Franziska Klügl

About Franziska Klügl

Franziska Klügl is Professor in Computer Science. Her main research interests are related to languages, processes and tools for multi-agent systems, in particular when applied to simulation modeling in interdisciplinary projects (production, mining, economics, transportation, epidemics, ...). She currently is reponsible for TeamRob - our KKS-funded synergi project on Human-Robot Teamwork.

Despite of their increasing popularity, agent-based simulation models still suffer from lack of formal basis, clear development processes and only limited ways to connect simulation to empirical data for validation. My vision is to develop the approaches to agent-based simulation modelling so that experts without formal training in computer science can produce and use reliable, credible and valid models. For that I combine research in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Software Engineering for simulation, Human-Computer interaction, Distributed Systems...

One of the results of the research in Franziska's group is SeSAm - a visual programming tool for agent-based simulation that allows rapid prototyping as well as convenient development of complex agent-based simulation models. If you are interested in using SeSAm, send me an email and I will provide a link for download and to the sources.

Franziska currently teaches the basic software engineering course in the Högskoleingenjör Computer Engineering Program, the Multiagent Systems course in live long learning program SMART(er), as well as the Agent-based Modeling and Simulation in the 5th year of the Civilingenjörprogram on Industrial Economy. She also contributes to other courses. for example the WASP AI&ML course for PhD students. Previously, she taught introductory AI courses in different settings.

In January 2023, Franziska was appointed deputy dean of the ENT faculty and as a consequence she chairs the faculty's academic appointment committee.

Previoulsy, she served as Head of Subject Computer Science at Örebro University (2020 to 2022) and was member of the ENT faculty board 2019-2022. Until summer 2021, she served as the program responsible for the 3 year "Högskoleingenjör program" in Computer Engineering.