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• Elbert, Nico ; Flath, Christoph M.: Process Mining for Game Analytics.. In: IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 2024
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  @incollection{noauthororeditor2024process, author = {Elbert, Nico and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Process Mining for Game Analytics}, year = 2024 }
• Elbert, Nico ; Flath, Christoph Michael: Experts versus Novices: Analyzing Behavioral Variability in Complex Process Environments.. In: Wirtschaftsinformatik Proceedings, 2024
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  @incollection{2024experts, author = {Elbert, Nico and Flath, Christoph Michael}, booktitle = {Wirtschaftsinformatik Proceedings}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Experts versus Novices: Analyzing Behavioral Variability in Complex Process Environments}, year = 2024 }

• Elbert, Nico ; Paskovski, Emil ; Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: The Layers of Change: Multilevel Adaptations to Exogenous Game Patches in CS: GO.. In: IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 2023
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  @inproceedings{elbert2024layers, author = {Elbert, Nico and Paskovski, Emil and Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {The Layers of Change: Multilevel Adaptations to Exogenous Game Patches in CS: GO}, year = 2023 }
• Elbert, Nico ; Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Process and Strategy Mining in Real-Time Strategy Games.. In: Wirtschaftsinformatik Proceedings, 2023
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  @inproceedings{elbert2023process, author = {Elbert, Nico and Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Wirtschaftsinformatik Proceedings}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Process and Strategy Mining in Real-Time Strategy Games}, year = 2023 }

• Seubert, Franz ; Stein, Nikolai ; Taigel, Fabian ; Winkelmann, Axel: Making the Newsvendor Smart – Order Quantity Optimization with ANNs for a Bakery Chain.. In: Proceeding of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2020
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  @inproceedings{seubert2020making, author = {Seubert, Franz and Stein, Nikolai and Taigel, Fabian and Winkelmann, Axel}, booktitle = {Proceeding of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Making the Newsvendor Smart – Order Quantity Optimization with ANNs for a Bakery Chain}, year = 2020 }
• Oberdorf, Felix ; Stein, Nikolai ; Walk, Nicolas ; Griebel, Matthias ; Flath, Christoph M.: ADR for Big-Data IT Artifact Development: An Escalation Management Example.. In: Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2020
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  @inproceedings{oberdorfbigdata, author = {Oberdorf, Felix and Stein, Nikolai and Walk, Nicolas and Griebel, Matthias and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {ADR for Big-Data IT Artifact Development: An Escalation Management Example}, year = 2020 }
• Stein, Nikolai ; Oberdorf, Felix ; Pirner, Jonas: Convolutional Neural Networks for Survey Response Classification.. In: Proceedings of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2020
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  @inproceedings{stein2020convolutional, author = {Stein, Nikolai and Oberdorf, Felix and Pirner, Jonas}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 26th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Convolutional Neural Networks for Survey Response Classification}, year = 2020 }
• Greif, Toni ; Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Support Your Local: IS-Based Collaborative Delivery Service for Urban Communities.. In: Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2020
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  @inproceedings{greif2020support, author = {Greif, Toni and Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Support Your Local: IS-Based Collaborative Delivery Service for Urban Communities}, year = 2020 }
• Oberdorf, Felix ; Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Data-Driven Cycling Policy Guidance using GIS.. In: Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2020
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  @inproceedings{oberdorf2020datadriven, author = {Oberdorf, Felix and Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Data-Driven Cycling Policy Guidance using GIS}, year = 2020 }

