20th Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference

Conference Theme

SoSE for Sustainable Development

Venue: Tirana Marriott Hotel and 

Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

June 8th – 11th 2025

  • – 9 June 2025
    • Morning: 11:30-13:00
      SPECIAL SESSION: Integrating Disaster Risk Management and Early Warning Systems: a sustainable approach in a changing climate
      Chair: Miranda Deda | Room 302
      Speaker Title Time
      Kamo Bexhet Measurements and evaluation of FM-transmitter stations in Albanian territory 11:30
      Liljana Lata Land Cover Assessment for Hydrological Analyses of Shkumbini River Basin, in Albania 11:45
      Miranda Deda Climate Variability and Its Impact on Flood Risk in the Vjosa River Basin: An Analysis of Precipitation Trends and Vulnerability 12:00
      Paolo Fiorucci Assessing Wildfire Risk at National Level Using a Pan-European Approach Under a Changing Climate 12:15
      Paolo Fiorucci Forest Fire Risk Mapping Beyond Borders in Türkiye and Western Balkans: Guidelines from the IPA FF Programme 12:30
      Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto Systems-of-Systems for Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Mapping Study 12:45
      Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in SoSE (part 1 of 2)
      Chair: Enrico Zero | Room 307
      Speaker Title Time
      Valdemar Graciano Neto Towards Repositories of Emergent Behaviors: An Initial Repository and a Supporting Tool 11:30
      Alessandro Sorrenti Integrating Model-Based and Data-Driven Approaches for DfX-Oriented Systems Engineering 11:45
      Enrico Zero Dynamical Systems Behavior Prediction: Machine Learning and Koopman Operator 12:00
      Christina Alhachem 📡 Adaptive Relaxation Approach for End-to-End Latency Constraints in Complex Communication Networks – VCONF 12:45
      Decision-making
      Chair: Jakup Ratkoceri | Room 303
      Speaker Title Time
      Giampiero Granatella Towards Automated Skill and Competency Management in IT Companies 11:30
      Sherly Denis Mapping Causes and Consequences of Decision-making challenges with Systems Engineering Experts 11:45
      Sherly Denis Effects Of Organizational Complexity On High Tech Systems Design Decisions – Insights From A Dutch Equipment Manufacturer 12:00
      Jakup Ratkoceri A multi-view analysis of 6G system of systems – a SE perspective 12:15
      Ostad Ebrahim Vesaghi, Arash 📡  The Importance of Information Sharing in Multi-Agent Systems: Addressing Reinforcement Learning Challenges – VCONF 12:30
      Big Data Analytic, Cloud & Distributed Computing, Service Oriented Architectures, and Software Engineering Approaches in SoSE
      Chair: Maria Voreakou | Room 304
      Speaker Title Time
      Maria Voreakou Towards Sustainable Computing: Exploring Energy Consumption Efficiency of Alternative Configurations and Workloads in an Open Source Messaging System 11:30
      Diego Souza Towards Federated, Autonomous and Cognitive Digital Twins with DARLING 11.45
      Mustafa Kuitim Coordinating and Reusing RESTful Web APIs: SLA-Driven Response Standardization using JSON API and JAQL 12.00
      Asad Saghari 📡 The Power of Data: Leveraging Past Mission Data through Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) for Smart Design of Space Systems – VCONF 12.15
    • Afternoon: 16:30-17:30
      SPECIAL SESSION: System-of-Systems Approaches for Enhancing Sustainability in Rural Communities
      Chair: Abdellatif Soussi | Room 307
      Speaker Title Time
      Said Zahmoun Optimal Operation of a Smart Greenhouse-Integrated Microgrid for Strawberry Growth in Atlantic Climate 16:30
      Abdellatif Soussi Modeling and Control of a Sustainable Aquaponic System: Case Study in Saudi Arabia 16:45
      Abdellatif Soussi Integrating Digital Twin Technology for Sustainable Smart Greenhouse Management: a Case Study for Liguria Region in Italy 17:00
      Abdulhakim A Agll 📡Tri generation system from local energy resources: Feedstock Resource – VCONF 17:15
