Michael Affenzeller Author

Michael Affenzeller is Professor for Applied Computer Science at the Department of Software Engineering of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg, Austria, as well as head of the Hueristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory research group. His interests include Heuristic Algorithms, Evolutionary Algorithms, Algorithm Theory and Development, Production Planning and Logistics Optimization, Nonlinear Systems Identification, Structure Identification, Regression and Time Series, Heuristic Optimization Techniques in Bioinformatics / Chemoinformatics.

Stefan Wagner is an associate professor of strategy (with tenure). Stefan joined ESMT Berlin in February 2011 as an assistant professor and was the TUSIAD/TCCI Chair in European Economic Integration from 2014 to 2015. Previously he was an assistant professor in the Institute of Innovation Research, Technology Management, and Entrepreneurship (INNO-tec) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. Stefan received his Habilitation in 2010 and his Doctorate in Management (summa cum laude) in 2005 from LMU. Stefan's research interests cover the intersection of firm strategy, technological innovation, industrial organization and law. Currently, he is primarily interested in the interaction of the changing landscape of intellectual property rights (in particular patent systems) and firms' long term strategy regarding their innovative activities. From a more practical perspective, he is also interested in venture creation and growth strategies for young firms.

Stephan Winkler is head of the Bioinformatics Research Group at University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria. His research interests include Theory and Application of Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming, Machine Learning and Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Grey Box Identification of Nonlinear Systems (especially in the context of mechatronic applications), Software Development.

Andreas Beham is a senior researcher at the School of Informatics, Communications and Media at the University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria. His research interests include the development and analysis of solution methods and their application to real-world relevant problems. In particular, he is interested in developing a guidance system for choosing and parameterizing metaheuristic methods.