Get to Know CARE – Team CARE: Research for Sustainable Construction / Cluster of Excellence CARE

CARE
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Team

Get to know us The Team behind CARE

Together for a sustainable and innovative Construction Industry

Our mission is clear: we want to rethink how we build. To achieve this, we bring together experts from engineering, computer science, psychology, and beyond. This diversity of perspectives enables us to overcome today’s limitations in construction and open the door to groundbreaking innovations. With the Cluster of Excellence CARE, researchers from TU Dresden and RWTH Aachen University are once again joining forces. CARE builds on years of extensive and successful collaboration between the two universities.

Together, we are shaping the next generation of sustainable and resilient building materials and structures. In doing so, we pave the way for transformative, future-ready construction industry.

Applicant Universities

Participating Institutions

Spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence CARE

Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Viktor Mechtcherine
Principal Investigator
Speaker CARE
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
mechtcherine@tu-dresden.de
© M. Wother.

Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Martin Claßen
Principal Investigator
Speaker CARE
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
mclassen@imb.rwth-aachen.de

The Team at a Glance

Research areas Function Name

M.Sc.
Ameer Hamza Ahmed
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-42852
ameer_hamza.ahmed@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Björn Andres
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Learning for Computer Vision
+49 351 463-38372
bjoern.andres@tu-dresden.de More information
M. Phil.
Waseem Ashraf
Associate
UNU-FLORES
+49 351 8973-2892
waseem@unu.edu More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Uwe Aßmann
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Software Technology
+49 351 463-38463
uwe.assmann@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Marcel Aubart
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
+49 241 80-95282
marcel.aubart@gia.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Ali Bashiri Rezaie
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-42855
ali.bashiri_rezaie@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Henrik Becks
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28053
hbecks@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.
Jakob Beetz
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Design Computation Group
+49 241 80-95247
beetz@dc.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.
Andrea Bercini Martins
Research Assistant
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
+49 351 4658 409
bercini@ipfdd.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Lars Bernard
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
+49 351 463-35880
Lars.Bernard@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Jinghou Bi
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
+49 351 463-36000
jinghou.bi@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Jan Bielak
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28570
jbielak@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.A.
Atiqah Fairuz Binte Md Salleh
Associate
UNU-FLORES
+49 351 8921-9387
b.m.salleh@unu.edu More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Jörg Blankenbach
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
+49 241 80-95300
blankenbach@gia.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.phil.
Christian Böffel
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
+49 241 80-93999
boeffel@psych.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Eugen Boos
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
+49 351 463-36769
eugen.boos@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. techn.
Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95151
brell-cokcan@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Roberto Calandra
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Learning for Robotics
+49 351 463-40850
rcalandra@lasr.org More information
Ph.D.
Arij Chabrawi
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering
+49 1783236165
arij.chabrawi@inab.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing.
Chokri Cherif
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
+49 351 463-39300
chokri.cherif@tu-dresden.de More information
Ph.D.
Sibo Chetry
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I

sibo.chetry@tu-dresden.de More information
© M. Wother.

Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Martin Claßen
Principal Investigator
Speaker CARE
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-25170
mclassen@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.
Gianaurelio Cuniberti
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
+49 351 463-31420
gianaurelio.cuniberti@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Finn Dani
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Centre for translational bone, joint and soft tissue research
+49 351 458-66918
finn.dani@tu-dresden.de More information
B.Sc.
Malavika Devasis
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Electrochemistry

malavika.menothuparambil_devasis@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr. rer. nat.
Cindy Elschner
Associate
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
+49 351 4658 1320
elschner@ipfdd.de More information
M.Sc.
Sven Engel
Administration
Administrative Director
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28547
sengel@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Emre Ergin
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95273
ergin@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Görkem Can Ertemli
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture

ertemli@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dipl.-Inf.
Tom Felber
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Software Technology

