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Master degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino.
More than 25 years in Automotive Engineering. Since 2018, linking steel with automotive industries.

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Senior Expert
Materials and Application Technology

Assistant Research Engineer working with Industrial and Public funded projects on Resistance Welding Technologies, such as the following topics:

-Joining of aluminum and other lightweight alloys;
-LME related topics within 3rd Gen. AHSS and similar alloys;
-Electromagnetic Fields at Resistance Spot Welding and its effects over human health.

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Max Biegler finished his doctorate in distortion modelling for additive manufacturing in 2020. He is currently working as group leader for welding simulation at Fraunhofer IPK in Berlin with topics as diverse as welding distortion modelling, cracking during resistance spot welding and data-driven quality assurance during welding.

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Head of Product Development

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2021 – today Lead Expert Sustainability Strategies at fka GmbH
2019 – 2021 Senior Consultant, business unit Strategy and Consulting at fka GmbH
2014 – 2019 Research associate at the Institute of Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen 2007-2014 Studied mechanical engineering and management, majoring in automotive engineering at RWTH Aachen

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Scientific Director at Eurecat and adjunct professor at LTU. He is author of 74 works in SCI journals, has more than 200 contributions to conferences and holds 2 patents. Research is related to the application of fracture mechanics to understand the fatigue and fracture resistance of engineering materials. Member of the CHS-2 organizing committee.

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David Even graduated in 2003 from Compiègne University of Technology in France.
He started his career at ArcelorMittal in R&D, in the field of crash modelling.
He joined Faurecia in 2007 and in 2012 was nominated as expert in process simulation. Since then, he has been working on many typical and innovative processes to make steel parts for seats.

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Jérôme Favero has worked in ArcelorMittal Global R&D for 11 years. Today, as Head of Automotive Applications, he is in charge of piloting engineering and R&D activities for generic solutions and customer support, including sustainability and additive manufacturing.

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M.Sc. Rico Haase, born 1980,
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) at WHZ Zwickau (Saxony) in 2004,
tooling engineer and project manager at an automotive seating company 2004-2011,
research associate at Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology from 2011,
focus on tempered processes (especially press hardening) and FE-driven process design (LS-DYNA)

Dipl.-Ing. Materials Technology, Specialisation Metal Forming, TU BA Freiberg (2012)
Graduation to the doctor of engeneering with TU BA Freiberg & ArcelorMittal Hamburg (2015)
2016-2018: GFaI Society for the Advancement of Applied Computer Science
Since 2018: GMT Company for metallurgical technology and software development
Research & Development

Short CV:
09/2017 Master of Science in Industrial Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Since 10/2017: Research Assistant at Institute of Manufacturing Technology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Dr. D. Herrero obtained his pHD in "Engineering of Advanced Materials" in 2010. Since then, he works as Senior Researcher in SIDENOR I+D, the research centre of the special steel producer SIDENOR. His main knowledge fields are related to the improvement of the steel mechanical properties, machinability and fatigue performance.

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Short CV:
07/2018 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Since 02/2019: Research Assistant at Institute of Manufacturing Technology

Project:
SFB TR73/T10 - Development of a forming process to manufacture near-net-shape functional components with a gradient in sheet thickness.

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-studied "metallurgy & materials sciences" at RWTH Aachen University (1990-1995)

-PhD at Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg (1995-1999)

-visiting scientist at Cambridge University (UK) (1997-1998)

- 1999 to 2007: R&D-engineer at ALD Vacuum Tech

- 2007 - 2020: Director R&D of ALD

- since 2020 CTO of heat treat services division of ALD

I got PhD at Shinshu University, and title of my PhD was "Delayed fracture of ultrahigh-strength transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP)-aided steels".
After graduation, I worked at Tsuyama national college of technology, Iwate University and Tohoku University.

PhD Engineer with a MBA
Leading R&D Teams and Projects in the steel (tubular) industry promoting the use of steel tubes in different applications since 2003.
Since 2011 with a special focus on auto business, currently as Head of Product Development in ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Europe, setting in motion a common R&D Auto Team for the division.

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I majored corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement with some modelling. To summarize my current area of research, study of predicting physical properties through a basic corrosion and microstructure analysis-based approach, analyzing hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms in metals, and deriving improvement proposals is currently my main research field.

Studies: Chemical Engineering with focus on Applied Mechanics and Thermodynamics, University Karlsruhe (TH)
Applications Engineer at Roell Amsler (Zwick Roell Group)
Scientist at Fraunhofer IWM since 2011
deformation and damage behaviour of metals, multiaxial loading, strain rate effects, adiabatic heating, process chain forming/crash

2003 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science at Ruhr-University Bochum
2007 Ph. D at BAM, Berlin
2007 - 2011 Materials Engineer at MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
2012 - 2021 Materials Engineer at Otto Fuchs KG, Meinerzhagen
since 2021 Project and Development Engineer at Matplus GmbH

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Currently working as a research assistant at the Institute of Joining and Welding at Technische Universität Braunschweig with main research interests including wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) and laser beam welding.

