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The CARE team, with all its members, at the cluster’s first annual general meeting in 2026. © materialmatters / Robert Vanis
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.
Spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence CARE
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Prof. Dr.-Ing.
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Viktor Mechtcherine
Principal Investigator
Speaker CAREmechtcherine@tu-dresden.deTU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
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Martin Claßen
Principal Investigator
Speaker CAREmclassen@imb.rwth-aachen.deRWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
The Team at a Glance
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M.Sc.
Ameer Hamza AhmedResearch Assistant+49 351 463-42852TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
ameer_hamza.ahmed@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Björn AndresPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-38372TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Learning for Computer Vision
bjoern.andres@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Uwe AßmannPrincipal Investigator -
M.Sc.
Marcel AubartResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95282RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
marcel.aubart@gia.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Ali Bashiri RezaieAssociate+49 351 463-42855TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
ali.bashiri_rezaie@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Henrik BecksResearch Assistant+49 241 80-28053RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
hbecks@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.
Jakob BeetzPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-95247RWTH Aachen University
Design Computation Group
beetz@dc.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.
Andrea Bercini MartinsResearch Assistant -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Lars BernardPrincipal Investigator -
Dipl.-Ing.
Jinghou BiResearch Assistant+49 351 463-36000TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
jinghou.bi@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Jan BielakPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-28570RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
jbielak@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.A.
Atiqah Fairuz Binte Md SallehAssociate -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Jörg BlankenbachPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-95300RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
blankenbach@gia.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.phil.
Christian BöffelAssociate+49 241 80-93999RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
boeffel@psych.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Eugen BoosAssociate+49 351 463-36769TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
eugen.boos@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. techn.
Sigrid Brell-CokcanPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-95151RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
brell-cokcan@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Roberto CalandraPrincipal Investigator -
Ph.D.
Arij ChabrawiResearch Assistant+49 1783236165RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering
arij.chabrawi@inab.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing.
Chokri CherifPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-39300TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
chokri.cherif@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Ph.D.
Sibo ChetryResearch Assistant -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
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Martin ClaßenPrincipal Investigator
Speaker CARE+49 241 80-25170RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
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Prof. Dr.
Gianaurelio CunibertiPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-31420TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
gianaurelio.cuniberti@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Finn DaniResearch Assistant+49 351 458-66918TU Dresden
Centre for translational bone, joint and soft tissue research
finn.dani@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Gökhan DedeAdministration
Data Management Officer+49 241 8028564RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute for Structural Concrete
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B.Sc.
Malavika DevasisResearch Assistant -
Dr. rer. nat.
Cindy ElschnerAssociate -
M.Sc.
Sven EngelAdministration
Administrative Director+49 241 80-28547RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
sengel@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Emre ErginAssociate+49 241 80-95273RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
ergin@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Görkem Can ErtemliAssociateRWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
ertemli@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dipl.-Inf.
Tom FelberResearch Assistant -
M.Sc.
Christian FeltenAssociate+49 241 80-97059RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
felten@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Morris Benedikt FlorekResearch Assistant+49 351 463-40875TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
morris_benedikt.florekt@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Danny FrieseResearch Assistant+49 351 463-44037TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
danny.friese@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Michael GelinskyPrincipal Investigator+49 351 458-6695TU Dresden
Centre for translational bone, joint and soft tissue research
michael.gelinsky@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Karl GieseResearch Assistant+49 351 463-32084TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
karl.giese@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Leonie GleiserResearch Assistant+49 351 463-36564TUD, Institute of Construction Materials
leonie.gleiser@mailbox.tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Aline GrunerAssociate+49 351 463-31933TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
aline.gruner@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. pol.
Edeltraud GuentherPrincipal Investigator -
M.Sc.
Christian GutscheAssociate+49 351 463-43211TU Dresden
Chair of Software Technology
christian.gutsche@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Luise HaehnResearch Assistant+49 241 80-96645RWTH Aachen University
Teaching and Research Area Work and Engineering Psychology
luise.haehn@psych.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.
