Smart Architectures (SmArt)

Introduction

The Smart Architectures team focuses on new methods and approaches to lay the foundations for flexible, efficient and reliable cyber-physical production systems of the future through architectural concepts. In particular, the increasing requirements regarding time-to-market, quality, flexibility, reliability and complexity handling are incorporated into the research.

Smart Architectures Pyramid — Overview "Smart Architectures" Group

Research Focus

How can automation architectures be future-proofed for Industry 4.0 and beyond in the process, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries?
How can the use of advanced automation methods such as artificial intelligence, machine learning or model predictive control be enabled or facilitated in industry through suitable system architectures?
How can novel measures and applications be designed to ensure the quality, stability and integrity of the data generated in Industry 4.0?
How can new methods and approaches be implemented to enable more efficient data acquisition, storage and processing in an industrial context?

Innovative Methods and Tools

Scenario techniques for requirements elicitation doi.org/10.51202/9783181024195
Smart automation architectures doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2019.8869439
Technologieanalysen doi.org/10.1109/ITNAC55475.2022.9998327
Testing theorethical approaches in the Process-to-Order Lab doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4456423

Teaching

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The Team

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Mr Dipl.-Ing. Lucas Vogt

Team Lead - Smart Architectures Group

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Further Information

Group lead:

Dipl.-Ing. Lucas Vogt

Group members:

Dipl.-Inf. Nico Braunisch

Dipl.-Inf. Norman Trapp

Dipl.-Ing. Xinyu Wang

Former group members:

Zohra Charania M.Sc.

Dr. Ilhan Mutlu

Fatima Rani M.Sc.

Publications

75 Entries

2025

Combining Publicly Available SDKs and Code Generation Tools to Streamline the Implementation of AAS ApplicationsGneuß, T., Ristin, M., Braunisch, N., Venn, H. W. V. D. & Wollschlaeger, M., 12 Sep 2025, 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2025 - Proceedings. Almeida, L., Indria, M., de Sousa, M., Visioli, A., Ashjaei, M. & Santos, P. (eds.). IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, p. 1-8, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Semantic Comparison of Asset Administration ShellsMiny, T., Heppner, S., Garmaev, I., Ristin, M., Otto, B., Braunisch, N., Kleinert, T. & 2 others, 12 Sep 2025, 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2025 - Proceedings. Almeida, L., Indria, M., de Sousa, M., Visioli, A., Ashjaei, M. & Santos, P. (eds.). IEEE Canada, p. 1-8, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Automation of Automation: Mapping LLM Capabilities to the Modular Plant Engineering WorkflowVogt, L. & Urbas, L., 9 Sep 2025, p. 1-8, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Digital Twin in Industrie 4.0 Implementation for Embedded SystemsOlaya, S. S. P., Cavegn, D., Braunisch, N., Ristin, M., Sadurski, M., Venn, H. W. V. D. & Wollschlaeger, M., 21 Aug 2025, 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, p. 1760-1765, 6 p., 11163805Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Leveraging Machine Learning for Real-Time Performance Prediction of Near Infrared Separators in Waste Sorting PlantIqbal, I. M., Wang, X., Viedt, I. & Urbas, L., 27 Jul 2025, Proceedings of the 35th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 35). Van Impe, J., Léonard, G., Bhonsale, S. S., Polanska, M. & Logist, F. (eds.). PSE Press, p. 1688-1693, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
A Comparative Analysis of Industrial MLOps prototype for ML Application Deployment at the edge devicesRani, F., Jose, F., Vogt, L. & Urbas, L., 1 Jul 2025, Proceedings of the 35th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE). PSE Press, p. 1878-1883, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Aligning the LLM Landscape with the Modular Plant Engineering WorkflowVogt, L. & Urbas, L., 1 Jul 2025, AUTOMATION 2025 - 26. Leitkongress der Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik: Human Centric Automation. Baden-Baden: VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf, p. 141-152, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Leveraging Software Development of I4.0 Digital Twins for PLC ProgrammingBraunisch, N., Schmidt, U., Gneuß, T., Ristin, M., Sadurski, M., Venn, H. W. V. D. & Wollschlaeger, M., 23 Jun 2025, 2025 IEEE 34th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE). IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, p. 1-6, 6 p., 11124616Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Streamlining AAS Data Exchange: A Novel Approach Using Protocol BuffersGneuß, T., Schmidt, U., Braunisch, N., Ristin, M., Venn, H. W. V. D. & Wollschlaeger, M., 23 Jun 2025, 2025 IEEE 34th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE). IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, p. 1-6, 6 p., 11124666Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Code and Test Generation for I4.0 State Machines with LLM-based Diagram RecognitionOtto, B., Aidarkhan, A., Ristin, M., Braunisch, N., Diedrich, C., Venn, H. W. V. D. & Wollschlaeger, M., 13 Jun 2025, 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS). Golatowski, F., Scanzio, S., Ashjaei, M., Daoud, R., Santos, P. & Amer, H. (eds.). IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 8 p., 11077624Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution