Johannes Kriegel

Johannes Kriegel is a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Linz (FH-Linz), focusing on Societal & Social Innovation. His research emphasizes healthcare logistics, digital transformation in hospitals, and process optimization within healthcare systems. He has led multiple interdisciplinary projects, including PenAAL (Key Performance Measurement for Ambient Assisted Living solutions) and DALIA (Personal Virtual Assistant for Daily Activities), addressing challenges in elderly care and healthcare service models.

His work spans strategic hospital management, sustainable healthcare practices, and the integration of technology in patient flow and resource allocation. Notable contributions include applying Lean methodologies to hospital pharmacies and operating theaters, as well as leveraging analytics for green hospital strategies. Kriegel actively engages in academic talks, presenting on topics such as robotics in hospital logistics and customer-oriented patient management.

As a principal investigator (PI), he has secured funding for projects like BF-TeleMoniCare, exploring telemonitoring in outpatient care. His research outputs include peer-reviewed articles and conference contributions, with a focus on transforming healthcare operations through data-driven and technology-enhanced solutions.