Professorial Faculty
Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Esser

Professorship

Computational Modeling and Stimulation

School

TUM School of Engineering and Design

Contact Details

Business card at TUMonline

Academic Career and Research Areas

Sebastian Esser (*1995) conducts research in the computational modeling and simulation of structures and assets in the built environment. His work focuses on the semantic representation of complex engineering problems and the integration of simulation methods with heterogeneous input and output parameters. A particular interest lies in the digital representation of real-world assets and the efficient utilization of model data across the entire lifecycle. 

Prof. Esser studied Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich and completed his doctoral degree in 2024 with a dissertation on graph-based version control of digital building models. Since April 2025, he serves as an Interim Professor, entrusted with the acting directorship of the Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation.

    Awards

    • University Prize of the Bavarian Construction Industry (2025)
    • Auf IT Gebaut: Special Award awarded by Ed. Züblin AG (2025)
    • Teaching Price Doce et Delecta (2022)
    • BuildingSMART International Awards (2021)

    Key Publications (all publications)

    Du, C., Esser, S., Nousias, S., and Borrmann, A., “Text2BIM: Generating Building Models Using a Large Language Model-Based Multiagent Framework,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, vol. 40, no. 2, Mar. 2026.

    Abstract

    Wu, J., Esser, S., Nousias, S., Sacks, R., and Borrmann, A., “Enhancing IFC models with reference grids by re-engineering building component placement logic,” Autom Constr, vol. 178, p. 106351, Oct. 2025.

    Abstract

    Heise, I., Esser, S., and Borrmann, A., “A graph-based systems-of-systems architecture enabling multi-scale Digital Twins for maintaining road infrastructure,” Advanced Engineering Informatics, vol. 68, p. 103649, Nov. 2025. 

    Abstract

    Esser, S., Vilgertshofer, S., and Borrmann, A., “Version control for asynchronous BIM collaboration: Model merging through graph analysis and transformation,” Autom Constr, vol. 155, p. 105063, Nov. 2023. 

    Abstract

    Esser, S., Vilgertshofer, S., and Borrmann, A., “Graph-based version control for asynchronous BIM collaboration,” Advanced Engineering Informatics, vol. 53, p. 101664, Aug. 2022. 

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