| 2025 | ETFA | AML-ID - concept and implementation of semantic matching with AutomationML. | Rainer Drath |
| 2025 | ETFA | AutomationML Library Space: A concept for sharing and versioning Engineering Data Models. | Rainer Drath, David Hoffmann |
| 2025 | ETFA | Requirements on Data Processing for Simulation Models in connected Industrial Digital Twins. | Gary Hildebrandt, Rainer Drath, Michael Weyrich |
| 2025 | ETFA | Self-Monitoring and Self-Adjustments in Magnetostrictive Position Sensors with Hybrid-AI. | Aimal Khan, Alexander Hetznecker, Rainer Drath, Thomas Greiner |
| 2024 | ETFA | Integrating Robots in Modular Production Environments via the Module Type Package. | Gary Hildebrandt, Pascal Habiger, Thomas Greiner, Rainer Drath |
| 2023 | ETFA | Automated Integration of External Data into Digital Twins for Manufacturing Processes. | Gary Hildebrandt, Pascal Habiger, Daniel Dittler, Rainer Drath, Michael Weyrich |
| 2022 | EDUCON | How to survive a PhD - using Design Thinking methods and the Business Model Canvas. | Martin W. Hoffmann, Rainer Drath |
| 2022 | ETFA | Modelling Service Properties to Manage their Diversity within Modular Manufacturing Plants. | Pascal Habiger, Gary Hildebrandt, Rainer Drath, Alexander Fay, Thomas Greiner |
| 2022 | ETFA | A Methodology for classifying Data relevance to utilize external Data Sources in the Digital Twin. | Gary Hildebrandt, Pascal Habiger, Daniel Dittler, Mike Barth, Rainer Drath, Michael Weyrich |
| 2022 | IECON | Security by Design Integration Mechanisms for Industrial Control Systems. | Sarah Fluchs, Emre Tasten, Martin Mertens, Alexander Horch, Rainer Drath, Alexander Fay |
| 2021 | ETFA | TOPNAV: Efficiently Navigating through Industrial Process Plant Topologies. | Andreas Berlet, Julius Rckert, Heiko Koziolek, Rainer Drath, Mike Barth |
| 2021 | ETFA | Virtual-In-The-Loop-Engineering: A categorisation and terminology for modular plants and interfaces. | Gary Hildebrandt, Pascal Habiger, Rainer Drath |
| 2021 | ETFA | A Hierarchical Domain-Specific Language for Cyber-physical Production Systems Integrating Asset Administration Shells. | Christoph Lehnert, Grischan Engel, Heinrich Steininger, Rainer Drath, Thomas Greiner |
| 2021 | ETFA | Modelling of Sensor Devices with AutomationML An enabler for the Digital Twin and new business models. | Markus Rentschler, Rainer Drath |
| 2020 | ETFA | Distributed Functional Safety for Modular Process Plants. | Anselm Klose, Florian Pelzer, Mike Barth, Rainer Drath, Rainer Oehlert, Silvia Vlez Len, Alexander Horch, Christoph Kotsch, Jochen Knab, Bernhard Gut, Hartmut Manske, Leon Urbas |
| 2019 | ETFA | Towards Meaningful Interoperability for Heterogeneous Engineering Tools via AutomationML. | Prerna Bihani, Rainer Drath, Aniket Kadam |
| 2019 | ETFA | The AutomationML Component Description in the context of the Asset Administration Shell. | Rainer Drath, Markus Rentschler, Michael Hoffmeister |
| 2018 | ETFA | Digitalization of the IEC PAS 63131 Standard with AutomationML. | Rainer Drath, Idar Ingebrigtsen |
| 2018 | ETFA | Vendor-Independent modeling and exchange of Fieldbus Topologies with AutomationML. | Markus Rentschler, Rainer Drath |
| 2017 | ETFA | Concept for AutomationML-based interoperability between multiple independent engineering tools without semantic harmonization: Experiences with AutomationML. | Prerna Bihani, Rainer Drath |
| 2017 | ETFA | The role of the Industry 4.0 asset administration shell and the digital twin during the life cycle of a plant. | Constantin Wagner, Julian Grothoff, Ulrich Epple, Rainer Drath, Somayeh Malakuti, Sten Grner, Michael Hoffmeister, Patrick Zimmermann |
| 2016 | ETFA | On the evolution of CAEX: A language engineering perspective. | Luca Berardinelli, Rainer Drath, Emanuel Mtzler, Manuel Wimmer |
| 2016 | ETFA | Concept and development of a semantic based data hub between process design and automation system engineering tools. | Pouria Ghobadi Bigvand, Alexander Fay, Rainer Drath, Pablo Rodrguez Carrion |
| 2015 | ETFA | Agile standardization by means of PCE Requests. | Pouria Ghobadi Bigvand, Rainer Drath, Andr Scholz, Andreas Schller |
| 2014 | ETFA | A novel approach to measure engineering efficiency of automation projects. | Georg Gutermuth, Ben Schroeter, Rainer Drath, Nuo Li, Christian Messinger |
| 2013 | IECON | A method to evaluate the openness of automation tools for increased interoperability. | Alexander Fay, Stefan Biffl, Dietmar Winkler, Rainer Drath, Mike Barth |
| 2012 | ETFA | Evaluation of the openness of automation tools for interoperability in engineering tool chains. | Mike Barth, Rainer Drath, Alexander Fay, Florian Zimmer, Karin Eckert |
| 2012 | ETFA | Let's talk AutomationML what is the effort of AutomationML programming? | Rainer Drath |
| 2012 | ETFA | Concept for managing multiple semantics with AutomationML - Maturity level concept of semantic standardization. | Rainer Drath, Mike Barth |
| 2012 | ETFA | "Safety automata" - A new specification language for the development of PLC safety applications. | Georg Frey, Rainer Drath, Bastian Schlich, Robert Eschbach |
| 2011 | ETFA | Concept for interoperability between independent engineering tools of heterogeneous disciplines. | Rainer Drath, Mike Barth |
| 2009 | ETFA | Three-view-concept for Modeling Process or Manufacturing Plants with AutomationML. | Miriam Schleipen, Rainer Drath |
| 2008 | ETFA | AutomationML - the glue for seamless automation engineering. | Rainer Drath, Arndt Lder, Jrn Peschke, Lorenz Hundt |
| 2008 | ETFA | An evolutionary approach for the industrial introduction of virtual commissioning. | Rainer Drath, Peter Weber, Nicolas Mauser |
| 2001 | ETFA | Design and implementation of a Java-based industrial control system configuration tool. | Alexander Fay, Rainer Drath, Peter Bort |