Alumni Network Meeting 2024 December 2024

On December 13, 2024, all Fraunhofer ITWM alumni, consultants and ITWM employees are invited to the strategic network meeting at Fraunhofer ITWM.

The alumni can expect not only a joyful reunion, but also exciting presentations and pitches at our institute. Our Christmas party in the evening will round off the event.

Program Alumni Meeting December 2024

  • Welcome – Dr Joachim Linn, Head of Department »Mathematics for the Digital Factory« in the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering« for the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering«
  • Keynote Speaker – Dr. Michael Hilden (alumni from the Department »Flow and Material Simulation«, now in a management position at Robert Bosch GmbH) »Mathematical Contributions for Braking Systems«
  • Pitches (short presentations, each presenting a topic in nine minutes)
    • Maxime Krier (Department »Flow and Material Simulation«) 
      »Digital Design of Lightweight Components« »(Digitale Auslegung von Leichtbaukomponenten)«
    • Johnna Heidrich (Department »Transport Processes«) 
      »Digital Twin for District Heating – Monitoring and Optimization of Heating Networks« »(Digitaler Zwilling für die Fernwärme – Monitoring und Optimierung von Wärmenetzen)«
    • Elisabeth Halser (Division »Optimization«)
      »Hybrid Energy Supply for Buildings« »(Hybride Energieversorgung von Gebäuden)«
    • Miltiadis Poursanidis (Division »Optimization«)
      »Shape-Constrained Regression« »(Formbeschränkte Regression)«
    • Dr. Sebastian Emmerich (Division »Mathematics for Vehicle Engineering«)
      »Interactive Driving Simulation at Fraunhofer ITWM – News and Current Projects« »(Interaktive Fahrsimulation am Fraunhofer ITWM – Neuigkeiten und aktuelle Projekte)«

The alumni event starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. The event takes place in the Hertz and Maxwell meeting rooms in House I. Alumni are welcome to stay for our Christmas party at the institute afterwards.

Please register using the form by November 29, 2024. You can also indicate whether you will be attending the Institute's Christmas party after the afternoon program.