Our research team conducts internationally visible research at the intersection of recommender systems, configuration technologies, and AI-enabled software engineering. Our work combines foundational research with the development, evaluation, and transfer of novel methods into real-world application settings and commercial environments. In recognition of our research contributions, our team has received the following awards:
- International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration (Variability 2026, previous SPLC conference series), Best Paper Award (2026)
- 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP), Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024)
- Configuration Workshop Best Paper Award (2024)
- Configuration Workshop Best Paper Award (2018)
- SEKE 2017 Best Paper Award (2017)
- Runner-up Best Paper at Workshop on Configuration (2016)
- UMAP 2015 Best Paper Awards (2015)
- Houska Award Nominee – in cooperation with the Alpe-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (2014)
- Heinz Zemanek Award (2009) of the Austrian Computer Society (for my Habilitation)
- ACM Recognition and Service Award (2010) as a Program Chair of the 4th International ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (ACM RecSys’09)
- IEA/AIE Conference Best Papers (2010)
- Award of the Country of Carinthia for Research in Natural & Technical Sciences(2008)
- IEEE Recognition and Service Award (2007) as a Guest Editor of the IEEE Intelligent Systems Special Issue on Recommender Systems
- Innovative Applications of AI (2007) (Loan Recommender Applications for the Fundamenta Building Society in Hungary)
- IEEE Joint Conference on E-Commerce Technology Best Papers (2006)
- Innovative Applications of AI (2005) (Investment Recommender Applications for the Wüstenrot Building Society in Austria)
- IST Price Nominee (für ConfigWorks) (2004)
- Constantinus Award (für ConfigWorks) (2004)
- Carinthian Innovation Price (für ConfigWorks) (2003)
- TopCall Innovation Price (für ConfigWorks) (2003)
- SEKE Conference Best Papers (1999)