Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO

Management team

The management team of Fraunhofer IAO consists of Prof. Wilhelm Bauer, Prof. Katharina Hölzle, Prof. Oliver Riedel, Dr.-Ing. Steffen Braun und Dr.-Ing. Rainer Nägele

 

Wilhelm Bauer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bauer had been Executive Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, Stuttgart from 2013 to 2022.

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Katharina Hölzle

Prof. Dr. habil. Katharina Hölzle, MBA has been Director of IAT University of Stuttgart since April 2022 and Executive Director of Fraunhofer IAO since January 2025.

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Oliver Riedel

Dr.-Ing. Oliver Riedel has been Director of Fraunhofer IAO since 2018.

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Steffen Braun

Dr.-Ing. Steffen Braun has been Deputy Director of Fraunhofer IAO since 2024.

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Rainer Nägele

Dr.-Ing. Rainer Nägele has been Deputy Director of Fraunhofer IAO since 2024.

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Heads of Research Units

Stefan Rief

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Dr.-Ing. Stefan Rief

Head of Organisational Development and Work Design Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstr. 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-5479

Rainer Nägele

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Dr.-Ing. Rainer Nägele

Head of Service and Human Resources Management Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstr. 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-5106

Matthias Peissner

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Dr. Matthias Peissner

Head of Human-Technology Interaction Research Unit and Team Leader Interaction Design and Technologies

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstr. 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-2311

Thomas Renner

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Thomas Renner

Head of Digital Business Research Unit, Team Leader Digital Business and Team Leader Cognitive IoT Applications

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-2417

Moritz Hämmerle

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Dr.-Ing. Moritz Hämmerle

Head of Cognitive Engineering and Production Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstr. 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-2284

Vanessa Borkmann

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vanessa Borkmann

Head of Urban Systems Engineering Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart

Mobile +49 151 16327782

Sebastian Stegmüller

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Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Sebastian Stegmüller

Head of Mobility and Innovation Systems Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-2320

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Daniel Stetter

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Dr.-Ing. Daniel Stetter

Head of Smart Energy and Mobility Solutions and Team Leader Smart Energy Systems

Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart

Phone +49 711 970-2371

Bernd Bienzeisler

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Dr. Bernd Bienzeisler

Head of Cognitive Service Systems Research Unit

Fraunhofer IAO
Bildungscampus 9
74076 Heilbronn

Phone +49 711 970-2088

Jens Neuhüttler

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Dr.-Ing. Jens Neuhüttler

Leiter Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum Kognitive Dienstleistungssysteme KODIS

Fraunhofer IAO
Bildungscampus 9
74076 Heilbronn

Phone +49 711 970-5311

Katharina Hochfeld

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Katharina Hochfeld

Head of Responsible Research and Innovation Research Unit and Team Leader Corporate Culture and Transformation

Fraunhofer IAO
Hardenbergstr. 20
10623 Berlin, Deutschland

Phone +49 30 6807969-124

Mobile +49 152 09382650

Fax +49 30 6807969-2911

Simone Kaiser

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Simone Kaiser

Head of Responsible Research and Innovation Research Unit and Leader Team Societal Trends and Technology

Fraunhofer IAO
Hardenbergstr. 20
10623 Berlin, Deutschland

Mobile +49 152 09382651