Prof. Dr. Daniela Nicklas

Chair

Research interest

Data management for sensor-based applications
Mobile software systems
Management and processing of data streams
Application domains: Smart City, Smart Agriculture

Short bio

Since 2014, Daniela Nicklas has been a full professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and holds the Chair of Mobile Systems. Before that, she was a Junior professor of database and internet technologies at the Universität Oldenburg and a member of the Executive Board in the Transportation division at the OFFIS Institute for Computer Science. She came there from a PostDoc position at the Universität Stuttgart (2006-2008), where she also obtained her PhD in 2005, working on integrating large-scale spatial context models for mobile applications.

Her research interests are computer systems bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds, focusing on data management for sensor-based systems and context-aware applications. She applies data stream management technologies to application domains such as smart cities, precision farming, pervasive computing, and situational awareness in general. In 2009, she received the IBM Exploratory Stream Analytics Innovation Award for "Data Stream Technology for Future Energy Grid Control."

Together with Prof. Dr. Marc Redepenning and Prof. Dr. Astrid Schütz, she manages the Smart City Research Lab Bamberg. She is a member of many program committees and organizing committees of pervasive computing and database conferences and workshops (e.g., PerCom, MDM, BTW, ...), a member of the editorial board of the Datenbankspektrum (German Journal on Databases) and the board of the German Society for Computer Science (GI).

By invitation of Prof. Hirozumi Yamaguchi, she visited the Mobile Computing Lab at Osaka University in March and April 2024.

