MOC 2021 - 13th Workshop on {AI-based} Management and Optimization of Complex Systems

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INFORMATIK 2021 (Berlin/ virtual)

Call for Papers

Special focus of the workshop is on applications and further developments of AI-technologies like they are given by constraint-, rule- and knowledge-based methods and by combination with other AI-based or classical approaches.

Those methods and approaches have a high potential for the intelligent design of digitalization and digital transformatiom in economy and in many other areas of life and society. Sample domains are agile management (local and global) in context of changing contsraints, flexible controling and monitoring of large traffic and supply nets, design and operating of agile, efficient company- and functional networks, planning and controlling of the energy turnaround and of actions that have to be done to reach the climate goals.

Essential subtopics therefor are: system modelling, transformation to processing-friendly internal representations, intelligent optimization and reorganization of systems, planning and controlling of efficient and sustainable resource utilizations and furthermore the realization of IT-functionalities supporting the management of the addressed systems based on the designed modells.

Submissions are especially (but not limited to) requested for the following subjects:

• Further developement and application of methods and procedures of Data Science, Operational Research, Artificial Intelligence, Constraint Programming and their suitable hybrid combination
• New or alternative aspects of programming and modelling, e.g. domain-specific languages or multiparadigm approaches
• Concepts, applications and systems, e.g. planning, scheduling and configuration systems, management and decision support systems
• Interactive simulation and optimization systems for supporting users in operational and strategic decission processes, e.g. simulation and rating of what-if scenarios or alternative solutions
• Combination of Data Analytics with planning and optimization approaches
• Aspects of designing agility-ensuring, efficient system structures and processes by suitable Digital Transformation
• Approaches, aspects and modells for Intelligent Digitalization
• Self organizing/ -optimization of business and organization systems; approaches, aspects, modells and methods of Intelligent Firms, Intelligent Organisations, Intelligent Groups etc.
• Topic-relevant applications and concepts in specific industrial sectors/ classes of business like Automotive, E-Mobility, Energy Industry, Aviation, Transportation etc.
• Teaching aspects with regard to the above mentioned topis

The workshop is intended to give experts, users and other interested persons a space for exchanging and dicussing ideas, approaches, methods and solutions. Ideally, this could result in ideas, impulses and essentials for future research and application activities.

Workshop languages are German and English.

Submission of Papers

Paper submissions (German or English, LNI format) are possible in the following variants:

• Full-length papers (up to 14 pages)
• Short papers or student papers (up to 6 pages)
• Brainstorming papers (pages)

Submissions should be made using EasyChair (→ Submit).

Authors are requested to follow strictly the LNI Guidelines for authors.
All accepted papers will be published in the book series Lecture Notes in Informatics.

Timetable for authors

• Paper submission (extended deadline): May 30, 2021
• Notification of authors: June 30, 2021
• Camera-ready papers: July 18, 2021
• Workshop: October 1, 2021

Organization

• Petra Hofstedt, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, hofstedt@b-tu.de
• Walter Hower, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen, hower@hs-albsig.de
• Ulrich John (Chair), VICTORIA | Internationale Hochschule (vormals HWTK), Berlin, ulrich.john@victoria-university.de
• Armin Wolf, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, armin.wolf@fokus.fraunhofer.de

Programmkomitee

• Slim Abdennadher, German University in Cairo
• Christoph Beierle, FernUniversität Hagen
• Ulrich Geske, Universität Potsdam
• Petra Hofstedt, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
• Walter Hower, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen
• Ulrich John, VICTORIA | Internationale Hochschule, Berlin
• Andreas Kmoch, Toll Collect
• Georg Ringwelski, Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz
• Dietmar Seipel, Universität Würzburg
• Markus Stumptner, University of South Australia, Adelaide
• Armin Wolf, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin