Human and Machine Interaction in Complex Systems

By Birgit Baustädter Progress in the fields of automation, communication, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence increasingly invites the question of what role humans will play in factories of the future. This question and many others are addressed by Olga Saukh, an expert on sensor networks and data analysis at TU Graz and at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna. Machines, robots, tools and humans interact together in a complex system in modern production environments. Highest quality and safety standards have to be adhered to at every single productionstep - this also includes production machines and the product itself having to be constantly monitored during the manufacturing process. The sheer amount of data, its complexity, and the diversity of production processes place great challenges on today's methods of data analysis. A large number of sensors record data along the production line during the production process - in-depth analysis of this data can improve the process. "The sheer amount of data, its complexity, and the diversity of production processes place great challenges on today's methods of data analysis.