Hi, I am
Georg Hackenberg
Professor for Industrial Informatics • Entrepreneur • Software Engineer
I am a computer science professor, software engineer, and entrepreneur from Bavaria, Germany living in Upper Austria. On this page you can find details about my software projects, academic teaching, and core focuses. I am passionate about engineering modern software platforms, building rich knowledge graph architectures, and training the next generation of engineers.
Built with Cutting-Edge Technologies
This personal portfolio is engineered as a modern, high-performance web platform. Built using framework-agnostic compiler design, componentized styling systems, and agentic AI tooling to deliver optimized delivery speeds and visual quality.
Professional Interests
Key scientific and technical domains defining my software developments, academic teaching, and current research interests.
Software Engineering
Architectures & Web Platforms
Architecting high-performance web systems using Astro and TypeScript. Designing modular, type-safe, and highly scalable enterprise platforms.
Computer Simulation
Systems & Layout Modeling
Modeling manufacturing layouts, logistics workflows, and natural systems. Running discrete-event simulations and optimization algorithms.
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI & Agent Systems
Integrating Large Language Models locally in web applications. Developing autonomous AI agents, semantic search, and reasoning engines.
User Experience
Visualizations & UI Designs
Crafting premium, responsive user interfaces with smooth animations, custom layout dynamics, and interactive graph network visualizations.
Featured Projects
Selected software platforms, frameworks, and tools designed to optimize product engineering, knowledge graphs, and real-time physical simulation.
CADdrive
Product Design Platform
CADdrive is a web-based, collaborative product design platform for schools and universities, lowering the learning curve for CAD and team engineering.
Mentawise
Knowledge Graph Visualizer
Mentawise is an innovative knowledge management solution letting visual thinkers quickly build personal knowledge graphs and share them instantly with others.
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Delve deeper into my academic teaching modules, research publications, engineering insights, and interactive browser simulations.
Academic Courses
Explore university lectures, repositories, and study guides for Industrial Informatics, Systems Modelling, and Software Engineering.
Browse CoursesPublications & Papers
Access peer-reviewed papers, scientific articles, and conference contributions regarding digital modeling and systems design.
Read PublicationsTechnical Writing
Read technical essays, software engineering walkthroughs, programming resources, and computer science updates.
Read Blog PostsInteractive Demos
Interact with live browser demos, 3D physics engines, visual graphing boards, and computer graphics experiments.
Launch DemosMedia Activities
Recent updates, professional networks, code repositories, and video tutorials across my digital ecosystem.
Follow my software projects, open-source contributions, and code repositories directly on GitHub.
Repositories
48
Followers
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Recent Repositories
ghackenberg_github_io
Personal portfolio and website of Georg Hackenberg, built using Astro and Tailwind CSS v4. Deployed on GitHub Pages.
delta-dynamics
A low-poly ecosystem simulator featuring real-time dynamic terrain, GPU-accelerated water flow, resource management, and local LLM integration for AI entity behavior. Built with React, Three.js, and Web-LLM.
ghackenberg
This repository contains some extra information about me and my software projects, which is being displayed on my GitHub profilge page.
Connect with me to stay updated on educational projects, university teaching, and software developments.
Posts
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Followers
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Recent Posts
Following up on my programmatic comic animation, I put together an explainer video highlighting the geometry and math behind the procedural character rig.
My daughter recently asked me if we could make a movie together. I told her that realistic film production is too expensive and complex for us, but we could try making a comic-style animation instead.
I recently spent some time redesigning and rebuilding my personal website to serve as a fast, version-controlled resources hub for my students, colleagues, and project partners.
Watch coding lectures, live demos, and screencasts mapping software development and industrial informatics.
Videos
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Subscribers
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Recent Videos
Mentawise - The knowledge graph engine (Public Intro 2025)
In this video, we introduce the idea behind Mentawise, the intelligent knowledge graph engine. We briefly explain our user interface and highlight current success stories.
Using Markdown syntax for rich-text discussions with CADdrive Comments
In this seventh video of our 2025 tutorial series we explain how to write rich-text comments for issues in CADdrive. Rich-text elements such as headings and lists can be achieved using standard Markdown syntax, as known from GitHub an other software development platforms.
Managing product design tasks and user assignment with CADdrive Issues
In this sixth video of our 2025 tutorial series we explain how to track issues with the CADdrive issue management feature and interface. Issues represent product design tasks, which need to be resolved at some point by a product design engineer. Task management is necessary, when larger teams work together on bigger projects with multiple stakeholders.
Professional Experiences
A summary of my academic tenure, software engineering developments, and organizational leadership roles.
Dr. Georg Hackenberg
Content Creator
Producing technical content, scientific papers, and articles for platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, and GitHub. Engaging with the global tech community to share insights on software engineering.
Software Engineer
Developing user-friendly web applications, interactive user interfaces, and high-performance algorithms. Utilizing modern web technologies to solve complex software and customer challenges.
FH OÖ Campus Wels | School of Engineering
Head of Computer Science
Managing the computer science teaching portfolio, coordinating academic staff and lecturers, and designing new curriculum modules. Aligning educational programs with recent industry demands.
Full Professor for Industrial Informatics
Teaching industrial informatics courses and conducting applied research in Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, and digital factory environments. Mentoring students and implementing agile methodologies in interdisciplinary projects.
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Business Unit Manager (Internet of Things)
Directing business development, organizational growth, and team building within the IoT division. Managing project life cycles and product strategies for connected cars and industrial automation.
Senior Consultant (Internet of Things)
Designing scalable IoT architectures, system integrations, and containerized deployments using Docker, AWS, and Azure. Collaborating on UI/UX requirements engineering and end-to-end quality assurance.
Technische Universität München
Researcher
Researching conceptual design and test-driven development methodologies for cyber-physical systems in energy and manufacturing. Constructing interactive simulation environments with JavaFX.
EPFL
Researcher
Developing real-time human motion capture algorithms and marker-based tracking software. Designing cross-platform graphical systems using C++, Qt, and CMake in an international academic setting.
Fraunhofer FIT
Researcher
Developing emergency response simulators and interactive design space exploration applications. Utilizing C++, CMake, and OGRE 3D to render real-time graphical representations of hazard scenarios.
Student Researcher
Implementing markerless 3D hand tracking algorithms and gesture recognition models. Leveraging OpenCV, OpenGL, and C++ to build high-speed computer vision systems for interactive environments.
RWTH Aachen University
Student Researcher
Developing software crawlers to extract trend analytics from developer forums and mailing list archives. Building desktop visualization applications with Java, Swing, and Apache Maven.
Siemens
Software Engineer
Developing clinical trial database applications and distributed data management tools. Implementing enterprise web services using Java EE, XML, SOAP protocols, and automated build pipelines.
University of Mannheim
Student Reseacher
Optimizing database query performance for complex XML and SQL procedures. Designing and implementing dynamic programming algorithms for relational engines using high-performance C++.
Get In Touch
Whether you want to discuss educational initiatives, collaborate on software architectures, explore knowledge graphs, or just say hello—feel free to reach out. I am always happy to share experiences!
Dr. rer. nat. Georg Hackenberg BSc MSc
Professor for Industrial Informatics
Area Manager for Information Technology
School of Engineering
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Stelzhamerstrasse 23
4600 Wels, Austria
Email Address
georg.hackenberg@fh-wels.at