ML4CPS – Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems

9th ML4CPS Conference, March 19–20, 2026, Berlin

The 9th Machine Learning for Cyber Physical Systems (ML4CPS) conference offers researchers and users from various fields an exchange platform. The conference will take place March 19–20, 2026, at the Fraunhofer Forum in Berlin. Hosts are Fraunhofer IOSB, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg University of Technology, and the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen.

Submissions requested

The contributions may relate to the following topics, but are not limited to them:

  • LLM-Agents for CPS: Large multimodal models for text, images, and time-series data offer new opportunities for industrial applications. They can unlock novel opportunities for intelligent automation and the increase of the overall performance and functionality of cyber-physical systems.
  • Physics-Inspired ML: Prior knowledge can be integrated into the neural network, through the network architecture, additional data from simulations, or imposing constraints on the loss function. This can be crucial for building robust and reliable Neural Networks.
  • Industrial AI: Integrating AI into manufacturing processes can help to optimize them and enhance operational efficiency. Still, integrating AI into legacy systems and existing infrastructure is still a major challenge.
  • Green AI: Reducing the energy consumption of AI systems is essential for industrial and edge applications. This topic focuses on methods for energy-efficient models, and the trade-off between performance and resource usage.
  • Hybrid Methods & Hybrid Systems: Hybrid methods integrate multiple learning and modeling techniques while hybrid systems combine discrete and continuous dynamics and, thus, are powerful paradigms for complex CPS and industrial processes. Methods related to data-driven model identification, diagnosis, verification, and analysis are relevant challenges for the community.

Papers are chosen on a peer-review basis and accepted papers are published by the Helmut Schmidt University Press (openHSU) accom­panied by a unique DOI. Papers with commercial character will not be taken into consideration. The length of the papers should not exceed 10 pages.

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The publications of the ML4CPS Conference 2025

The publications of the 8th ML4CPS - Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems Conference can be found online on the library page of Helmut Schmidt University.

Committee

 

General Chairs:

  • Jürgen Beyerer, Fraunhofer IOSB/Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  • Oliver Niggemann, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg
  • Achim Kampker, RWTH Aachen
  • Görschwin Fey, Technische Universität Hamburg

Organising Committee:

  • Christian Kühnert, Fraunhofer IOSB
  • Alexander Diedrich, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg
  • Rui Yan Li, RWTH Aachen
  • Phillip Johann Overlöper, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg

Program Committee:

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