      SPECIAL SESSION. Resilient Cyber-Physical-Social Systems
      Chair: David Hoffmann | Room 302
      Speaker Title Time
      Kash Barker Causal Failures in Network Systems 16:30
      David Hoffmann Keeping CRISP-DM in the (human) loop: Insights for Complex Manufacturing Systems 16:45
      Kash Barker Adding the Balance of Disruption Impact to System Interdiction Models 17:00
      Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in SoSE (part 2 of 2)
      Chair: Enes Sevim | Room 304
      Speaker Title Time
      Enes Sevim Federated Learning Based State of Health Estimation for Lithium-Ion Batteries 16:30
      Tomas Nordström Enhancing System of Systems Orchestration with Artificial Intelligence 16:45
      Alan O’Flanagan 📡 A Machine Learning Strategy to Predict Peatland Revegetation Following Re-Wetting – VCONF 17:00
      SPECIAL SESSION Control and Optimization Techniques in Systems of Systems for Sustainability (part 1 of 3)
      Chair: Alessandra E. Morando | Room 303
      Speaker Title Time
      Alessandro Bozzi Hamming distance-based Heuristic for Flexible Job-shop Scheduling Problems 16:30
      Ali Nazakat Formal Modeling and Strategy Synthesis for Resource Optimization in System of Systems 16:45
      Denis Panxhi Experimental Dynamic Performance of the Extended Kalman Filter for Induction Motors 17:00
      Ambra Korra Enhanced 3D Scene Reconstruction with Semantic Understanding Using Synthetic Data and Deep Learn 17:15
    • Evening: 17:30-18:30
      SPECIAL SESSION System of Systems Engineering in Robotics: Foundations for Sustainable and Adaptive Autonomous Systems
      Chair: Alessandro Bozzi | Room 303
      Speaker Title Time
      Nick Pickering Leveraging modularity to advance UN Sustainable Development Goals: A case study of Modular Edge AI, Robotics and Digital Twin 17:30
      Alessandro Bozzi Indoor Localization Using Low-Cost Sensors: Application to a ROS-Based Minicar 17:45
      Maryline Chetto A Novel Real-Time Mission Scheduler for Energy Neutral Autonomous Mobile Robots 18:00
      Ishan Aryendu 📡  Spectrum and Path Optimization in Urban Aerial Mobility Communication System: A Multi-Tier Systems Approach – VCONF 18:15
      SPECIAL SESSION (1 of 2) Systems of Systems engineering and decision aid: managing emergence and uncertainty
      Chair: Kash Barker | Room 304
      Speaker Title Time
      Moritz Herzog Integration of Generatable Digital Twins into Model-Driven Engineering Processes 17:30
      Joyce D Martin From Systems to Systems of Systems, Planning Capabilities for Capability Configurations 17:45
      Mark Mennenga Pattern-based System of Systems Engineering for Resilient and Sustainable Production Networks – A Simulation Approach and Framework Proposal for Impact Assessment 18:00
      Wentian Chen 📡 Extending Architecture Frameworks for Automated Operations Research Analysis in System of Systems – VCONF 18:15
      SPECIAL SESSION (2 of 3) Control and Optimization Techniques in Systems of Systems for Sustainability
      Chair: Dritan Nace | Room 302
      Speaker Title Time
      Alban Zyle Strategic Placement of Access Points for Maximizing Wi-Fi Quality 17:30
      Vassilis S Kouikoglou SAFE 2025 National Sustainability Assessment 17:45
      Ambra Korra Optimizing InceptionV3 Hyperparameters using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for video frame classification 18:00
      Kristina Kumbria Lower bounds for the Cumulative Scheduling Problem based on Energetic Reasoning 18:15
      Health care
      Chair: Enrico Zero | Room 307
      Speaker Title Time
      Camilla Baffigo ReMoVES: a Telerehabilitation System integrating Data Analytics and Interactive Therapy 17:30
      Eng Seng Chia Architecture for Enterprise System of Systems – Healthcare EA Reference Model 17:45
      Inas S. Khayal 📡 Process Mining a Healthcare Delivery System for Heterofunctional Graph Analysis – VCONF 18:00
      Mohamed Mogahed 📡 Advancing Sustainable Healthcare Delivery through Systems of Systems Governance and Sustainability Governance Theories – VCONF 18:15
