Academia meets Auto-Industry
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About this Event
The auto industry is facing tremendous challenges, not only brought by the crescent rise of electric powertrains and massive use of driving assisting systems progressing towards autonomous driving systems, but also in the factory floor, by the upcoming fourth industrial revolution (“Industrie 4.0”), the impact of digital technology on the value chain, and disruptive technologies such as 3D printing.
The two-days conference will explore these challenges bringing together car and car-part manufacturers, universities and research institutions, to sharing knowledge, discovering solutions and building relationships within the automotive cluster.
The program is organized in four thematic sessions, structured around four keynote presentations given by national and international experts from the industry and the scientific community, who will bring the state of the art in the diverse aspects related with the future of car industry, advanced materials and manufacturing processes and paradigms of mobility, including environmental concerns.
A space will be provided, around the technical sessions, for all those wanting to exhibit their most recent findings or to demonstrate innovative projects.
During the event we will give visibility, in the exhibition space, to the diverse projects carried out by the students and their sponsors as contributors for the academic formation, in the context of innovative learning methodologies.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
DAY I – THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
09:00 – Reception
09:15 – Welcome
09:45 – Introduction
10:00 – European Research on Production Technologies
10:15 – Keynote I: THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30-13:30 – Materials and Processes: Industry Drivers and R&D Needs (Part I)
11:30 – Invited Talk: Digital Transformation Trends in Manufacturing
12:00 – Panel Discussion
- Driving Innovation
- Additive Manufacturing
- Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Car Manufacturing
- Industrial Robotics
13:30 – Lunch
14:30 – Keynote II: The Future of Manufacturing
15:15 - Coffee break
15:45-17:45 – Materials and Processes: Industry Drivers and R&D Needs (Part II)
15:45 – Invited Talk “New Materials are Shaping the Future of the Auto-Industry”
16:15 – Panel Discussion
- Innovative Products
- Design Driven Innovation
- Surface Engineering
- Sheet-Bulk Forming and Joining
17:45 – Closure
DAY II – RESEARCH INTO THE FUTURE OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
09:00 – Reception
09:30 – Opening
09:45 – Introduction
10:00 - Internationalization of the National Research and Innovation System
10:15 – Keynote III: THE FUTURE OF DRIVING AND DRIVING MACHINES
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30-13:30 – The Challenges of Electrification
11:30 – Invited Talk: Opportunities of Electrified Commercial Vehicles
12:00 – Panel Discussion
- Project Fuel Cell Bus
- Li-ion bateries: chalenges and opportunities
- Power Electronics & Electrical Machines
- Electric-vehicle adoption
13:30 – Lunch
14:30 – Keynote III: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY IN THE EU
15:15 – Coffee break
15:45-17:45 – The future Driving Machine
15:45 – Invited Talk: The Opportunities and threats of Artificial Inteligence
16:15 – Panel Discussion
- Digital Transformation
- Smart Textiles for the Future Driving Machine
- Human Computer Interaction
- Teaching the Vehicle how to Drive
17:45 – Closure
