Beckhoff Automation
Benjamin Jurke has extensive work experience in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to industrial automation. Benjamin has served as the Head of Machine Learning at Beckhoff Automation since 2017, leading the design and development of the company's TwinCAT Machine Learning and Neural Network products. In this role, they have successfully integrated ML/AI techniques into the real-time control loop for motion control and online condition monitoring systems. Benjamin was also recognized with the Beckhoff-internal technology "Hermann" award in 2018. Prior to this, Jurke worked as a Machine Learning Lead at Beckhoff Automation from 2017 to 2023. In addition to their industry experience, they have served as a Part-time Lecturer at Fachhochschule Bielefeld from 2022 to 2023. Before joining Beckhoff Automation, they were the Head of Research at DMG MORI from 2014 to 2017, where they managed research collaborations focused on IIoT and Industry 4.0 solutions. Benjamin also worked as the Coordinator of Innovation Projects at DMG MORI from 2012 to 2013, overseeing projects related to adaptive CNC simulation and production scheduling cloud platforms.
Benjamin Jurke received their Abitur from Ratsgymnasium Wiedenbrück in 2002. Benjamin then pursued their higher education at Bielefeld University, where they obtained a Diplom-Physiker (M.Sc.) in Physics in 2007 and a Diplom-Mathematiker (M.Sc.) in Mathematics in 2008. Benjamin furthered their studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, earning a Dr. rer. nat (PhD) in Mathematical Physics from 2008 to 2011. Benjamin also pursued postdoctoral research in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Northeastern University and the Max Planck Institute for Physics from 2011 to 2012. In 2016, they obtained a Machine Learning certification from Coursera Course Certificates. Benjamin later pursued additional education outside their academic field, completing Nanodegree programs in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Software Engineering, and Deep Reinforcement Learning at Udacity from 2017 to 2018. Finally, Benjamin obtained an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Münster between 2019 and 2022.
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Beckhoff Automation
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Beckhoff Automation is one of the world's leading specialists for automation and PC-based control technology. We are an owner-managed family business that employs over 5,000 people around the world, and we generated sales of 1.182 billion euros in 2021. Our headquarters are located in Verl, East Westphalia. Thanks to an additional 24 branches in Germany, 40 international subsidiaries and global cooperation partners in over 75 countries, we are always within close range of our customers so that we can provide support on-site at any time. Our passion for innovation Beckhoff is a high-tech company. Our employees develop and produce our innovative products and solutions entirely in-house, using a strong foundation of PC-based control technology. Bundling all of our skill sets within our own company is a crucial factor in our success. Our product range spans the main areas of industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software, control cabinet-free automation, and hardware for machine vision. Our customers use this diversity to successfully implement pioneering concepts for controlling and automating their applications. Our mission is to develop products and automate production processes in such a way that they consume less resources and less energy than in the past. Every year, effectiveness and productivity must be increased to meet the global desire for more prosperity in an ecologically sustainable way. As we say at Beckhoff, 'Engineers must save the world!'