      Joshit Mohanty 📡 A Meta-Clustering Framework for Enhancing Conversational AI in the Healthcare Sector – VCONF 18:30
  • – 10 June 2025
    • Morning: 11:30-13:00
      Energy, Smart Grid Technologies
      Chair: Stefano Massucco | Room 303
      Speaker Title Time
      Sara Janhäll A Systems of Systems view of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) 11:30
      Stefano Massucco Provision of Upward Power Reserve Control for Frequency Regulation by PV Plants 11:45
      Mergim Millaku Leveraging the Asset Administration Shell for Cross-Domain Systems Engineering between the Industrial and Energy Domain 12:00
      Lukas Siemon Collaborative Energy Transformation Measures for Industrial Decarbonization: A System of Systems Engineering Challenge 12:15
      Mark Mennenga Linking strategic and operational decision-making in System of Systems using Game Theory – The Case of Circular Economy for Photovoltaics 12:30
      Charitha Maduranga 📡A Case Study on Effectiveness of a Feeder-Connected Battery Storage and Demand Side Management using Fuzzy Logic – VCONF 12:45
      Manufacturing, Transportation, and Logistics as a sustainable SoS (1 of 2)
      Chair: Alessandro Bozzi | Room 302
      Speaker Title Time
      Kleona Binjaku Predictive Ramp Metering Control based on Physics-Informed LSTM with Queue Length Constraints on Entering Ramps 11:30
      Rexhina Hoxha Optimizing Train Discharge in Port Terminals: A Flexible Flow-Shop Scheduling Approach 11:45
      Ermal Belul Optimizing Automated Warehouse Operations: A Novel Approach to the Correlated Storage Location Assignment Problem (CSLAP) 12:00
      Paola Caushi Multi-Model Machine Learning Approaches for Fault and Anomaly Detection in Petroleum Product Distribution: A Comparison 12:15
      Alba Merdani Digital Twin and IoT-Cloud System: Case Study on Durrës Port 12:30
      Estia Maliqari Integrated optimization of railway timetables and rolling stock scheduling 12:45
      SoSE Architecture, Design and V & V Methods
      Chair: Paula Hünecke | Room 307
      Speaker Title Time
      Ahmed R. Sadik Urban Air Mobility as a System of Systems: An LLM-Enhanced Holonic Approach 11:30
      Yiran Zhao Integration of FunKey Approach in SysML 11:45
       Johan Cederbladh Examining the Viable Systems Model (VSM) for Systems of Systems 12:00
       Paula Hünecke A CDM Meta-Model for Cross-Disciplinary Data Management in Production Systems Engineering 12:15
      Lorraine Brisacier-Porchon 📡  Simulation-based Integration-Verification-Validation-Quality (IVVQ) for effective use in battlefield: a neccesity to measure engineering effort VCONF 12:30
      SoSE Simulation, Modeling and Analysis Methods (1 of 2)
      Chair: Kadrije Simnica Aliu | Room 304
      Speaker Title Time
      Hugues Paumard Modeling defense systems of systems: lessons learned 11:30
      Axel Ratzke Modeling and Analysis of System Models with Constraints in SysMLv2 11:45
      Kadrije Simnica Aliu Evaluation of Electrical Performance in Hoist Systems with Vector-Controlled Induction Motor Drives 12:00
      Johan Cederbladh Enabling Simulation of Systems of Systems by Leveraging the FMI and SSP Standards 12:15
      Ramadan Plakolli Control of Dead-Time Interval and its Effect on Total Harmonic Distortion in PWM Inverters 12:30
      Lea Likaj Optimizing Multicast Traffic with IGMP: A Simulated Environment for Media Distribution Efficiency 12:45
      Syed Waqas Ahmed 📡 Integrating Machine Learning Models as functional components within a Systems Engineering Design using SysML for system simulations – VCONF 13:00
    • Afternoon: 16:30-17:30
      Manufacturing, Transportation, and Logistics as a sustainable SoS (2 of 2)
      Chair: Kleona Binjaku | Room 303
      Speaker Title Time
      Lounis Adouane Energy-Efficient Cooperative Decision-Making for CAVs: A Traffic Flow Optimization Approach 16:30
      Eduart Torba Integrating Digital Twins and Machine Learning for Enhanced Predictive Maintenance, Real-Time Analytics, and Cost Savings: A Review 16:45
