Dr.-Ing. Christian Schlette
Professor, Center head Large Structure Production (LSP), Vice section head
SDU Robotics
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute
[SDU Robotics]
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University of Southern Denmark
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5230 Odense M
Denmark
Biography
Christian Schlette is a Professor at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). He is heading SDU’s Center for Large Structure Production (LSP), dedicated to strengthen the twin transition (green & digital) of the sectors energy, construction and maritime with novel robotization and digitalization solutions.
In his research, Christian is interested on synergies across the fields of automation, robotics, simulation and control in application areas such as factory automation and large structure production. He is working on workflows, methods and tools for model-, simulation, and data-based engineering of robot technologies (systems and services) by means of Digital Twins, multi-agent systems, sampling-based problem solving, database technologies and VR/AR interfaces. He is responsible for the design and implementation of robotic technologies (systems and services) in various national and international research projects with partners from academia and industry.
Christian received his Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dortmund, Germany in 2002 and joined the Robotics Research Institute (IRF) in Dortmund as research associate to develop control approaches for industrial multi-robot systems. In 2005/2006, he worked for EFR-Systems GmbH, Dortmund as research associate for commercially oriented research in 3D simulation. In 2006, he joined the foundation of Institute for Man-Machine Interaction (MMI) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany as principal investigator and received his doctorate summa cum laude (Dr.-Ing.) from RWTH Aachen University in 2012. For his thesis, he was awarded the “Borchers medal”. In 2017, he joined SDU Robotics as Associate Professor at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). In 2018, he was appointed to take the position of a Full Professor at SDU Robotics.
[Christian Schlette on ResearchGate]
[Christian Schlette on Google Scholar]
Short CV
Professional experience
since 02/22: Head of SDU's Center for Large Structure Production (LSP) - SDU Robotics, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI), University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
since 09/18: Professor (Full) - SDU Robotics, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI), University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
01/17 - 08/18: Associate Professor - SDU Robotics, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute (MMMI), University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
04/06 – 12/16: Principal Investigator and Group Head “Industry” - Institute for Man-Machine Interaction (MMI), RWTH Aachen University (RWTH), Germany
02/05 – 03/06: Research Assistant - EFR-Systems GmbH, Dortmund, Germany
08/02 – 02/05: Research Assistant - Robotics Research Institute (IRF), University of Dortmund, Germany
Education
November 2012: Doctorate summa cum laude (Dr.-Ing.) - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University (RWTH), Germany
October 2002: Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Dortmund, Germany
Research
Large Structure Production (LSP) - digitalization and robotization in the sectors construction, martime and energy
Industrie 4.0, and Digital Twin-based methods in robotics and automation
Multi-agent system control of complex systems in robotics and automation
Model-based resp. simulation-based control of complex technical systems
Sampling-based robot motion planning in new applications
3D simulation technologies and development of 3D simulation systems
3D simulation-based tools for virtual commissioning and visual programming
Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality, technologies and applications
Projects
SDU LSP: Large Structure Production (LSP)
IFD ShipWeldFlow: Digital Twins for robotic welding in ship production
ELFORSK: Energy-efficient programming of collaborative robots using AR
MADE FAST: Agile interacation with industrial robots
MADE FAST: Agile robot programming based on services and Digitial Twins
IFD N3XTCON: Next generation 3D concrete printing
InnoRC-20: Mobile interaction/ Mobile manipulation
InnoRC-19: Simulation of genuine collaborative robot solutions
SDU I4.0-Lab: Cell-based, multi-robot production system
MADE Digital: Robotic support system for LEGO injection mould assembly
H2020 ReconCell: Reconfigurable multi-robot cells for assembly at SMEs
H2020 Centauro: Simulation-based support of robotic missions in disaster areas
FP7 IntellAct: Intelligent observation and robot execution of action sequences
ERANET DeLas: Simulation-based control of multi-agent assembly cells
ERANET Scalab: Multi-agent control architecture for distributed systems
DLR FastMap: 3D map generation for robotic planetary exploration missions
DLR Selok: Self-localization for robotic planetary exploration missions
AIF ProDemo I+II: Model-based programming ‘by demonstration’
Teaching
Bachelor theses/ Master theses
SDU: Simulation
SDU: Expert in Teams Innovation
SDU: Kinematics
SDU: Automation
RWTH: Robotics and Man-Machine Interaction I/II
RWTH: Human engineering in robotics, vehicle and process control