• Krenzer, Adrian ; Stein, Nikolai ; Griebel, Matthias ; Flath, Christoph M.: Augmented Intelligence for Quality Control of Manual Assembly Processes using Industrial Wearable Systems.. In: Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2019
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  @inproceedings{krenzer2019augmented, author = {Krenzer, Adrian and Stein, Nikolai and Griebel, Matthias and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Augmented Intelligence for Quality Control of Manual Assembly Processes using Industrial Wearable Systems}, year = 2019 }
• Stein, Nikolai ; Walter, Benedikt ; Flath, Christoph M.: Towards Open Production: Designing a marketplace for 3D-printing capacities.. In: Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2019
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  @incollection{steintowards, author = {Stein, Nikolai and Walter, Benedikt and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)}, keywords = {3dprinting}, title = {Towards Open Production: Designing a marketplace for 3D-printing capacities}, year = 2019 }
• Griebel, Matthias ; Dürr, Alexander ; Stein, Nikolai: Applied image recognition: guidelines for using deep learning models in practice.. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2019, bll 393–406
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  @inproceedings{griebel2019, author = {Griebel, Matthias and Dürr, Alexander and Stein, Nikolai}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik}, keywords = {proceedings}, pages = {393–406}, title = {Applied image recognition: guidelines for using deep learning models in practice}, year = 2019 }
• Griebel, Matthias ; Welsch, Giacomo ; Greif, Toni ; Flath, Christoph M.: A Picture is Worth More than a Thousand Purchases: Designing an Image-based Fashion Curation System.. In: Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems, 2019
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  @inproceedings{griebel2019picture, author = {Griebel, Matthias and Welsch, Giacomo and Greif, Toni and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {A Picture is Worth More than a Thousand Purchases: Designing an Image-based Fashion Curation System.}, year = 2019 }

• Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Boehm, Carsten: Predictive Analytics for Application Management Services.. In: Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems, 2018
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  @inproceedings{stein2018predictive, author = {Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M. and Boehm, Carsten}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Predictive Analytics for Application Management Services}, year = 2018 }

• Hauser, Matthias ; Griebel, Matthias ; Hanke, Jannis ; Thiesse, Frédéric: Empowering Smarter Fitting Rooms with RFID Data Analytics.. In: Leimeister, J. M. ; Brenner, W. (reds): Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2017
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  @inproceedings{conf/wi/HauserGHT17, author = {Hauser, Matthias and Griebel, Matthias and Hanke, Jannis and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {Wirtschaftsinformatik}, crossref = {conf/wirtschaftsinformatik/2017}, editor = {Leimeister, Jan Marco and Brenner, Walter}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Empowering Smarter Fitting Rooms with RFID Data Analytics.}, year = 2017 }
• Hauser, Matthias ; Griebel, Matthias ; Thiesse, Frédéric: A hidden Markov model for distinguishing between RFID-tagged objects in adjacent areas.. In: RFID : IEEE, 2017 — ISBN 978-1-5090-4576-1, bll 167–173
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  @inproceedings{conf/rfid/HauserGT17, author = {Hauser, Matthias and Griebel, Matthias and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {RFID}, crossref = {conf/rfid/2017}, keywords = {proceedings}, pages = {167-173}, publisher = {IEEE}, title = {A hidden Markov model for distinguishing between RFID-tagged objects in adjacent areas.}, year = 2017 }
• Hauser, Matthias ; Günther, Sebastian ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Thiesse, Frédéric: Leveraging RFID Data Analytics for the Design of an Automated Checkout System.. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2017
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  @inproceedings{hauser2017leveraging, author = {Hauser, Matthias and Günther, Sebastian and Flath, Christoph M. and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik}, keywords = {iot}, title = {Leveraging RFID Data Analytics for the Design of an Automated Checkout System}, year = 2017 }
• Hauser, Matthias ; Günther, Sebastian A. ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Thiesse, Frédéric: Designing Pervasive Information Systems: A Fashion Retail Case Study.. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, 2017
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  @inproceedings{hauserdesigning, author = {Hauser, Matthias and Günther, Sebastian A. and Flath, Christoph M. and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Designing Pervasive Information Systems: A Fashion Retail Case Study}, year = 2017 }
• Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Applying data science for shop-floor performance prediction.. In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, 2017
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  @inproceedings{stein2017applying, author = {Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Applying data science for shop-floor performance prediction}, year = 2017 }

