Prof. Dr. Julian Reichwald

Professor for Business Informatics (Digital Business Technologies), Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
Head of Virtual Engineering Competence Center
Group Lead Digital Transformation at Center for Mass Spectrometry and Optical Spectroscopy

Research Activities and Projects

Actual Research Interests

Industrial Internet of Things

Digitalization Technology and emerging Business Models

Digital Twins and their Applications in Engineering

Distributed Runtime Environments and Automated Decision Support

Current Projects:

Former Projects:

  • TwinEvent: A Distributed, Event-Driven Environment for Autonomous Digital Twins, grant from Karl-Völker-Stiftung, 2001
  • Data Literacy and Data Science, funded by a grant of the German Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration (Grant #1343767)
  • BEinGRID, funded by the European Commission (FP6 Integrated Project, IST5-034702), namely the subprojects BE06 (Groundwater Flow Modelling) and BE08 (Integration of Engineering and Business Processes)
  • German D-Grid/E-Science Initiative, funded by a grant of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), namely the subproject InGrid (Grid- and High-Performance-Computing for Engineering Use Cases in Sheet Metal Forming and Metal Casting, Grant #01AK806C)
  • Mi#Grid, funded by a grant of the Ministry of Science and Research of Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany

Scientific Organizations and Program Committee Memberships:

  • Member of Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)
  • Member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Scientific Board Member of Netzwerk Smart Production e.V., Mannheim, Germany
  • Program Committee Member of the 18th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Lieusaint - Paris, France, 2021
  • Program Committee Member of the The 24th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI), Orlando, Florida, 2020
  • Program Committee Member of the 17th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Lieusaint - Paris, France, 2020
  • Program Committee Member of the 16th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Prague, 2019
  • Program Committee Member of the The 23rd World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI), Orlando, Florida, 2019
  • Program Committee Member of the 15th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Porto, 2018
  • Program Committee Member of the 14th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Madrid, 2017
  • Program Committee Member of the 13th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS), Lissabon, 2016
  • Program Committee Member of the International Workshop on the Internet of Services (IoS), 12th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications and Services (iiWAS2010), Paris, 2010

Talks and Publications

Talks

  • Digital Twins im Kontext der Cybersecurity - aktuelle und zukünftige Entwicklungen, 5th Cybersecurity Conference Rhein-Main-Neckar, Mannheim, 22.-23.10.2020
  • Künstliche Intelligenz: Gefahrenlage neuronale Netze, 4th Cybersecurity Conference Rhein-Main-Neckar, Mannheim, 24.-25.10.2019
  • Social Engineering und Cambridge Analytica: Eine Bestandsaufnahme, 3rd Cybersecurity Conference Rhein-Main-Neckar, Mannheim, 29.-30.10.2018
  • Quo Vadis, Digitalisierung im Mittelstand?, inspire|IT 2018 - Digital Transformation - Make it happen!, Frankfurt/Main, 16.04.2018
  • Smart Factories - Chancen für den Mittelstand, Automatisierungstreff in den Räumen der Fa. mm-automation, Mannheim, 09. November 2017
  • Social Media und die unbeachtete Gefahr., 2nd Cybersecurity Conference Rhein-Main-Neckar, Mannheim, 19.-20. Oktober 2017
  • Smarte Entscheidungsfindung im Internet of Everything, inspire|IT 2017 - Digitale Transformation - Behind the Scenes, Frankfurt/Main, 03.04.2017
  • A Brave New World?, 1st Cybersecurity Conference Rhein-Main-Neckar, Mannheim, 08.12.2016
  • Realtime Event Processing in der Produktion, Netzwerk Smart Production, 4. Netzwerkforum, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim, 11.10.2016
  • Autonomes Handeln intelligenter Maschinen im Internet der Dinge, Arbeitskreis EDV und Recht, Köln, 02.12.2015