IRF: Robotics
Honors and commissions of trust
Initiator and co-founder of the Danish Academic Society of Robotics (DACAS-Rob)
Advisor in the Digital Twin International Advisory Committee since 2021
Associate Editor for Springer Journal Construction Robotics since 2018
1st place Industrial Category / World Robot Challenge 2018
JSAI Award for Assembly Challenge / World Robot Challenge 2018
Keynote speaker at MADE conferences 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Keynote speaker at ICINCO, 2018
Member of the Danish Censor Corps since 2018
Member of the Danish Maritime Research Alliance since 2021
Associate Editor for ICRA since 2016
Associate Editor for IROS since 2020
euRobotics AISBL Primary contact for SDU since 2018
euRobotics AISBL Primary contact for MMI/ RWTH Aachen 2015/16
Reviewer: CORO, ICRA, IROS, RA-L, T-ASE, JOBE, CASE, RAAD, ISARC, ICAR, ICIRA, …
Borchers Medal of RWTH Aachen University, 2013
Best Paper Award at SIMEX, 2013
2x Best Session Paper Award at SCI, 2009
Best Session Paper Award at IMETI, 2009
(Co-)Supervisor
PhD J. Park, SDU, Denmark
PhD (Co) K. Zielinski, SDU, Denmark
PhD (Co) A. Avhad, Aalborg University, Denmark
PhD (Co) D. Tola, Aarhus University, Denmark
Postdoc J. Mukherjee, SDU, Denmark
PhD (Co) J.E.H. Mena, SDU, Denmark
PhD A. Sartori, SDU, Denmark
PhD (Co) S. Madsen, SDU, Denmark
Postdoc L.C. Sørensen, SDU, Denmark
Postdoc S. Mathiesen, SDU, Denmark
PhD (Co) D. Losch, RWTH, Germany
PhD (Co) T. Cichon, RWTH, Germany
PhD (Co) B. Sondermann, RWTH, Germany
PhD (Co) E. Kaigom, RWTH, Germany
PhD evaluator
N.W. Leth 2022, SDU, Denmark
V. Stojanovic 2021, University of Potsdam, Germany
T. Gaspar 2020, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
E. Hansen 2020, Arhus University, Denmark
D.G. Hansen 2020, SDU, Denmark
L.C. Sørensen 2018, SDU, Denmark
J.S. Laursen 2017, SDU, Denmark
L. Kiforenko 2017, SDU, Denmark
T.N. Thulesen 2016, SDU, Denmark
Invited speaker
From lab to building site – presentation of one of the biggest construction centers for new robotics, Invited talk at Market Board Live demonstration day – robot technology in the construction industry, 2022, Denmark
Robotby, Invited talk at Dansk Byplan Laboratorium 2022, Denmark
Challenges in robotic welding to keep up with shipbuilding 4.0, Invited talk at Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Tech 4.0 2022, United Kingdom
Digital Twins for pushing the limits of today's robotic applications, Invited talk at ATV-SEMAPP 2022, Denmark
Ambitions versus reality – Examples of what we can automate today, and where we fail, Invited talk at TechForum 2021, Denmark
Digital Twins to enable more digitization and robotization on shipyards, Invited talk at MARLOG TITBITS 2021, Denmark
Cobot deployment based on simulations in Virtual Reality, Invited talk at Robot Innovation Summit 2020, Denmark
Simulation of flexible cobots, Invited talk at MADE Open Lab 2020, Denmark
User perspectives on robotics in construction industry, Invited talk at Design School Kolding 2020, Denmark
Towards hyper-modular robot cells for high mix/ low volume assembly, Invited talk at IROS Workshop 2019, China
Hvordan bliver man verdensmestre i industrirobotter? Keynote DAU Conference 2019, Denmark
Digital Twins - Applications in Industrial Robotics, Keynote International Colloqium on Adaption Intelligence of Factories, 2018, Germany
Hvordan kan digitale tvillinger anvendes til optimering af produktionsceller? Keynote MADE Innovation Conference 2018, Denmark
Robotics is spearheading Smart Production - but we need to deliver too, Keynote ICINCO 2018, Portugal
ReconCell – EU project providing services, European Robotics Forum 2018, Finland
Large-scale/ long-term digital models in robotics, MADE Open Lab Event 2017, Denmark
iBOSS and related production technology, European Robotics Forum 2017, United Kingdom
Database technologies for long-term/large-scale mental models in robotics, Robotics in the 21st Century: Challenges and Promises 2016, Germany
New user interfaces for industrial automation based on 3D simulation, European Robotics Forum 2016, Slovenia
eRobotics – New roles of 3D simulation in robotics research and industry, Seminar at SDU Robotics, University of Southern Denmark 2016, Denmark
Virtuelle Inbetriebnahme in der mikrooptischen Montage, Industriearbeitskreis Virtuelle Techniken im Sondermaschinenbau 2015, Germany
Sehen wir uns das doch gemeinsam an! – 3D-Simulation als Kristallisationspunkt von Expertenwissen, 1. Industrie & Produktion 4.0 Wissensmanagement Tage 2015, Germany
3D-simulationsbasierte Prozessentwicklung in der Optikmontage, Seminar Optikmontage des Fraunhofer IPT& ILT 2015, Germany
Humanoide Serviceroboter und die Komplexität des Alltags, Geschichte(n) der Robotik: 18. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte 2009, Germany
(Co-)Organizer
European Robotics Forum 2023, Denmark
Large Structure Production workshop 2021, Denmark
International Elite Robotics Summer School 2021, Denmark
Danish Robotics Research Webinar Series 2020-21, Denmark
Curious today, partner tomorrow? Series, 2020-21, Denmark
User perspectives on robotics in the construction industry 2020, Denmark
Large Structure Production workshop 2018, Denmark
Exzellente Fabriken planen + bauen 2016, Germany
VEROSIM Developer Days 2016, Germany
European Robotics Forum 2016, Slovenia
Exzellente Fabriken planen + bauen 2015, Germany
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