Knowledge tables

Subject: Autonomous Systems
Host: Gijs Dubbelman

Description
Led by Gijs Dubbelman (TU/e), this roundtable dives into the latest advances in autonomous mobility. How can AI, sensors, and control systems make vehicles smarter, safer, and more reliable? Join the discussion on the technical breakthroughs, real-world challenges, and societal impact of autonomous systems.

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Subject: Batteries
Host : Wil Hendrix

Description
Focusing on how advanced control theory, modelling and data-driven methods can improve battery performance and reliability. Key themes include optimal charging, cell balancing, state estimation, and predictive algorithms for battery health, enabling smarter energy systems in mobility, grid storage, and beyond.

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Subject: Battery Management Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
Host: Feye Hoekstra

Description
Battery management systems (BMS) are vital for ensuring batteries work safely, reliably, and efficiently. They are the first line of defense in battery safety and form the interface between the battery pack and the application. As demand for electric vehicles and large battery packs rises, improvements in BMS algorithms and testing become key to lowering costs, increasing range, and achieving sustainable mobility. Curious about developments or eager to ask questions on BMS, join our round table!

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Subject: Circular Batteries and Critical Materials: Challenges and Solutions
Host: Arjan Kirkels

Description
The transition to electrification depends on secure, sustainable access to critical materials. This session explores the challenges of sourcing, recycling, and re-using key battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Discover innovative strategies for circular battery design, second-life applications, and efficient recycling processes that reduce environmental impact and dependency on scarce resources, paving the way for a truly sustainable battery value chain.

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Subject: Electrical Grids
Host: Koen Kok

Description
The focus is on how distributed software and intelligent control mechanisms can enable resilient, flexible, and efficient electricity networks, with themes such as local energy systems, edge-AI and governance, coordination of supply and demand, market mechanisms, and real-world smart grid solutions that accelerate the energy transition.

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Subject: Molecular Networks: Alternative Fuels
Host: Mark Boneschanscher

Description
The rapid growth of decentralized energy and materials sources, progress in electrochemistry, and economic consequences of grid congestion give rise to the development of a new form chemical factory: local, containerized setups to produce synthetic gas, methanol, DME, or ammonia. Synergistic effects with energy farms, energy hubs, wastewater treatment facilities, or local industrial sites determine what products are produced where. Applications can range from local upcycling of plastic waste, on-site fertilizer production, to the production of various fuels for transport applications that cannot easily be electrified.

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Subject: AI-Powered Control and Diagnostics in Automotive Systems
Host : Frank Willems

Description
Machine Learning (ML) is transforming automotive systems by enabling faster development, improved safety, increase uptime, and reduced emissions. While widely applied in areas like autonomous driving, its use in control and diagnostics is still emerging. Join the discussion to explore ML’s potential and challenges for your applications and jointly identify future research programs.

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Subject: Heavy-Duty Transport & Beyond
Host: Noud Maes

Description
Explore the future of heavy-duty mobility with Noud Maes of (TU/e. With his expertise in sustainable powertrains, electrification and hydrogen applications, this roundtable will dive into the challenges and opportunities of transitioning heavy-duty transport towards cleaner, smarter and more efficient solutions. Discuss innovations, infrastructure needs and cross-sector applications that push transport technology beyond today’s boundaries.

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Subject: Celtechnology & Pack Integration
Host : Auke Kronemeijer

Description
The focus is on innovations in battery cell design and their integration into packs. Key aspects include modular packaging, thermal and electrical management, mechanical integrity, manufacturability, and the optimization of cell-to-pack interfaces to improve energy density, safety, longevity, and cost efficiency.

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Subject: Quantum Secure Communications & Quantum Key Distribution
Host: Catalina Stan

Description
A Smart Campus aims to be efficient, sustainable and offer the best user experience. Living Labs are real-life innovation ecosystems where multidisciplinary research and education connect directly with users. Data forms the bridge between Smart Campus (operations) and Living Labs (research). This session highlights TU/e’s approach, the link between Smart Campus and Living Labs, and opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the campus.

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Subject: Smart Campus & Living Labs
Host: Rein van den Bosch

Description
A Smart Campus is about becoming more efficient, sustainable with the best campus experience, using digital technologies. Living Labs offer are innovation ecosystems in real-life environments for rapid prototyping and testing innovative solutions, facilitating rigorous campus based research in co-creation between end-users, students, researchers, companies and societal organizations. based on a multi-disciplinary approach with engaged users. Data creates an essential synergy between Smart Campus (business administration) and Living Labs (research, education). This session explores the TU/e approach to developing a Smart Campus, the important connection to Living Labs and what the possibilities are for collaboration in and outside of the campus.

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Subject: Cyber Security of (Autonomous) Mobility (Systems)
Host: Harold Weffers

Description
As mobility on the road, on rails, on water, and in the air becomes increasingly connected and autonomous, and (autonomous) vehicles become ‘software-defined’, including AI, the cyber security of these vehicles as well as the cyber security of the organisations in their global supply chain are critical to ensure security, safety, business continuity, and trust. This session explores various aspects of vulnerabilities of modern systems for mobility, from connected vehicles to infrastructure, and strategies to protect them against cyber threats. Learn how (legislation and regulations with respect to the) security-by-design, security-by-default, and resilience-by-design, as well as threat intelligence and monitoring are shaping the future of secure, safe and reliable autonomous mobility

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Subject: Beyond the Buzzword: A Pragmatic Look at the Digital Twin's Many Forms and Implementation
Host: Daniel Escobar

Description
Moving beyond the buzzword, this talk provides a pragmatic framework for designing and implementing digital twin solutions based on a company’s actual needs. It will explore the different forms of digital twins and how to select the right architecture for the right application. The session will conclude with a showcase of the TU/e Digital Twin Lab and its work in creating a practical development playground for this technology.

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Subject: Campus Energy Hub: Building the Next Generation of Lab Infrastructure
Host: Mark Cox

Description
Creating the “fourth generation” university requires more than cutting-edge research, it demands a new generation of underlying laboratory infrastructure that is deeply connected to society to facilitate upscaling and TRL acceleration. This session explores what is needed to design and prepare future-proof energy labs, from technical requirements to collaborative frameworks. Collaborate in the evolvement of partnerships to enable scaling and innovation, with the Genius smart energy hub project presented as a real-world example of how research facilities can drive impact beyond universities and campusses.

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