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Nadeem Abbas is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Faculty of Technology, Linnaeus University, Sweden. He earned his PhD in Computer and Information Science from Linnaeus University and has been working with software systems since 2001. His primary research interests include Self-Adaptive Software Systems, Dynamic Software Product Lines, Software Reuse, Requirements Engineering, Software Architecture and Design, and Architectural Analysis and Reasoning. He is actively involved in multiple research groups including: AdaptWise - focusing on foundations and engineering of self-adaptive software systems Engineering Resilient Systems (EReS) Research Lab - investigating system resilience Smart Industry Group (SIG) - an interdisciplinary group focusing on production and product innovation His recent publications show a strong trend in self-adaptive systems with expansion into health inequality research and environmental monitoring applications. His work bridges theoretical software engineering with practical industrial applications, particularly evident in his survey of industry practices in self-adaptation. Nadeem teaches several courses including: 1DV532 - Starting Out with Java 1DV533 - Structured programming with C++ 1DV534 - Object-Oriented Programming with C++ 2DV600 - Foundations of Software Technology 4DV610 - Adaptive Software Systems 2DV604 - Software Architectures 1DV607 - Object-Oriented Analysis and Design using UML He currently supervises multiple research projects related to self-adaptive systems, architectural analysis tools, and health inequality mitigation through digital solutions. His research portfolio demonstrates strong connections between academic research and practical industry applications, particularly in software architecture and adaptation techniques.

• Self-Adaptive Software Systems
• Dynamic Software Product Lines
• Software Reuse
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Amin Jalali is an Associate Professor of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University, specializing in business process modeling, analysis, and management. He is affiliated with the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences within the Faculty of Social Sciences, where he serves as a board member and manages three graduate courses: Business Process Design and Intelligence, Business Process and Case Management, and Data Warehousing. Institution: Stockholm University Department: Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) Research Groups: Natural Language Processing Research Group and PRECIS (Process, Requirements, Enterprise, Capability, Information Systems modelling) His research focuses on business process analysis through model-based and data-driven techniques, with particular emphasis on process simulation, process mining, event knowledge graphs, and object-centric process mining. He has led numerous research projects across healthcare, education, and finance domains. His work includes significant contributions to the development of NLP methods involving large language models, with focus on privacy, explainability, and domain adaptation. Jalali's research output shows a strong trend toward practical applications of process mining techniques, particularly in healthcare contexts like drug-drug interaction analysis and elderly care. More recently, his work has expanded into blockchain applications for fraud detection, motor imagery signal classification, and advanced object-centric process mining approaches. His publications span both theoretical contributions to business process management frameworks and practical implementations in real-world settings. He has extensive industry experience in designing and implementing Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics solutions, which informs his academic work and teaching approach. His research has been published consistently from 2012 through 2024, demonstrating sustained scholarly productivity in his field. Dr. Jalali has contributed significantly to the development of tools and libraries for process mining, including the dfgcompare library for process variant analysis and implementations for object-centric process mining. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, particularly evident in healthcare projects like the DDIs-Graph system for identifying drug-drug interactions.

• Business Process Management
• Process Mining
• Object-Centric Process Mining
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Amos H.C. Ng is a Professor of Automation Engineering at the School of Engineering Science, University West (Högskolan i Skövde). His academic qualifications include BEng, MPhil, and PhD degrees, complemented by professional certifications such as Chartered Engineer (UK) and membership in the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK). His research focuses on production simulation, multi-objective optimization, simulation-based innovization, and digital human modeling, with applications in manufacturing systems, Industry 4.0, and smart manufacturing. Ng has contributed to over 150 publications since 2000, spanning topics like decision support systems, maintenance optimization, and reconfigurable manufacturing. His work integrates simulation, data mining, and evolutionary algorithms to address challenges in production systems, including bottleneck analysis, energy efficiency, and human-robot collaboration. Notable projects include developing the Mimer knowledge discovery tool and frameworks for digital twin applications in production lines. His research emphasizes practical industry applications, collaborating with organizations to improve production processes through advanced methods like trend mining and cloud-based optimization. Ng also serves as a course coordinator and contributes to educational initiatives in automation engineering.

