Peter Schüller

Dr. Peter Schüller is a Professor affiliated with the Department of Knowledge-Based Systems at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology). He holds the academic title of Privatdozent (Priv.-Doz.) and has a background in Technical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. / Bakk.techn.). His roles include academic research, consulting services for intelligent automation, and partnership with Potassco Solutions. He is based at Favoritenstrasse 11, Room HG0312, and can be contacted via peter.schueller@tuwien.ac.at or contact@peterschueller.com.

Education:

• Master's Thesis: 'Reconstructing borders of manually torn paper sheets using integer linear programming' (2008)
• PhD (Dr.techn.) in Informatics
• Habilitation (Privatdozent) qualification

Research Interests: Schüller specializes in declarative problem solving through Answer Set Programming (ASP), with focus areas including hybrid knowledge integration systems, inconsistency management, and applications in robotics, traffic optimization, and industrial automation. His work bridges theoretical advances in computational logic with practical implementations in enterprise software architecture and database systems.

Projects & Grants: He has led projects funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Austrian Science Fund (FWF), and Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF). Key projects include:

• 'Dynamic knowledge-based (re)configuration of cyber-physical systems' (2017–2020)
• 'Integrated Evaluation of Answer Set Programs' (2015–2018)
• 'Inconsistency Management for Knowledge-Integration Systems' (2009–2012)

Consulting & Partnerships: Provides services in enterprise software design, database optimization, GDPR compliance, and hybrid knowledge systems. Official partner of Potassco Solutions. Collaborates on initiatives like AI4EU and HumanE-AI-Net.

Labs & Teams: Active in TU Wien's Knowledge-Based Systems Group. Involved in developing the DLVHEX and Hexlite solvers.