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born 1968
graduation in mechanical engineering 1994
PhD (1998) and habilitation (2004) in materials engineering at Siegen University
PostDoc: Univ. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2001-2002
Professor Metallic Engng. Materials at University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück 2006-2008
Professor & Head of IEHK Steel Institute at RWTH Aachen since 2018

1990-1996: Mechanical Engineering at TU Braunschweig, Germany and University of Waterloo, Canada
1996 - 2001: PhD-Thesis at the Institute for Welding Technology (IFS), TU Braunschweig
2001 - Today: Sheet Metal Expert at Volkswagen Materials Technology, Wolfsburg

- Master of Mechanical Engineering in KOREA
- Vehicle Crash CAE engineer
- Automotive Parts engineering Team leader in Hyundai Steel R&D
- Cooperation work with Automotive Company.

Eduction:
• Mechanical-Engineering (Dipl.Ing.) at Hochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld
• International Welding Engineer at SLV Duisburg


Career:
• 1/2009 – 12/2014: Outokumpu, Research and Development as responsible Welding Engineer
• since 01/2015: Outokumpu, Senior Technical Manager for Automotive / Transportation / New Applications

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Dr.-Ing. degree at Steel Institute, RWTH Aachen University.
Currently, post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University in Finland.

Research focuses on the microstructure modeling guided design of damage-tolerant high-strength steels, involving bridging the microstructure - mechanical properties - component performance by the ICME approach.

Mathias Lorenz is currently working as a research assistant and is doing his doctorate in the field of Raman spectroscopy on biological tissues. Research projects:
Crack detection by means of acoustic emission,
Design of a rinsing chamber for the decellularisation of allograft transplants,
Raman spectroscopy as an inline monitoring tool.

Neil McGregor is a Chief Engineer in Ricardo’s Vehicle Engineering department and is responsible for delivering complete vehicle engineering programmes. He has a background in vehicle structural analysis, vehicle mass reduction and efficiency. He has over 25 years of powertrain and vehicle engineering experience working across a number of sectors.

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2017: Dr.-Ing. obtained from RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Since 2018: Research Engineer at Department of New Materials and Technologies at Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, Salzgitter

Andreas Muhr studied technical chemistry and economics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria and finished the subsequent PhD program at Vienna University of Technology in 2008.
He works as senior researcher for surface technology in the R&D department of voestalpine Stahl Linz, Austria with focus on hydrogen embrittlement of AHSS and PHS.

Studied physics and mathe at the Technical University of Dortmund/Germany
Ph.D. in elementary particle physics. Working partly at CERN in Geneva
5 years head of the research department at Hoesch-Federn (spring manufacturer)
Since 1998 professor of physics at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences
research fields: mechanical surface treatment

2015 phd in mechanical engineering (at Institute of Forming Technology and Machines, Leibniz University Hanover)
2015 Outokumpu: R&D - Market Development Automotive
2017 Outokumpu: Sales - Technical Market Development and Customer Service (Automotive)
since 2020 Outokumpu: Sales - Technical Value Creation (Mobility & Transport)

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thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg GmbH, Hagen:
2016-now Foundation and head of application development dept.
2011–2016 Product development hot-rolled strip

Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde IEHK, RWTH Aachen:
2010–2011 Scientific staff

M.Sc. Mgmt.Business&Economics, RWTH Aachen
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical engineering, University of Kassel

Born: 1983, Tokio

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Jan Nickel graduated with a master degree in Industrial Engineering at TU Dortmund University. Since 2016, he is a scientific employee and PhD student at the Institute of Machining Technology at the TU Dortmund. The focus of his research is on the machining of steel materials.

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Ms Viktoria Olfert graduated with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Paderborn. Previously, she successfully completed her business studies as a graduate in business administration.
Ms Olfert started working as a research assistant at the LWF in 2019 and became 2021 the head of work group testing and characteristics.

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21 years working with Automotive Industry
Presently CEO of Baosteel Tailored Blanks Italy.
Since August 2021, he has been appointed as CMO EMEA of Baosteel Tailored Blanks Group in Europe.
Degree of mechanical engineer at the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy in 1992
BIW and Body shop Manager at Industrie Pininfarina, Italy in 1992/94.

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Current position
Head of product development in Marketing ArcelorMittal Europe Longs

Education
Material Engineer from Ales School of Mines
PhD from University of Grenoble and Saint Etienne School of Mines

Professional Experience
Metallurgist quality dept
Technical Manager of Continuous Casting Machines
R&D Program Leader Process & Forging steel

since 2016
Seating Business Group, Faurecia
Material Data Management Engineer, Seat Structure Systems

2007 - 2016
Institute of Forming Technology & Machines, Leibniz University Hannover
Group Leader, Material Characterization & Simulation
Research Assistant, Numerical Methods

Dr. Mechanical Engineering
M.Sc. Materials Science
B.Sc. Metallurgy

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Florian Pfeifer graduated with a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering at Paderborn University. Since 2016, he is a research associate at the chair of Automotive Lightweight Design at Paderborn University. The focus of his research is the inductive heating of sheet metal for press hardening applications.

