Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee shapes IALF’s scholarly direction and oversees the advancement of IALF operations. It also provides coordination and assistance to working groups and organising bodies.

• Dr.-Ing. Mark Mennenga — Braunschweig Institute of Technology, Germany — Die Lernfabrik — energy and resource efficiency, Industry 4.0, urban factories.
• Prof. Dimitris Mourtzis — University of Patras, Greece — LMS Learning Factory — hybrid teaching factory, Operator 5.0, robotics, XR in manufacturing, cloud, IoT, digital twins, 5G, AI, industrial metaverse.
• Dr.-Ing. Christopher Prinz — Ruhr University Bochum, Germany — LPS Learning Factory — lean management, Industry 4.0 assistance, HRC, digital twins, AI/ML, MES, VR training.
• Dr.techn. Matthias Wolf — Graz University of Technology — LEAD Factory — agility, worker assistance, lean management, energy efficiency, digitalisation, future workforce skills.