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Wednesday, 4 Nov. 2026 |
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| Opening & Welcome |
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Keynote 1 Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Kulzer Powertrain Systems in a Changing Political and Economic Landscape – Powered by Diversity, Fueled by Sustainability |
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Keynote 2 Dr. Jonas Johannisson Scaling Trust in Product Carbon Footprints: PCF Verification and PCF Program Certification in the Catena-X Ecosystem |
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Keynote 3 Dr.-Ing. Klaus Ruhland Sustainability in the automotive value chain |
| Coffee Break |
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Session 1.1
Sustainability & LCA - Carbon Footprint Accounting (Part 1/2)
Life Cycle Assessment Data as Strategic Infrastructure for Smart and Sustainable Industrial Value Chains
Implementing Consistent Market-Based Electricity Accounting in Life Cycle Assessment: A Workflow for Automotive Supply Chains
Product Carbon Footprint Calculation for the Digital Product Passport of the Automotive Wiring Harness
Session 1.2
Automotive Engineering & Hardware Innovation
A Software-Driven Smart Hybrid Prototyping Framework for Early Validation of Software-Defined Vehicles
Scalable Electric Drives with Internally Cooled CFRP Rotor Shafts
XR vs. Reality: Assessing the Validity of Virtual Automotive Interior Lighting Experiences
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| Lunch Break |
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Workshop W 1
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) in Practice - From Regulatory Requirements to Value-Creating Use Cases |
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Session 2.1
Vision & Perception AI in Production
Advancements in 3D Radar Image Classification: Enhancing Accuracy and Robustness with Multi-Layer Image Stacks
Semi-Uncontrolled Zero-Shot Perception for SMEs via Sim-to-Real Transfer in the Industrial Metaverse
AFOS: A Visual IoT Architecture for Hardware-Abstracted, Distributed Multi-Sensor Processing in Industrial Environments
Session 2.2
Intralogistics & AGV Routing (Part 1/2)
Context-Aware Edge-Cost Adaptation on Fixed Route Graphs for Multi-AGV Routing in Dynamic Industrial Environments
Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer for Automated Vehicles in Intralogistics: Potential for Cost and Time Savings
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| Coffee Break |
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Session 3.1
Sustainability, Circularity & Digital Product Passports (Part 2/2)
A Sustainability-Oriented Development Process considering Circularity: An Automotive Case Study
Synchronizing assessments of mechanical and environmental properties for an aluminum beam in product development
Digital Product Passports for Load Carriers and Materials: Bridging QR and AAS Implementation
Session 3.2
Intralogistics Systems & Production Control (Part 2/2)
LoQuaSys – Modularization of Intralogistics Supply Systems with integrated Quality data layers
Smart Order-Based Production Control for Cyber-Physical Production Systems Using Blockchain-Enabled Decision Logic
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| Get-Together & Networking Event |
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Thursday, 5 Nov. 2026 |
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| Welcome |
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Session 4.1
AAS & Industrial Data Spaces (Part 1/2), Digital Twin & Virtual Commissioning (Part 1/2)
Data Harmonization and Data Spaces between Physical and Virtual Entities in Resilient Manufacturing
Interoperable Intralogistics for Decentralised Simulation based on Asset Administration Shells and VDA 5050
From Point Clouds to Articulated Digital Twins: An Interactive Workflow for Brownfield Production Plants
Mixed Reality-Based Automated Test Case Generation for Virtual Commissioning of Production Systems
Session 4.2
Robotics & Manipulation (Part 1/2), AI/ML Methods for Engineering & Production (Part 1/2)
From Design to Action: Enabling End-to-End Robotic Wire Harness Assembly
A Collision-Aware Motion Planning and Benchmarking Pipeline for Industrial Manipulation
Defects Analysis Using LLMs and MBSE System Architectures: A Case Study with an Automotive OEM
End-to-End Bill of Process Generation Using Multi-Modal Transformers
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| Coffee Break |
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Keynote 4 Prof. Jeroen Bergmann From vital signals to workplace design: Using physiological data to shape health requirements in automotive production |
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Keynote 5 Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle Engineering with AI – Why Humans and Organizations Make the Difference |
