W. Lepuschitz, M. Merdan, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh, D. Obdržálek, “ Robotics in Education: Latest Results and Developments“ series Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2017, ISBN 978-3-319-62875-2

A. Fensel, L. Daniele, L. Aroyo, Victor de Boer, S. Darányi, O. Elloumi, R. García-Castro, L. Hollink, O. Inel, G. Kuys, M. Maleshkova, M. Merdan, A. Meroño-Peñuela, T. Moser, F. Keppmann, E. Kontopoulos, L. Petram, E. Scarrone, R. Verborgh:/ Joint Proceedings of SEMANTiCS 2017 Workshops co-located with the 13th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2017), Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 11 and 14, 2017. CEUR-WS.org, 2018. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh „Robotics in Education: Research and Practices for Robotics in STEM Education Volume 457 of the series Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2016

W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner, M. Merdan “ Offering Multiple Entry-Points into STEM for Young People“ in „Robotics in Education“ Volume 457 of the series Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh (ed), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2016, pp 41-52

W. Lepuschitz, A. Zoitl: “Towards the Batch Process Domain with IEC 61499”; in: “Distributed Control Applications: Guidelines, Design Patterns, and Application Examples with the IEC 61499”, A. Zoitl, T. Strasser (ed.); CRC Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-1482259056, 443 – 461.

W. Lepuschitz, B. Groessing, M. Merdan: „Automation Agents for Controlling the Physical Components of a Transportation System“; in: „Book of Industrial Agents: Emerging Applications of Software Agents in Industry“, Elsevier, 2015,. P Leitao (Hrg.); Elsevier, München, 2015

G. Koppensteiner, R. Grabler, D. Miller, M. Merdan: „Virtual Enterprises Based on Multiagent Systems“; in: „Industrial Agents – Emerging Applications of Software Agents in Industry“, P Leitao (Hrg.); Elsevier, München, 2015, ISBN: 9780128003411, S. 121 – 136.

M. Merdan, A. Prostejovsky, I. Hegny, W. Lepuschitz, F. Andrén, T. Strasser,: “Power Distribution Control using Multi-Agent Systems”, in: „Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation – Studies in Computational Intelligence“, G. S. Gupta, D. Bailey, S. Demidenko, D. Carnegie (Hrg.);; Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-642-37387-9, pp. 323 – 333.

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, B. Grössing, M. Helbok: “Advanced Process Automation Using Automation Agents“, in: „Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation – Studies in Computational Intelligence; G. S. Gupta, D. Bailey, S. Demidenko, D. Carnegie (Hrg.), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-642-37387-9, pp. 71 – 80.

G. Koppensteiner, C. Krofitsch, R. Hametner, D. P. Miller, M. Merdan: “Application of Knowledge Driven Mobile Robots for Disassembly Tasks”, in: „Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation – Studies in Computational Intelligence“, G. S. Gupta, D. Bailey, S. Demidenko, D. Carnegie (Hrg.)Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-642-37387-9, pp. 311 – 321.

G. Koppensteiner, M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, T Moser, C. Reinprecht: „Multi Agent Systems combined with Semantic Technologies for Automated Negotiation in Virtual Enterprises“; in: „Modeling, Control, Programming, Simulations and Applications“, INTECH, 2011, ISBN: 978-953-307-174-9, 221 – 240.

M. Merdan, M. Vallee, T Moser, S. Biffl: „A Layered Manufacturing System Architecture Supported with Semantic Agent Capabilities“; in: „Semantic Agent Systems: Foundations and Applications“, A. Elci, M. Kone, M. Orgun (ed.); Springer-Verlag, 2011, ISBN: 978-3-642-18307-2, 1 – 29.

A. Zoitl, W. Lepuschitz: „Process Automation“; in: “The Industrial Electronics Handbook”, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0281-6, 25-1 – 25-11.

M. Merdan: „Multiagenten Architecture in the Assembly Domain“; in: „Unternehmerische Eigensynergie für Produktionstechnologien oder die Überwindung des starren Taylorismus“, Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 2010, ISBN: 978-3-8322-9632-2, 121 – 124.