Simon HarstAssociate -
M.Sc.
Zaid HashashResearch AssistantRWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering
zaid.hashash@inab.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Ahmad HassanienResearch Assistant -
M.Sc.
Jan HendricksResearch Assistant+49 241 80-28059RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
jhendricks@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Shirong HuangAssociate+49 351 463-39373TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
shirong.huang@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Steffen IhlenfeldtPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-34358TU Dresden
Chair of Machine Tools Development and Adaptive Controls
steffen.ihlenfeldt@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Anna JoseAssociate -
Dipl.-Ing.
Dominik JungerResearch Assistant
Data Management Officer+49 351 463-35674TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
dominik.junger@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Carsten KampResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95275RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
kamp@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Chongjie KangAssociate+49 351 463-37305TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
chongjie.kang@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil.
Stefan KaskelPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-33632TU Dresden
Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I
stefan.kaskel@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Jürgen KlankermayerPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-28137RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Translational Molecular Catalysis
jklankermayer@itmc.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.
Katharina KleinschrotPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-34674TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
katharina.kleinschrot@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Sven KlinkelPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-25088RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
klinkel@lbb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Henrike KlodtResearch Assistant+49 241 80-25098RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
hklodt@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Leif KobbeltPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-21800RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
sekretariati8@informatik.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Mohammad KohankhakiResearch Assistant+49 241 80-20512RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
mohammad.kohankhaki@inda.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.A.
Britt KrukauAdministration
Science Manager+49 241 80-28555RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
bkrukau@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Henning KruppaResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95101RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
kruppa@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Aswin LalResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95285RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
aswin.lal@gia.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Hung Le XuanResearch Assistant+49 351 463-35244TU Dresden
Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
hung.le_xuan@tu-dresden.deMore information -
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Marco LiebscherPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-42853TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
marco.liebscher@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Stefan LöhnertPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-43231TU Dresden
Institute of Mechanics and Shell Structures
stefan.loehnert@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Steffen MarxPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-35856TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
steffen.marx@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
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Viktor MechtcherinePrincipal Investigator
Speaker CARE+49 351 463-36311TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
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M.Sc.
Felix MenzelResearch Assistant+49 241 80-28055RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
fmenzel@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Felix MergelsbergResearch Assistant+49 241-8028565RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
fmergelsberg@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Pascal MeyerResearch Assistant+49 241 80-21828RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
meyer@informatik.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Marziyeh MohammadiResearch AssistantRWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
marziyeh.mohammadi@inda.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Cynthia Morales CruzAssociate+49 24180-95115RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
morales@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Drilona MuçaAdministration
Project coordination+49 351 463-35921TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
drilona.muca@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Niklas MüllerResearch Assistant+49 241 80-28561RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
nmueller@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Jun.-Prof. Dr.
Shravan MuthukrishnanPrincipal Investigator+49 351 463-35624TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
shravan.muthukrishnan@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Tobias NeefResearch Assistant+49 351 463-43217TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
tobias.neef@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Swamy NuneResearch Assistant -
Dr.-Ing.
Jyrki OraskariResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95273RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
oraskari@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Kevin OsterbergResearch Assistant+49 241 80-47747RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
kevin.osterberg@ifas.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
B.Sc.
Carolin PeschkeAdministration
Science Communication Officer+49 241 80-28543RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete
cpeschke@imb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Davide PicchiAssociate+49 241 80-95272RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
picchi@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Elisha PietteResearch Assistant+49 241 80-20459RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Translational Molecular Catalysis
piette@itmc.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Paul PlaschnickResearch Assistant+49 351 463-34567TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
paul.plaschnick@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Johannes PlassmannResearch Assistant+49 351 463-39919TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
johannes.plassmann@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Phys.
