Hartwig Baumgärtel

Hartwig Baumgärtel is a Professor of Engineering at Technical University of Ulm (THU), serving as Head of the Institute for Business Organization and Logistics, Dean of Studies in Faculty P, and Dean of Studies for Industrial Engineering/Logistics. He also chairs the Joint Examination Board for WL and is actively involved in the Cooperative Doctoral College 'Cognitive Computing in socio-technical Systems'.

His research spans several key areas: Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 applications in production and logistics, Semantic Web technologies and ontologies, Multiagent Systems, and Digital Twins. His work focuses specifically on skill- and service-based industrial production, intralogistics, semantic service discovery, lifecycle management of flexible production systems, Industrial Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, and service-oriented architectures. He has developed expertise in OPC UA-based communication protocols for warehouse and production systems.

Baumgärtel's recent publications (2023-2024) reveal a strong emphasis on Warehouse 5.0 concepts, skill-based production systems using OPC UA, and the integration of Digital Twins with agent systems. His work shows a clear trajectory toward creating more flexible, autonomous, and intelligent production and logistics systems through the convergence of semantic technologies, digital twins, and agent-based architectures.

He leads significant research projects including EU-funded initiatives Productive4.0 (2017-2020) and SC^3 (2021-2023), plus THU's OPC UA-based infrastructure development for learning factories (2018-2025).

Baumgärtel teaches courses on Digital Transformation, Cyber-physical Systems, Internet of Things, Data Mining, Enterprise Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, and Quantitative Planning Methods. He also delivers international instruction through TUM Asia Singapore's Master programs in Advanced and Digital Manufacturing.

Professionally, he serves on the VDI/VDE GMA FA 3.35 Agent Systems committee and the IFAC TC 3.1 Computers for Control, Working Group Industrial Agents, demonstrating his leadership in these technical domains.