G. Koppensteiner, W. Lepuschitz U. Leeb-Bracher, K. Hollnsteiner, M. Merdan: “Educational Practices for Improvement of Entrepreneurial Skills at Secondary School Level”; International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy Vol. 8/2, page 101.104 (2018)

W Lepuschitz, A Lobato-Jimenez, A Grün, T Höbert, M Merdan, Model-Based Development and pplication Generation for the Batch Process Industry, Manufacturing Letters, Volume 15, Part B, Pages 107-110, January 2018

M. Hofmair, M. Melik-Merkumians, M. Böck, M. Merdan, G. Schitter, A. Kugi: „Patching process optimization in an agent-controlled timber mill“; Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 28 (1), 69-84, 2017

M. Merdan, T Moser, W. Sunindyo, S. Biffl, P. Vrba: „Workflow scheduling using multi-agent systems in a dynamically changing environment“; Journal of Simulation (2013) 7, 144 – 158.

M. Merdan, A. Zoitl, G. Koppensteiner, M. Melik-Merkumians: „Adaptive Produktionssysteme durch den Einsatz von autonomen Softwareagenten“; E&I Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, 129 (2012), 1; 53 – 58.

M. Merdan, T Moser, P. Vrba, S. Biffl: „Investigating the Robustness of Re-Scheduling Policies with Multi-Agent System Simulation“; International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 55 (2011), 1-4; 355 – 367.

M. Merdan, M. Vallee, W. Lepuschitz, A. Zoitl: „Monitoring and diagnostics of industrial systems using automation agents“; International Journal of Production Research, 49 (2011), 5; 1497 – 1509.

W. Lepuschitz, A. Zoitl, M. Vallee, M. Merdan: „Toward Self-Reconfiguration of Manufacturing Systems Using Automation Agents“; IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 41 (2011), 52 – 69.

M. Vallee, M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner: „Decentralized Reconfiguration of a Flexible Transportation System“; IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 7 (2011), 3; 505 – 516.

W. Lepuschitz, A. Lobato-Jimenez, A. Grün, T. Höbert, M. Merdan: “An Industry-Oriented Ontology- Based Knowledge Model for Batch Process Automation”; Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (2018), Lyon, France, 6 pages.

C. Koza, M. Wolff, D. Frank, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner: “Architectural Overview and Hedgehog in Use”; Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Robotics in Education (2017), 12 pages.

M. Merdan, E. List, W. Lepuschtz,: Knowledge-driven industrial robotics for flexible production, IEEE 21st International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES), Cyprus, Oct 2017

G. Koppensteiner, W. Lepuschitz, U. Bracher, K. Hollnsteiner, and M. Merdan: Educational Programs for Fostering Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2017), held in Budapest, Hungary on 27–29 September

L. Vittori, L. Schuster, N. Weinert, G. Koppensteiner, W. Lepuschitz: “Overview and Interim Evaluation of the Project ROBIN: Robotics for Integration”; Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education (2016), 6 pages.

C. Koza, W. Lepuschitz, M. Wolff, D. Frank, G. Koppensteiner: “Hedgehog Light – A Versatile, White Box Educational Robotics Controller”; Proceedings of the Edurobotics International Conference (2016), 4 pages.

L. Lammer, W. Lepuschitz, C. Kynigos, A. Giuliano, C. Girvan: “Educational Robotics for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics”; Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Robotics in Education (2016), 6 pages.

C. Koza, C. Krofitsch, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner: “Hedgehog A Smart Phone Driven Controller for Educational Robotics”; Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Robotics in Education (2015), 2 pages.

C. Krofitsch, M. Klein, W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner: “Flexible Development Environment for Educational Robotics”; Proceedings of the International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (2015), ISBN: 978-1-4673-7522-1; 7 pages.

A. Prostejovsky, M. Merdan, G. Schitter, A. Dimeas: „Demonstration of a Multi-Agent-Based Control System for Active Electric Power Distribution Grids“; Talk: 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Energy Systems (IWIES), Wien; 11-11-2013 – 11-14-2013; in: „Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Energy Systems (IWIES’13)“, (2013), ISBN: 978-1-4799-1134-9; 76 – 81.

M. Rodler, M. Melik-Merkumians, W. Lepuschitz, M. Merdan: „Visualization of an Agent-based Batch Process System“; Talk: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Capetown, Südafrika; 02-25-2013 – 02-28-2013; in: „2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology“, (2013), ISBN: 978-1-4673-4568-2; 1422 – 1427.

C. Krofitsch, C. Hinger, M. Merdan, G. Koppensteiner: „Smartphone Driven Control of Robots for Education and Research“; Vortrag: 2013 International Conference on Robotics, Biomimetics, Intelligent Computational Systems, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 25.11.2013 – 27.11.2013; in: „Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Robotics, Biomimetics, Intelligent Computational Systems“, IEEE (Hrg.); (2013), ISBN: 978-1-4799-1208-7.

