Malte Spanuth started as a PhD candidate and research assistant at KLU in November 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. J. Rod Franklin, P.E. and Prof. Dr. André Ludwig. His research contributes to the “URBANE” project funded by the EU. He focuses on applying blockchain technology and smart contracts on the Physical Internet, a hyperconnected logistics concept, enabling close collaboration in urbane logistics operations.

Prior to joining the PhD program, Malte obtained a Master of Science in Global Logistics at KLU, including a semester abroad at Kedge Business School in Bordeaux. In 2019, he received his Bachelor in Business Administration with a major in logistics from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University while being employed by the Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG. During this time he spent a semester at Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Kuopio.

In addition to his studies, Malte worked at Würth as a full-time project manager, accompanying the realization of a bulky-goods warehouse and the detailed planning of an extension of a highly automated warehouse. Furthermore, he joined Johnson & Johnson as a working student in S&OP.