Publications

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Talks

17.04.24: Sensors and the City: Challenges in Real-live Smart City Research, Osaka University, Mobile Computing Lab, Japan (Invited talk)
11.04.24: Sensors and the City: Challenges in Real-live Smart City Research, Future University Hakodate, Japan (Invited talk)
09.04.24: Sensors and the City: Challenges in Real-live Smart City Research, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Ubiquitous Computing Systems Lab, Japan (Invited talk)
04.10.23: Mobilitätsdaten für Smart Cities: Anwendungen, Datenqualität und Anonymisierung, Harz University of Applied Sciences (Invited talk)
23.09.23: Research and the City: An Experience Report on Launching the Smart City Research Lab Bamberg, 1st JST CREST Workshop on Smart City Data and Platforms (Invited talk)
21.07.23: Research and the City: An Experience Report on Launching the Smart City Research Lab Bamberg, Intergalaktische Erfahrungsreise (IGER) 2023 (Vortrag)
20.07.23: Research and the City: Das Smart City Research Lab als Beitrag der Universität zur digitalen Transformation Bambergs, Rotary ist Zukunft, Bamberg (Invited talk)
17.03.23: Research and the City: An Experience Report on Launching the Smart City Research Lab Bamberg, PerAwareCity Workshop (Co-located with IEEE PerCom) (Keynote)
20.10.22: Modellprojekte Smart Cities in Deutschland: Eine Chance für VGI?, Smart Country Convention, Workshop VGIscience (Keynote)
02.06.22: AI and IoT: How to to leverage machine learning models in resource-constrained systems, University of Oulu, Finland (Arctic AI Days)
15.12.21: IoT and the City: Smart Data Processing for Smart Applications, TU Berlin (online) (HEIBRiDS Lecture Series )
02.12.21: IoT and the City: Smart Data Processing for Smart Applications, University of Bamberg (online), Smart City Research Lab (Lecture series)
17.06.21: Daten und KI: Chancen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen für die digitale Landwirtschaft, DigiMilch: Einblicke in die Zukunft der Milcherzeugung (Online-Vortragsveranstaltung) (Keynote)
19.10.20: Who watches the watchmen? Online data quality in future IOT applications, Blockveranstaltung „Informationssysteme in mobilen und drahtlosen Umgebungen“, Universität Jena (Invited talk)
27.01.20: Who watches the watchmen? Online data quality in future IOT applications, University of Washington (Invited talk)
03.12.19: Der W*-Baum: Eine skalierbare Datenstruktur für zu viele Geschenke, Christmas lecture, Uni Bamberg (Invited talk)
01.10.19: Online data quality in future IOT applications, Harz University of Applied Sciences (Invited talk)
25.06.19: The Bamberg CS30 Strategy: Encouraging female students since 2005, TU Wien (Invited talk)
18.03.19: Understanding Mobility – (not only) in Museums, Minpaku Museum, Osaka (Invited talk)
27.11.18: Wer weiß, wo du bist? Realwelt-Tracking und Privatsphäre im Arbeits- und Privatleben, Universität Würzburg, Ringvorlesung "Digitale Innovation" (Invited talk)
22.08.18: Who watches the watchmen? Online data quality in future IOT applications, LWDA, Mannheim (Keynote)
05.04.18: FutureIOT - Applications and Challenges, db2community Meeting, IBM, Böblingen (Invited talk)
29.03.18: Data Management Challenges for Future IoT Applications, IEEE BigDataService 2018, Bamberg (Keynote)
04.10.17: (Big) Data Analytics und Datenqualität, Harz University of Applied Sciences (Invited talk)
14.09.17: Datenqualität und Datenhaltung, Robert Bosch GmbH, Bamberg (Training Data Analytics)
03.07.17: Unterstanding Mobility: Wie Sensoren helfen können, Bewegungsmuster zu erkennen, Kloster Banz (Tag der Begabtenförderung)
27.06.17: Quality matters: Sensor Data Management for Large-scale Infrastructures, SummerSOC 2017, Crete (Tutorial)
27.04.17: Smart Systems: Wie Daten unsere Welt verändern, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Girls Day)
04.10.16: Die Datenspur der Mobilität - Datenmanagement für sensorbasierte Anwendungen , Harz University of Applied Sciences (Invited talk)
28.06.16: Stream Mining, SummerSOC 2016, Crete (Tutorial)
23.06.16: Live data managment for smart regions, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Inaugural lecture)
02.11.15: Der Spion in meiner Tasche - Handyapps wissen mehr!, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Workshop "Mädchen und Technik")
26.07.15: How to context mobile applications, Robert Bosch Corporate Research (Invited talk)
19.06.15: Datenstrommanagement für Smart Cities, Kartographisches Kolloquium der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kartographie e.V. Sektion Berlin-Brandenburg, in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformationstechnik der Technischen Universität Berlin (Colloquium)
19.05.15: Sensoren in der Zukunftsstadt: Gute Daten, schlechte Daten, Bamberg (Kid's University)
23.04.15: Sensorbasierte Anwendungen: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Girls Day)
16.04.15: Big Data und Herausforderungen im Umfeld des autonomen Fahrens, DVWG Nordbayern, TH Nürnberg (Invited talk)
15.04.15: Sensor data and the City: Die Datenspur der Mobilität, Dresden (Silicon Saxony Working Group Cyber-Physical Systems)
23.03.15: Context, big data, and digital prejudices, 11th Workshop on Context and Activity Modeling and Recognition - St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Keynote)
