Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralph Hensel-Unger
- Digital Methods in Production
- Industrial Data Science
- Digital Industrial Engineering
- Process Planning (MTM etc.)
- Ergonomics
Professor
Academic Designation: Digitale Methoden in der Produktion
consulting time
Monday, 10:30 - 11:30 and on appointment
- 1998 - 2004: Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology: Business Administration and Electrical Engineering (“Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen/ Elektrotechnik”)
- 2005 - 2011: Research Assistant at Professorship of Human Factors and Ergonomics (TU Chemnitz), PhD (“Dr. Ing.“)
- 2011 - 2016: Entrepreneur, Cape Town/South Africa: Managing Shareholder
- 2016 - 2025: Senior Expert Industrial Engineering, AUDI AG
- since 2025: Professor for “Digital Methods in Production” at Deggendorf Institute of Technology
core competencies
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Data Science
- Digital Factory, 3D Digital Human Models, Simulation
- Ergonomics and Work Design
- Assistence Systems (Collaborative Robots, Exoskeletons, VR/AR)
- Changes of the Working World through Digitization & Industriy 4.0
Research and teaching areas
- Digital Methods in Production
- Decision Management
- Project Management & Financing
- Human Machine Interfaces in VR/AR & VR/AR in Systems Engineering
- Data Management & Big Data
Vita
- 1998 - 2004: Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology: Business Administration and Electrical Engineering (“Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen/ Elektrotechnik”)
- 2005 - 2011: Research Assistant at Professorship of Human Factors and Ergonomics (TU Chemnitz), PhD (“Dr. Ing.“)
- 2011 - 2016: Entrepreneur, Cape Town/South Africa: Managing Shareholder
- 2016 - 2025: Senior Expert Industrial Engineering, AUDI AG
- since 2025: Professor for “Digital Methods in Production” at Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Other
- Member Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA)
- Member MTM ASSOCIATION e.V. (Instructor)
- Member DIN Standards Committee NA_Erg
- certified “European Ergonomist” (CREE)