T. Strasser, F. Andren, M. Merdan, A. Prostejovsky: „Review of Trends and Challenges in Smart Grids: An Automation of View“; Hauptvortrag: 6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Prag, Tschechien (eingeladen); 26.08.2013 – 28.08.2013; in: „Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence – Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science“, V. Marik, J.L. Martinez Lastra, P. Skobelev (Hrg.); Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, LNAI 8062 (2013), ISBN: 978-3-642-40089-6; S.

A. Prostejovsky, M. Merdan, G. Schitter, T. Strasser, F. Andren, A. Dimeas: „Demonstration of Agent-Based Control of Active Power Distribution Grids“; Poster: Smart Grids Week 2013, Salzburg; 13.05.2013 – 17.05.2013.

W. Lepuschitz, B. Groessing, E. Axinia, M. Merdan: „Phase Agents and Dynamic Routing for Batch Process Automation“; Talk: 6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Prague, Czech Republic; 08-26-2013 – 08-28-2013; in: „Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems“, (2013), ISBN: 978-3-642-40089-6; 37 – 48.

W. Lepuschitz, B. Groessing, M. Merdan, G. Schitter: „Evaluation of a Multi-Agent Approach for a Real Transportation System“; Talk: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Capetown, Südafrika; 02-25-2013 – 02-28-2013; in: „2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology“, (2013), ISBN: 978-1-4673-4568-2; 1273 – 1278.

A. Prostejovsky, W. Lepuschitz, T. Strasser, M. Merdan: „Autonomous Service-Restoration In Smart Distribution Grids Using Multi-Agent Systems“; Talk: IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), Montreal, Kanada; 04-29-2012 – 05-02-2012; in: „2012 25th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering“, (2012), ISBN: 978-1-4673-1433-6; 5 pages.

M. Melik-Merkumians, T. Baier, M. Steinegger, W. Lepuschitz, I. Hegny, A. Zoitl: “Towards OPC UA as portable SOA Middleware between Control Software and External Added Value Applications”; Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (2012), 8 pages.

A. Prostejovsky, M. Merdan: „MASGrid: A Multi-Agent Smart Grid Control Approach“; Talk: ComForEn 2012, Wels; 09-05-2012; in: „ComForEn 2012“, (2012), ISBN: 978-3-85133-072-4; 7 pages.

G. Koppensteiner, C. Schwingenschlögl, M. Merdan, A. Zoitl: „Implementation of an Event-based Low-Level Control for Mobile Robots“; Talk: 19th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP12), Auckland, New Zealand; 11-28-2012 – 11-30-2012; in: „Proceedings on the 19th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP12)“, (2012), 6 pages.

W. Lepuschitz, V. Jirkovsky, P. Kadera, P. Vrba: “A Multi-Layer Approach for Failure Detection in a Manufacturing System based on Automation Agents”; Proc. of 2012 Ninth International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (2012), ISBN: 978-1-4673-0798-7; 6 pages.

M. Merdan, P. Vrba, M. Melik-Merkumians: „Test-Driven Agent-Oriented Software Development“; Talk: IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Krakow, Poland; 09-17-2012 – 09-21-2012; in: „Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2012)“, (2012)

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, T. Strasser, F. Andren: „Multi-Agent System for Self-Optimizing Power Distribution Grids“; Talk: 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, New Zealand, Wellington; 12-06-2011 – 12-08-2011; in: „Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications“, (2011), ISBN: 978-1-4577-0328-7; 312 – 317.

G. Koppensteiner, M. Merdan, D. Miller: „Teaching BOTBALL and researching DISBOTICS“; Talk: 2nd International Conference Robotics in Education, Wien; 09-15-2011 – 09-16-2011; in: „2nd International Conference Robotics in Education, Proceedings“, (2011), 7 pages.

G. Koppensteiner, R. Hametner, R. Paris, A. Moser Passani, M. Merdan: „Knowledge Driven Mobile Robots Applied in the Disassembly Domain“; Talk: 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, New Zealand, Wellington; 12-06-2011 – 12-08-2011; in: „Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications“, (2011), ISBN: 978-1-4577-0328-7; 52 – 56.

