Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dieter Spath

Prof. Dr. Dieter Spath

Head of Institute Fraunhofer IAO
and IAT University of Stuttgart

date and place of birth: 23. April 1952 in Lichtenau, Kreis Ansbach, married, two children

1971-1975
Studying mechanical engineering, faculty of production science and manufacturing at the Technical University of Munich

1976-1981
Assistant lecturer at the Institute for Machine Tools and Management Science

1981
Doctor’s degree »Influencing Factors Limiting the Efficiency of Metal Band-Saw Machines«

Industrial Activity 1981 Entering KASTO-enterprises 1985 Executive manager for electrical engineering, EDP organization and sales as well as Chairman of Board of the American subsidiary KASTO Racine Inc. 1988 Managing Director for KASTO-enterprises

Academic Activity 1992 Appointment to the post of full professor at the University Karlsruhe (TH), Institute for Machine Tools and Production Science 1996 - 1998 Dean of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe (TH) 1996 - 2001 Member of the senate and the approval committee for collaborative research centers of the DFG (German Research Foundation) 1999 Call of the Technical University of Munich, Institute for Machine Tools and Management Science (iwb), Succession Professor Milberg (rejected) 2002 Appointment to the head of the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management (IAT), University Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) 2003 Elected as member of acatech- Council of Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities

A Selection of Memberships & Honours acatech - Council for Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities, Vice President Baden-Württemberg: Connected (bwcon), Board Member CIRP International Institution for Production Engineering Research, Fellow EAIM European Academy for Industrial Management Georg Schlesinger Prize, Board of Trustees IFPR International Foundation of Production Research, Secretary General Hochschulgruppe Arbeits- und Betriebsorganisation HAB, Vice Chairman Schlesinger Minerva Labor, Technion, Haifa, Beiratsmitglied WGP German Academic Society for Production Engineering Honorary doctorate from TU Munich Medal of Merit TU Gdansk

Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bauer

Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bauer

Managing Director Fraunhofer IAO
and IAT University of Stuttgart

Born at February, 21st, 1957.
Gratuated at University of Stuttgart in Industrial Engineering.
Received the Dr.-Ing. degree from University of Stuttgart.

Since 1983
as Applied Researcher at Fraunhofer IAO.

Since 1996
Member of the Board of Management at IAO and IAT.

Since 2003
Institute Director at IAO and IAT.

Since 2009
Managing Director at IAO and IAT.

Main Reserach Areas:
Work Sciences, Knowledge Work, Virtual Work Spaces, Office Innovations and Change Management.

International Projects e. g. in Argentina, Brasil, China, Malaysia, United Arabic Emirates.

Applied Research and Consultancy Work e. g. for Allianz, Bayer, BMW, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Intel, Microsoft, Santander, Sun Microsystems.

Lecturer for »Work Design« at Universities of Hannover and Stuttgart.