Steinbeis Research Center Explorative Digitalization Solutions

Friedenstrasse 5
97072 Würzburg
Germany
  • Phone: +49 931 784710-52
    Management:
  • Dr. Markus Andreas Thies
  • Dipl.-Des. Sebastian GlƤser, M.A.
  • Prof. Erich Schƶls
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The expansion of digital technologies into business areas that have previously received little support is creating new areas of application for value-adding system solutions, which I support using the latest, research-based technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. The Steinbeis Research Center offers a unique, creative and professional platform for transforming innovative and disruptive ideas into market-ready system solutions. This is made possible through close cooperation with the Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, combined with my decades of international industry experience in the development of professional, bespoke software solutions.

Dr. Markus Andreas Thies

Services

  • Applied, interdisciplinary research and development in the field of cognitive user interfaces, assistive systems and blockchain-based processes
  • Conceptualisation, design and development of production-ready MVP (minimum viable product) software solutions
  • IT architecture consultancy focusing on cognitive, hybrid cloud-based software solutions, covering a wide range of established and emerging architectural patterns such as microservices or serverless computing

Key topics

  • Application of research-based IT methods (e.g. artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies)
  • Development of market-ready software solutions
  • Commercialisation of in-house software solutions/ideas (patents/licences, usage fees)
  • Hybrid cloud solutions (cloud and on-premises)

Media

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

Videos

  • 3 questions for Dr. Markus Thies (German version) (2023)
    Markus Thies explains the development of "stƤmps," a digital loyalty card solution that replaces traditional paper-based stamp cards with a paperless, privacy-friendly alternative. The focus is on user acceptance, ease of integration, NFC technology, and sustainable digitalization. The article illustrates the entrepreneurial translation of digital innovations into practical customer loyalty and value-added systems.