Bernd Markert PhD

Bernd Markert is the Director of the Institute of General Mechanics (IAM) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, and holds an honorary adjunct professorship at the University of Agder (USA), Faculty of Engineering and Science, Norway. He is the Scientific Director of the international MSc program Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering (CAME) of the RWTH Aachen International Academy and is also involved in the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School (TGGS) of Engineering at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Moreover, from 2013 to 2015 he was selected as the German Co-chair of the Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology (BRAGFOST) Symposia of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Bernd Markert holds a diploma degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Civil Engineering from the University of Stuttgart. He finished his Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) under the supervision of Professor Wolfgang Ehlers at the Institute of Applied Mechanics (CE) at the University of Stuttgart in 2005. At this institute, he worked as a research fellow, senior lecturer in Mechanics, and chief engineer. In 2011, he completed his habilitation (professorial dissertation) and received the Facultas Docendi and Venia Legendi for Mechanics. He became a supernumerary professor (apl. Prof.) at the University of Stuttgart in 2013.

In August 2013, Bernd Markert was appointed full professor at the RWTH Aachen University and Director of the Institute of General Mechanics in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. His present research focuses on the broad field of Digital Engineering involving advanced modeling and simulation methods as well as artificial intelligence (AI). In the context of Industry 4.0, his team is working on Predictive Maintenance, Digital Twins, and Cyber-Physical Systems from fundamental research to industrial application.