04.11.14: Die Datenspur der Mobilität – Big data und andere Herausforderungen, Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt (BAIKA congress "mobilität querdenken")
28.11.13: Anreicherung von Sensordatenströmen mit Qualitätsmetadaten, Universität Stuttgart (Colloquium)
16.11.13: Quality-aware management of sensor data streams, Döllnsee (Herbstworkshop Graduiertenkolleg METRIK (HU Berlin))
25.10.13: Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst: Qualitätsaspekte mobiler Objekte in Umgebungsmodellen, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (Colloquium)
22.10.13: Quality matters: Supporting sensor-based applications by Probabilistic Data Stream Management, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (Colloquium)
09.07.13: Applications and challenges for dynamic data management: complex events and data streams, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (Colloquium)
04.07.13: Adapting to streams - sensor data and other events, Technische Universität Darmstadt (Colloquium Collaborative Research Center Maki)
17.06.13: Bridging real world and data spaces in real-time, Dagstuhl Seminar 13252 - Interoperation in Complex Information Ecosystems (Position Paper Presentation)
21.05.13: Quality-aware data stream management for sensor-based applications, Universität Marburg (Invited talk)
13.05.13: Quality-aware data stream management for sensor-based applications, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Invited talk)
24.04.13: Applications and challenges for dynamic data management: complex events and data streams, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan (Invited talk)
23.04.13: Data stream management for sensor-based applications (and the ALISE Smart City simulator), IBM Research, Tokyo, Japan (Invited talk)
04.04.13: Challenges for dynamic data management: complex events and data streams, Osaka University, Japan (Invited talk)
28.01.13: StreamCars: A new flexible architecture for driver assistance systems, WU Wien (Invited talk)
31.08.12: Dynamic Context Management for Mobile Applications, 2nd International Workshop on Information Management for Mobile Applications in conjunction with VLDB 2012, Istanbul (Keynote)
27.07.12: Data, context, situation: on the usefulness of semantic layers for designing context-aware systems, 7th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - ICSOFT 2012 (Keynote)
25.07.12: Issues in combined static and dynamic data management , International Conference on Data Technologies and Applications - DATA (Keynote)
19.04.12: Data stream management systems: a flexible environmental monitoring technology, Universität Oldenburg (DAAD Alumni Summer School 2012 in Environmental Management Information Systems and Sustainable Development)
02.03.12: Zwischenevaluation für Junior-Profs - Ein Erfahrungsbericht, Universität Oldenburg (Meeting of Assistant Professors)
13.10.11: Konsistenz in Hochdynamischen Miniwelten, Universität Salzburg (Hearing "Informationssysteme")
25.05.11: Konsistenz in Hochdynamischen Miniwelten, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Informatik Kolloquium)
22.04.10: Warum Informatik?, OFFIS Oldenburg (Zukunftstag Informatik)
22.04.10: Flexible Sensordatenfusion für Intelligente Fahrzeuge, Universität Kassel (Informatik Kolloquium)
20.04.10: Ingenieurinnen braucht das Land, Hannover Messe, VDI-Stand (Podiumsdiskussion zur Auftaktveranstaltung des MINT Role Models-Projekts )
05.11.09: Continuous Data Management for Intelligent Vehicles, IBM Research and Development GmbH, Böblingen, Germany (IBM Academic Days 2009)
29.09.09: Managing Context Information — A Key Technology for Pervasive Computing, Universität Lübeck (GI Jahrestagung, 3. Workshop Pervasive University)
22.09.09: Data Stream Management for Sensor Data, NEC European Research Labs, Heidelberg (Invited talk)
12.02.09: Ubiqutous Computing - Big Brother oder Alice im Wunderland?, Universität Oldenburg (Information Day for Schools)
02.02.09: Challenges in Wireless Sensor Network Deployment, Universität Jena (Invited talk)
07.10.08: Das Studium, Universität Oldenburg (Orientierungswoche)
02.09.08: Engineering Issues for the Web 2.0, 9th Intl. Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2009), Auckland (Panel)
10.07.08: Quo Vadis, Data Stream?, Universität Stuttgart (Colloquium Collaborative Research Center 627 (Nexus))
23.06.08: Quo Vadis, Datenstrom?, Universität Oldenburg (Inaugural lecture)
19.03.08: Pervasive Computing: Dream or Reality?, Sixth Annual IEEE Intl. Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, Hongkong (Panel)
14.02.08: Spatial world models for context-aware workflows, IBM Research and Development GmbH, Böblingen, Germany (Invited talk)
24.11.07: Data integration for context-aware applications, IBM Research Center Almaden, CA, USA (Invited talk)
07.09.07: Nexus – A Global, Active, and 3D Augmented Reality Model, Photogrammetrische Woche 2007, Stuttgart
21.06.07: Context Modeling and Reasoning, Universität Rostock (Tutorial)
28.01.07: Umgebungsmodelle – die Welt im Computer modelliert, German Chapter of the ACM, GI Regionalgruppe Stuttgart/Böblingen (Invited talk)
10.11.06: Vision und Bedeutung mobiler, kontextbezogener Systeme, Science Meets Business, Stuttgarter Softwaretechnik-Forum (Invited talk)
14.10.06: Ubiquitous Computing – Big Brother oder Alice im Wunderland?, Mädchen-Technik-Tag Stuttgart

