Niklas Klein

Niklas Klein is a Professor at the Department of Information and Communication at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences. He also serves as Vice President for Studies and Teaching on the Executive Board. His academic background includes a PhD from the University of Kassel (2011) and earlier degrees from the University of Paderborn.

His research focuses on context-aware systems, ubiquitous computing, and smart grid technologies. He has contributed to projects like the Future Internet Smart Grid Application (2013), activity recognition using inertial sensors (2011), and XML/XQuery transformation frameworks (2005–2011). His work emphasizes time synchronization in sensor networks and user-centric service creation.

Notable publications include studies on context prediction stability, energy management in smart grids, and DAG-based context reasoning architectures. He has advised over 20 Master's and Bachelor's students in areas like distributed systems and communication technologies.

Klein has secured funding for projects such as the KLIMASCHUTZ-PLANER (2013–2014) and IT2Green Pinta (2012–2014). He organizes workshops like AwareCast and serves on technical program committees for CAPS 2012 and Context 2011. Additional service includes managing the alumni network for Kassel University's Communication Technologies chair and supporting international student recruitment.