      Ronild Hako A GA-based Multi-Objective Optimization for Gateway Distribution in a Smart City Bus Network 17:00
      Omar Mawloud 📡  Graph Optimization for Failure Propagation in Intermittent Systems-of-Systems: Railway Use Case – VCONF 17:15
      SoSE Simulation, Modeling and Analysis Methods (2 of 2)
      Chair: Elinda Kajo | Room 307
      Speaker Title Time
      Axel Scheithauer Automated Life Cycle Assessment Using the Systems Modeling Language v2 and openLCA 16:30
      Mikhail Belov Activity Based Modelling Framework 16:45
      Zelalem Mihret Belay A System of Systems Design Analysis and Exploration using a Unified Mission Ontology 17:00
      Tugba Karabiyik 📡  Bridging Theory and Practice: Assessing Systems Thinking in Engineering Design Using the DSRP Framework – VCONF 17:15
      Umit Karabiyik 📡  Evaluating Sustainability Trade-offs in Engineering Design as System of Systems Using LLMs – VCONF 17:30
    Cyber Physical Systems and IoT: Engineering Issues
    Chair: Jaber Ghada | Room 302
    Speaker Title Time
    Michael Winokur Food as a Service: An AI-Powered 3D Food Printing SoS 16:30
    Mara Nikolaidou Assessing Event Fabrication Methods for missing events in complex Event-Driven IoT Systems: A Smart Farming case study 16:45
    Ghada Jabier A trust management architecture for energy efficient mobile IoT 17:00
  • Evening: 17:30-18:30
    Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, and Robotic Systems
    Chair: Enrico Zero | Room 307
    Speaker Title Time
    A. Elisa S. Morando Robust Control Architecture for Fleet Formation Based on LMI and Artificial Potential Fields 17:45
    Flavio Oquendo Architecting Systems-of-Systems in SosADL for Cooperative Driving Automation with C-V2X 18:00
    Omar Mawloud 📡  Driving Control in Autonomous Vehicles: An AI-Empowered Safety-Centric Approach – VCONF 18:15
    SPECIAL SESSION (2 of 2) Systems of Systems engineering and decision aid: managing emergence and uncertainty
    Chair: Alessandro Bozzi | Room 303
    Speaker Title Time
    Usama Ahmed Conceptualizing a Capability-Mapping Method for Systems Engineering Readiness in SMEs 17:30
    Mikhail Belov A Model Oriented Framework for UAV Requirements Definition and Mission 17:45
    Jasamin Akbari Enterprise Decision-Making in System-of-Systems Considering Different Levels of Centralized Management 18:00
    Lorraine Brisacier-Porchon 📡  On the structuration and composition of decision problems: a systemic approach to rollbacks – VCONF 18:15
    SPECIAL SESSION (3 of 3): Control and Optimization Techniques in Systems of Systems for Sustainability
    Chair: Matteo Aicardi | Room 304
    Speaker Title Time
    Kristjan Rrok Toplana Application of ADMM in a Quadruple Tank System with Varying Agent Configurations 17:30
    Alban Zyle A System-of-Systems Approach to Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Using Column Generation 17:45
    Arjola Gjika A review of the information exchange system in the aeronautical network, the case of Albania 18:00
    Andrea Bonfiglio Minimization of Renewable Energy Curtailment in Radial and Weakly Meshed Distribution Networks 18:15
    Engineering Education
    Chair: Elinda Kajo Mece | Room 302
    Speaker Title Time
    Johan Cederbladh Towards Analyzing Doctoral Studies in Sweden from a System of Systems Perspective 17:30
    Roberto Sacile Navigating System of Systems Engineering Education: A Global Overview Preceding the European Master in Sustainable Systems Engineering (EMSSE) Journey 17:45
    Angela Tomasoni 📡  Training support system for the use of one ICT system of systems in risk and emergency management in the transport of dangerous goods – VCONF 18:00
    Greta Ahma 📡  Exploring the Impact of Gamification Strategies on Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes in Education– VCONF 18:15
📡 = Virtual Conference (VCONF) Session

For general and technical program inquiries about the conference, please contact the Secretariat: sose2025@unige.it

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