TU Wien Informatics

Nikolas Popper

Senior Scientist DI Dr.techn.

Research Areas

  • Hybrid Simulation, Modelling and Simulation, Model Coupling, Simulation & Data Science, Dynamic Simulation and Visualization, Intervention & Outcome Analysis, Comparative Modeling in Mechatronics, Logistics, Biomedical Engineering and Health Care Systems, Calibration & Validation
Nikolas Popper

About

Main research interests are theory and applications of modelling & simulation of dynamic and complex systems, especially: comparative modelling & simulation; coupling and comparison of mathematical model approaches; implementation, parametrization, calibration and validation concepts and domain and application integration of simulation models and Health Outcome Research. Niki Popper is chairman of the COMET Initiative DEXHELPP (Decision Support for Health Policy and Planning)

Director DEXHELPP (Decision Support for Health Policy and Planning) ehem. COMET Projekt, CSO TU Spin OFF dwh GmbH, Founder "die Drahtwarenhandlung" Science Productions & Data Journalism.

ISPOR (International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research), Founding President ISPOR Austrian Chapter, Member of the ISPOR Modeling Review Group, SMDM (Society for Medical Decision Making) Member, EUROSIM (Federation of European Simulation Societies), Secretary and Chair of Technical Committee “Data Driven System Simulation”, ASIM (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Simulation - Simulation Society of German Speaking Countries), Board Member, Vice Spokesperson “Methods in Modelling and Simulation“ & “Environmental and Geo Sciences, Medicine and Biology”

Role

2024

  • Impact of COVID-19 measures on psychosocial outcomes in Austria – a qualitative vignette study / Vorstandlechner, M., Harlfinger, J., Kien, C., Ritschl, V., Chapman, A., Schneckenreither, G., Zauner, G., Gartlehner, G., Popper, N., & Stamm, T. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 measures on psychosocial outcomes in Austria – a qualitative vignette study. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_3). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.2184
  • Zielkonflikte in der Umlaufplanung für Triebfahrzeuge / Päprer, P., Neufeld, J. S., Buscher, U., Kunovjanek, M., Wastian, M., Rosenberger, J., Joshi, K., Scherr, N., Ehmke, J., Schwab, N., & Popper, N. (2024, October). Zielkonflikte in der Umlaufplanung für Triebfahrzeuge. Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau (ETR), 73(10/2024), 24–28. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/210277
    Project: VIPES (2023–2025)
  • Four Years of Not-Using a Simulator: The Agent-Based Template / Brunmeir, D., Bicher, M., Popper, N., Rößler, M., Urach, C., Rippinger, C., & Wastian, M. (2024). Four Years of Not-Using a Simulator: The Agent-Based Template. In C. G. Corlu, S. R. Hunter, H. Lam, B. S. Onggo, J. Shortle, & B. Biller (Eds.), 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) (pp. 255–266). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC60868.2023.10408482
  • Recommendation Modeling for Health Self-Management Applications for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Schwab, N., Zauner, G., Urach, C., Studenic, P., Radner, H., Nakhost-Lotfi, N., Stamm, T., Hammer-Jakobsen, T., Dam, A., & Popper, N. (2024). Recommendation Modeling for Health Self-Management Applications for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In Tagungsband Langbeiträge ASIM SST 2024, 27. Symposium Simulationstechnik, München (pp. 43–50). ARGESIM Publisher Vienna. https://doi.org/10.11128/arep.47.a4725

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2015

2014

  • A General Concept for Description of Production Plants / Popper, N., Hafner, I., Rössler, M., Preyser, F. J., Heinzl, B., Smolek, P., & Leobner, I. (2014). A General Concept for Description of Production Plants. Simulation Notes Europe, 24(2), 105–114. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/158043
    Project: 13054 BAMA (2014–2017)
  • Interdisziplinäre Optimierung der Energieeffizienz in Fertigungsbetrieben mittels Co-Simulation / Heinzl, B., Kastner, W., Rößler, M., Bleicher, F., Dür, F., Kovacic, I., Leobner, I., & Popper, N. (2014). Interdisziplinäre Optimierung der Energieeffizienz in Fertigungsbetrieben mittels Co-Simulation. In J. Scheible, I. Bausch-Gall, & C. Deatcu (Eds.), ASIM-Workshop der STS/GMMS 2014 (p. 4). ARGESIM Verlag Wien. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/55864
    Project: INFO (2010–2013)

2013

2012

  • Object-oriented Multi-domain Modelling of Machine Tools: A Case Study / Heinzl, B., Landsiedl, M., Popper, N., Dimitriou, A.-A., Dür, F., Bleicher, F., Reinisch, C., & Breitenecker, F. (2012). Object-oriented Multi-domain Modelling of Machine Tools: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the European Modeling and Simulation Symposium, 2012 (pp. 471–476). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/54485
    Project: INFO (2010–2013)

 

  • Österreicher des Jahres, Bereich Forschung
    2021 / Österreicher:innen des Jahres / Austria / Website
  • Gerhart-Bruckmann-Preis 2021
    2021 / Gerhart-Bruckmann-Preis / Austria / Website

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