Unlocking the Potential of the Twin Transition towards Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing

Erwin Rauch received his B.Sc. from the Free University in Bolzano (Italy), the M.Sc. from the Technical University Munich (TUM) and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the University of Stuttgart in Germany with summa cum laude. In parallel to his academic career, he worked for 10 years as a consultant and later Associate Partner for a management consultancy. In 2014, he started his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the Free University of Bolzano in Italy, where he currently is an Endowed Professor for Sustainable Manufacturing,  Head of the Smart Mini Factory laboratory for Industry 4.0 as well as Head of the Sustainable Manufacturing Lab.  He is the author of over 200 scientific contributions, Editorial Board member of 7 peer-reviewed journals and since 2022 Editor in Chief of Production & Manufacturing Research, a Q1 Scopus indexed journal of Taylor & Francis. He got 9 paper awards at international conferences, received several awards and is listed in the Stanford List of 2% Top Scientists under the 0.8% top scientists worldwide in the field of Industrial Engineering. Further, he is an expert/member of various associations and organisations: advisory board member of Fraunhofer Italia Research, AITEM, steering group member of EPIEM (European Professors of Industrial Engineering and Management) member of EuroScience, focus group leader at World Manufacturing Forum, member of the scientific committee of IALF (International Association of Learning Factories), member of the executive committee of IAAD (International Association of Axiomatic Design) and member of EDUNET World Association.