• Automation Engineering
• Production Simulation
• Multi-Objective Optimization
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Johan Persson is an Associate Professor and Head of Unit at Linköping University's Department of Management and Engineering (IEI). He leads the Product Realisation (PROD) division, focusing on advancing Computer Aided Product Development (CAD) and optimization techniques. His research emphasizes computationally efficient surrogate models to enhance FEM/CFD analyses and streamline product development processes. Key areas of interest include design automation frameworks, additive manufacturing integration, and multidisciplinary optimization strategies. He teaches courses such as Machine Elements (TMKT39), Design Optimization (TMKT48), and Collaborative Multidisciplinary Optimization (TMKT79). His work bridges academic research and industry applications, with notable contributions to frameworks supporting Additive Manufacturing (AM) and OpenMDAO-based optimization. Research trends in his publications highlight advancements in AM applications, design automation tools, and collaborative optimization methods. Notable projects include a framework for AM design integration and studies on hydraulic pump design using additive techniques. Johan supervises PhD students including Erik Gustafsson and Javier Villena Toro. His research is supported by collaborations with colleagues like Anton Wiberg and Johan Ölvander. The Automation Lab, a key platform for his work, pioneers innovations in CAD automation and digital design processes.

• Computer Aided Product Development
• Surrogate Models
• Finite Element Analysis (FEM)
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Georgios J. Fakas is an Associate Professor (Docent) in the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University, Sweden, where he leads the Uppsala DataBase Laboratory (UDBL). He has held academic positions at prestigious institutions including the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, EPFL, UMIST, University of Cyprus, and Manchester Metropolitan University, where he served as a Senior Lecturer. Education: Ph.D. in Computation, UMIST, Manchester, UK (1998) M.Phil. in Computation, UMIST, Manchester, UK (1996) B.Sc. in Computation, UMIST, Manchester, UK (1995) His research spans big data, keyword search on structured and graph data, spatial databases, web and geo-social search, workflow management, and data summarization . He also explores applications in educational technologies, distance learning, and health informatics. His work emphasizes efficient, user-centric data access and intelligent querying paradigms. The 15 most recent publications highlight a sustained focus on keyword search, object summarization, spatial and semantic data, and ranking , published in top venues like SIGMOD, VLDBJ, IEEE TKDE, and PVLDB. His work integrates algorithmic innovation with practical database applications. Scientific Awards: International Sabbaticals grant from Teknat (2023), hosted by Boston University Fellowship 'Hosting of Experienced Researchers from Abroad' from RPF, Cyprus (2009) ERCIM Fellowship (2001), hosted by EPFL, Switzerland He is actively involved in PhD supervision and grant leadership. He currently serves as Principal Investigator for an eSSENCE-funded project on Data-intensive analytics for discovering critical minerals using Machine Learning , in collaboration with industry partners. He has supervised multiple PhD students to completion, including Georgios Kalamatianos, Khalid Mahmood, Zhi Cai, and Ben Cawley. He is a frequent reviewer for leading journals and serves on program committees of major conferences such as ACM SIGMOD and PVLDB. He leads the Uppsala DataBase Laboratory (UDBL) , a research group focused on advanced data management systems, where he mentors students and drives innovation in database technologies.

• Big Data
• Keyword Search
• Spatial Databases
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Dr. Anna Syberfeldt is a Professor in Production Engineering at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Skövde. She leads the Virtual Production Development research group and serves as research director at the ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena. With a background in computer science from De Montfort University and habilitation in automation engineering, her work bridges AI, robotics, and immersive technologies with industrial production systems. Professor in Production Technology Research Director at ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena University of Skövde Affiliation Her research focuses on developing innovative industrial solutions through: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Collaborative Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction Digital Twins and Simulation-Based Optimization Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality Applications Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Worker Well-Being and Productivity Optimization Recent publications demonstrate her leadership in simulation-based optimization, collaborative robotics, and mixed reality applications in manufacturing. Her work emphasizes creating ultra-flexible production systems through cyber-physical approaches while prioritizing environmental sustainability and human-centric design. Key trends in her research include: Unified frameworks for virtual commissioning Knowledge graph applications in production systems Multi-objective optimization balancing productivity and ergonomics Smart glasses evaluation for industrial operators Evolutionary algorithms for complex manufacturing problems Her projects demonstrate practical implementations of: MAXLabs distributed cyber-physical testbed ERAIVA posture identification software Virtual environments for human-robot collaboration testing Digital support functions for factory layout planning

• Production Engineering
• Industrial Automation
• Digital Twins
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Sunith Bandaru is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Skövde, affiliated with the School of Engineering Science. He holds administrative roles such as Subject Coordinator for Informatics at Research Level and has contributed to program management for M.Sc. Industrial Systems Engineering. His research focuses on multi-objective optimization, digital twins, and knowledge-driven decision support in manufacturing systems. Bandaru's work bridges advanced algorithms with industrial applications, emphasizing optimization techniques (e.g., evolutionary algorithms) and their integration with AI-driven tools like digital twins. He has pioneered frameworks for bottleneck detection in production systems and develops interactive decision support systems using data mining and simulation-based methods. He has led projects like LITMUS (transitioning to Industry 5.0) and Virtual Engineering initiatives, aiming to enhance production sustainability and human-centric design. His contributions include tools like Mimer for knowledge discovery and optimization of maintenance prioritization via deep reinforcement learning.

