The it's OWL competence centre Arbeitswelt.Plus has celebrated its final milestone. On 18 September 2025, the project teams met in Paderborn to conclude the project. In Arbeitswelt.Plus, innovative solutions were developed together with practice partners that combine technological approaches with specific needs from the world of work. inIT played a key role in this and was able to impressively present its research results in two pioneering projects - two of which were presented at the milestone meeting. The two research associates Julian Knaup and Jan Ehlenbröker from the Discrete Systems working group headed by Prof. Dr. Volker Lohweg took part on behalf of inIT.
“AutoDis" project
As part of the project "AutoDis - Automated Assessment of Dispersion tests for employee support in visual inspection", a major step was taken towards accelerating internal quality assurance in cooperation with baumhueter extrusion GmbH. One aim of the AI-based classification solution developed here is to support the staff responsible for evaluating the synthetic fibres produced. An initial implementation of long-term archiving of the evaluation results was also successfully trialled and the first steps were taken towards a possible permanent integration into the existing processes.
Jan Ehlenbröker, who presented the "AutoDis" project, was able to answer the many interested questions from the audience in detail.
“DiMeAs" project
The "DiMeAs - Digital Medical Assistance for the Care of Parkinson's Patients" project developed AI-supported solutions in cooperation with the University Clinic for Neurology and Neurogeriatrics at Klinikum Lippe, which improve patient care and relieve the burden on nursing staff and doctors. The focus is on the Parkinson's app PD Assist, which facilitates access to patient data, supports documentation and intelligently prepares specialist information. Practical utilisation concepts were developed together with nursing staff to simplify patient monitoring and enable needs-based care. This has laid the foundations for improving the quality of life of people with Parkinson's disease and noticeably relieving the burden on specialised staff in their everyday work.
The presentation of the "DiMeAs" project was also very well received at the final meeting. Julian Knaup, who presented the project, emphasised: "I am very pleased with the positive feedback from those present that DiMeAs stands out from other projects due to its medical context, as it creates direct added value for affected patients."
Positive conclusion from Arbeitswelt.Plus
All project teams came together once again at the final milestone meeting of the Arbeitswelt.Plus competence centre. inIT draws a positive conclusion for Arbeitswelt.Plus. Dr. Christoph-Alexander Holst, research group leader of the Discrete Systems working group, emphasises: "Together with practice partners, we have succeeded in developing innovative solutions that combine technological approaches with practical applications from the world of work."