Organization

21st Conference on Database Systems for Business, Technology and Web (BTW): General Co-Chair (2025)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): Panel Chair (2024)
IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM): Panel Co-Chair (2023)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): Program Chair (2020)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): PhD Forum Co-Chair (2014, 2017, 2022)
17. Fachtagung „Datenbanksysteme für Business, Technologie und Web“ (BTW): PC Chair (2017)
1st Workshop on High-Level Declarative Stream Processing (HiDeSt): PC Co-Chair (2015)
15th International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM): PC Co-Chair (2014)
1st Symposium on Activity and Context Modeling and Recognition (ACOMORE): Symposium Co-Chair (2014)
International Workshop on Context Modeling and Reasoning (CoMoRea): Workshop Co-Chair (2005-2013)
BTW-Workshop "Data Streams and Event Processing" (DSEP): Workshop Co-Chair (2011,2013)
Special Session on "Industrial Applications of Cyber-Physical Systems" for the 11th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN): Co-Chair (2013)
Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposium der Alexander von Humbold Gesellschaft (JAGFOS): German Organizer (Mathematics/Computer Science) (2012,2013)
12th International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM): Workshops Chair (2011)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): Work in Progress Co-Chair (2009, 2011)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): Vice Program Chair (2010)
7th ACM International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS): Panel Chair (2010)
6th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC): Vice Program Chair (2009)
GI-Workshop "Verwaltung, Analyse und Bereitstellung kontextbasierter Informationen" (VABKI): Workshop Co-Chair (2009)
Workshop on "Stream Data Management and Applications" (SDMA): Initiating Chair (2009)
Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): Publicity Chair (Europa) (2007-2008)
3rd International Workshop on Human-Centered Computing (@ACM Multimedia) (HCC): Workshop Co-Chair (2008)
8th International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM): Proceeding Chair (2007)
GI Dagstuhl Research Seminar: Software Development Methodologies for Mobile Applications (Mobiapp): Software Development Methodologies for Mobile Applications (2006)
International Workshop on Context Modeling and Reasoning (CoMoRea): PC Co-Chair; Steering Commitee (2004-2019)

Program Committees

Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): 2008-2024
First International Workshop on Negative Results in Pervasive Computing (PerFail): 2022-2024
International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
Annual Ph.D. Forum on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom-PhD): 2013-2015;2022
GI-Fachtagung Datenbanksysteme für Business, Technologie und Web (BTW): 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (MobiQuitous): 2020
International Workshop on Context Modeling and Reasoning (CoMoRea): 2004-2012;2020;2022;2023;2024
Lernen. Wissen. Daten. Analysen (LWDA): 2019
International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (Demo Track) (VLDB Demo): 2010, 2019
Pervasive Context-Aware Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation Systems (PerAwareCity): 2018, 2019
International Workshop on Information Flow of Things (PerFlow): 2016, 2018, 2019
International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE): 2018
12th Conference on Information Systems Management (ISM): 2017
ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-Based Systems (Posters and Demo) (DEBS): 2015-2016
Ninth International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking (ICMU): 2016
IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP): 2016
International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking (ICMU): 2015
Lernen, Wissen, Adaption (LWA): 2015
International Conference on Mobile Data Management (Demo-Track) (MDM Demos): 2015
The Fifth International Conference on Mobile Services, Resources, and Users (MOBILITY 2015): 2015
9th Symposium and Summer School On Service-Oriented Computing (SUMMERSOC): 2015
International Symposium on Emerging Frontiers of Urban Computing (URBAN COMPUTING ): 2015
The International Symposium on Emerging Frontiers of Urban Computing (URBAN COMPUTING 2015): 2015
BTW-Workshop on Data Streams and Event Processing (DSEP): 2011, 2013, 2015
Special Issue on the Ubiquitous Semantic Web in the International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (IJSWIS): 2014
1st Symposium on Activity and Context Modeling and Recognition (ACOMORE) (ACOMORE): 2014
12th International Conference on Mobile Business (ICBM): 2013
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Data Streams Track (ACMSAC): 2012
First International Conference on Smart Systems, Devices and Technologies (SMART): 2012
Grundlagen von Datenbanken (GvD): 2012
ICDE Workshop on Secure Data Management on Smart Phones and Mobiles (ICDE-SDMSM): 2012
Work in Progress: Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom-WIP): 2012
Workshop: "Very Large Business Applications" (VLBA): 2012
IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC): 2009-2011
International Conference on Communication System Software and Middleware (COMSWARE): 2011
15th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (Demo Track) (EDBT Demos): 2011
Konferenz Mobilität und mobile Informationssysteme (MMS): 2009-2012
Wirtschaftsinformatik, Track 6 "Neue Technologien und Anwendungen" (WI): 2011
International Workshop on Situation, Activity and Goal Awareness (SAGAware): 2011
IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC): 2010-2011
International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC): 2007, 2009, 2010
ACM International Workshop on Context-Awareness for Self-Managing Systems (CASEMANS): 2008-2010
International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb): 2010
Workshop on Mashups, Enterprise Mashups and Lightweight Composition on the Web (MEM): 2009, 2010
International Workshop on Sensing and Acting in Ubiquitous Environments (SEACUBE): 2009, 2010
International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA): 2007-2009
1st International Workshop on Context-Aware Middleware and Services (CAMS): 2009
6th International Workshop on Data Management for Sensor Networks (DMSN): 2009
1st International Workshop on Managing Data with Mobile Devices (MDMD): 2009
International Workshop on Scalable Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks (SASN): 2009
International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive): 2008
5th International Workshop on Mobile Distributed Computing (MDC): 2007
5th International ACM Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access (MobiDE): 2006
International Conference on Information Technology (ITCC): 2005
Mobile Datenbanken: heute, morgen und in 20 Jahren. Workshop im Rahmen der BTW 2005 in Karlsruhe (MobileDB): 2005
1st International Workshop on Software Aspects of Context (IWSAC): 2004
IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E): 2022-2023

