Prof. Dr.-Ing. Leif Goldhahn

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Faculty Engineering Sciences

Chair in Production Informatics

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Leif Goldhahn
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Leif Goldhahn
FakultƤt Ingenieurwissenschaften
+49 3727 581530
goldhahn@hs-mittweida.de
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Technikumplatz 17a
09648 Mittweida
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Postal address
Mittweida University
FakultƤt Ingenieurwissenschaften
Technikumplatz 17
09648 Mittweida

Career

2021ā€“2026 | Perspektive Arbeit Lausitz ā€“ Centre of Excellence for the Future of Work in Saxony and Brandenburg (PAL) 

2023 | Living Lab: Hybrid Work Systems

2018 | Training Factory 4.0

2016ā€“2019 | MoQuaRT Early-Career Research Group

2009ā€“2012 | ZKProSachs Transregional Early-Career Research Group

2007 | Inauguration of the institute building | Virtual Reality Laboratory 

2003 | Founding of InnArbeit ā€“ Centre for Innovative Work Planning and Ergonomics

November 2001 | Professor of Production Informatics at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences  

2000ā€“2001 | Professional experience as a process design engineer in the automotive supply industry

2000 | PhD thesis ā€œDesign of the division of labour between central work planning and workshop staffā€ at Chemnitz University of Technology

Professional experience in research and industry (design, work planning)

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Vocational training and work as a toolmaker

Teaching

Research in the following fields

  • Work planning (process design and factory planning using virtual reality | technological planning and IT | decentralised assistance systems, augmented reality and AI)
  • Rationalisation of manufacturing processes/work organisation (resource-efficient manufacturing processes | hybrid work systems | parts manufacturing, assembly and materials logistics)
  • Ergonomics/Knowledge Management (Work design | On-the-job learning | Operating concepts for machinery | Virtual and hybrid training)
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Projects and Publications

Verfahren zur ML-basierten Bauteildetektion und Datenvalidierung fĆ¼r WareneingangsprĆ¼fung und Montage

  • Term: 2026/08/01 ā€“ 2027/05/31
  • Financed by: EuropƤischer Fonds fĆ¼r Regionale Entwicklung (EFRE)
  • Funding code: 100760048
  • Project managers: Leif Goldhahn
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Lernfƶrderliche Arbeitsplatzgestaltung und durchgƤngige Bedienkonzepte fĆ¼r Multi-Cobot-Systeme in Mess- und SchweiƟprozessen

  • Term: 2026/01/01 ā€“ 2028/12/31
  • Financed by: BMFTR Ć¼ber ProjekttrƤger Karlsruhe
  • Funding code: 02L25A080
  • Project managers: Leif Goldhahn
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Wissenschaftliche Begleitevaluation zur Steigerung der Resilienz im SHK-Handwerk durch die EinfĆ¼hrung von digitalen Assistenzsystemen - DigiResHand

2713 Leif Goldhahn

Automations-Baukasten fĆ¼r flexibel einsetzbare Bauteilhandhabung zur digitalen Inbetriebnahme und digitalem Training (AuRo-Toolbox)

  • Term: 2022/06/01 ā€“ 2024/08/31
  • Financed by: Bundesministerium fĆ¼r Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
  • Funding code: 16KN091730
  • Project managers: Leif Goldhahn
  • Project partners:
    • SITEC Industrietechnologie Chemnitz
    • System-Automation Zimmer GmbH
    • ICS Industriedienstleistungen GmbH
    • ICM - Institut Chemnitzer Maschinenbau e. V.
1975 Leif Goldhahn

Verbundprojekt: Perspektive Arbeit Lausitz -Kompetenzzentrum fĆ¼r die Arbeit der Zukunft in Sachsen und Brandenburg (PAL); Teilprojekt: Gestaltung und Bewertung ergonomischer hybrider Arbeitssysteme mittels interpretierbarer KI-Modelle und Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion

  • Term: 2021/11/01 ā€“ 2027/04/30
  • Financed by: Bundesministerium fĆ¼r Bildung und Forschung
  • Funding code: 02L19C300
  • Project managers: Leif Goldhahn
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F. Dietrich, R. Eckardt, F. Gruber, S. Kelschebach, R. Kockrow, L. Goldhahn

Hybride Demonstrationszentren als Treiber menschengerechter Digitalisierung

Appeared in: Menschengerechte Arbeitsgestaltung. Bericht zum 72. FrĆ¼hjahrskongress vom 11.- 13. MƤrz 2026, 2026, P. 101 ā€“ 106
Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2026
ISBN: 978-3-936804-36-6
21689 sammelbandbeitrag
D. Bock, L. Goldhahn, T. Schubert

KI-gestĆ¼tzte optische Detektion in der Fertigung

Appeared in: ZWF - Zeitschrift fĆ¼r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb 121 (2026), No. 4, P. 273 ā€“ 283
21706 journalartikel
F. Gruber, L. Goldhahn

Projektionslaser als BefƤhiger zur AdaptivitƤt in der manuellen Montage von KMU

Appeared in: Menschengerechte Arbeitsgestaltung. Bericht zum 72. FrĆ¼hjahrskongress vom 11.- 13. MƤrz 2026, 2026, P. 78 ā€“ 82
Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2026
ISBN: 978-3-936804-36-6
21688 sammelbandbeitrag
C. Schmidt, C. Pietschmann, L. Goldhahn, J. ZƤhr, D. Sauer, M. Schmidt

Transformation from manual arc welding to collaborative robot welding: Comparison of ergonomic and process-related influencing factors and effects

Appeared in: AHFE International Human Factors in Industrial and Systems Engineering (2026), No. volume 219, P. 86 ā€“ 96
21839 konferenzpaper
R. Eckardt, L. Goldhahn

Virtual Training for Operating and Maintenance of Machinery

Appeared in: Modern Technologies in Ergonomics and Workplace Safety, 2026, P. 1 ā€“ 22
ISBN: 978-1-041-13617-0
21562 sammelbandbeitrag
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