DAAD Summer School on IoT and ML in beverage production a great success
- 2022_en

In October, an international Summer School on the application of IoT and ML technologies to the analysis and optimization of a brewing concept was held for the first time as an example of a use case in the process industry. In the program, which was funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), students from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) had the opportunity to learn first-hand about technologies and expertise in the topics of the future. Based on basic introductions to Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT), database technologies, the brewing industry, and machine learning (ML), a hackathon was held to create dashboards for condition monitoring and optimize a brewing recipe using ML methods. At the end of the week, the recipe was brewed with experts from IPS and Bitburger. The program was rounded off by a field trip to Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, a leading global manufacturer of measurement, control and regulation systems for liquids and gases, and to the Young Henrys brewery. At the same time, experiences of studying and working at German universities were passed on. A follow-up event is already being planned, which will address further targets of CO2-neutral brewing using bioreactors and algae cultivation.
The DAAD's "Summer Schools Abroad" program is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).