{"id":16,"date":"2022-04-11T09:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T07:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lde.rub.de\/test\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:47:25","slug":"lehrstuhl-fuer-digital-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lde.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Engineering Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area of expertise of the Digital Engineering Chair lies at the intersection of engineering, computer science and management topics and is therefore characterized by a high degree of interdisciplinarity. The focus of our work in research and teaching is on the design of integrated process chains for modeling and simulation of complex technical systems and on cross-process information management in an industrial environment. We research new methods and models for the management and integration of product-related data and processes along the entire product life cycle and the design of new forms of interaction with IT tools including the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-teaser-sammlung-RmPXN wp-block-lazyblock-teaser-sammlung\"><div class=\"teaserC teaser-sammlung\">\n  <h3>Memberships<\/h3>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wigep.de\/\" class=\"teaser rub-custom-teaser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">\n      <div class=\"teaserImage\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lde.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/wigep.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"logo logo-fullwidth logo-whitespace\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"teaserDetails\">\n        <div class=\"subtitle\">\n          WiGeP\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"title\">\n          Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Produktentwicklung\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"description\">\n          The Scientific Society for Product Development WiGeP is a competence network for the promotion of product innovations in mechanical engineering and related industries such as the automotive industry.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/zess.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/?page_id=3563\" class=\"teaser rub-custom-teaser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">\n      <div class=\"teaserImage\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lde.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/ZESS-Logo-Website-Header-300x138-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"logo logo-fullwidth logo-whitespace\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"teaserDetails\">\n        <div class=\"subtitle\">\n          ZESS\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"title\">\n          Zentrum f\u00fcr das Engineering smarter Produkt-Service-Systeme\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"description\">\n          At ZESS, we view smart systems across their entire lifecycle \u2013 starting with planning, through development and use, to decommissioning and recycling \u2013 using an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research approach.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designsociety.org\/\" class=\"teaser rub-custom-teaser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">\n      <div class=\"teaserImage\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lde.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-society.svg\" alt=\"The Design Society. 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