61499 Papers

K. Thramboulidis, “IEC 61499 vs. 61131: A Comparison Based on Misperceptions”, Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (JSEA), Vol. 6, July 2013, pp. 405-415. paper.

K. Thramboulidis, “IEC 61499 as an Enabler of Distributed and Intelligent Automation: A State-of-the-Art Review—A Different View,” Journal of Engineering, vol. 2013, Article ID 638521, 9 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/638521D. paper

Soliman, K. Thramboulidis, G. Frey, "Transformation of Function Block Diagrams to UPPAAL Timed Automata for the Verification of Safety Applications" IFAC Journal "Annual Reviews in Control", Volume 36, Issue 2, December 2012, Pages 338–345, paper

K. Thramboulidis, “Towards an Object-Oriented Extension for IEC 61131”, 17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA12), September 17-21, Krakow, Poland, 2012. paper

K. Thramboulidis, “IEC 61499: Back to the well Proven Practice of IEC 61131?”, 17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA12), September 17-21, Krakow, Poland, 2012. paper

K. Thramboulidis, "The IEC 61131 as Enabler of OO and MDD in Industrial Automation", 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, july 25-27, 2012, Beijing, China, pp. 425-430. paper

K. Thramboulidis, “IEC 61499 vs. 61131: A Comparison Based on Misperceptions”, (submitted on 15 Jun 2012) IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part C: Applications and Reviews.

K. Thramboulidis, “Comments on “IEC 61499 as Enabler of Distributed and Intelligent Automation: State-of-the-Art Review”, (submitted on 14 Mar 2012) IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics.

D. Soliman, K. Thramboulidis, G. Frey, “Function Block Diagram to UPPAAL Timed Automata Transformation Based on Formal Models” 14th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing, 23-25 May 2012, Bucharest, Romania.

G. Doukas, K. Thramboulidis, “A Real-Time Linux Based Framework for Model-Driven Engineering in Control and Automation”, IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 58, No. 3, March 2011, pp. 914-924 paper

K. Thramboulidis “An RTSJ-based Framework for Model Driven Development in Distributed Control and Automation”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 7, No 4, 2011, pp. 518-541. paper

Frey, G.; Thramboulidis, K.: Einbindung der IEC 61131 in modellgetriebene Entwicklungsprozesse. Proceedings of the Kongress Automation 2011, VDI-Berichte 2143, Baden-Baden, Germany, pp. 21-24 (extended 12-pages paper on CD), June 2011. paper

K. Thramboulidis, G. Frey, “An MDD Process for IEC 61131-based Industrial Automation Systems”, 16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA11), September 5-9, 2011, Toulouse, France. paper

K. Thramboulidis, D. Soliman and G. Frey, “Towards an Automated Verification Process for Industrial Safety Applications”, 7th Annual IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, August 24-27, 2011, Trieste, Italy, pp.482-487. paper

K. Thramboulidis, and G. Frey, “Towards a Model-Driven IEC 61131-based Development Process in Industrial Automation,” Journal of Software Engineering and Applications (JSEA), Vol. 4, No. 4, April 2011, pp. 217-226. paper

K. Thramboulidis, Andrea Buda, “3+1 View Model for IEC61499 Function Block Control Systems”, 8th IEEE Inter. Conf. on Industrial Infomratics, (INDIN 2010) 13-16th July, Osaka, 2010.

K. Thramboulidis, “Τhe Function Block Model in Embedded Control and Automation: From IEC61131 to IEC61499”, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on COMPUTERS, Issue 9, Volume 8, September 2009.

K. Thramboulidis, “IEC61499 Function Block Model: Facts and Fallacies”, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine vol. 3, issue 4, December 2009, pp. 7-26.

K. Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, and A., Zoupas, “Performance Analysis of a Real-Time Java Execution Environment for IEC 61499”, 13th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing, Moscow, June 3-5, 2009.

Khalgui,M., K. Thramboulidis, “An IEC61499-based Development Approach for the Deployment of Industrial Control ApplicationsInternational journal of Modelling, Identification and Control (IJMIC), DOI: 10.1504/IJMIC.2008.021096, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2008, pp. 186 – 204


Thramboulidis, K., G. Doukas, G. Koumoutsos, “A SOA-based Embedded Systems Development Environment for Industrial Automation”, EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems, Vol. 2008 (2008), Article ID 312671, 15 pages, doi:10.1155/2008/312671


K. Thramboulidis, “Challenges in the Development of Mechatronic Systems: The Mechatronic Component”, 13th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’08) Sept 2008, Hamburg, Germany.

K. Thramboulidis, “Comments on “Object-Oriented Modeling of Complex Mechatronic Components for the Manufacturing Industry”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 13, no 4, pp. 485-487, August 2008.

Doukas, G., K. Thramboulidis, “Implementation Model Alternatives for IEC 61499 Function Block Networks”, 6th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, July 13-16, 2008, Daejon, Korea.

K. Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, G. Koumoutsos “A SOA-based Embedded Systems Development Environment for Industrial Automation” EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems, Vol. 2008.

M. Strömman, K. Thramboulidis, S. Sierla, N. Papakonstantinou, K. Koskinen, “Incorporating Industrial Experience to IEC 61499 Based Development Methodologies and Toolsets”, 12th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’07) Sept 2007, Patras, Greece.

Chouinard, J., Lavallée, D., Laliberté, J., Landreaud, N., Thramboulidis, K.,et al. “An IEC 61499 configuration with 70 controllers; challenges, benefits and a discussion on technical decisions” presented at 12th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’07) Sept 2007, Patras, Greece.

