Wednesday Program, 01.10.2025

From 11:00

Guest Arrival with Registration and Lunch Buffet

12:15 – 12:30

Welcome Speech Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Prokop, TU Dresden

12:30 – 12:45

Opening Remarks Dean Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regine Gerike, TU Dresden

Session 1 – Key Notes

12:45 – 13:10

Virtual and data-driven Development – Opportunities and Challenges from an OEM Perspective
Dr.-Ing. Christian Schimmel, Audi AG

13:15 – 13:40

Accelerated Vehicle Development: Strategies for a faster time-to-market from the Perspective of OEMs and Competitors
Dipl.-Inf. Fabian Ahrendts, Volkswagen AG

13:45 – 14:10

AI based Automation throughout the automotive V-model – Challenges and Solutions for shortening Development Time
Dr. Peter Schlicht, CARIAD SE

14:15 – 15:00             Coffee Break

Session 2 – Cyberphysical Prototyping

15:00 – 15:25

BMW Group Driving Simulation Centre: Use Cases and Challenges
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Peller, BMW Group

15:30 – 15:55

How Automotive Systems Engineering accelerates the Left-Shift in Vehicle Validation
Dipl.-Ing. Henrik Schmidt, Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

16:00 – 16:25

HORIBA
Alexander Seipel, Horiba Europe GmbH

16:30 – 17:00             Coffee Break

17:00 – 19:00

Guided Tour trough the Vehicle Test Centre

From 19:00

Evening Event

Thursday Program, 02.10.2025

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome Speech Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Prokop, TU Dresden

Session 3 – New Developments in Simulation Methods

09:15 – 09:40

tracetronic
Dr.-Ing. Rocco Deutschmann, tracetronic GmbH

09:45 – 10:10

Model Based Customer – UAF for modeling Customer Benefits using the Example of the Logistics Industry
Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Reisch, M.Sc. Simon van der Weck, Bertrandt Ing.-Büro GmbH

10:15 – 10:40

Accelerate Time-to-Market with Model-based Software Development and Virtual Prototyping for AURIXTM TC4x
Dr. Mathias Haberjahn, Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG

10:45 – 11:15             Coffee Break

Session 4 – Verification and Validation of Software defined Vehicle

11:15 – 11:40

Focus on Efficiency: Design and Analysis Concepts for the Chassis Components of Tomorrow
Dr.-Ing. Robert Schliebner, IAMT Engineering GmbH & Co. KG

11:45 – 12:10

Real-World Brake and Chassis Durability in the Loop: Usage Variability Simulation via Virtual Test Markets
Dr. Felix Pfister, IPG Information Process Group GmbH

12:15 – 13:15             Lunch Break

13:15 – 13:40

Human-Centric Development of Software-Defined-Vehicles
Ph.D. Michael Hoffmann, VI-grade GmbH

13:45 – 14:10

Researching the Motor Vehicle – From Dresden into the Future
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Schramm, TU Dresden

14:15 – 14:25

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Prokop, TU Dresden