Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Kriesten

Having completed his degree and PhD in Information Technology, gained practical experience at organisations including IAV, and held an endowed professorship, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Kriesten has been Head of the Chair of Cyber-Physical Systems at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences since 2025.

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Faculty Engineering Sciences

Chair in Cyber-Physical Systems

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Kriesten
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Kriesten
FakultƤt Ingenieurwissenschaften
+49 3727 581006
+491796884266
kriesten@hs-mittweida.de
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Visitor address
Am Schwanenteich 4a
09648 Mittweida
3-101
Postal address
Mittweida University
FakultƤt Ingenieurwissenschaften
Technikumplatz 17
09648 Mittweida

Teaching

The aim of the course is to provide a practical introduction to programming embedded systems.

An introduction to:

  • Basic concepts of microprocessor technology (MPT)
  • The structure and function of microcomputers (MC) and microprocessors (MP, Ī¼P)
  • Programming model of a selected processor ā€“ Rabbit 2000
  • Simple peripheral components of an MC system

Acquiring skills in:

  • Programming simple MP applications
  • Using interrupts and peripheral components
  • Structuring programmes

The aim of this course is to provide students with the fundamentals, tips and tricks they need to work as an engineer in the IT sector.

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The aim of this course is to teach the Python programming language.

Career

Since October 2025

Professor, Mittweida
University of Applied Sciences; field of appointment: cyber-physical systems

October 2020 ā€“ September 2025

Endowed Professor, Mittweida
University of Applied Sciences; Field of Appointment: Automotive Software

Since March 2025

Research Associate, Head of the ā€˜Test Technology and Systemsā€™ team, Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems ENAS

August 2017 ā€“ September 2025

Employee, IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr, Chemnitz/Stollberg Development Centre, Role: Project Manager, primarily for production software projects

January 2013 ā€“ July 2017

Project Manager/Freelancer, Steinbeis Transfer GmbH, Steinbeis Research Centre for System Design and Testing

July 2005 ā€“ July 2017

Research Associate, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chair of Circuit and System Design

1 October 2025

Appointment

Professor of Cyber-Physical Systems, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

1 October 2020 ā€“ 30 September 2025

Appointment

Endowed Chair in Automotive Software Methods & Technologies, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

14 October 2014

PhD

Dr.-Ing., Chemnitz University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, distinction: magna cum laude

1999ā€“2005

Degree course

Graduate Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.), Chemnitz University of Technology, Information Technology degree programme

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Projects and Publications

Innovationscluster HSMW 2023, AP02: KI-gestĆ¼tzte automatisierte Erstellung standardisierter Innenraumkarten

  • Term: 2026/01/01 ā€“ 2026/12/31
  • Financed by: SƤchsisches Staatsministerium fĆ¼r Wissenschaft, Kultur und Tourismus
  • Funding code: 100685484
  • Project managers: Daniel Kriesten
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S. Yazdani, W. Wolz, D. Kriesten, R. Engelhardt, C. Schott, U. Heinkel

An Approach to Online Wear Out Monitoring of PCB Interconnects in Safety-Critical Systems

Appeared in: SMACD / PRIME 2021; International Conference on SMACD and 16th Conference on PRIME, 2021
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