Robert Stahlbock

Dr. Robert Stahlbock is a faculty member at the University of Hamburg's Institute of Business Information Systems within the Hamburg Business School. He holds roles such as General Chair of the International Conference on Data Science (ICDATA) and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Shipping and Trade. His academic career includes positions at FOM University of Applied Sciences and Nordakademie Elmshorn.

• Currently: Lecturer at Nordakademie Elmshorn (since 2021)
• Member of the Board of the Graduate School at the University of Hamburg
• Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Shipping and Trade (since 2018)

Research focuses on Data Science, Business Intelligence, and Logistics, particularly in container terminal operations and applications of AI (neural networks, evolutionary algorithms). He has contributed to over 68 publications, including conference proceedings and books on data science and computational logistics.

His awards include multiple Achievement Awards from the World Congress in Computer Science for contributions to data mining and applied computing. He has also received travel grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for research in logistics and container management.

Teaching responsibilities span Business Analytics, Data Science, and Logistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He advises and supervises academic works in these fields.

Professional activities include organizing international conferences (e.g., ICDATA, DMIN) and serving on program committees for events such as Computational Logistics and Data Mining.