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Keynote 6 Dr.-Ing. Agus Atmosudiro Physical AI – The Next Evolution of Industrial Robotics |
| Lunch Break |
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Session 5.1
Digital Twin & Virtual Commissioning (Part 2/2)
Real-Time Connector for ISG Virtuos and NVIDIA Omniverse: Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for Collaborative Virtual Commissioning
Bridging the Reality Gap: Automated Co-Evolution of Industrial Digital Twins Using Virtual Commissioning System Models
The Digital Component Passport: An SE(3) Deviation Analysis Framework for Per-Part Quality in Robotic Additive Manufacturing
A Hybrid Grey-Box Virtual Sensor for Inline Process Monitoring in Robotic Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
Session 5.2
AI/ML Methods for Engineering & Production (Part 2/2)
LLM-Based Fitness for Automation Assessment of Mechanical Assemblies Using Neutral Product Model Data
A Case Study of Effects of Upstream Feature Selection Procedures in an Automated Framework
High precision time series regression for engineering and production
Evaluation of Optimal Design Choices for Retrieval-Augmented Systems for Engineering Documentation
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| Coffee Break |
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Session 6.1
AAS & Industrial Data Spaces (Part 2/2)
Decentralized Asset and Service Discovery in Industrial Dataspaces
Intelligent Digital Machine Twin for Automated Feasibility and Cost Assessment in Automotive Bus Production: Integrating Geometric Feature Extraction and AAS Capability Matching
Open Universal Scene Description as a Lightweight Bill-of-Materials Format for SME Digital Value Chains
An Ontology for Semantic Data Representation in Automotive Commissioning and Testing
Session 6.2
Robotics & Manipulation (Part 2/2)
Real-time robot programming using gesture recognition
A Sim-to-Real AI Framework for a Vision-Guided Autonomous Dishwasher Loading using a Cognitive Robot
Fast and Robust Mobile Manipulation of Industrial Load Carriers in Semi-Structured Environments
Data-Driven Configuration of Protective Separation Zones in Collaborative Robot Cells from Operator Occupancy
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| Closing & Farewell |
Session Program
approx. 15 min per slot
“Session 1.1 – Applying General Modelling and Simulation Techniques in Design”
Jonas Braiger
University of Stuttgart – Institute of Aircraft Design
Design Automation of Fibre Composite Parts via Graph-Based Design Languages
Philipp Bähr
Fraunhofer IWM
Validation of the CONSTRAINED_SPR3 Joint Formulation or Isogeometric Shell Models
Maximilian Schilling
University of Stuttgart – Institute for Structural Mechanics
Investigating the Potential of Higher-Order 3D-Shell Finite Elements in Stress Analysis of Laminated Structures
Muhammad Saeed
University of Stuttgart, Swinburne University of Technology and ARENA2036
Convergence Studies to Compare the Induced Forming Defects in FE-Based Simulations, Point Clouds, and Actual Formed Parts
Theresa Uhlemayr
Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)
Modeling the aging behavior of the catalyst layer in PEM fuel cells
Benjamin Schaufelberger
Fraunhofer-Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI)
Development and Validation of a Finite Element Model of a Prismatic Cell under Crash Loading
“Session 1.2 – Sustainable and sufficient control engineering”
Marc Fischer
Universität Stuttgart – Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen
EtherCAT Tunneling Through Time-Sensitive Networks: An Experimental Evaluation
Darius Deubert
Bosch Rexroth AG
Real-Time Online Simulation at Field Level in Industrial Automation
Stefan Klare
Hochschule Kempten, Institut für Produktion und Informatik
Towards Automotive Manufacturing Efficiency: Enhanced Virtual Commissioning Simulation for Dynamic Sheet Metal Handling Optimization
Lars Klingel
Universität Stuttgart – Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen
Online Real-Time Simulation for Collision Avoidance in Robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
Nicolas Unger
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) Institut für Fahrzeugkonzepte
Novel Slicing Algorithm for Hybrid Manufacturing on Non-Planar Surfaces with Robotic SEAM
Zubin Trivedi
University of Stuttgart – Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems
Quantifying the epistemic uncertainties in a Type V CFRP pressure vessel using a fuzzy-approach
“Session 2.1 – Synthesizing design and technology in industry 4.0”
Jonas Knüpper
University of Applied Sciences Kempten
Measuring Resilience: A New Perspective on Assessing Production Facilities Through an OEE based Resilience Metric
Jan Alexander Zak
Mercedes-Benz AG
A Baseline Model for Nugget Diameter Prediction Based on Process Parameters for Aluminum Resistance Spot Welding
Jose Moises Araya-Martinez
Mercedes-Benz AG
A Data-Centric Evaluation of Leading Multi-Class Object Detection Algorithms Using Synthetic Industrial Data
