Here you will find an overview of our professors and their main research areas, which may be suitable for supervising your doctoral project.

FE 1

Social, behavioral and economic sciences

FE 3

Computer science and electrical engineering

FE 4

Engineering sciences

FE 1: Behavioural, social and economic sciences

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäumer

Main research areas

  • Psychological market research
  • Consumer understanding
  • Survey methodology
  • User experience
  • Acceptance research

Prof. Dr. Patrick Müller

Main research areas

  • People Analytics
  • AI in human resource management
  • Human Resources Strategy
  • Lie detection
  • Technology acceptance
  • and sustainable development in metropolitan regions

Prof. Dr. Patrick Planing

Main research areas

  • Technology acceptance
  • New mobility concepts
  • Business models
  • Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. Tobias Popovic

Main research areas

  • Sustainable Finance
  • Transition Finance
  • ESG, Sustainable Corporate Governance / CSR
  • Business and corporate ethics

FE 3: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Prof. Dr. Volker Coors

Main research areas

  • 3D geodata infrastructures
  • Visualization of spatial data
  • Urban digital twins

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Gülch

Main research areas

  • Digital photogrammetry
  • UAV photogrammetry
  • Industrial measurement technology

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Hahn

  • michael.hahn(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Main research areas

  • Photogrammetry and remote sensing
  • Sensor integration
  • Mobile mapping

Prof. Dr. Stefan Knauth

Main research areas

  • Indoor positioning
  • Internet of Things
  • Smart Buildings
  • Sensor technology
  • Data acquisition, visualisation and analysis

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann

Main research areas

  • Internet of Things
  • Industry 4.0
  • Digitalization
  • Smart Buildings, RFID, RTLS, Smart City
  • Smart logistics
  • Learning analytics and AI in teaching
  • Online labs
  • Industrial Metaverse

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nicola Wolpert

Main research areas

  • Geometric algorithms
  • Geometric digital prototyping
  • Digital assembly planning
  • Neural networks for geometric problems

FE 4: Engineering sciences

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Cremers

Main research areas

  • Sustainable planning and construction
  • Sustainable building technology
  • Lightweight construction
  • Membrane construction
  • Building with membranes and films

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Berndt Zeitler

Main research areas

  • Building acoustics
  • Technical Acoustics
  • Urban acoustics
  • Psychoacoustics

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Gaspers

Main research areas

  • Mobility and transport

Prof. Dr. Bastian Schröter

Main research areas

  • Regional and urban energy systems
  • Decarbonization of energy systems
  • Greenhouse gas balancing
  • Water-energy interactions

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Simon-Philipp

Main research areas

  • Sustainable urban and neighbourhood development
  • Housing construction and urban renewal
  • Transdisciplinary teaching research projects