Advancing Learning Factories: Enabling Future-Ready Skills: Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Learning Factories 2025, Volume 1
暫譯: 推進學習工廠：啟用未來技能：第15屆學習工廠會議2025論文集，第1卷

Louis Louw Professor of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a registered professional engineer. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering, with a research focus on production system design and control using the Theory of Constraints. After 12 years in business consulting and management across various industries, he joined academia in 2014. His current research focuses on digitalisation and Industry 4.0-enabled operations and supply chain management. He has over 40 publications, serves on two international scientific committees, and is a member of the IALF and SAIIE.

Vera Hummel Professor at Reutlingen University, Germany, and extraordinary professor at Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on smart factories, sustainable production, and learning factories. She leads the Reutlingen Zentrum Industrie 4.0 and is the founding director of Werk150. She holds a doctorate from Wroclaw University of Technology and has industry experience with Mercedes-Benz and Fraunhofer IPA. Since 2023, she serves as president of the International Association on Learning Factories (IALF).

Imke de Kock Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University and a registered Industrial Engineer. She has international experience in consulting and project management across multiple continents. She holds degrees in Engineering, Philosophy (Futures Research), and a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her research focuses on technology management and sustainable futures. She co-leads the Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub and is part of the Engineering Management and Sustainable Systems research group.

Konrad von Leipzig Recently retired Professor from Stellenbosch University, where he served for 37 years. He is a registered Industrial Engineer with expertise in Production Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Engineering Economics. After working in industry for four years, he began his academic career in 1987. He remains a member of the SAIIE.

路易斯·盧教授是南非史泰倫博斯大學的工業工程教授，並且是一名註冊專業工程師。他擁有工業工程的博士學位，研究重點是利用約束理論進行生產系統設計與控制。在商業諮詢和管理領域工作了12年後，他於2014年進入學術界。他目前的研究專注於數位化和工業4.0驅動的運營與供應鏈管理。他擁有超過40篇出版物，擔任兩個國際科學委員會的成員，並且是國際學習工廠協會（IALF）和南非工業工程學會（SAIIE）的成員。

維拉·哈梅爾教授是德國羅伊特林根大學的教授，同時也是史泰倫博斯大學的特聘教授。她的研究重點是智慧工廠、可持續生產和學習工廠。她領導羅伊特林根工業4.0中心，並且是Werk150的創始主任。她擁有弗羅茨瓦夫科技大學的博士學位，並且在梅賽德斯-賓士和弗勞恩霍夫IPA擁有行業經驗。自2023年以來，她擔任國際學習工廠協會（IALF）的會長。

伊姆克·德·科克是史泰倫博斯大學的工業工程副教授，並且是一名註冊工業工程師。她在多個大陸擁有國際諮詢和項目管理的經驗。她擁有工程學、哲學（未來研究）學位，以及工業工程的博士學位。她的研究重點是技術管理和可持續未來。她共同領導健康系統工程與創新中心，並且是工程管理與可持續系統研究小組的一部分。

康拉德·馮·萊比錫是史泰倫博斯大學最近退休的教授，在該校任教37年。他是一名註冊工業工程師，專長於生產規劃、供應鏈管理和工程經濟學。在工業界工作了四年後，他於1987年開始了他的學術生涯。他仍然是南非工業工程學會（SAIIE）的成員。