Dr. Jan Ole Berndt
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Agent-Based Social Simulation
- Computational Social Science
- Adaptive Coordination of Distributed Systems
- Social Self-Organization in Multiagent Systems
Since 2008, Jan Ole Berndt has been working on the development and application of agent technology in logistics and social simulation. Starting from formal descriptions of dynamic environments, he has focused on interaction and autonomous coordination of intelligent software agents. From the beginning he has been inspired by social phenomena for developing technical solutions to complex distributed problems. For his PhD, he created a self-organisation method for multi-agent systems based on social systems theory and applied it to a real-world dispatch task in container logistics. As a senior researcher, his focus has moved even more toward the social. Now, he applies his background knowledge in social theory as well as agent technology to develop more expressive agent-based social simulation models in various interdisciplinary cooperations. In this context, his research interests revolve around simulation methodology, agent architectures, and applications in social media analysis, psychological experimentation, as well as group dynamics.
PROJECTS
Co-responsible for the projects
- AdaptPRO - Adaptive Process and Role Design in Organizations (funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the Priority Program “Intentional Forgetting in Organisations”)
- eXplore! - Computer-Based Modeling, Analysis, and Exploration in eHumanities (funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF))
PUBLICATIONS AND TALKS
More than 30 publications and talks on social simulation, agent technology, and autonomous control in logistics (cf. https://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=58465 for a comprehensive list)
Book “Self-Organising Multiagent Negotiations” short text:
This book introduces social self-organization to multiagent negotiations; e.g., for modern “Industry 4.0” applications. It connects sociological theory with reinforcement learning and formalizes a novel coordination approach. Key concepts are analytically assessed and the performance is tested in a simulation. In addition, the book demonstrates how to apply Self-Organizing Multiagent Negotiations to a real-world logistics problem.
LECTURES (Since 2009, some of them multiple times)
- Agent-based Modeling (2x)
- Multiagent Systems (2x)
- Simulation and Management
- Business Process Management
- Distributed Artificial Intelligence
- Information Systems in Logistics (3x)
SUPERVISION
17 Bachelor and Master theses
6 student projects
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2003 – 2009 Diploma – Computer Science
University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog
SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
2015 Graduation / Doctorate
Computer Science (summa cum laude)
University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. Otthein Herzog
CAREER SINCE FINAL DEGREE
Since 2016 Senior Researcher
Department IV, Research Group on Business Informatics, Trier University
2015 Software Developer
Neusta Software Development GmbH, Bremen
2009-2015 Research Assistant / Doctoral Candidate
Artificial Intelligence Research Group, University of Bremen
2009-2010, 2011, 2014 Teaching Assistant
Artificial Intelligence Research Group, University of Bremen
2009-2012 Scholarship
International Graduate School for Dynamics in Logistics, University of Bremen
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Dr.-Ing. Jan Ole Berndt
Wirtschaftsinformatik I, Fachbereich IV, Universität Trier
Business Informatics I, Faculty IV, University of Trier
Behringstrasse 21, D-54296 Trier, Germany
Phone: +49 651 201-2825
Web: wi1.uni-trier.de