An approach for integrating real and virtual production automation devices applying the service-oriented architecture paradigm. - Daniel Cachapa; Armando W. Colombo; Martin Feike; Axel Bepperling (ETFA, 2007)

Software Methodologies for the Engineering of Service-Oriented Industrial Automation: The Continuum Project. - J. Marco Mendes; Axel Bepperling; João Pinto; Paulo Leitão; Francisco J. Restivo; Armando W. Colombo (COMPSAC (1), 2009)

Decision support system for Petri nets enabled automation components. - João Pinto; J. Marco Mendes; Paulo Leitão; Armando W. Colombo; Axel Bepperling; Francisco J. Restivo (INDIN, 2009)

Reuseable Software Unit Knowledge for Device Deployment. - Marcus Zinn; Axel Bepperling; Klaus Peter Fischer-Hellmann; Alois Schütte; Andrew D. Phippen (LWA, 2011)

Integration of virtual and real environments for engineering service-oriented manufacturing systems. - Paulo Leitão; J. Marco Mendes; Axel Bepperling; Daniel Cachapa; Armando W. Colombo; Francisco J. Restivo (J. Intell. Manuf., 2012)