Editorships

Datenbank-Spektrum: Member of Editorial Board (since 2011)
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications (Emerald): Member of Editorial Advisory Board (since 2011)
Elsevier Pervasive Computing and Communication Journal: Member of Editorial Board (2010-2016)
Special Issue on Information Management in Mobile Applications, Elsevier Pervasive Computing and Communications : Co-Editor (2012)
Special Issue on Data Streams and Event Processing (Datenbank-Spektrum): Co-Editor (2011)
Special Issue on Context Modelling, Reasoning and Management, Elsevier Pervasive Computing and Communications, Volume 6, Issue 2: Co-Editor (2010)

Reviews

Alexander von Humbold Foundation (AvH)
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung)
Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft, Wien (CDG)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg (Evalag)
Wissenschaftsfonds FWF (FWF)
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Württemberg (MwKBW)
Thüringer Aufbaubank (Thüringer Aufbaubank)
CNA Innovation Award (CNA Innovationspreis)
Informatics Europe, Minerva Informatics Equality Award (Minerva Award)
University of Bamberg, Push Award (Push-Preis)
Special Volume in Decision Support Systems (RTDSS Book)
Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE)
ICST Transactions on Ubiquitous Environments (ICST-UE)
Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC)
IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics (SMC)
Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
The VLDB Journal (VLDBJ)
World Wide Web Journal (WWWJ)

Further Activities

since 2022: Member of the Bosch Data Strategy Advisory Board
since 2021: Steering Committee of the Smart City Research Lab, University of Bamberg
since 2019: Steering Committee of Gesellschaft für Informatik (Society for Computer Science)
since 2018: Steering Committee of GI working group for databases and information systems
since 2017: Study dean for computer science, University of Bamberg
2010-2016: Steering Committee of GI working group for database systems
2008-2016: Member of OFFIS institute for computer science
2015: Exhibit "Gute Daten, Schlechte Daten" on MS Wissenschaft (BMBF)
2009-2011: Vice chairwomen of curricular working group, Universität Oldenburg
2002-2008: Scientific staff representative for computer science, Universität Stuttgart
2005-2007: Vice Chairwomen of Informatik-Forum Stuttgart (infos e.V.)
2004: Organization of the Nexus project at the Wissenschaftsommer, Stuttgart
2000-2002: Study advisor for computer science, Universität Stuttgart
1994-2000: Student council computer science, Universität Stuttgart