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Alois Zoitl is affiliated with Johannes Kepler University of Linz in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and computer science, with significant contributions to industrial and manufacturing engineering, artificial intelligence, control and systems engineering, information systems, and management of technology and innovation.

The scientist's work centers around several key topics including flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems, advanced software engineering methodologies, product development and customization, digital transformation in industry, systems engineering methodologies and applications, business process modeling and analysis, and software engineering research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alois Zoitl include:

  • Towards Mastering Variability in Software-Intensive Cyber-Physical Production Systems, 2021, Procedia Computer Science
  • A Novel Approach for Integrating IEC 61131-3 Engineering and Execution Into IEC 61499, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • Architectural Concepts for IEC 61499-based Machine Controls: Beyond Normal Operation Handling, 2022, 2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
  • Assessing the usefulness of a visual programming IDE for large-scale automation software, 2023, Software & Systems Modeling
  • Identifying repeating patterns in IEC 61499 systems using Feature-Based embeddings, 2022, 2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Alois Zoitl include:

  • Rick Rabiser
  • Bianca Wiesmayr
  • Virendra Ashiwal
  • Lisa Sonnleithner
  • Mainak Majumder

Publication venues with multiple works by Alois Zoitl are:

  • 2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • e+i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine

Best Publications

  • Toward Self-Reconfiguration of Manufacturing Systems Using Automation Agents

    W Lepuschitz;A Zoitl;M Vallée;M Merdan

  • Real-Time Execution for IEC 61499

    Alois Zoitl

  • Framework for Distributed Industrial Automation and Control (4DIAC)

    T. Strasser;M. Rooker;G. Ebenhofer;A. Zoitl

  • Integration of heterogeneous engineering environments for the automation systems lifecycle

    Stefan Biffl;Alexander Schatten;Alois Zoitl

  • Usability and Interoperability of IEC 61499 based distributed automation systems

    C. Sunder;A. Zoitl;J.H. Christensen;V. Vyatkin

  • Different perspectives [Face to face; "IEC 61499 architecture for distributed automation: The `"glass half full" view]

    Alois Zoitl;Valeriy Vyatkin

  • Modelling Control Systems Using IEC 61499

    Alois Zoitl;Robert Lewis

  • Design and Execution Issues in IEC 61499 Distributed Automation and Control Systems

    T Strasser;A Zoitl;J H Christensen;C Sünder

  • Zero Downtime Reconfiguration of Distributed Automation Systems: The εCEDAC Approach

    Martijn N. Rooker;Christoph Sünder;Thomas Strasser;Alois Zoitl

  • Review article: Developments in dynamic and intelligent reconfiguration of industrial automation

    R. W. Brennan;P. Vrba;P. Tichy;A. Zoitl

  • Guidelines and Patterns for Building Hierarchical Automation Solutions in the IEC 61499 Modeling Language

    Alois Zoitl;Herbert Prahofer

  • Executing real-time constrained control applications modelled in IEC 61499 with respect to dynamic reconfiguration

    A. Zoitl;G. Grabmair;F. Auinger;C. Sunder

  • Open source initiatives as basis for the establishment of new technologies in industrial automation: 4DIAC a case study

    Alois Zoitl;Thomas Strasser;Antonio Valentini

  • Web-based configuration server for automation systems

    Reinhard Hofmann;Alois Zoitl;Franz Johann Auinger;Kenwood H. Hall

  • The Past, Present, and Future of IEC 61499

    Alois Zoitl;Thomas Strasser;Ken Hall;Ray Staron

  • Agile testing concepts based on keyword-driven testing for industrial automation systems

    Reinhard Hametner;Dietmar Winkler;Alois Zoitl

  • Modular Fault Ascription and Corrective Maintenance Using a Digital Twin

    Milan Vathoopan;Maria Johny;Alois Zoitl;Alois Knoll

  • Challenges to Industry Adoption of the IEC 61499 Standard on Event-based Function Blocks

    K.H. Hall;R.J. Staron;A. Zoitl

  • Functional structure-based modelling of automation systems

    Christoph Sunder;Alois Zoitl;Christoph Dutzler

  • Integrating software agents and IEC 61499 realtime control for reconfigurable distributed manufacturing systems

    I. Hegny;O. Hummer;A. Zoitl;G. Koppensteiner

  • Skill-based Engineering Approach using OPC UA Programs

    Kirill Dorofeev;Alois Zoitl

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Strasser
Thomas Strasser Austrian Institute of Technology
Valeriy Vyatkin
Valeriy Vyatkin Aalto University
Kenwood H. Hall
Kenwood H. Hall Rockwell Automation (United States)
Alois Knoll
Alois Knoll Technical University of Munich
Birgit Vogel-Heuser
Birgit Vogel-Heuser Technical University of Munich
Mário Sousa
Mário Sousa University of Porto
Rick Rabiser
Rick Rabiser Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Henderik A. Proper
Henderik A. Proper Association for Computing Machinery

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