Michael Arndt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Arndt is a faculty member in the School of Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen. He leads the Building Automation and Internet of Things (GAIoT) Laboratory and serves as the contact person for sustainability initiatives at his department. His career spans roles as a lecturer, program head, and industry R&D leader, with a focus on IoT applications, smart buildings, and sustainable engineering practices.

• Doctorate in Magnetoelastic Sensors (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg)
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering (TU Darmstadt)
• Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (University of Aberdeen)

His research explores smart buildings, IoT integration, data science for building systems, and repairability in engineering. Recent projects include autonomous greenhouses, AI-driven building planning, and repairability assessments of electromechanical devices. He supervises over 25 thesis students in these domains.

Key article trends include IoT applications in building automation, machine learning for energy optimization, micromechanical sensor design, and sustainability in engineering education. Subfields span smart home systems, climate adaptation, digital twins, and edge/cloud computing.

He actively collaborates with institutions like Bosch, CESI France, and VDE, and has contributed to conferences such as ZVEI Building Automation Colloquium and International Conference on Evolving Cities. His lab supervises project seminars and theses on IoT, building automation, and sustainability.