InnoRenew CoE co-organised the MATCOS-25 (Middle-European Conference on Applied Theoretical Computer Science) conference, which was held 9 – 10 October 2025. Dr. Miklós Krész served as a member of the Steering and Program Committee.

The MATCOS conference is held every three years at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM, bringing together researchers and practitioners to bridge theoretical advances in computer science with real-world applications. The event places particular emphasis on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) methods across various practical domains, including simulation, bioinformatics, digital signal and image processing, data science, digital forensics, logistics, smart homes and cities, the Internet of Things (IoT) and computational social science.

This year’s keynote speaker was prof. dr. Michael Bierlaire, from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). In his talk, he emphasized that choice behaviour is central to many real-world applications, especially in areas such as transportation planning and marketing. Classical choice models, based on random utility theory, assume that individuals choose the alternative that provides the highest utility. However, these models require the explicit enumeration of all possible alternatives, which becomes impractical when the choice set is large or complex.