Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann

Dieter Uckelmann has been Professor for Information Logistics at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT Stuttgart) since 2012. He studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig and received his Ph.D. at the University of Bremen, Department of Production Engineering, on the topic "Quantifying the Value of RFID and the EPCglobal Architecture Framework in Logistics". His research activities focus on applications of the Internet of Things in the areas of Industry 4.0, logistics and smart buildings, as well as on the corresponding didactics, especially with the involvement of laboratories. He is co-editor of the "International Journal of RF-Technologies: Research and Applications". From 2005 to early 2012, he was managing director of the LogDynamics Lab at the University of Bremen. Prior to his academic career, he was managing director of several companies in the ICT industry.

Scientific Director, Institute of Applied Research (IAF)

Speaker of the research priority group "Smart Technologies, Processes and Methods" at HFT Stuttgart

Member of Baden-Württemberg Center of Applied Research (BW-CAR)

Affiliate Faculty, Department of Systems and Technology, Harbert College of Business, Auburn University, USA

Assistant Speaker of the Centre for Digital Transformation in Research, Education and Business (ZeDFLoW)

Dean of studies, BA Information Logistics

Visiting Professor, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Università degli studi di Parma, Italy

Visiting researcher at Universitá di Parma (Italy)

Professor for Information Logistics, HFT Stuttgart, Germany

Visiting researcher at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), at University of Cambridge (UK)

Program Committee Member 31st ICE IEEE/ITMC Conference (ICE 2025), RFID Journal Awards (Judge), Program Committee Member 21st EuroXR International Conference (EuroXR 2024), Session Chair (Learning Analytics in Higher Education) IEEE International Conference on IT in Higher Education and Training (ITHET 2024), Technical Program Committee IEEE RFID 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), Technical Program Committee EDUCON 2022, Online-labs in Education 2022 (chair)

excerpts - for a complete list of publications please refer to the German website

Sharif, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2024) Multi-Modal LA in Personalized Education using Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Approach. IEEE Access. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3388474

Bhavasar, J.; Sharif, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2023) Enhancing Personalized Learning Experiences: Leveraging Multi-Modal Learning Analytics Dashboards. Proceedings of the 7th International Academic Conference on Education, London, 2023. ISBN: 978-609-485-470-5

Uckelmann, D. (2024) Why providing a comprehensive IoT education is impossible – but we should nevertheless strive to do so. Key-Note, International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE2024). 6.-8.3.2024, Helsinki, Finnland.

Traboulsi, S.; Uckelmann, D. (2024) Enhancing Municipal Fleet Management in Smart Cities through 5G Integration. International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE2024). 6.-8.3.2024, Helsinki, Finnland.

Otto, R.; Guedey, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2024) Evaluating Room Occupancy with CO2 Monitoring in Schools: A Student-Participative Approach for Presence-Based Heating Control. International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE2024). 6.-8.3.2024, Helsinki, Finnland.

Guedey, M.; Otto, R.; Uckelmann, D. (2023) Reduction of heating energy consumption pf existing public buildings through the use of IoT.  2023 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), Bucharest, Romania, 2023, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1109/ISC257844.2023.10293581

Sharif, M., Munz, F., Uckelmann, D. (2023). KNIGHT Learning Analytics Architecture for Betterment of Student Education. In: Schlippe, T., Cheng, E.C.K., Wang, T. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education Technologies: New Development and Innovative Practices. AIET 2023. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 190. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7947-9_4

Knapp, H.; Romagnoli, G.; Uckelmann, D. (2023) Architecture, application and implementation of a digital twin of the RFID-enabled material flow (DTRMF) in real-time for automotive intralogistics. International Journal of RF Technologies,  pp. 1-32. DOI: 10.3233/RFT-221513 (pre-press)

Traboulsi, S.; Uckelmann, D. (2023) 5G-enhanced Positioning Accuracy in Smart City.  International Journal of Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (JUSPN) , 18(1), pp. 31 - 38. DOI: 10.5383/JUSPN.18.01.005 Open Access Link: https://iasks.org/articles/juspn-v18-i1-pp-31-38.pdf

Bertolini, M.; Neroni, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2023)  A survey of literature on automated storage and retrieval systems from 2009 to 2019. Int. J. of Logistics Systems and Management. 44(4), pp. 514-552. DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2023.130783

Uckelmann, D.; Judel, S.; Görzen, S.; Greven, Ch.; Schroeder, U. (2022)  Structured Digital Writing Lab: Workflow, Application and Evaluation. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 18(14), S. 133-146. DOI: 10.3991/ijoe.v18i14.35075 . Open Access Link: https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/35075

Pfeiffer, A.; Uckelmann, D. (2022) Fostering Lab-Based Learning with Learning Analytics. A Literature Review: International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 18(14), pp. 4-27. DOI: 10.3991/ijoe.v18i14.35073 . Open Access Link: https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/35073

Kammerlohr, V.; Paradice, D.; Uckelmann, D. (2022) A Maturity Model for the Effective Digital Transformation of Laboratories. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. DOI: 10.1108/JMTM-01-2022-0050