Jonathan Bartels
Volkswagen AG, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Enhancing Robustness in Cyber-Physical Matrix Production System through Dependability-Integrated Holonic Multi Agent Systems
Makki Ben Salem
Hochschule Landshut
Qualitative Comparison of Handling Tools for Instructed IIoT Data
“Session 2.2 – Tractus-X Workshop”
Tractus X Workshop with interactive Live Demonstations
“Session 3.1 – Innovative Technologies and Collaborative Tools in Designing Digital Products”
Samed Ajdinovic
Universität Stuttgart – Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen
Dynamic Process Reconfiguration through Digital Product Passports: A Framework for Adaptive Control
Till Schulz
Fraunhofer-Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI
Leveraging Knowledge Graphs to Fill Data Gaps for Life Cycle Assessment during Product Development
David Dietrich
Universität Stuttgart – Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen
Software-defined Value Networks: Industrial Requirements and Research Gap
Matthias Weiß
Universität Stuttgart, IAS
An Approach for a Human-Assisted Data Loop in Connected Manufacturing Systems
Troy McMahon
Aalborg University
A Two-Level Architecture for Mobile Grasping
“3.2 Digitain Workshop”
Digital Methods, Models and Sustainability
“Session 4.1 – Artificial Intelligence in Automotive (IEEE)”
Judy Brady
IEEE Manager EMEA-LA
- IEEE Welcome
- Introduction of Speakers
- IEEE’s Partnership with SCAP & ARENA2036
Cecilia Carbonelli
Infineon Sr. Principal, Systems & Algorithm Architect
- Navigating AI regulations and the EU AI Act
- EU regulations Impacting AI in the Semiconductor Industry
- Trustworthy AI: From Regulations to Technical Benchmark
- The Role of Standardization
Mario Tokarz
Founder of RightMinded AI
- Building trust in AI through a Value-based Approach
- Addressing legal and social concerns across the AI product lifecycle
- Methods, tools and best practices for trustworthy AI
Franz Fischer
Standards & More
- IEEE – Trusted source for Automotive and Artificial Intelligence Technology
- IEEE Journals and Conferences
- IEEE eBooks and eLearning
- IEEE Xplore – Artficial Intelligence in Automotiv
“Session 4.2 (A) – Digitain Workshop 2 / Digital Certification”
“Session 4.2 (B) – Autonomous Solutions in Automotive”
Zack Walker
Stuttgart Media University
Exploring Interactions in Autonomous Vehicles: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Various Interaction Methods for 2D and 3D Content
Zack Walker
Stuttgart Media University
Enhancing an Autonomous Vehicle Simulation through Holoride Technology Integration to Reduce Motion Sickness and Increase Immersion: A Proof of Concept and Empirical Evaluation
Simon Komesker
Volkswagen PKW; RPTU; DFKI Kaiserslautern
Improving Automated Manufacturing Processes by Applying Agent-Based Planning and Control
“Session 5.1 – Artificial Intelligence in Automotive”
Andreas Seitz
Balluff GmbH
Comparison of Active Learning and Self-Training as Adaptation Strategies for Robust Classification in a Dynamic Production Environment
Michael Jarwitz
University of Stuttgart – IFSW
Prediction of process constraints using a physics-informed hybrid model with additional output constraints at the example of the threshold of deep-penetration laser welding
Tim Staudenrausch
University of Applied Sciences Kempten
Cycle Time Measurement Using AI-Based Object Detection and Tracking in Industrial Processes
Manuel Zürn
Universität Stuttgart – Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen
Robotic Wiring Harness Bin Picking Solution Using a Deep-Learning-Based Spline Prediction and Multi-Stereo Camera Setup
Jan Alexander Zak
Mercedes-Benz AG
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models in Production Environments Through Residual Distributions
Muhammad Saeed
University of Stuttgart and Swinburne University of Technology
Reinforcement Learning to Improve Finite Element Simulations for Shaft and Hub Connections
“Session 5.2 – Frameworks and approaches for a circular economy”
Ruiyang Deng
INATECH, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
The Application of LCA Data Uncertainty Analysis in the Sustainable Development Process
Johannes Scholz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology wbk Institute of Production Science
Modeling and Optimization of Sustainability Criteria Along the Product Engineering Process of Handling Systems
Matthias Duve
University of Applied Sciences Kempten, Institute for Production and Informatics
The Role of Metal Additive Manufacturing in a Circular Economy
Muhammad Ali
University of Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU)
Sustainable and Affordable Strategies to Reduce Traffic Emissions in Urban Areas
Santwana Pati
Bundeswehr University Munich
Overview of the Challenges in High-Pressure Type V Hydrogen Tanks for Automotive Applications
Lars Kälber
Institut für Statik und Dynamik der Luft- und Raumfahrtkonstruktionen
Comparison of Symbolic Regression Methods for Recovering the von Mises Stress Law
