Network // Researchers at Aalen University
SmartPro – Key to Smart Products!
The SmartPro partnership currently involves more than 60 partners from business, research, and transfer and 21 working groups at Aalen University. For general questions, please contact the SmartPro management team.
Below you will find the researchers from Aalen University involved in SmartPro projects, divided into 5 areas – 3 application fields and 2 cross-sectional technologies.
![Dr. Timo Berthaler Dr. Timo Berthaler](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Bernthaler_Timo_Web.jpg)
Dr. Timo Bernthaler
→ Materials Research Institute Aalen (IMFAA)
+49 7361 576-1600
timo.bernthaler@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-MAG, Smart-BAT, Smart-ADD, Smart-DATA, SmartCycle
![Prof. Dr. Rainer Börret Prof. Dr. Rainer Börret](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Boerret_Rainer_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Rainer Börret
→ Zentrum für optische Technologien
+49 7361 576-3482
rainer.boerret@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-ADD
![Prof. Dr. Orsolya Csiszár Prof. Dr. Orsolya Csiszár](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/orsolya_csiszar_2x3_red.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Orsolya Csiszár
→ Mathematik und KI-Anwendungen
+49 7361 576-5567
orsolya.csiszar@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-DATA
![Prof. Dr. Sebastian Feldmann Prof. Dr. Sebastian Feldmann](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Feldmann_Sebastian_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Feldmann
![Prof. Dr. Markus Glaser Prof. Dr. Markus Glaser](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Glaser_Markus_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Markus Glaser
→ Zentrum für Zuverlässige mechatronische Systeme
+49 7361 576-3308
markus.glaser@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-MAG
![Prof. Dr. Dagmar Goll Prof. Dr. Dagmar Goll](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Goll_Dagmar_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Goll
→ Materials Research Institute Aalen (IMFAA)
+49 7361 576-1601
dagmar.goll@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-MAG, SmartCycle
![anne-harth Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinrich](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/anne-harth.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Anne Harth
→ Zentrum für optische Technologien
+49 7361 576-4586
anne-harth@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-ADD
![Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinrich Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinrich](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Heinrich_Andreas_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinrich
→ Zentrum für optische Technologien
+49 7361 576-3114
andreas.heinrich@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-ADD
![Prof. Dr. Lothar Kallien Prof. Dr. Lothar Kallien](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Kallien_Lothar_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Lothar Kallien
+49 7361 576-2252
lothar.kallien@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-LIGHT
![Prof. Dr. Arif Kazi Prof. Dr. Arif Kazi](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/191118_Kazi_Arif_print-e1625746341222.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Arif Kazi
![Prof. Dr. Ulrich Klauck Prof. Dr. Ulrich Klauck](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Klauck_Ulrich_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Klauck
→ Computer Vision und Maschinelles Lernen
+49 7361 576-5503
ulrich.klauck@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-DATA
![Prof. Dr. Steffen Kreikemeier Prof. Dr. Steffen Kreikemeier](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Kreikemeier_Steffen.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Steffen Kreikemeier
![Prof. Dr. Volker Knoblauch Prof. Dr. Volker Knoblauch](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Knoblauch_Volker_FotografThomasKlink-e1625746496707.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Volker Knoblauch
→ Materials Research Institute Aalen (IMFAA)
+49 7361 576-1602
volker.knoblauch@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-BAT, Smart-LIGHT, SmartCycle
![Prof. Dr. Carsten Lecon Prof. Dr. Carsten Lecon](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/Lecon_Carsten_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Carsten Lecon
+49 7361 576-4365
carsten.lecon@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
SmartCycle
![Prof. Dr. Markus Merkel Prof. Dr. Markus Merkel](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Merkel_Markus.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Markus Merkel
→ Zentrum für virtuelle Produktentwicklung
+49 7361 576-2133
markus.merkel@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing Project:
Smart-ADD
![Prof. Dr. Harald Riegel Prof. Dr. Harald Riegel](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Riegel_Harald_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Harald Riegel
+49 7361 576-1006
harald.riegel@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-ADD, Smart-LIGHT, SmartCycle
![Dr. Wolfgang Rimkus Dr. Wolfgang Rimkus](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Rimkus_Wolfgang.jpg)
Dr. Wolfgang Rimkus
![Prof. Dr. Manfred Rössle Prof. Dr. Manfred Rössle](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Roessle_Manfred_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Manfred Rössle
![Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Schneider_Gerhard_web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider
→ Materials Research Institute Aalen (IMFAA)
+49 7361 576-2101
gerhard.schneider@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-MAG, Smart-BAT, Smart-ADD, Smart-DATA, SmartCycle
![Prof. Dr. Silvia Schuhmacher Prof. Dr. Silvia Schuhmacher](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Schuhmacher_Silvia_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Silvia Schuhmacher
→ Angewandte Oberflächen- und Materialwissenschaften
+49 7361 576-2438
silvia.schuhmacher@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-LIGHT
![Prof. Dr. Timo Sörgel Prof. Dr. Timo Sörgel](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/S_rgel_Timo_Web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Timo Sörgel
→ Zentrum Elektrochemische Oberflächentechnik
+49 7361 576-1762
timo.soergel@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing projects:
Smart-BAT, SmartCycle
![Prof. Dr. Heinrich Steinhart Prof. Dr. Heinrich Steinhart](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/Steinhart_Heinrich_web.jpg)
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Steinhart
→ Institut für Antriebstechnik
+49 7361 576-4233
heinrich.steinhart@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
Smart-MAG
![Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iman Taha Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iman Taha](https://smart-pro.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/hs-aa-portrait-03-2023-hoch-web-taha_iman.jpg)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iman Taha
→ Nachhaltige Werkstoffe in der Kunststofftechnik
+49 7361 576-2558
iman.taha@hs-aalen.de
// Ongoing project:
SmartCycle
SmartPro // FH-Impuls:
Strong universities of applied sciences - impulses for the region
With SmartPro, Aalen University of Applied Sciences has positioned itself in the top group of universities of applied sciences nationwide. SmartPro is one of ten partnerships funded through the “FH-Impuls” program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with around 10 million euros from 2017 until 2025. Core objectives are the sustainable expansion of the regional transfer and cooperation network as well as strengthening the research profile and innovative power. SmartPro contributes to the advancement of climate protection and digitalization, two key social challenges.