Publications

  1. M. Grauer, T. Barth, M. Gerdes and J. Reichwald: A Service-Oriented Software Architecture for Simulation and Optimization in Sheet Metal Forming. In: Proceedings of the 5th Intelligent Processing of Materials and Minerals (IPMM) Conference (on CD), Monterey, USA, 2005
  2. M. Grauer, T. Barth, M. Gerdes and J. Reichwald: On distributed virtual prototyping in the automotive supplier industry using service-oriented computing. In: Hahn, A. and Grauer, M. (Hrsg.) : Informations- und Wissensdrehscheibe Produktdatenmanagement (GI-Tagung 2005 Oldenburg 10.11.2005). Oldenburg: GITO-Verlag, S. 3-12, ISBN 3-936771-55-3, 2005
  3. M. Grauer, T. Barth, M. Gerdes and J. Reichwald: Supporting Simulation and Optimization in Manufacturing based on a Service-Oriented Software Architecture In: L. Mönch, J. Beyer (Hrsg.): Aspekte der Wirtschaftsinformatik - Methoden, Werkzeuge und Anwendungen, SCS Publishing House, ISBN 3-936150-45-1, 2005
  4. T. Barth, M. Grauer and J. Reichwald: A Grid Computing-based Infrastructure for the Optimization of Product- and Process-Design in Sheet Metal Forming In: D. Büche and N. Hofmann (Hrsg.): First Invited COST 526 Conference APOMAT for Automatic Process Optimization in Materials Technology, 2005
  5. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, D. Christian and T. Barth: The potential of service oriented computing for small and medium enterprises - analysis of value chains, accepted and presented in the P2P- and Grid Track at MKWI06 (Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik), Passau, 20.-22.06. 2006
  6. J. Jakumeit, T. Barth, M. Grauer, J. Reichwald: Grid computing for casting simulations. Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes XI (MCWASP Conference), May 28 - June 2, Opio, France, 2006
  7. T. Friese, M. Smith, B. Freisleben, J. Reichwald, T. Barth, M. Grauer: Collaborative Grid Process Creation Support in an Engineering Domain, In: Y. Roberts et al. (Hrsg.): High Performance Computing (HiPC) 2006", LNCS Vol.4297, Springer, 2006, S. 263–276.
  8. J. Reichwald, W. Schäfer: Integration of Engineering and Business in Metal Forming - Products and production processes in the automotive supplier industry, accepted and presented at the UNICORE Summit Workshop at Euro-Par, Dresden, 2006
  9. J. Jakumeit, T. Barth, J. Reichwald, M. Grauer: A Grid-based parallel optimization algorithm applied to a problem in metal casting industry. 2nd International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications (BIOMA), Ljubljana , Slovenia, October 2006
  10. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth: A Service-Oriented Grid-Based Infrastructure for Supporting Virtual Prototyping in Manufacturing In: Oberweis, A., Weinhardt, C., Gimpel, H., Koschmider, A., Pankratius, V., Schnizler, B. (Hrsg.), "eOrganisation: Service-, Prozess-, Market-Engineering", Tagungsband der 8. Int. Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (Bd. 1), UV Karlsruhe, 2007, S.531-548
  11. T. Barth, K. Dörnemann, T. Dörnemann, B. Freisleben, T. Friese, M. Grauer, J. Jakumeit, C. Lütke Entrup, J. Reichwald, C. Schridde, M. Smith, F. Thilo: Supporting Engineering Processes Utilizing Service-Oriented Grid Technology angenommener Beitrag zur German EScience Conference (GES) 2007, 2.-4.5.2007 in Baden Baden.
  12. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth: A grid-based infrastructure for virtual product and process optimization in manufacturing In: A. Korytowski, W. Mitkowski, M. Szymkat (Eds.): Book of Abstracts, 23rd IFIP TC 7, Conference on System Modelling and Optimization, ISBN 978-83-88309-0, Cracow, Poland, 2007
  13. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth: A Service-oriented Software Architecture for virtual prototyping in Manufacturing In: Book of Abstracts of the 21st Workshop on Methodologies and Tools for Complex System Modeling and Integrated Policy Assessment (CSM07), 27th-29th August, International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, 2007
