Personal profile
Curriculum
Jens Heger is a professor in Engineering Sciences at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany. After completing his studies in computer science with a minor in business studies at the University of Paderborn, he attained his doctorate degree at the University of Bremen in the Department of Production Engineering. He is currently working at the Institute for Production technology and systems (IPTS) and leading the working group’s modeling and simulation of technical systems and processes.
06/2015 - today Professor of Engineering, Modeling and Simulation of Technical Systems and Processes
Institute for Production technology and systems, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
01/2007 - 04/2014 University of Bremen, BIBA - Bremer Institut of Produktion und Logistik GmbH, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Scholz-Reiter, Head of Modeling and Simulation Department, Research assistant BIBA GmbH
09/2015 - 01/2017 Jacobs University, Bremen, Lecturer
01/2011 - 7/2015 Hamburger Fern-Hochschule, Bremen, Lecturer
01/2011 - 07/2014 Dissertation: "Dynamic selection of rules for sequence planning in workshop and flexible flow production" Prof. Scholz-Reiter, Prof. Jürgen Branke, University of Warwick, UK
10/1999 - 11/2006 Master of Science, University of Paderborn
Keywords
- Engineering
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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SEFLI: SEnsor-Fusion und Deep Learning für Radar-gestützte Intelligente Lastwagensicherheit - Teilprojekt: Modellierung
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic) & Nurmatov, B.-M. (Project staff)
01.01.25 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
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EVOLVE5G: 5G basierte Prozessoptimierung in KMU
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic), Prüfer, O. C. (Project staff), Drews, P. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, K. (Project staff)
01.01.25 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
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MLab: ML-basierte Absatzprognose anhand von in- und externen Metadaten
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic), Rokoss, A. (Project staff) & Wolter, F. (Project staff)
01.07.24 → 30.06.26
Project: Research
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TrICo Subproject: Community Sustainable Production
Ben Khalifa, N. (Project manager, academic), Heger, J. (Project manager, academic), Klusemann, B. (Project manager, academic), Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, M. (Project manager, academic), Schulz, J. (Project staff), Stöver, E. (Partner), Dieringa, H. (Partner), Zeise, P. (Project staff), Hendriok, L. (Project staff) & Krämer, R. (Project staff)
01.08.23 → 31.12.27
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
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Development of a data-driven model for the evaluation and optimization of process robustness in the design of deep-drawing tools
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic) & Wollschläger, L. (Project staff)
01.02.23 → 31.03.26
Project: Research
Research output
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Aiming at sustainable production - how the implementation of priority-based dispatching in flexible job shops can support sustainability
Müller, K. & Heger, J., 2026, In: Procedia CIRP. 138, p. 933-938 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Automatisierte Generierung von Simulationsmodellen für Produktions- und Logistikprozesse mithilfe LLM-basierter Multi-Agenten-Systeme
Translated title of the contribution :Automated generation of simulation models for production and logistics processes using LLM-based multi-agent systems Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Developing Sustainable Concepts for the Textile Industry Using Production Simulation: A Problem-Based Learning Approach
Guerne, M. G., Müller, K., Block, B.-M. & Heger, J., 2025, SEFI 53rd Annual Conference (SEFI 2025). 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Einsatz von bestärkendem Lernen in der Reihenfolgeplanung mit dem Ziel der platzeffizienten Produktion
Translated title of the contribution :Implementing reinforcement learning in production scheduling to achieve space-efficient production Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Enhancing SME Production Efficiency: A Case Study on Autonomous Manufacturing Systems
Prüfer, O. C. & Heger, J., 2025, In: Procedia CIRP. 134, p. 313-318 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Institute for production technology and systems (Organisational unit)
Heger, J. (Deputy member)
17.04.2024 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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College (Organisational unit)
Heger, J. (Chair)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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Promotionsstudium & Stipendien (Organisational unit)
Heger, J. (Member)
01.06.2022 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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Komplementärstudium (Organisational unit)
Heger, J. (Member)
10.2020 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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Graduate School (Organisational unit)
Heger, J. (Executive member)
10.2020 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Prizes
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"Herausragende Leistungen im Wissenstransfer" - Leuphana dies academicus 2021
Heger, J. (Recipient), 06.07.2021
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Spielerisch optimieren
Heger, J., Schmidt, M., Voß, T. & Maier, J. T.
30.09.19
1 Media contribution
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