About CLF 2027

17th Conference on Learning Factories · 27–30 April 2027

About the Conference

The 17th Conference on Learning Factories (CLF) will be hosted from 27th – 30th of April 2027 by the Tongji University, Shanghai (a city brimming with charm and vitality), China. Co-Hosts will be the Chair of Production Systems (LPS), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany and the Institute for Production Science (wbk) at the Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.

We welcome you to join us in Shanghai, the largest City of China East (by citizens), for an inspiring conference that brings together academics and researchers from the global Learning Factory community. Set in the east of China in the Yangtze River Delta, the conference offers a unique opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and share innovative learning experiences and best practices. The Conference on Learning Factories aims to foster collaboration and advance excellence in teaching and research in manufacturing engineering and production management.

Tongji University auditorium

Your Hosts

Tongji University logo

Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Ruhr-Universität Bochum logo

Chair of Production Systems (LPS), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology logo

Institute for Production Science (wbk), Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Local Organising Committee

Prof. Weimin Zhang

Prof. Weimin Zhang

Honorary Chair

Prof. Dieter Kreimeier

Prof. Dieter Kreimeier

Honorary Chair

Prof. Junying Min

Prof. Junying Min

Chair

Prof. Bernd Kuhlenkötter

Prof. Bernd Kuhlenkötter

Co-Chair

Prof. Guangjun Liu

Prof. Guangjun Liu

Co-Chair

Prof. Jürgen Fleischer

Prof. Jürgen Fleischer

Co-Chair

Assi. Prof. Christopher Ehrmann

Assi. Prof. Christopher Ehrmann

Dr. Christopher Prinz

Dr. Christopher Prinz

Dr. Meng Ji

Dr. Meng Ji

Dr. Ruihan Zhao

Dr. Ruihan Zhao

Mr. Imanuel Heider

Mr. Imanuel Heider

Ms. Yanrong Zhang

Ms. Yanrong Zhang

Mr. Mulin Shen

Mr. Mulin Shen

Mr. Guozhen Liu

Mr. Guozhen Liu