• Multi-Objective Optimization
• Digital Twins
• Manufacturing Systems
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Johanna Björklund is an associate professor at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, Sweden. Her research spans formal language theory, machine learning, and semantic parsing of multimodal data, with a focus on translating complex media (e.g., videos with audio/subtitles) into algorithm-friendly graph-based formats. She leads the Foundations of Language Processing research group. Key Research Projects: WARA Media & Language (2024–2026) Semantic Parsing of Multimodal Data (2021–2024) AI-Driven Contextual Advertising (2020–2023) Her work bridges theoretical computer science (tree automata, graph languages) with applied AI (contextual advertising, sentiment analysis, clinical decision support). She has secured significant grants, including SEK 12 million for AI projects and 4 million for Deep Learning development. Scientific Awards: SEK 12 million grant (2020) 4 million SEK grant for Deep Learning methods (2020)

• Formal Language Theory
• Machine Learning
• Semantic Parsing
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Bandaru Sunith is an Associate Professor at the University of Skövde's School of Engineering Science, with previous affiliation to The Virtual Systems Research Centre (closed May 2017). His research spans multi-objective optimization, digital twins, and knowledge-driven decision support systems for manufacturing applications. He actively leads the Virtual Factories with Knowledge-Driven Optimization (VF-KDO) research profile and contributes to the ADOPTIVE project focused on vehicle ergonomics optimization. Dr. Sunith's research interests include: Multi-objective optimization and evolutionary algorithms Digital twin frameworks for manufacturing systems Knowledge discovery and visualization for decision support Anomaly detection in industrial processes Factory layout optimization integrating human well-being metrics His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a clear trend toward integrating advanced AI techniques with traditional optimization methods. The research increasingly focuses on practical industrial applications, particularly in automotive manufacturing, with strong emphasis on translating theoretical advances into usable tools. His work bridges the gap between computational optimization and real-world manufacturing challenges, often incorporating human factors considerations. Dr. Sunith has secured significant research funding from Swedish innovation agencies: Virtual Factories with Knowledge-Driven Optimization (VF-KDO) funded by Knowledge Foundation (Grant 2018-0011) Integrated Manufacturing Analytics Platform for Predictive Maintenance (IMAP) funded by Vinnova (Grant 2021-02537) LITMUS project on human-centric sustainable production funded by Knowledge Foundation He has supervised multiple researchers including Henrik Smedberg and Mahesh Kumbhar, resulting in collaborative publications and the development of practical tools like Mimer - a web-based platform for knowledge discovery in multi-criteria decision support. His research group maintains strong industry connections, particularly with automotive manufacturers in Sweden.

• Multi-objective optimization
• Digital twins
• Manufacturing systems
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Amos H. C. Ng is a Professor at the School of Engineering Science, University of Skövde, specializing in simulation-based optimization and Industry 4.0 technologies. His research bridges production engineering with human-robot collaboration, ergonomics evaluation, and cloud-based cyber-physical systems for manufacturing efficiency. Key Affiliations: University of Skövde (School of Engineering Science), Uppsala University (Industrial Engineering and Management) Research Themes: Multi-objective optimization, Digital Twin frameworks, Human-centric production systems, Reconfigurable manufacturing, Throughput bottleneck analysis Projects: ACCURATE 4.0 (Knowledge Foundation), VF-KDO (Virtual Factories with Knowledge-Driven Optimization), EWASS (Wire Harness Assembly Optimization) His recent publications demonstrate expertise in applying evolutionary algorithms, machine learning models, and digital human modeling tools to solve complex manufacturing problems ranging from crankshaft machining to wood supply chain robustness. Current work integrates motion capture technology with DHM tools for objective ergonomic assessments in assembly stations. Amos collaborates extensively with industrial partners like Volvo Penta and academic institutions, utilizing simulation-based approaches to enhance decision-making in production systems. His methodological focus includes non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms, surrogate modeling, and parallel computing architectures for optimization tasks.

• Simulation-Based Optimization
• Industry 4.0
• Production Engineering
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