I have mentored and (co-)supervised the following student theses and research projects.

2026

• F. T. Fagnoul: Metal Additive Manufacturing for Off-the-Shelf Acetabular Cups: A Scoping Review and Comparison With Conventional Methods Across Clinical and Production Engineering Dimensions, Bachelor Thesis, Maastricht University, June 2026

• J. M. Wahler: Investigating the Effect of Laser Power on Post-Deposition Cooling Rate in Multilayer Inconcel 718 Laser Metal Deposition with Wire (LMD-w), Bachelor Thesis, Maastricht University, June 2026

• N. A. Biddya: Analysing the correlation between OPC UA measurements and thermal imaging data during the wire arc additive manufacturing process, Master Thesis, Chemnitz University of Technology, May 2026

• W. Schwitzkowski: Performance Benchmarking of the Protocols OPC UA and MQTT in an Edge Cloud Environment, Bachelor Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, April 2026

• A. El-Akhal: Simulation von Laserstrukturierungsprozessen mit Open-Source-Software, Bachelor Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, February 2026

2025

• S. Rabin: Konzeptentwicklung eines Temperaturüberwachungssystems für den LMD-w Prozess, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, October 2025

• J. M. Philipp: Sensorbasierte Feedbackschleife für einen Roboterarm im LMD-w-Schweißprozess, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, August 2025

• S. Nair: A Python-based Toolpath Generation Framework for Robot-based Laser Structuring, Master Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, August 2025

• P. Oudanoon: Untersuchung der Absicherung geistigen Eigentums und der Produktionsparameter für das maschinelle Lernen im pulverbettbasierten Laserstrahlschmelzen durch die Blockchain-Technologie, Master Thesis, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences, June 2025

• X. Yang: Proof of Concept Study for CAD to G-Code Conversion with Open-Source Package build123d in Python, Research Project in Robotics Systems Engineering Programme, RWTH Aachen University, July 2025

• R. R. Shelake: Development of a Uniform Data Model for Laser Structuring, Master Thesis, Furtwangen University, April 2025

2024

• J. Zhang: Development of a Domain-Specific Language for Laser Surface Texturing, Bachelor Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, October 2024

• Y. Liu: Constructing Voxel Model with Quality Analysis from EOS OT System in LPBF Process. Bachelor Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, August 2024

2023

• D. Murietta-Alvarez: Development of a Prototype Software for Simulating Ultrafast Laser Surface Structuring, Master Thesis, FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, April 2023