tom.felber@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Christian Felten
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-97059
felten@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Morris Benedikt Florek
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
+49 351 463-40875
morris_benedikt.florekt@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Danny Friese
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
+49 351 463-44037
danny.friese@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Michael Gelinsky
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Centre for translational bone, joint and soft tissue research
+49 351 458-6695
michael.gelinsky@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Karl Giese
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
+49 351 463-32084
karl.giese@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Leonie Gleiser
Research Assistant
TUD, Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-36564
leonie.gleiser@mailbox.tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Aline Gruner
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
+49 351 463-31933
aline.gruner@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. pol.
Edeltraud Guenther
Principal Investigator
UNU-FLORES
+49 351 8921 9371
guenther@unu.edu More information
M.Sc.
Christian Gutsche
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Software Technology
+49 351 463-43211
christian.gutsche@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Luise Haehn
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Teaching and Research Area Work and Engineering Psychology
+49 241 80-96645
luise.haehn@psych.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.
Simon Harst
Associate
TU Dresden
Fraunhofer IWU
+49 351 4772-2603
Simon.Harst@iwu.fraunhofer.de More information
M.Sc.
Zaid Hashash
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering

zaid.hashash@inab.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Ahmad Hassanien
Research Assistant
Fraunhofer IWU

Ahmad.Hamdy.Sayed.Hassanien@iwu.fraunhofer.de More information
M.Sc.
Jan Hendricks
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28059
jhendricks@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Shirong Huang
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
+49 351 463-39373
shirong.huang@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Steffen Ihlenfeldt
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
+49 351 463-34358
steffen.ihlenfeldt@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Anna Jose
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials

anna.jose@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Dominik Junger
Research Assistant
Data Management Officer
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-35674
dominik.junger@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Carsten Kamp
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95275
kamp@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Chongjie Kang
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
+49 351 463-37305
chongjie.kang@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil.
Stefan Kaskel
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I
+49 351 463-33632
stefan.kaskel@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Jürgen Klankermayer
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Translational Molecular Catalysis
+49 241 80-28137
jklankermayer@itmc.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.
Katharina Kleinschrot
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
+49 351 463-34674
katharina.kleinschrot@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Sven Klinkel
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
+49 241 80-25088
klinkel@lbb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Henrike Klodt
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-25098
hklodt@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Leif Kobbelt
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
+49 241 80-21800
sekretariati8@informatik.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Mohammad Kohankhaki
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
+49 241 80-20512
mohammad.kohankhaki@inda.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.A.
Britt Krukau
Administration
Science Manager
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28555
bkrukau@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Henning Kruppa
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95101
kruppa@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Aswin Lal
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
+49 241 80-95285
aswin.lal@gia.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Hung Le Xuan
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
+49 351 463-35244
hung.le_xuan@tu-dresden.de More information
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Marco Liebscher
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-42853
marco.liebscher@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Stefan Löhnert
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Mechanics and Shell Structures
+49 351 463-43231
stefan.loehnert@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Steffen Marx
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
+49 351 463-35856
steffen.marx@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Viktor Mechtcherine
Principal Investigator
Speaker CARE
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-36311
mechtcherine@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Felix Menzel
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28055
fmenzel@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Pascal Meyer
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
+49 241 80-21828
meyer@informatik.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Marziyeh Mohammadi
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics

