Curriculum Vitae

Michael Freitag studied Electrical Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany, specializing in automation and communication technology. He then did his PhD at the University of Bremen, focusing on the nonlinear dynamics of production systems. In 2004, he became Managing Director of the Bremen Collaborative Research Centre “Autonomous Cooperating Logistic Processes” (SFB 637), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In 2008, he alternated and led projects with the steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal about the optimization of logistic processes. Beside his industry involvement, he was also guest lecturer at the Jacobs University in Bremen. In 2014, Freitag was appointed as full professor at the University of Bremen. In 2015, he was appointed director of BIBA – Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH.