
- Virtual and augmented reality
- Sustainability and Circular Economy in Learning Factories
- Human Robot Collaboration
- AI for manufacturing systems / Artificial Intelligence in production processes
- Human-centered work design in Learning Factories
- 5G in Learning Factories
- Cross Learning Factory Product Production System (CLFPPS)
- Learning Factory Design
Virtual and augmented reality
Working Group Leader
Description
A lot of learning factories are using VR & AR to show new applications in production and product development and to extend their didactical concept. In this working group different concepts and ideas to use VR & AR can be discussed.
Members
- Patrick Herstätter (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Sri Kolla (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Dimitris Mourtzis (University of Patras, Greece)
- Christopher Prinz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Panagiotis Stavropoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
Sustainability and Circular Economy in Learning Factories
Working Group Leader

Astrid Weyand
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Description
This working group is dealing with the overarching goal of sustainability and how it is addressed in learning factories, taking different levels of the term into consideration. In this regard, the concept of circular economy is seen as a key strategy. Topics of the working group and the participating members furthermore include energy and material efficiency.
Members
- Thomas Gries (RWTH Aachen, Germany)
- Atacan Ketenci (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Gesine Köppe (ITA Academy Aachen, Germany)
- Jeff Mangers (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Vasiliki C. Panagiotopoulou (University of Patras, Greece)
- Peter Plapper (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Kai Rüdele (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Nada Ruzicic (Reutlingen University, Germany)
- Panagiotis Stavropoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
- Bastian Thiede (Braunschweig Institute of Technology, Germany)
- Sebastian Thiede (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- Matthias Wolf (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Human Robot Collaboration
Working Group Leader

Bernd Kuhlenkötter
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Description
Members
- Luca Gualtieri (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)
- Atal Kumar (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Peter Plapper (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Panagiotis Stavropoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
AI for manufacturing systems / Artificial Intelligence in production processes
Working Group Leader

Theresa Madreiter
Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Linus Kohl
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Description
- Development and adaptation of AI algorithms for manufacturing systems
- Process monitoring, -control and anomaly detection
- Predictive quality and Zero-Defect-Manufacturing
- Digital twins, simulation and process optimization
- Predictive maintenance and condition monitoring
- Application of different AI methods for the manufacturing environment: predictive maintenance, assistance systems, productions planing an controll, quality controll, shopfloor management, etc. Devopment of new KI-algorithms
Members
- Mohammad Abuabiah (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Fazel Ansari (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
- Muneer Al Zubi (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Tobias Biegel (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
- Matteo De Marchi (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)
- Nicolas Jourdan (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
- Bernd Kuhlenkötter (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Dimitris Mourtzis (University of Patras, Greece)
- Christopher Prinz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Walter Quadrini (Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy)
- Panagiotis Stavropoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
- Weimin Zhang (Tongji University, China)
Human-centered work design in Learning Factories
Working Group Leader

Sophie Sandner
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Description
- Development and combination of methods for the identification of potentials,
- Digital assistance and its combination with artificial intelligence: Identifying Use Cases
- Potential quantification (depending on Use Cases)
- Analysis and improvement of the (automated) creation of information material
- New methods for analysing workstation, in order to finde a potential for assistance systems, development of new contextsensitive and adaptive assistance systems
- The assistance of workers in production with cognitive and physical systems is currently studied in various learning factories. In this working group the concepts and ideas of worker assistance systems can be discussed.
Members
- Matthias Eder (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Bernd Kuhlenkötter (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Christopher Prinz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Walter Quadrini (Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy)
- Matthias Wolf (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
5G in Learning Factories
Working Group Leader

Weimin Zhang
Tongji University, China
Description
- Development and combination of methods for the identification of potentials,
- Digital assistance and its combination with artificial intelligence: Identifying Use Cases
- Potential quantification (depending on Use Cases)
- Analysis and improvement of the (automated) creation of information material
- New methods for analysing workstation, in order to finde a potential for assistance systems, development of new contextsensitive and adaptive assistance systems
- The assistance of workers in production with cognitive and physical systems is currently studied in various learning factories. In this working group the concepts and ideas of worker assistance systems can be discussed.
Members
- Muneer Al Zubi (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Bernd Kuhlenkötter (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Dimitris Mourtzis (University of Patras, Greece)
- Christopher Prinz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- Lukas Weiser (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
- Eduardo de Senzi Zancul (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
- Fabian Dietrich, Thorge Lackner (ESB Business School, Germany)
Cross Learning Factory Product Production System (CLFPPS)
Working Group Leader

Jan Schuhmacher
ESB Business School, Germany
Description
Members
- Antonio Kreß (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
- Dimitris Mourtzis (University of Patras, Greece)
- Panagiotis Stavropoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
- Christopher Prinz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
- NN (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
Learning Factory Design
Working Group Leader

Description
Members
- Rafiq Ahmad (University of Alberta, Canada)
- Jonas Barth (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
- Maira Callupe Arias (Polytechnic Univrsity of Milan, Italy)
- Maria Ursula Hulla (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Vera Hummel (ESB Reutlingen, Germany)
- Walter Quadrini (Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy)
- Thomas Riemann (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
- Astrid Weyand (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)