The overarching research question of the Centre for Digital Transformation in Research, Education and Business (ZeDFLoW) is: Where and how can digital transformation make a positive contribution in the areas of research/science, education and business? This question is addressed by the professors and research assistants within the framework of research and infrastructure projects that are being acquired.

The spokeswoman of the competence centre is Prof. Dr. Ulrike Padó and the deputy is Prof. Dr. Anselm Knebusch.

Thematic areas

Research on educational applications and digital teaching methods

Our competence center works on digital solutions at the intersection of research, teaching and 
industry.

We work on digital teaching methods like Blended Learning, interactive AI support oder 
adaptivity, to facilitate flexible and individualised learning experiences. Computersupported gradin  helps to modernise testing and quickly supplies educators and learner
with reliable feedback. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) enable students 
to interact with the subject matter in new ways. We evaluate the developed methods in 
practice, for example using Learning Analytics to gain insight into the learning process based 
on the analysis of learners’ behavioral data.

Digitization in industry

Our research on digital industry is just as many-faceted: Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 create automatisation and integration of production and delivery processes. In this context, 
we also work on applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), for  example for human-machine interaction in production processes or for Immersive Data 
Analytics. Beyond, we have expertise on Smart Buildings and Building Automation in the IoT (Internet of Things) context, which uses networked tools and systems for intelligent 
applications.

Prizes and Awards for our Researchers

• HFT Stuttgart Award for Outstanding Teaching 2025 for Melanie Baur
• bwDigiFellowship 2024/25 for Anselm Knebusch and Julia Sigle (SkiLL) 
• bwiDigiFellowship 2024/25 for Ulrike Pado and Barbara Pampel (Universität 
Konstanz)
• ars legendi Prize for Excellence in Higher Education Teaching in Mathematics 2024 
for Anselm Knebusch
• bwiDigiFellowship 2023/24 for Sebastian Speiser, Melanie Baur and Johanna 
Sedlmair (SkiLL)
• HFT Stuttgart Award for Outstanding Teaching 2019 for Jörg Homberger

Doctorates at ZeDFLoW

Within the framework of the research projects, there is the possibility to complete a doctorate. You will find more information on the topic of doctoral studies at HFT here.

In the following report, you will find a current example of a successful doctorate in the DigiLab4U project together with the renowned Auburn University.

Research and PhD in a scientific project

How a look into the wide world made this possible

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Current projects

Completed projects

Members

Professorial members

Name & Position E-Mail & Telephone Competencecenter
Melanie BaurCourse Director Bachelor of Computer Science+49 711 8926 2520 2/347 Digital Transformation in Research, Education and Business

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