Torsten Klie

Torsten Klie serves as Managing Director and Senior Research Associate (Akademischer Oberrat) at the FAU Research Center Embedded Systems Initiative (FAU ESI) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is affiliated with the Department of Computer Science, specifically the Chair of Computer Science 12 (Hardware-Software Co-Design).

Dr. Klie received his PhD in Computer Science (Dr.-Ing.) from Technical University of Braunschweig in December 2008 under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Wolf (1st Reader) and Prof. Dr. Stefan Fischer (2nd Reader). His academic journey began with a Diploma in Business Informatics from the same institution in January 2003, preceded by research positions at the Institute of Operating Systems and Computer Networks (2005-2009) and the L3S Research Center in Hanover (2003-2005).

His research focuses on cyber-physical systems, autonomic communication, and policy-based management, with increasing emphasis on industrial applications under Industry 4.0 frameworks. His work spans from foundational network management systems to current explorations of sustainable smart industry through the Industrial Internet of Things. Dr. Klie has developed a distinctive research trajectory examining how embedded systems can enable smarter industrial processes through advanced communication architectures and autonomous management approaches.

Analysis of his publications from 2009-2025 reveals a clear evolution from theoretical network management frameworks toward practical industrial applications. His recent work increasingly addresses sustainability in industrial contexts, embedded AI implementations, and open-source hardware approaches to cyber-physical systems. The recurring theme across his career is the integration of hardware and software systems to create more autonomous, efficient, and responsive embedded solutions for industrial applications.

Dr. Klie teaches courses on cyber-physical systems at FAU and previously taught computer networks, distributed systems, and operating systems at Technical University of Braunschweig. His teaching portfolio includes multiple specialized seminars on advanced networking topics, real-time sensor networks, and security in distributed systems.

He leads the ESI Application Center focused on Sustainable Smart Industry – The Industrial Internet of Things as a Model for Sustainable Industrial Value Creation as part of the Emerging Fields Initiative. His current research direction emphasizes how embedded systems can drive sustainable industrial transformation through smarter connectivity and autonomous decision-making capabilities.