Research Interests:

• Engineering 4.0
• Constraint Propagation in Expert Systems
• Self-Aware Internet of Things
• Foundations for Next-Generation Conceptual Modelling
• Modularity, Contextuality, Evolution, Complexity, Chaos and Emergence
• Systems Engineering
• Ontology-based Design of Cyber-Physical Systems
• Ontologies in general
• Semantic Interoperability in the Internet of Things
• Simulation of Cyber-Physical Systems
• Context Modeling

Master Thesis offered: 

Frank offers a variety of master thesis topics, seminars and projects. For a list of topics you might check out the OLAT learning system, or contact him directly. He might consider some of your interests and implement them in your topic.

Old topics can be found here to see what might await you.

Teaching Assistant:

• CPS Seminar (There are currently many offered, in various Fields of Artificial Intelligence, Ontologies and System Modelling of Cyber Physical Systems)
• CPS Master Projects

Publications:

• Ontology Design for Microelectronics with Roadmapping [2021]
• APPEL - AGILA ProPErty and Dependency Description Language [2021]
• Ein Ansatz für die agile, verteilte Entwicklung Cyber-Physischer "Systems of Systems" (Work in Progress) [2019]
• A Knowledge-based Approach for Configuring Automobile Design and Development [2018]
• Ein wissensbasierter Ansatz für Entwicklung 4.0 [2018]
• Semantic Technologies - A Comparison [Whitepaper, 2017]
• Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Systems with SICYPHOS [2015]
• A Concept for Design of Embedded Systems at Semantic Level [2014]

Further Research :

Frank also researches in the field of applied consciousness research.