• Gust, Gunther ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Brandt, Tobias ; Ströhle, Philipp ; Neumann, Dirk: Bringing Analytics into Practice: Evidence from the Power Sector.. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems. Dublin, Ireland, 2016
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  @inproceedings{gust2016bringing, address = {Dublin, Ireland}, author = {Gust, Gunther and Flath, Christoph M. and Brandt, Tobias and Ströhle, Philipp and Neumann, Dirk}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Bringing Analytics into Practice: Evidence from the Power Sector}, year = 2016 }
• Rappel, Niklas ; Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Dynamic Intrusion Detection in Database Systems: A Machine-Learning Approach.. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems. Dublin, Ireland, 2016
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  @inproceedings{rappel2016dynamic, address = {Dublin, Ireland}, author = {Rappel, Niklas and Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {security}, title = {Dynamic Intrusion Detection in Database Systems: A Machine-Learning Approach}, year = 2016 }
• Stein, Nikolai ; Flath, Christoph M.: Decision Support for Group-based Electricity Prices in Smart Grids.. In: Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems. San Diego, CA, USA, 2016
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  @inproceedings{stein2016decision, address = {San Diego, CA, USA}, author = {Stein, Nikolai and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {pricing}, title = {Decision Support for Group-based Electricity Prices in Smart Grids}, year = 2016 }

• Wirth, Marco ; Friesike, Sascha ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Thiesse, Frédéric: PATTERNS OF REMIXES OR WHERE DO INNOVATIONS COME FROM: EVIDENCE FROM 3D PRINTING.. In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, 2015
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  @inproceedings{wirth2015patterns, author = {Wirth, Marco and Friesike, Sascha and Flath, Christoph M. and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {remix}, title = {PATTERNS OF REMIXES OR WHERE DO INNOVATIONS COME FROM: EVIDENCE FROM 3D PRINTING}, year = 2015 }
• Dauer, David ; Flath, Christoph M.: Simulation-based Evaluation of Battery Switching Stations for Electric Vehicles.. In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, 2015
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  @inproceedings{dauer2015simulationbased, author = {Dauer, David and Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Simulation-based Evaluation of Battery Switching Stations for Electric Vehicles}, year = 2015 }
• Hauser, Matthias ; Zügner, Daniel ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Thiesse, Frédéric: Pushing the limits of RFID: Empowering RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance with Data Analytics Techniques.. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, 2015
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  @inproceedings{hauserpushing, author = {Hauser, Matthias and Zügner, Daniel and Flath, Christoph M. and Thiesse, Frédéric}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {Pushing the limits of RFID: Empowering RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance with Data Analytics Techniques}, year = 2015 }

• Flath, Christoph M.: {EVALUATING TIME-OF-USE DESIGN OPTIONS}.. In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems : AIS Electronic Library, 2014
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {RateDesign}, publisher = {AIS Electronic Library}, title = {{EVALUATING TIME-OF-USE DESIGN OPTIONS}}, year = 2014 }
• G{ä}rttner, Johannes ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Weinhardt, Christof: {Designing Demand Response Portfolios}.. In: 1st International Workshop on Demand Response, 2014
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {G\"{a}rttner, Johannes and Flath, Christoph M. and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {1st International Workshop on Demand Response}, keywords = {DemandResponse}, title = {{Designing Demand Response Portfolios}}, year = 2014 }
• G{ä}rttner, Johannes ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Weinhardt, Christof: {Load Shifting, Interrupting or Both? Customer Portfolio Composition in Demand Side Management}.. In: Fonseca, R. ; Telhada, J. ; Weber, G.-W. (reds): Proceedings of the Computational Management Science Conference, Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2014
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {G\"{a}rttner, Johannes and Flath, Christoph M. and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Computational Management Science Conference}, editor = {Fonseca, Raquel and Telhada, João and Weber, Gerhard-Wilhelm}, keywords = {DemandResponse}, series = {Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, title = {{Load Shifting, Interrupting or Both? Customer Portfolio Composition in Demand Side Management}}, year = 2014 }

