In appreciation of the strong connection and interaction between industry and academia in Austria, the program of ECC15 will feature two dedicated industrial panel sessions. These sessions are organized by the Industry Chairs and focus on the topics of Green Mobility and Clean Process Industry. Each session is composed of three expert talks and an open panel discussion, where the speakers will provide insights in current and upcoming challenges. Both sessions are scheduled in the afternoon tracks of ECC15 and are open for the public.

Industrial Panel: Automotive – Green Mobility

Talks:

1. Dr. Josef Zehetner, AVL List GmbH: Co-Simulation – technical challenges in the continuous vehicle development process
2. Dr. Daniel Watzenig, Virtual Vehicle Competence Center (ViF) Challenges at advanced highly automated systems in transport applications
3. DI Thies Filler, Volkswagen AG: Efficient Control Design and Application with Co-Simulation and the FMI standard

Panel discussion

Industrial Panel: Chemical and Process Control – Clean Process Industry

Talks:

1. Dr. Walter Böhme, OMV AG: Carbon free fuels – A real option?
2. Dr. Felix Staudegger, LAM Research: Control theory to enable eco-friendly technical innovations in semiconductor equipment industry
3. Dr. Markus Gölles, BioEnergy 2020+: Current and future challenge for automation and control towards renewable heat supply

Panel discussion