Short bio

Erwin Rauch received his B.Sc. in Logistics and Production Engineering from the Free University in Bolzano (Italy). He also holds a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Munich (TUM) and a M.Sc. in Business Administration from the TUM Business School. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart with summa cum laude. Currently he is an Assistant Professor for Manufacturing Technology and Systems at the Free University of Bolzano. His current research is on Industry 4.0, Smart and Sustainable Production Systems, Digitization and Assistance Systems in Production and Axiomatic Design. In addition he is the Head of the Smart Mini Factory laboratory for Industry 4.0 at the Free University of Bolzano.

Main Research Areas

- Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing
- Cyber Physical Production Systems
- Sustainable Production Systems
- Assistance Systems in Production
- Digitalization in Production
- Engineering Education 4.0 and Learning Factories
- Axiomatic Design (AD) and Design of Complex Systems