• Gottwalt, Sebastian ; Schuller, Alexander ; Flath, Christoph ; Schmeck, Hartmut ; Weinhardt, Christof: {Assessing Load Flexibility in Smart Grids: Electric Vehicles for Renewable Energy Integration}.. In: Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2013
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {Gottwalt, Sebastian and Schuller, Alexander and Flath, Christoph and Schmeck, Hartmut and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting}, keywords = {coordination}, title = {{Assessing Load Flexibility in Smart Grids: Electric Vehicles for Renewable Energy Integration}}, year = 2013 }
• Flath, Christoph M.: {An optimization approach for the design of time-of-use rates}.. In: Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conferenceof the IEEE, 2013, bll 4727–4732
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {Flath, Christoph M.}, booktitle = {Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conferenceof the IEEE}, keywords = {RateDesign}, pages = {4727-4732}, title = {{An optimization approach for the design of time-of-use rates}}, year = 2013 }
• Dauer, David ; Flath, Christoph M. ; Str{ö}hle, Philipp ; Weinhardt, Christof: {Market-Based EV Charging Coordination}.. In: IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology(IAT-13). vol 2, 2013. — 978-1-4799-2902-3, bll 102–107
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {Dauer, David and Flath, Christoph M. and Str\"{o}hle, Philipp and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology(IAT-13)}, keywords = {coordination}, note = {978-1-4799-2902-3}, pages = {102-107}, title = {{Market-Based EV Charging Coordination}}, volume = 2, year = 2013 }

• Ilg, Jens ; Flath, Christoph ; Kr{ä}mer, Jan: {A Note on the Economics of Metered Grid Pricing}.. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the EuropeanEnergy Market (EEM). Florence, Italy, 10-12 May 2012 : IEEE, 2012. — ISBN 978-1-4673-0832-8, bll 1–6
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  Imbalances in generation and demand locality in the German power market give rise to seemingly unfair grid cost allocations: few customers in wind-rich north-east Germany pay a major share of the costs of transmitting power to customers in the south. This development has prompted demands for billing the extend of grid usage - i.e., a customer's costs should be lower when procuring `local' power than in the case of distant power. We call this a `metered' grid costs approach as opposed to the standard global levy. Using an economic model we find that such metered grid costs may increase total welfare by inducing higher cost efficiency. However, they will typically also give rise to significantly higher consumer costs as generators may leverage grid costs as differentiation devices to enhance their profits.

  @inproceedings{CitationKey, abstract = {Imbalances in generation and demand locality in the German power market give rise to seemingly unfair grid cost allocations: few customers in wind-rich north-east Germany pay a major share of the costs of transmitting power to customers in the south. This development has prompted demands for billing the extend of grid usage - i.e., a customer's costs should be lower when procuring `local' power than in the case of distant power. We call this a `metered' grid costs approach as opposed to the standard global levy. Using an economic model we find that such metered grid costs may increase total welfare by inducing higher cost efficiency. However, they will typically also give rise to significantly higher consumer costs as generators may leverage grid costs as differentiation devices to enhance their profits.}, address = {Florence, Italy, 10-12 May 2012}, author = {Ilg, Jens and Flath, Christoph and Kr\"{a}mer, Jan}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the EuropeanEnergy Market (EEM)}, keywords = {pricing}, note = {ISBN 978-1-4673-0832-8}, pages = {1-6}, publisher = {IEEE}, title = {{A Note on the Economics of Metered Grid Pricing}}, year = 2012 }
• Ighli, Zohra ; Filipova-Neumann, Lilia ; Flath, Christoph: {Ein Vorgehensmodell zur Gestaltung kundengruppenspezifischer Time-of-Use Tarife}.. In: Proceedings of the Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2012
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, author = {Ighli, Zohra and Filipova-Neumann, Lilia and Flath, Christoph}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik}, keywords = {RateDesign}, title = {{Ein Vorgehensmodell zur Gestaltung kundengruppenspezifischer Time-of-Use Tarife}}, year = 2012 }
• Flath, Christoph M. ; Gottwalt, Sebastian ; Ilg, Jens: A Revenue Management Approach for Efficient Vehicle Charging Coordination.. In: Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Maui, HI, 2012
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, address = {Maui, HI}, author = {Flath, Christoph M. and Gottwalt, Sebastian and Ilg, Jens}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences}, keywords = {coordination}, title = {A Revenue Management Approach for Efficient Vehicle Charging Coordination}, year = 2012 }
• Flath, Christoph ; Ilg, Jens ; Weinhardt, Christof: {Decision Support for Electric Vehicle Charging}.. In: Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems. Seattle, Washington, 2012
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  @inproceedings{CitationKey, address = {Seattle, Washington}, author = {Flath, Christoph and Ilg, Jens and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems}, keywords = {coordination}, title = {{Decision Support for Electric Vehicle Charging}}, year = 2012 }

