Prof. Dr. Jan Winkels
Professor of B.Sc. Software Development
Profile
Dr Jan Winkels, works in the field of software development with a focus on model-driven and AI-supported approaches for complex technical systems. His academic background includes studies in computer science at TU Dortmund University and a doctoral degree earned within the Research Training Group on adaptive intelligence of factories, where his work addressed model-based synthesis and adaptation of production and material-flow systems. His professional trajectory combines academic research with entrepreneurial experience in technology development. His work centers on formal methods, component-based modeling, digital twins, and intelligent systems for adaptive and industrial software applications.
Research Areas
Model-Driven Software Engineering
Component-Based System Modeling
Formal Methods and Verification
Simulation and Digital Twins
AI-Supported Software Engineering
Publikationen und Vorträge
Özkul, F., Sutherland, R., Hentschel, A., Wenzel, S., Winkels, J., Löhn, J., & Rehof, J. (2025). [Chapter title not provided]. In S. Rank, M. Kühn, & T. Schmidt (Eds.), Simulation in Produktion und Logistik 2025. Eigenverlag der Technischen Universität Dresden, Professur für Technische Logistik.
Winkels, J., Özkul, F., Sutherland, R., Löhn, J., Wenzel, S., & Rehof, J. (2024). Component-based synthesis of structural variants of simulation models for changeable material flow systems. In H. Lam, E. Azar, D. Batur, S. Gao, W. Xie, S. R. Hunter, & M. D. Rossetti (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2024 Winter Simulation Conference.
Sutherland, R., Özkul, F., Grusie, L., Wenzel, S., Winkels, J., Löhn, J., & Rehof, J. (2024). Strukturvarianz in wandlungsfähigen Produktions- und Logistiksystemen. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(3), 141–145.
Nestorowicz, J., Gräfenstein, J., Winkels, J., & Lenz, L. (2024). AI-supported, automatic document checking for digital submission and processing of building applications in Germany. In Proceedings of the Digital Building Permit Conference 2024, Barcelona, Spain.
Lenz, L., Winkels, J., Gräfenstein, J., Nestorowicz, A., & Gralla, M. (2022). EXIST-Forschungstransfer: Building information cloud. Bauwirtschaft, Heft 4, 155–157.