Kammerlohr, V.; Uckelmann, D.; Baalsrud Hauge, J. (2021) A Multi-Sided Platform to Activate the Sharing of Digital Labs. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), vol. 17 (11), pp. 4-33. DOI: 10.3991/ijoe.v17i11.25183

Knapp, H.; Uckelmann, D. (2022) Literature Review on Sources of Interference and Proposed Solutions for RFID Installations in Complex Production and Logistics Processes in the Automotive Industry. International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications. DOI: 10.3233/RFT-210312

Kammerlohr, V.; Uckelmann, D.; Baalsrud Hauge, J. (2021) A Multi-Sided Platform to Activate the Sharing of Digital Labs. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), vol. 17 (11), pp. 4-33.  DOI: 10.3991/ijoe.v17i11.25183

Uckelmann, D.; Pfeiffer, A. (2021) The Writing Factory: Structured Collaborative Academic Writing in Engineering, 2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) Proceedings, pp. 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9453907

Uckelmann, D.; Mezzogori, D.; Esposito, G.; Neroni, M.; Reverberi, D.; Ustenko, M., Baaslrud-Hauge, J. (2021) Guideline to Safety and Security in Federated Remote Labs. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), vol. 17 (4), pp. 39-62. https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/download/18937/8993

Guedey, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2020) Exploring Smart Home and Internet of Things Technologies for Smart Public Buildings. IoT20: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Internet of Things, pp. 1–8. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3410992.3411009

Galli M., Mezzogori D., Reverberi D., Uckelmann D., Ustenko M., Volpi A. (2020) DigiLab4U: General Architecture for a Network of Labs. Proceedings of the 25th Summer School “Francesco Turco” – Industrial Systems Engineering, 9.-11.9.2020. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TCkbwg4tcRsHo_xcLw9jK-Vk75XTLcW2/view

Pfeiffer, A.; Lukarov, V.; Romagnoli, G.; Uckelmann, D.; Schroeder, U. (2020) Experiential Learning in Labs and Multimodal Learning Analytics. In: Ifenthaler D., Gibson D. (Eds.) Adoption of Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Advances in Analytics for Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47392-1_18

Romagnoli, G.; Esposito, G.; Rizzi, A.; Zammori, F.; Bertolini, M.; Uckelmann, D. (2020) Lab networks in engineering education: a proposed structure for organizing information. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE). Vol. 16 (5), pp. 41-70. http://online-engineering.org/dl/iJOE/iJOE_vol16_no05_2020_S.pdf

Guedey, M.; Pfeiffer, A.; Uckelmann, D. (2020) Transferring Research on IoT Applications for Smart Buildings into Engineering Education. IEEE Educon 2020.

Uckelmann, D.; Mezzogori, D.; Esposito, G.; Neroni,  M.; Reverberi, D.; Ustenko, M. (2020): Safety and Security in Federated Remote Labs – A Requirement Analysis. In Auer, Michael E., und May, Dominik (Eds.) Online Engineering & Internet of Things: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation REV 2020, 26-28 Februar 2020, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, pp. 28-43.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-52575-0_2

Kammerlohr, V.; Pfeiffer, A.; Uckelmann, D. (2020) Digital Laboratories for Educating the IoT-Generation - Heatmap for Digital Lab Competences. In Auer, Michael E., und May, Dominik (Eds.) Online Engineering & Internet of Things: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation REV 2020, 26-28 Februar 2020, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, pp. 11-27. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-52575-0_1

Pfeiffer, A.; Uckelmann, D. (2019): Open Digital Lab for You – Laboratory-based learning scenarios in education, research and qualification. In: Alberto Cardoso und Maria Teresa Restivo (Eds.): Proceedings of the 2019 5th Experiment@ International Conference (exp.at2019): IEEE, pp. 36–41.

Bertolini, M., Romagnoli, G., Zammori, F., Uckelmann, D. (2017) An industrial perspective on Workload Control: economic evaluation and suitable technologies. In: Proceedings of the 7th IESM Conference, Saarbrücken.

Uckelmann, D.; Romagnoli, G. (2016). RF-based Location of Mobile Objects. In: Prodceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT'16). ACM DL Digital Library, pp. 147-154.

Uckelmann, D. (2012). Quantifying the Value of RFID and the EPCglobal Architecture Framework in Logistics. Berlin, Germany: Springer.

Uckelmann, D. (2012). The role of logistics labs in research and higher education. The Impact of Virtual, Remote and Real Labs in Logistics – ImViReLL 2012, Bremen, Deutschand.

Uckelmann, D., Scholz-Reiter, B. (2012). Combining Real and Virtual Research Environments through the Internet of Things. In G.D. Putnik & M.M. Cruz-Cunha (Eds.), ViNOrg 2011, CCIS 248. Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 70–79.

Uckelmann, D., Harrison, M., & Michahelles, F. (2011). An Architectural Approach towards the Future Internet of Things. In D. Uckelmann, M. Harrison & F. Michahelles (Eds.), Architecting the Internet of Things. pp. 1-24, Berlin: Springer.