021, was successfully completed after three years of productive collaboration in Bremerhaven with our project partner, the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). The developed software prototypes offer the possibility to make statements about…

Hey, I'm Kathi and I'm very happy to be a new research assistant at the DMB! Already during my studies and even now I am volunteering at the Hochschulgruppe Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (HG-WING e.V.), which is committed to the networking and further education of industrial engineering students. I am also active in ESTIEM, a Europe-wide organization for WING students, as the Local Responsible of the LG Paderborn. This has given me the desire to…

As part of our courses on emergency response, fire protection and information systems, we took the students on an excursion to the 112Rescue trade fair in Dortmund. There we met with Mr. Aschenbrenner for a tour of the trade fair and were able to gain an insight into the various topics of fire protection, rescue services and technical assistance. In particular, innovations in robotics and virtual reality could be tried out and experienced at…

As part of the 21st annual global conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM), we presented our research findings on the current state of knowledge management in German fire departments. During the conference, we were able to discuss and refine our approaches with operators and researchers from all over the world. As a venue, the NRW Fire Service Institute (IdF NRW) provided the ideal conditions for networking…

At the 70th annual conference of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) we had the Opportunity to present our poster on knowledge management in fire departments. Based on the results of our survey conducted in fall 2023 among German fire departments with 577 participants, we surveyed the current situation of knowledge management in German fire departments. We were able to identify a number of challenges that stand in…

The Collaborative Research Center 1368 "Oxygen-free production" has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2020. In addition to eight institutes at Leibniz Universität Hannover, four institutes at Clausthal University of Technology, the Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V. and, since January 2024, the University of Paderborn are also involved in CRC 1368. In total, around 40 researchers from different disciplines are working together…

From Aug. 14-16, the 34th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium was held in Austin, Texas. The event offered a captivating look into the world of additive manufacturing, gathering experts and researchers from around the world to present and discuss the latest advances and developments in the industry. The focus of this year's presentations ranged from process development and material innovations to modeling and design…

The Collaborative Research Center 1153 "Process chain for the production of hybrid high-performance components through tailored forming" pursues the overall goal of realizing novel process chains for the production of load-adapted hybrid solid components using joined semi-finished products. The DMB takes over the management and processing of the subproject INF: Vocabulary-oriented research data management for process chains of the Tailored…

A leading conference in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM), the AM Forum, was held in Germany’s capital Berlin from the 3rd to the 5th of July, 2023. The event attracted over 750 experts, industry leaders, researchers and enthusiasts from across the Additive Manufacturing value chain to explore the latest developments and innovations in the technology. AM Forum Berlin 2023 offered a diverse selection of presentations, workshops and…

At the 15th Science Forum Mobility under the guiding theme "Next Chapter in Mobility", we presented our results from the INSPIRE research project. Together with Thomas Eisenbach from the project partner RTB, Andreas Schultz and Fabian Dotzki presented what positive effects the measurement of people flows can have. At large events such as public festivals or sporting events, the methodology developed in INSPIRE enables security forces to always…