Dr. Alexander Horch

Dr.  Alexander Horch

Dr. Alexander Horch

Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH

Albert-Bassermann-Str. 28

68782 Brühl

Germany

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Research area

Automation Technology, Process Control Systems, Optimization, Asset Management, Industrie 4.0, functional safety

Alexander Horch (M.Sc. Engineering Cybernetics, University of Stuttgart, 1996; PhD Automatic Control, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, 2000) worked as Principal Scientist at ABB Corporate Research in Germany with process plant optimization and plant asset management.

Between 2007 and 2016 different management roles in the areas of process control systems and automation of electrical grids, smart grids, manufacturing plants, robotics as well as Industrial Internet (Industrie 4.0) for ABB Germany and ABB Switzerland.

Alexander Horch is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Automation Professional (CAP) of the ISA. His R&D work was complemented by publications and seminars, regular lectures at university of Stuttgart and ETH Zürich as well as work for some standardization organisations.

Since April 2016 Vice President Development at HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH in Brühl, a leading supplier of safety-related automation for process industry, rail applications and logistics.

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