Research Cluster: Smart Cities
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The cluster examines the technical, socio-technical, socio-economic and economic issues concerning the digital transformation of cities. Its focus is on solving urban problems and promoting sustainable urban development.
- Data platforms
- Digital services
- Sustainable traffic planning
- Use and habituation of information systems
- Open innovation and service design with active citizen participation
- Smart waste
- Smart Mobility
- Data engineering for smart cities
- Adaptive systems for smart cities
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- Laps-Bouraba, D.; Zajac, M., Störl, U. (2025): QC-Adviser: Quantum Hardware Recommendations for Solving Industrial Optimization Problems, INFORMATIK 2025, 1739-1749.
- Kramer, K.; Restat, V; Störl, U. (2025): Evolving Gracefully: Building Robust and Self-Adaptive DataCleaning Pipelines for Schema Evolution and Uncertainty, QDB@VLDB Link to paper
- Ramos, I.; Barros, V.; Kokkinaki, A.; Kyrillou, C. M.; Thrassou, A.; Ebner, K.; Anschütz, C.; Fitsilis, P.; Tsoutsa, P.; Panagiotakopoulos, T.; Kameas, A. (2025): Enhancing Smart Cities’ Resilience Through Competency Assessment and Open Data Utilization, Applied Sciences, 15(5), 2784.
- Siggel, M.; Ebner, K.; Anschütz, C. (2025): Traffic Simulations in the Context of Smart Mobility Applications, Proceedings of the 33rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), 12-18 June 2025, Amman, Jordan (16 Seiten).
- Anschütz, C.; Junker, M.; Bockshecker, A.; Smolnik, S.; Ebner, K. (2025): Kompetenzen für eine vernetzte Zukunft: Erstellung eines Kompetenzprofils für Open-Data-Verantwortliche in Smart Cities, in HMD - Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, demnächst veröffentlicht.
- Diestelkämper, I.; Diestelkämper, R.; Restat, V. (2025): CheDDaR: Checking Data – Data Quality Report, BTW 2025.
- Restat, V.; Störl, U. (2025): ALPINE: Abstract Language for Pipeline Integration and Execution, DE4DS@BTW 2025.
- Restat, V.; Diestelkämper, I.; Klettke, M.; Störl, Uta (2025): FONDUE - Fine-tuned Optimization: Nurturing Data Usability & Efficiency, Journal of Big Data, 12, 131.
- Anschütz, C.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2024): A(I) Link to the Past: Creating engaging Smart Mobility Systems using AI-generated Gamification Elements, in Proceedings of the 45th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 15-18 December 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, (9 Seiten).
- Strunk, J.; Ebner, K.; Anschütz, C.; Smolnik, S. (2024): Sorting the trash: How Systems for Smart Waste Management Enhance Sustainable Development in Smart Cities – A Systematic Review, Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2024).
- Restat, V.; Rodenhausen, N.; Antonin, C.; Störl, U. (2024): Data Cleaning of Data Streams, in: Springer Handbook of Data Engineering.
- Bockshecker, A., Ebner, K. und Smolnik, S. (2022): Building Smart City Knowledge and Competences Using Problem-Based Learning in a Blended Learning Environment, Building on Smart Cities' Skills and Competences, Panos Fitsilis (Hrsg.): Springer Nature.
- Anschütz, C.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2022): Reifegradmodell für Smart Cities – Ein Steuerungsinstrument für Smart-City-Initiativen kleiner und mittelgroßer Städte, Controlling – Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung.
- Anschütz, C.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2022): Free Ride in Rush-hour Traffic – Designing Gamified Smart Mobility Systems for Sustainable Use, Proceedings of the 43rd International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2022),12.-14. Dezember, Kopenhagen.
- Kappler, K. E.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2022): We are smart, smarter, the smartest?! – Smart systems beyond optimization, in Tagungsband des IUG (Informatik & Gesellschaft)-Workshops 2022 „Zukunft gestalten“ im Rahmen der Informatik 2022, 27. September 2022.
- Bockshecker, A., Ebner, K. und Smolnik, S. (2022): Building Smart City Knowledge and Competences Using Problem-Based Learning in a Blended Learning Environment, in Building on Smart Cities' Skills and Competences, Panos Fitsilis (Hrsg.): Springer Nature.
- Anschütz, C.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2021): Needs for Speed - Categorizing commuter types in the context of smart mobility systems, in Proceedings of the 40th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2021), 14-16 Juni, Marrakesch, Marokko.
- Anschütz, C.; Ibisch, J.; Ebner, K.; Smolnik, S. (2021): Gestaltung künstlicher neuronaler Netze zur Prognose des Verkehrsaufkommens im Kontext von Smart-Mobility-Lösungen, in Tagungsband der 16. Internationalen Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI2021), 09.-11. März, Duisburg-Essen.
- Christian Anschütz, M. Sc. (Business Information Systems)
- Dr. Katharina Ebner (Business Information Systems)
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Smolnik (Business Information Systems)
- Prof. Dr. Uta Störl (Databases and Information Systems)
- Valerie Restat (Databases and Information Systems)
- Kevin Kramer (Databases and Information Systems)
Photo: Photo: Hardy Welsh
Dr. Katharina Ebner
Cluster Spokesperson
Email: katharina.ebner
Phone: +49 2331 987-2562
E/E/S Research Center
| 19.02.2026