T Moser, W. Sunindyo, M. Merdan, S. Biffl: „Supporting Runtime Decision Making in the Production Automation Domain Using Design Time Engineering Knowledge“; Talk: 1st International Workshop on Ontology and Semantic Web for Manufacturing (OSEMA 2011), Heraklion, Greece; 05-29-2011; in: „Proceedings of 1st International Workshop on Ontology and Semantic Web for Manufacturing (OSEMA 2011)“, A. Garcia, C. Toro, L. Ramos, L. Schröder (ed.); (2011), ISSN: 1613-0073; 9 – 22.

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, E. Axinia: „Advanced Process Automation Using Automation Agents“; Talk: 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, New Zealand, Wellington; 12-06-2011 – 12-08-2011; in: „Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications“, (2011), ISBN: 978-1-4577-0328-7; 34 – 39.

W. Lepuschitz, A. Zoitl, M. Merdan: „Ontology-Driven Automated Software Configuration for Manufacturing System Components“; Talk: 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Anchorage, Alaska, USA; 10-09-2011 – 10-12-2011; in: „Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics“, (2011), ISBN: 9781457706516; 427 – 433.

W. Lepuschitz, M. Vallee, A. Zoitl, M. Merdan: „Online Reconfiguration of the Low Level Control for Automation Agents“; Talk: IEEE Internatonal Conference on Industrial Control and Instrumentation (IECON), Glendale, AZ, USA; 11-07-2010 – 11-10-2010; in: „CDROM Proceedings IECON 2010 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society“, (2010), ISBN: 978-1-4244-5226-2; 1359 – 1364.

M. Vallee, M. Merdan, T Moser: „Using Models at Runtime For Monitoring and Adaptation of Networked Physical Devices: Example of a Flexible Manufacturing System“; Poster: 5th Workshop on Models@run.time at the ACM/IEEE 13th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 2010), Oslo, Norway; 10-05-2010; in: „Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Models@run.time at the ACM/IEEE 13th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 2010)“, (2010),

M. Vallee, M. Merdan, P. Vrba: „Detection of anomalies in a transport system using automation agents with a reflective world model“; Talk: IEEE-ICIT 2010 International Conference on Industrial Technology, Vina del Mar, Chile; 03-14-2010 – 03-17-2010; in: „Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT)“, (2010), ISBN: 978-1-4244-5697-0;

A. Zoitl, W. Lepuschitz, M. Merdan, M. Vallee: „A Real-Time Reconfiguration Infrastructure for Distributed Embedded Control Systems“; Talk: IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Bilbao, Spain; 09-13-2010 – 09-16-2010; in: „Proceedings IEEE Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2010)“, (2010), ISBN: 978-1-4244-6849-2; 8 pages.

G. Koppensteiner, M. Merdan, I. Hegny, W. Lepuschitz, S. Auer, B. Groessing: „Deployment of an ontology-based agent architecture on a controller“; in: „Proceedings INDIN 2010 – 8th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics“, IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-4244-7299-4, 6 pages.

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, T. Meurer, M. Vincze: „Towards Ontology-Based Automated Disassembly Systems“; Talk: IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics Control and Instrumentation (IECON), Glendale, AZ, USA; 11-07-2010 – 11-10-2010; in: „CDROM Proceedings IECON 2010 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society“, (2010), ISBN: 978-1-4244-5226-2; 1386 – 1391.

M. Merdan, W. Lepuschitz, B. Sahovic, M. Vallee: „Failure Detection and Recovery in the Batch Process Automation Domain using Automation Agents“; Talk: ACT Advances in Computing, Control and Telecommunication Technologies, Jakarta, Indonesia; 12-02-2010 – 12-03-2010; in: „2010 Second International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Telecommunication Technologies“, (2010), 113 – 117.

W. Lepuschitz, G. Koppensteiner, M. Barta, T. Nguyen, C. Reinprecht: “Implementation of Automation Agents for Batch Process Automation”; Proceedings IEEE ICIT 2010 International Conference on Industrial Technology (2010), ISBN: 978-1-4244-5697-0; 6 pages.

T Moser, M. Merdan, S. Biffl: „A Pattern-Based Coordination and Test Framework for Multi-Agent Simulation of Production Automation Systems“; Talk: 4th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS 2010), Krakow, Poland; 02-15-2010 – 02-18-2010; in: „Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS 2010)“, IEEE Computer Society, (2010), ISBN: 978-0-7695-3967-6; 8 pages.