is professor for complex software systems at the Software Engineering Department located at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg Campus. In the last 15 years Dr. Wagner conducted research on the theory and applications of evolutionary algorithms and metaheuristic optimization in general. He is the deputy head and co-founder of the Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL) research group and worked as project manager and key researcher in several R&D projects on production and logistics optimization with numerous scientific and industrial partners.

is the assistant of the research group HEAL at the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg. She holds a master’s degree in economic sciences from the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Since 2013 she has been involved in other R&D projects and entrusted with organizational tasks, as well as supporting during processes of reports.

is professor for production and logistics at the University of Vienna and acts as the head of the external module on Adaptive Optimization of Dynamic Intralogistics of the JRC adaptOp. He is an expert in the development of meta- and matheuristic search techniques and multi-agent systems for complex problems in production and logistics. His research focuses on problems in distribution logistics, integrated problems in supply chain management, inventory routing, production routing, and disruption management. He has co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed scientific publications (more than 65 papers in peer-reviewed journals) mainly in the field of transportation logistics.

received his master's degree in computer science in 2007 from the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and is a research associate and research project manager in the Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory at the Research Center Hagenberg. His research interests include metaheuristic methods applied to combinatorial and simulation-based problems. In 2019 he defended his PhD thesis titled "Fitness Landscape Analysis for Algorithm and Parameter Selection in Assignment Problems". He is contributor to the HeuristicLab software environment and to the Sim# simulation engine.

is employed as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Business Decisions and Analytics at the University of Vienna, Austria, since 2014. Prior to that, he was working as a postdoctoral project assistant at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria (Institute for Production and Logistics Management). He holds a PhD in computer science from the Johannes Kepler University Linz. His research focus is on different kinds of optimization problems from the area of manufacturing and service operations management, including scheduling, packing, (supply) network and public transportation problems, where he applies exact methods, (meta-)heuristics, stochastic simulation and simulation-based optimization.

received his master's degree in software engineering in 2014 from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and is a research associate in the Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory at the Research Center Hagenberg. His research interests include algorithm theory and development, simulation-based optimization and optimization networks. He is a member of the HeuristicLab architects team. He is currently pursuing his PhD in technical sciences at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz, where he conducts research on the topic of metaheuristic optimization networks.

received his master's degree in biomedical informatics in 2014 from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and is a research associate in the Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory at the Research Center Hagenberg. His research focus is on developing algorithms for discrete and combinatorial optimization problems from the field of production and logistics operations. He has worked closely with voestalpine Stahl GmbH to develop an optimizing crane scheduler for their hot storage area. He is currently working on his PhD thesis, where he implements solvers for dynamic stacking problems.

received his bachelor’s degree in software engineering in 2020 from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria and is a research associate in the Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory at the Research Center Hagenberg. His research interests include heuristic optimization, machine learning and Big Data analysis. He is currently completing his master’s degree in software engineering.

received her master's degree in business and economics in 2015 from the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. She is a research associate at the University of Vienna and affiliated with the Department of Business Decisions and Analytics. In pursuit of her PhD studies in Logistics and Operations Management, her scientific activities focus on intra-facility logistic flow optimization for heavy industries. These activities involve research concerning exact and metaheuristic methods applied to vehicle routing and block relocation problems in particular.

finished his studies of Computer Science (MSc) at the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 2016. His experience from previous projects and interests include: evolutionary optimization and machine learning in this context, surrogate modeling, fitness landscape analysis as well as data quality monitoring.

was the assistant of the research group HEAL between 2015 and 2021. After finishing her Bachelor in Social Economics at the Johannes Kepler University, she is currently in her consecutive master studies. Since 2015 she has been involved in other R&D projects and entrusted with organizational tasks, as well as supporting during processes of reports.

holds a PhD (dissertation topic: integrated logistics optimization) and a master's degree in social and economic sciences from the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Between 2016 and 2021, she was a member of the research group HEAL at the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg. Her research interests focued on operations research, production planning and logistics optimization respectively. Prior to that, she gained practical experience in the field of logistics management and worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Production and Logistics Management at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. She gives courses at the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, and the Johannes Kepler University Linz, in the field of operations research.