Rebekka Benfer

Rebekka Benfer, M.Eng., is a Research Fellow at the Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building (Prof. Lang) at the Technical University of Munich. Her work focuses on energy and systems monitoring, data-driven optimization of building operations, and semantic digital twin development for building systems. She actively contributes to research at the intersection of building automation, Industry 4.0, and sustainable design.

• Education: Master of Engineering in Green Building Engineering (2021-2024) and Bachelor of Engineering in Energy and Building Services Engineering (2017-2021) from Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
• Professional Background: Previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Building Automation and Control Systems (2021-2024) and as a Working Student in Building Automation at ZWP Ingenieur-AG (2020-2021).

Her recent publications emphasize semantic interoperability, knowledge graph integration, and automated testing of building automation systems. Current activities center on advancing data-driven building optimization and creating intelligent building representations through digital twins.