Melanie Buchsbaum, based in Aachen, NRW, DE, is currently a Managing Director of the Cluster of Excellence "Internet of Production" at Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), bringing experience from previous roles at Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and AUDI AG. Melanie Buchsbaum holds a 2018 - 2023 Dr.-Ing. @ RWTH Aachen University.