Florian PumpAssociate+49 351 463-31409TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
florian.pump@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Elsa QokuResearch Assistant+49 531 391 5591Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety
e.qoku@ibmb.tu-bs.deMore information -
Dr.
Anthony RamugliaAssociate -
M.Sc.
Mathias ReichleResearch Assistant+49 241 80-24819RWTH Aachen University
Chair and Institute of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
reichle@lbb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Olivier ReinertzResearch Assistant+49 241 80-47703RWTH Aachen University
Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
olivier.reinertz@ifas.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Silvia ReißigResearch Assistant+49 351 463-35922TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
silvia.reissig@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.
Roman RezaevResearch Assistant+49 351 463-34732TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
roman.rezaev@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Stefan RöherResearch Assistant -
M.Sc.
Alisa RozdestvenskyteResearch Assistant+49 241 80-21829RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
alisa@informatik.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Patrick RubaszewskiResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95143RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
rubaszewski@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Shirin SalehiResearch Assistant+49 241 80-20513RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
shirin.salehi@inda.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Christina SchefflerPrincipal Investigator -
Dr.
Christer-Clifford SchenkeAssociate -
Dr.-Ing.
Frank SchladitzResearch Assistant+49 351 463-36399TU Dresden
Institute of Concrete Structures
frank.schladitz@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr. phil.
Sabine J. SchlittmeierPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-97480RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
sabine.schlittmeier@psych.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Anke SchmeinkPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-20740RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Information Theory and Data Analytics
anke.schmeink@inda.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Robert Schmitt
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Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Katharina SchmitzPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-47701RWTH Aachen University
Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems
katharina.schmitz@ifas.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.A.
Magdalena SelbigAdministration
Science Communication Officer+49 351 463-40810TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
magdalena.selbig@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Joshua SevindikResearch Assistant+49 241 80-24818RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics
sevindik@lbb.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Pranav ShevkarResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95273RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
shevkar@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Ph.D.
Cesare SignoriniAdministration
Administrative Director+49 351 463-36565TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
cesare.signorini@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Dmitrii SokolovAssociate+49 351 463-42856TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Materials
dmitrii.sokolov@tu-dresden.deMore information -
M.Sc.
David SteinAssociate -
Dipl.-Ing.
Florian StorchResearch Assistant+49 351 463-34567TU Dresden
Chair of Construction Machinery
florian.storch@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dr.-Ing.
Iremnur Tokac CelikyayResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95273RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
tokac.celikyay@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.
Marzia TraversoPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-22761RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering
marzia.traverso@inab.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Selina VaculikResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95113RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
vaculik@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Hristo VassilevResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95290RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computing in Civil Engineering and GIS and Geodetic Institute
hristo.vassilev@gia.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Anya VollprachtPrincipal Investigator+49 241 80-95116RWTH Aachen
Chair of Building Materials
vollpracht@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
PhD
Qiao WangResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95127RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Building Materials
wangq@ibac.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Wei WangResearch Assistant+49 351 463-37487TU Dresden
Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology
wei.wang1@mailbox.tu-dresden.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Oliver WegeResearch Assistant -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Inez WeidingerPrincipal Investigator -
M.Sc.
Bennet WeingartzResearch Assistant+49 241 80-21817RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Computer Graphics, Geometry and Multimedia
weingartz@informatik.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
Dipl.-Ing.
Romy WielAssociate+49 351 463-35732TU Dresden
Institute of Construction Management
romy.wiel@tu-dresden.deMore information -
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Frank WillPrincipal Investigator -
M.Sc.
Chu Han WuResearch Assistant+49 241 80-95273RWTH Aachen University
Chair of Individualized Production in Architecture
wu@ip.rwth-aachen.deMore information -
M.Sc.
Sophie WürgerResearch Assistant+49 241 80-96131RWTH Aachen University
Work und Engineering Psychology
sophie.wuerger@psych.rwth-aachen.deMore information