marziyeh.mohammadi@inda.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Cynthia Morales Cruz
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 24180-95115
morales@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Drilona Muça
Administration
Project coordination
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-35921
drilona.muca@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Niklas Müller
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28561
nmueller@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Jun.-Prof. Dr.
Shravan Muthukrishnan
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-35624
shravan.muthukrishnan@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Tobias Neef
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-43217
tobias.neef@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Swamy Nune
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-
swamy.nune@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Jyrki Oraskari
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95273
oraskari@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Kevin Osterberg
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
+49 241 80-47747
kevin.osterberg@ifas.rwth-aachen.de More information
B.Sc.
Carolin Peschke
Administration
Science Communication Officer
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
+49 241 80-28543
cpeschke@imb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Davide Picchi
Associate
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95272
picchi@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Elisha Piette
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Translational Molecular Catalysis
+49 241 80-20459
piette@itmc.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Paul Plaschnick
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
+49 351 463-34567
paul.plaschnick@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Johannes Plassmann
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
+49 351 463-39919
johannes.plassmann@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Phys.
Florian Pump
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
+49 351 463-31409
florian.pump@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Elsa Qoku
Research Assistant
Lehrstuhl für Baustoffkunde
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95125
qoku@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.
Anthony Ramuglia
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Electrochemistry
+49 351 463-35542
anthony.ramuglia@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Mathias Reichle
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
+49 241 80-24819
reichle@lbb.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Olivier Reinertz
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
+49 241 80-47703
olivier.reinertz@ifas.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Silvia Reißig
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-35922
silvia.reissig@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.
Roman Rezaev
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-34732
roman.rezaev@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Stefan Röher
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Electrochemistry
+49 351 463-38602
stefan.roeher@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Alisa Rozdestvenskyte
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
+49 241 80-21829
alisa@informatik.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Patrick Rubaszewski
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95143
rubaszewski@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Shirin Salehi
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
+49 241 80-20513
shirin.salehi@inda.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Isabela De Paula Salgado
Associate
UNU-FLORES
+49 351 7999-3815
dpsalgado@unu.edu More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Christina Scheffler
Principal Investigator
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
+49 351 4658-373
scheffler@ipfdd.de More information
Dr.
Christer-Clifford Schenke
Associate
Fraunhofer IWU
+49 351 4772-2616
Christer-Clifford.Schenke@iwu.fraunhofer.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Frank Schladitz
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
+49 351 463-36399
frank.schladitz@tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. phil.
Sabine J. Schlittmeier
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
+49 241 80-97480
sabine.schlittmeier@psych.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Anke Schmeink
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
+49 241 80-20740
anke.schmeink@inda.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Robert Schmitt
RWTH Aachen University

robert.schmitt@wzl-iqs.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Katharina Schmitz
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
+49 241 80-47701
katharina.schmitz@ifas.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.A.
Magdalena Selbig
Administration
Science Communication Officer
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-40810
magdalena.selbig@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Joshua Sevindik
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
+49 241 80-24818
sevindik@lbb.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Pranav Shevkar
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95273
shevkar@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
Ph.D.
Cesare Signorini
Administration
Administrative Director
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-36565
cesare.signorini@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Dmitrii Sokolov
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
+49 351 463-42856
dmitrii.sokolov@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
David Stein
Associate
TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Learning for Computer Vision

david.stein1@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Florian Storch
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
+49 351 463-34567
florian.storch@tu-dresden.de More information
Dr.-Ing.
Iremnur Tokac Celikyay
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95273
tokac.celikyay@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
Prof. Dr.
Marzia Traverso
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering
+49 241 80-22761
marzia.traverso@inab.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Selina Vaculik
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95113
vaculik@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Hristo Vassilev
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
+49 241 80-95290
hristo.vassilev@gia.rwth-aachen.de More information
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Anya Vollpracht
Principal Investigator
RWTH Aachen
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95116
vollpracht@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
PhD
Qiao Wang
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
+49 241 80-95127
wangq@ibac.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Wei Wang
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
+49 351 463-37487
wei.wang1@mailbox.tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Oliver Wege
Research Assistant
TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures

oliver.wege@mailbox.tu-dresden.de More information
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Inez Weidinger
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Electrochemistry
+49 351 463-33633
inez.weidinger@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Bennet Weingartz
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
+49 241 80-21817
weingartz@informatik.rwth-aachen.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Romy Wiel
Associate
TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
+49 351 463-35732
romy.wiel@tu-dresden.de More information
Dipl.-Ing.
Torben Wiese
Associate
Fraunhofer IWU

torben.wiese@iwu.fraunhofer.de More information
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Frank Will
Principal Investigator
TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
+49 351 463-33512
frank.will@tu-dresden.de More information
M.Sc.
Chu Han Wu
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
+49 241 80-95273
wu@ip.rwth-aachen.de More information
M.Sc.
Sophie Würger
Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
+49 241 80-96131
sophie.wuerger@psych.rwth-aachen.de More information
Ph.D.
Azin Zarei
Associate
UNU-FLORES
+49 351 8921-9383
zarei@unu.edu More information