Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schmidt

Thorsten Schmidt is full professor at the Technische Universität Dresden and heads the Chair of Logistics Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering faculty since 2008. He holds a diploma degree in mechanical engineering from the Technische Universität Dortmund and a Master’s degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the Technische Universität Dortmund in 2001. 
His research areas are the design and optimization of facility logistics and production systems including a focus on the machinery and components involved. 
He is president of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Technische Logistik (scientific society of logistics Engineeering, WGTL), chair of the scientific counsel of Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL), Editor of Logistics Research (Emerald, for Technical Logistics and Logistics Engineering ) and Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Research, (Springer).