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Essen / Fair / 10.02.2026 – 12.02.2026

E-world Energy and Water 2026

The »E-world Energy and Water« is the leading trade fair for the European energy industry.

At our two booths, our experts will present the latest developments in Digital Twins, which enable precise analyses, prognosis, and controls. We will focus on the key topics of »energy producers and distributors« and »consumers and markets«.

 

Rio de Janeiro / Conference / 10.12. – 12.12.2025

IEEE Conference 2025

The IEEE conference on decision and control provides a platform for discussing current developments in automatic control, optimization, and decision-making.

Our expert Jens Göbel gives a presentation entitled »On Model Predictive Funnel Control with Equilibrium Endpoint Constraints«.

 

Maritim Hotel Würzburg / Symposium / 05.11.2025 – 06.11.2025

VDI Symposium on Vibrations

The symposium brings together experts from the field of research to exchange knowledge on vibrations.

Our expert Dr. Andreas Wirsen is on site with a presentation on the »Non-contact 3-in-1 Sensor for Recording and Analyzing Dynamic Torques, Speed and Angle of Rotation«.

 

Whitepaper / 15.10.2025

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Practice

Our colleague Julia Burr contributed an article to the white paper »Beyond Text and Image« published by the Fraunhofer Alliance Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.  In this article, she presents a further development of the tool from the »HyTwin« project, which uses data-based transformer models to optimize the complex extrusion process in plastics processing.

 

Press Release / 28.01.2025

Ministry Funds New Quality Assurance Project

All companies want to produce as efficiently as possible, make optimum use of their machines and avoid wasting resources. In the new Re(Pro)³ project, we are researching how inline process and product monitoring can help companies achieve this. The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health is funding the project.

Here we will inform you about the latest research topics, upcoming events and other news of the department.

Recently Completed Ph.D.

  • Resource Allocation in Network Slicing-Based Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications based on Model Predictive Control (Jun Liu)
  • Model Predictive Control with Stabilizing Prediction Horizon of Systems Described by Time-Discretized ODEs and DAEs (Dimitri Morgenstern)
  • Nonlinear switched DAEs: Analysis, control theory and application to energy networks (Ferdinand Küsters)
  • DAE-Modellierung und mathematische Stabilitätsanalyse von Energieversorgungsnetzen (Tjorben Groß)
  • Stability Preservation for Parametric Model Order Reduction by Matrix Interpolation (Andreas Barthlen)
  • Structure-Exploiting Coupled Symbolic-Numerical Model Reduction for Electrical Networks (Oliver Schmidt)

Scientific Assistants/Interns

We are always looking for student assistants and interns with good programming skills, especially in C/C++, Python, or Matlab. We offer a variety of practical activities in our projects. In addition, other large software packages (for example, dSpace, Labview) are often used, where the possibility exists. The remuneration is to be agreed upon.

 

KL-Regelungstechnik-Seminar

The seminar »KL-Regelungstechnik« (Kaiserslautern – Control Theory and Control Engineering) is organized by our department as well as several research groups  of the TU Kaiserslautern:

  • Technomathematics (Dep. of Mathematics)
  • Mechatronics in Mechenical and Automotive Engineering (Dep. of Mechanical and Process Engineering)
  • Automation Control (Dep. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  • Electromobility (Dep. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

The seminar takes place at the ITWM every 1st Tuesday of a month (besides holidays and summer break). Aims are broadening of experiences and exchange of scientific views – also beyond the organizing groups.

Typical subjects of talks are:

  • ongoing or recently finished graduations and doctoral theses
  • current research and projects

 

More on the seminar series: to the KL-Regelungstechnik-Seminar

Webinar-Series: Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

In our webinar series »Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance« we inform you about current possibilities of intelligent digitalization in the operation and maintenance of plants.

The event usually takes place at regular intervals (apart from holiday shifts and summer break) (planned monthly). The goals are to broaden horizons and exchange ideas on smart digitization, also across the participating groups.

 

More about the Webinar-Series: Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance