Defense of the doctoral dissertation: Wyatscheslav Baumung

On 13th of February, 2026, at 15.00 in person, at the University of Latvia (Raiņa bulvāris 19) Room 13, as well as remotely, the UL Promotional Council of Computer Science and Informatics, and Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Technology will hold an open meeting, during which Wyatscheslav Baumung will defend his doctoral thesis (Ph.D) in engineering and technology.

Topic: "A software architecture for integrating additive manufacturing into enterprise production systems".
Scientific supervisor: Dr. sc. comp. Vladislav Fomin.

Abstract:
This dissertation presents a software architecture for integrating Additive Manufacturing (AM) into cyber-physical production systems. Traditional manufacturing environments, supported by ERP and PPC systems, lack the structural flexibility to accommodate the non-task-specific and dynamic nature of AM processes. This work develops a Production Planning and Control (PPC) system tailored to AM, enabling seamless coordination with existing enterprise systems. Following the principles of Design Science Research, the architecture was iteratively designed, implemented, and validated through simulation. Key contributions include a modular software architecture for AM-specific process control, a dynamic resource allocation engine, and a real-time production order generator. The system enables interoperability with ERP systems, supports decentralized manufacturing networks, and integrates real-time data feedback to adapt to varying production constraints. The work addresses core challenges in information systems development (ISD) for manufacturing, including system design for highly flexible environments, data flow integration across heterogeneous sources, and the embedding of AM-specific logic into existing industrial IT infrastructure. Supplementary modules demonstrate the feasibility of leveraging machine learning for predictive scheduling and blockchain for decentralized order management, further extending the architecture’s potential in Industry 4.0 ecosystems.

Reviewers:
1) Dr. sc. comp. Laila Niedrīte, University of Latvia;
2) Dr. sc. ing. Gatis Vītols, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies;
3) Dr. Stefan Thalmann, University of Graz, Austria.

The doctoral thesis is available at the LU Library, Raiņa bulvāris 19.
Participation in the online session is by prior application, writing to sintija.silina@lu.lv by 10th of February.