  14. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth: A Service-Oriented Software Architecture for Virtual Prototyping In Manufacturing angenommener Beitrag für die 6th International Conference on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials (IPMM), Salerno, Italy, June 25-29, 2007
  15. J. Jakumeit, T. Barth, M. Grauer, J. Reichwald. T.M. Smith, K. Dörnemann and B. Freisleben: Grid numerical optimization of casting processes In: Proceedings of Solidification Processing, University of Sheffield, pp. 488-492, 2007
  16. H. Schwichtenberg, D. Metz, J. Reichwald, M. Grauer: Integrated Optimization of Engineering- and Business Processes in Metal Forming, accepted for the 7th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA7), 12-15 December, Kobe International Conference Center, Japan, 2007
  17. T. Barth, M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, J. Jakumeit: Supporting Complex Processes in Optimal Product Design by a Grid-based Software Environment, accepted for the 7th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA7), 12-15 December, Kobe International Conference Center, Japan, 2007
  18. J. Reichwald, T. Dörnemann, T. Barth, M. Grauer, B. Freisleben: Model-Driven Process Development Incorporating Human Tasks in Service-Oriented Grid Environments. In: M. Bichler, T. Hees, H. Krcmar, U. Lechner, F. Matthes, A. Picot, B. Speitkamp, P. Wolf (Hrsg.): Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2008, GITO-Verlag, 2008
  19. D. Metz, J. Reichwald, M. Grauer, H. Schwichtenberg, J. Kraus, D. Rubin: Grid-based Integration of Engineering and Business Processes in Metal Forming - Business Experiment 08 of BEinGRID. European Projects Panorama at the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), May 19-22, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France, 2008
  20. J. Jakumeit, J. Eiken, J. Reichwald, T. Barth, M. Grauer: Multi-Scale Solidification Process Simulations Using Grid Technology. Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes (ICASP-2), University of Loeben, Austria, June, 2008
  21. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth, J. Jakumeit, J. Eiken: Multi-Scale Modeling and Optimization of a Metal Casting Process. 12th Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2008
  22. M. Grauer, T. Barth, J. Reichwald, J. Jakumeit, J. Eiken:Service-Oriented Multi-Scale Simulation and Optimization of a Metal Casting Process. In: Proc. of the 8th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Lissabon, Portugal, Juni 2009
  23. J. Reichwald: Modell-getriebene Unterstützung der Workflow-Abbildung in Service-orientierten Software-Umgebungen, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin, ISBN: 978-3-86573-458-7, 2009
  24. M. Grauer, D. Metz, S. Karadgi, W. Schäfer, J. Reichwald: Towards an IT-Framework for Digital Enterprise Integration, In: Proceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology in Hong Kong (Innovations in Hybrid Intelligent Systems), Advances in Soft Computing, Vol. 66, pp. 1467-1482, ISBN 978-3-642-10429-9, Springer, 2010
  25. M. Grauer, J. Reichwald, T. Barth: Analyse des Einsatzes Service-orientierter IT-Architekturen für kooperative Wertschöpfung im Mittelstand, In: D. Kathan, P. Letmathe, K. Mark, R. Schulte, M.V. Tchouvakhina, F. Wallau (Hrsg.): Wertschöpfungsmanagement im Mittelstand, Tagungsband des Forums der deutschen Mittelstandsforschung, ISBN: 978-3-8349-2288-5, Gabler Research, 2010
  26. J. Reichwald, T. Dörnemann, T. Barth, M. Grauer, B. Freisleben: Supporting and Optimizing Interactive Decision Processes in Grid Environments with a Model-Driven Approach. In: Dolk, D. (Ed.): Modeling and Decision Support for Network-Based Services, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP) Vol 42, Springer, 2012
  27. J. Reichwald: Effektiveres Controlling durch eine transparente Produktion, Fachartikel im Südwestfalen Manager, Ausgabe 9, 6. Jahrgang, Brinkschulte Verlag, September 2012
  28. J. Reichwald, J. Baumgart: An Architectural Approach for Integrating Today's Manufacturing Facilities into Industry 4.0 Concepts, In: J. Baumgart, G. Nagler (Eds.): Ausgewählte Aspekte der angewandten Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsinformatik, ISBN: 978-3-942554-11-4, clfmedia, Walldorf, 2015
