CPS in Startups – a good fit? Case studies in different accelaration environments

  • Subject:CPS, Startups, Case Study
  • Type:Bachelor-/ Masterarbeit
  • Date:ab sofort
  • Tutor:

    Thomas Völk, M.Sc.

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Innovative organizations can come in different shapes: Startups are one of them. Research on Startups has been intenisve in the last years, but has almost exlusivly focused on software products. Bringing together entrepreneurship and hardware- and software-driven engineering brings up a huge innovation potential we want to support. Thats why I want to focus on engineering of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) in Startups.

What we want to do

In past research, we have validated the need for research on engineering of CPS in startups. Right now, there are not many publications focussing on the product engineering processes and methods for startups (or requirements for them). To understand, how the engineering of CPS in startups works, we have to look at them from the beginning. Accelarators are an interesting environment for startup creation we want to take a look on.

What you would do

In this thesis you will be focussing on startups emerging in accelarator environments. Therefore, the whole progress from ideation to prototyping should be spectated. Within the research environments, the burdens and pushing factors for CPS ideation, the progress of ideation and process of prototyping in CPS-developing startups should be regarded. The data should be collected through surveys and interviews.

Am I the right person?

If you have an background in engineering (e. g. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, …) and you are interested in understanding how startups work, you fullfill most of our requirements!You should have fun on researching new interesting topics and be willing to take a deep dive into product development theory.

Your benefits:

  • Working on an interdisciplinary topic between mechanical, electrical, software and industrial engineering

  • Learning of scientific working

  • Intense 1:1 Coaching with an IPEK doctoral researcher

  • Connection to other students working on interdisciplinary engineering projects

  • Goal of publication of the work

Interested? Write a mail to thomas voelk ∂does-not-exist.kit edu!