Jakob Trauer studied mechanical engineering in bachelor’s and master’s program at the TUM. The focus of his education was on drive system technology on the one hand and product development on the other. Since 2018 he was a research associate at the Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design of the Technical University of Munich where he finished his PhD on the conception and implementation of digital twins in 2024. Since 2023, Jakob Trauer is a senior IT-consultant in the branch of PLM services at :em engineering methods AG, an independent IT- and engineering-consultancy.