Tobias Brogt

Tobias Brogt is an External Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant at the Chair of Business Information Systems and Software Engineering within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He combines academic work with practical experience as a Software Engineer at IT-Objects GmbH since 2015.

• Ph.D. research in Service Systems Engineering and Smart Connected Products
• Active lecturer in DBIT (Digital Business Innovation and Transformation) and VAWi (Virtual Continuing Education Program) since 2019 and 2016
• Published extensively in ECIS, HICSS, and Springer Gabler publications

Research Focus includes digital transformation, smart product architectures, and quality management in sociotechnical systems. His work applies service-dominant logic to analyze value creation through resource integration, particularly in IoT-enabled environments.

Key Publications Trends reveal expertise in:

• Smart service system taxonomies
• Quality factors for self-tracking solutions
• Hybrid process models combining agile and plan-driven approaches
• Industry 4.0 transformation strategies

Academic Contributions include:

• Supervision of 54+ Bachelor’s and Master’s theses since 2016
• Design of courses like Advanced Programming Concepts and Software Development Paradigms
• Collaboration on the WIWI-chairT3 web content management solution