New at the chair: Welcome Yusra Abdulrahman!

Since June 15, Yusra has been part of our chair as a research assistant. In this interview, she tells us about her academic interests, how her academic path developed, and what continues to motivate her in both her research and teaching

Successful Doctoral Defense of Yara Salloum

On June 2, 2026, Yara Salloum successfully defended her dissertation titled “Advanced Predictive Analytics for Simulations of Mechanized Tunneling Using Real-Time Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Successful Doctoral Defense of Simon Kosse

On May 15, 2026, Simon Kosse successfully defended his dissertation titled “A Modular
System Reference Architecture for Semantic Digital Twins in Precast Concrete Production.”

Successful PhD Defense of Liu Liu

On March 6, 2026, Liu Liu successfully defended her dissertation titled “BIM-enabled Information Delivery for Transportation Infrastructure Operation and Maintenance Using Semantic Web Technology.”

Launch of the mFUND project SmartBridgeRules

Digital regulations for the planning and testing of railway bridges
How can complex technical regulations be prepared in such a way that they can not only be read in digital planning and testing processes, but also applied in a structured manner? This is precisely where the mFUND project SmartBridgeRules comes in. The aim of the project is to make the technical regulations for railway bridge construction, which have been predominantly text-based up to now, digitally usable, thereby significantly improving planning, testing, and approval processes.