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BIO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ulfia A. Clemen is a distinguished scientist and innovation strategist dedicated to the digital transformation of complex systems. With a robust background in environmental geography and computational modeling, she bridges the gap between high-level academic research and industrial application, particularly within global logistics and sustainable infrastructure. Currently serving as Senior Project Manager for Science & Innovation at the Logistics Initiative Hamburg (LIHH)<\/strong>, Dr. Clemen spearheads the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing to optimize logistics and intralogistics frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over a decade, she also led international initiatives as a Senior Researcher at<\/strong> HAW Hamburg<\/strong>, including EU-funded projects that utilised Simulation-as-a-Service for urban sustainability and climate change. Building on this extensive research background, she has been a lecturer at HAW Hamburg<\/strong> since 2022, where she is responsible for independently delivering courses in the fields of computer science and sustainability. Throughout her career, Dr Clemen has successfully led a wide range of projects, also taking on the role of project manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Clemen obtained her PhD (Dr rer. nat.) in Geography from the University of Kiel (CAU), where her pioneering work focused on agent-based modelling for savannah ecosystems. As a sought-after speaker on the future of digitalised logistics, she is currently advocating for a \u2018quantum-ready\u2019 infrastructure and data-driven decision-making to enable more sustainable and crisis-resilient logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Logistics & Intralogistics Innovation:<\/strong> Driving the adoption of smart warehouse technologies and automated material handling through digital simulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Applied AI & Quantum Computing:<\/strong> Exploring the potential of Quantum algorithms and AI-driven analytics for complex routing, load optimization, and real-time decision-making in logistics hubs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Computational Modeling & Simulation:<\/strong> Specialist in large-scale agent-based systems (ABM) to simulate complex environmental and urban processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Environmental Geography & Ecology:<\/strong> Extensive research on climate change impacts, biodiversity, and ecosystem management, with a specific focus on Savanna ecosystems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Digital Twins & Smart Cities:<\/strong> Utilizing simulation-as-a-service to create predictive models for urban logistics, epidemiology, and resource management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Science & Innovation Management:<\/strong> Orchestrating international research consortia and facilitating knowledge transfer between European and global partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":501,"featured_media":6248,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Ulfia A. ","cu_people_last_name":"Clemen","cu_people_initials":"UC","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[14],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-6244","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-adjunct"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Adjunct Research Professor","cu_people_degree":"Ph.D.","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"Dr.","cu_people_email":"uc@hamburg-logistik.net","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/uaclemen\/","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Ulfia-Lenfers","cu_people_orcid":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4425-7241"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/501"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6250,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6244\/revisions\/6250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=6244"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=6244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}