Heiko Tapken

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heiko Tapken is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. His research focuses on databases, software development, Industry 4.0 applications in agriculture, and big data analytics. He leads projects like Agri-Gaia and OPeRAte, aiming to enhance agricultural processes through IoT and resilient process modeling.

Research interests include computer vision for livestock monitoring, metadata management in agricultural data ecosystems, and dynamic optimization of cooperative farming processes. He actively contributes to committees such as Agrotech Valley Forum and VDI committees on Big Data and Industry 4.0 in agriculture.

His work bridges computer science and agriculture, with notable contributions in AI-driven animal re-identification, hyperspectral image processing, and resilient process execution frameworks. Recent research trends emphasize cross-domain adaptation of AI models and farm automation systems.