  29. J. Reichwald, D. Pfisterer: Autonomie und Intelligenz im Internet der Dinge. In: Computer und Recht CR 2016, pp. 208-212, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, Köln, 2016
  30. D. Pfisterer, M. Radonjic-Simic, J. Reichwald: Business Model Design for the Internet of Everything, In: Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 5:2, MDPI, DOI: 10.3390/jsan5020007, 2016
  31. M. Hitz, M. Radonjic-Simic, J. Reichwald and D. Pfisterer: Generic UIs for Requesting Complex Products Within Distributed Market Spaces in the Internet of Everything In: Buccafurri, Francesco, Holzinger, Andreas, Kieseberg, Peter, Tjoa, A Min, Weippel, Edgar (Eds.): Avaliablility, Reliability, and Security in Information Systems, LNCS 9817, pp. 29-44, Springer, 2016
  32. Rädle, M.; Reichwald, J.: Ein Lebensraum für digitale Zwillinge: ein Mannheimer Forscherteam erweitert das Basiskonzept der digitalen Transformation, In: Steinbeis Transfer, Ausgabe 3:21, pp. 22-25, 2021
  33. Lehmann, J.; Lober, A.; Rache, A.; Baumgärtel, H.; Reichwald, J.: Collaboration of Semantically Enriched Digital Twins Based on a Marketplace Approach. In: Proc. of the 19th Int. Conf. on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 35-45, Scitepress, 2022
  34. Beisheim, N.; Rädle, M.; Reichwald, J.; Linde, M.; Ott, T.; Amann, S.; Kastner, K.: Simultaneous interdisciplinary teamwork on digital twins in a 3D collaborative environment. In: Moser, B.; Koomsap, P.; Stjepandić, J. (Eds.): Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, Proc. of the 29th Int. Conf. on Transdisciplinary Engineering and the Future of Engineering, pp. 380-389, IOS Press, 2022
  35. Lober, A.; Lehmann, J.; Häußermann, T.; Reichwald, J.; Baumgärtel, H.: Improving the Engineering Process of Control Systems Based on Digital Twin Specifications, In: 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering (ELECOM), Mauritius, IEEE, 2022
  36. Lehmann, J.; Schorz, S.; Rache, A.; Häußermannm T.; Rädle, M.; Reichwald, J.: Establishing Reliable Research Data Management by Integrating Measurement Devices Utilizing Intelligent Digital Twins, Sensors, 23, 468, https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010468, 2023
  37. Lehmann, J.; Lober, A.; Häußermann, T.; Rache, A.; Olliner, L.; Baumgärtel, H.; Reichwald, J.: The Anatomy of the Internet of Digital Twins: A Symbiosis of Agent and Digital Twin Paradigms Enhancing Resilience (Not Only) in Manufacturing Environments, Machines, 23, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11050504, 2023
  38. Lober, A.; Lehmann, J.; Reichwald, J.; Ollinger, L.; Baumgärtel, H.: Flexible Skill-Based Production Systems through Novel OPC UA Design Approaches (I), IFAC World Congress 2023, Yokohama, Japan, 09.-14. July (accepted, to be published)
  39. Kastner, K.; Lehmann, J.; Rädle, M.; Reichwald, J.; Wühler, F.; Amann, S.; Beisheim, N.: Leveraging Transdisciplinary Engineering through the Coalescence of Digital Twins and XR-Technologies, 30th Int. Conf. on Transdisciplinary Engineering and the Future of Engineering (accepted, to be published), Thailand, 2023
  40. Häußermann, T.; Lehmann, J.; Rache, A.; Reichwald, J.:Empowering Digital Twins by Conceding them an Architecture for Proactive Collaboration Behavior, 30th Int. Conf. on Transdisciplinary Engineering and the Future of Engineering (accepted, to be published), Thailand, 2023
  41. Mayer, A.; Kastner, K.; Reichwald, J.; Chardonnet, J.-R.; Ovtcharova, J.: Comparing Avatar and Face-to-Face Collaboration in VR Education: Concept and Preliminary Insights, IEEE German Education Conference (accepted, to be published), Berlin, Germany, 2023

Lectures

Current Lectures

  • Computer Networks and Programming
  • Database Systems Concepts
  • Smart Technologies
  • Digital Transformation

Past Lectures

  • Distributed Systems Concepts
  • Operating Systems Concepts
  • Advanced Database Technologies
  • Formal Logic and Computer Algebra
  • Internet of Things Technology

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