G. Doukas, A. Brusaferri, M. Colla, K. Thramboulidis “RTAI-based Execution Environments for Function Block Based Control Applications”, 12th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’07) Sept 2007, Patras, Greece.

K. Thramboulidis, S. Sierla, N. Papakonstantinou, K. Koskinen, “An IEC 61499 Based Approach for Distributed Batch Process Control”, 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, July 23-27, 2007, Vienna, Austria.


K. Thramboulidis, D. Perdikis, S. Kantas, “Model Driven Development of Distributed Control Applications”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 33, Numbers 3-4 / June, 2007, Springer-Verlag.

K. Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, G. Koumoutsos, “Device Modelling for a Flexible Embedded Systems Development Process”, 10th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time distributed Computing, (ISORC 07), pp.337-343, May 7-9, 2007, Santorini Island, Greece.

K. Thramboulidis, “Comments on “A Methodology for the Development of Distributed Real-Time Control Applications With Focus on Task Allocation in Heterogeneous Systems””, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 54, no. 2, April 2007.

K. Thramboulidis, G. Koumoutsos, G. Doukas, “Semantic Web Services in the Development of Distributed Control and Automation Systems”, IEEE Inter. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'07), Roma, Italy, April 2007.

K. Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, “IEC61499 Execution Model Semantics”, International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation, (CISSE-IETA 06), Dec. 4-14, 2006.

K. Thramboulidis, “Design Alternatives in the IEC 61499 Function Block Model”, 11th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’06) Sept 2006, Prague.

K. Thramboulidis, J. Koumoustos, G. Doukas “Towards a Service-Oriented IEC 61499 compliant Engineering Support Environment”, 11th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’06) Sept 2006, Prague.

K. Thramboulidis, N. Papakonstantinou “An IEC61499 Execution Environment for an aJile-based Field Device”, 11th IEEE Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA’06) Sept 2006, Prague.

K. Thramboulidis, “A model based approach to address inefficiencies of the IEC61499 function block model”, 19th International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering (ICCSEA 2006), Dec. 2006, Paris, France.

C. Tranoris, K. Thramboulidis, “A tool supported engineering process for developing control applications”, Computers in Industry, Volume 57, Issue 5 , June 2006, Pages 462-472.

Doukas, G., K. Thramboulidis, Y, Koveos, “Using the Function Block Model for Robotic Arm Motion Control”, 14th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Ancona, Italy, June 28-30, 2006

K. Thramboulidis, IEC 61499 in Factory Automation, International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation, (CISSE’05 - IETA), Dec. 10-20, 2005.

Thramboulidis, K., A. Zoupas, “Real-Time Java in Control and Automation: A Model Driven Development Approach”, 10th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Catania, Italy, September 2005. (ETFA'05)

Doukas, G., K. Thramboulidis, “A Real-Time Linux Execution Environment for Function-Block Based Distributed Control Applications”,3rd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, Perth, Australia, August 2005, (INDIN´05). Presentation

K. Thramboulidis and C. Tranoris, “Developing a CASE Tool for Distributed Control Applications”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 24, Number 1-2, July 2004, pages 24-31, Springer-Verlag.

Κ.Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, T. Psegianakis, An IEC-Compliant Field Device Model for Distributed Control Applications, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 24-26 June, Berlin, Germany, (INDIN 04).

K. Thramboulidis, G. Doukas, A. Frantzis, Towards an Implementation Model for FB-based Reconfigurable Distributed Control Applications, 7th International Symposium on Object-oriented Real-time Distributed Computing, (ISORC 04) Viena, Austria 2004.

K. Thramboulidis, “Towards an Engineering Tool for Implementing Reusable Distributed Control Systems”, ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Vol. 28 , Issue 5 (September 2003).

C. Tranoris, and K. Thramboulidis, “Integrating UML and the Function Block concept for the development of distributed control applications9th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 September 2003.

K. Thramboulidis, “Towards an Engineering Tool for Implementing Reusable Distributed Control Systems”, 9th European Software Engineering Conference & the 11th SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundation of Software Engineering, September 1--5, 2003, Helsinki, Finland.


K. Thramboulidis, “Development of Distributed Industrial Control Applications: The CORFU Framework”, 4th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems, August 2002, Vasteras, Sweden.


K. Thramboulidis, C. Tranoris, “A Function Block Based Approach for the Development of Distributed IPMCS Applications”, 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2001), August 22-25, 2001, Budapest, Hungary. paper

Tranoris, C., K. Thramboulidis, “From Requirements to Function Block Diagrams: A new Approach for the design of industrial applications”, 10th IEEE Mediterranean Conf. on Control and Automation, (MED’02), Lisbon, Portugal 2002.


Κ. Thramboulidis, “Towards a UML based Engineering Support System”, 9th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED'01, Croatia 2001.


Κ. Thramboulidis, “Using UML for the Development of Distributed Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems”, IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), September 2001, Mexico


K. Thramboulidis, C. Tranoris and C. Koulamas, “An Object-Oriented Framework for the Development of Distributed Industrial Process Measurement and Control Systems”, IEEE International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS-2001), Portugal 2001.


K. Thramboulidis, A. Prayati, “Field DeviceSpecification for the Development of Function Block Oriented EngineeringSupport Systems”, International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, (ETFA 2001), French Riviera 2001.


K. Thramboulidis, C. Tranoris, “An Architecture for the Development of Function Block Oriented Engineering Support Systems”, IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA’01), Canada August 2001.