• Knapper, Rico ; Flath, Christoph ; Blau, Benjamin ; Sailer, Anca ; Weinhardt, Christof: {A Multi-Attribute Service Portfolio Design Problem}.. In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Service OrientedComputing & Applications (SOCA 2011). Irvine, CA, US, 2011
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  Increasing popularity of cloud-based services has led to the emergence of cloud marketplaces where services from different providers are offered, usually in the form of a catalog. The customers' decision about buying offered services is based on idiosyncratic preferences regarding non-functional service attributes, e.g., price, provider reputation, and quality of service. Customer preferences are typically unknown to providers at the time the service portfolio (i.e. quality and price choices) is specified. Thus, from a microeconomic perspective, we have to deal with information asymmetry in markets, which complicates the challenge of finding the profit maximizing service portfolio. This paper presents a generic economic framework based on customer self-selection to address the above-mentioned optimization for a cloud service provider. The contribution is two-fold: We characterize a multi-attributive customer preference function for cloud services based on a continuum of potential customers. Thereby each infinitesimal demand of a customer is characterized by a vector of minimum quality values for each of the different attributes and a maximum willingness to pay. The demand framework addresses the phenomenon of product cannibalization. We then formulate the service providers' optimal service portfolio design. This grants the provider maximal profit through optimal combination of potential values of the chosen attributes.

  @inproceedings{CitationKey, abstract = {Increasing popularity of cloud-based services has led to the emergence of cloud marketplaces where services from different providers are offered, usually in the form of a catalog. The customers' decision about buying offered services is based on idiosyncratic preferences regarding non-functional service attributes, e.g., price, provider reputation, and quality of service. Customer preferences are typically unknown to providers at the time the service portfolio (i.e. quality and price choices) is specified. Thus, from a microeconomic perspective, we have to deal with information asymmetry in markets, which complicates the challenge of finding the profit maximizing service portfolio. This paper presents a generic economic framework based on customer self-selection to address the above-mentioned optimization for a cloud service provider. The contribution is two-fold: We characterize a multi-attributive customer preference function for cloud services based on a continuum of potential customers. Thereby each infinitesimal demand of a customer is characterized by a vector of minimum quality values for each of the different attributes and a maximum willingness to pay. The demand framework addresses the phenomenon of product cannibalization. We then formulate the service providers' optimal service portfolio design. This grants the provider maximal profit through optimal combination of potential values of the chosen attributes.}, address = {Irvine, CA, US}, author = {Knapper, Rico and Flath, Christoph and Blau, Benjamin and Sailer, Anca and Weinhardt, Christof}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Service OrientedComputing & Applications (SOCA 2011)}, keywords = {proceedings}, title = {{A Multi-Attribute Service Portfolio Design Problem}}, year = 2011 }