Michael Schiller studied production engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Iserlohn and mechanical engineering at the University of Siegen.
Currently he is working as research assistant at the chair of forming technology at the University of Siegen with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Engel.

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Simon Schlei, Application and Development Engineer, Bodycote S³P
Joined Bodycote S³P in 2019. Currently working for the technical service team, which provides technical expertise and development support for customers.
Before his position at Bodycote, he obtained a diploma degree in Material Science from the the Technical University of Dresden.

Short CV:

2011 - 2015: Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. Research on the simulation of Rotary Friction Welding (RFW). PhD finished in 2015.
since 2015: CEO of Sampro GmbH
since 2015: Manager of Advanced Engineering Department of IFA Technologies GmbH. Responsible for the R&D projects on automotive drive train components of IFA Group.

Tobias Schmolke
Research Associate
Laboratory for Material and Joining Technology
University of Paderborn

Profile:
2013-2018:
Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Paderborn

Working Focus:
Investigation of the leak tightness properties of bonded joints for application in battery housings for electric vehicles

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2004: Dipl.-Ing. for mechanical engineering at Clausthal University of Technology
2018: Dr.-Ing. obtained from Leibniz University Hannover
Since 2004: working in the department for Engineering and Simulation of the Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH in Salzgitter

08/2021 - present R&D Engineer at Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH

08/2018 - 07.2021 Technical Graduate at Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH

08/2016 – 07/2018 Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Mechanical engineering, M.Sc

08/2015 - 07/2016 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , BH, Brazil

Education
M.Sc. Fahrzeugtechnik, University of applied Sciences Osnabrück, 2019
Experience
Scientific Assistant at
50% Laboratory for car body development and Lightweight design, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, (2017 - now)
50% Automation Engineering, Fraunhofer Institute for Large Structures in Production Engineering IGP, (2021 - now)

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Since June 2019 – Erichsen GmbH & Co. KG, Hemer, DE
Head of Research and Development

2009-2019 – Inst. of Form. Techn. and Lightweight Components (IUL), TU Dortmund, DE
2018-2019 –Head of Project Planning
2013-2018 –Manager of the ReCIMP – Collaborative Res. Center with Faurecia
2009-2013 –Researcher

2003-2009
Study of mech. eng. at TU Dortmund

After completing a master and PhD degree in materials science, Katharina joined voestalpine Stahl GmbH in 2016 as a researcher for materials development. She works on the topic of retained austenite containing 3rd generation AHSS cold rolled sheet steel. Currently she also researches the LME behavior of these steels.

Mechanical engineer M. sc.

Worked 5 years as Crash simulation engineer for BMW Germany.

Since 2007 at SSAB R&D working with simulations/design-support for customer mainly in the automotive industry.

Global responsible for Metals in Stellantis.
Study of mechanical engineer at Politecnico of Turin
Michele is started his career in Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) in 2013 as sheet metal specialist, focusing his activities on steel sheets validation, mechanical characterization to support CAE simulations.
In 2016 become the responsible of Sheet, tube & extruded profiles competence center
In 2019 became the responsible of Italy Metals manager
In 2022 became the global responsible of Metals for Stellantis
Advisor OEM board member of Automotive Circle.
Coordinator of several Stellantis projects and CRF reference for international research projects, author of numerous publications and some patents.

2016: M.Eng.; Energy and Resource efficient Technologies and Processes, University of Applied Sciences Technology, Business and Design Wismar
Since 2016: working in the department of Engineering and Simulation of the Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH in Salzgitter

Richard Thiessen earned his B.Sc. in Materials Engineering at the U of Alberta (Canada) in 2000, his M.Sc. in Computational Mechanics at the U of Stuttgart in 2002 and attained his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the TU Delft in 2006. After a PostDoc at the MPIE, he joined R&D at thyssenkrupp Steel and is now manager at R&D for multi-phase steels.

Mechanical Engineer (M.Sc.) with a major in Manufacturing

2015 - 2019: B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at OvGU Magdeburg
2018 - 2018: Internship at Porsche Leipzig GmbH
2019 - 2022: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at OvGU Magdeburg
2022 - now: Research Assistant at the Institute of Materials and Joining Technology (IWF) in Magdeburg

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- MSc in Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology (2002)
- PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (welding technology), Delft University of Technology (2007)
- Researcher Tata Steel R&D (since 2007)

Curernt positions:
- Principal Scientist Joining Technology, and
- Manager Automotive Customer Engineering Projects

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Dr Lode Vandenbossche is ArcelorMittal's development engineer for electrical steels. Together with ArcelorMittal’s industrial, commercial, and R&D teams, he translates the customer specifications for future applications into the development of improved electrical steel grades, for the full variety of mainly rotating applications. Lode Vandenbossche holds a PhD in electromechanical engineering. From 2010 to 2018, as research engineer at ArcelorMittal R&D Gent, his focus was - and still is - on electrical steels from the application point-of-view. Since 2018 he’s part of the product development team at ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D.

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Jana von der Heydt, née Husemann
Born 9th of January 1985 in Freudenberg,
german
01/2016 until now
Technical engineer for research and development for Baosteel Tailored Blanks Germany GmbH- Specialist for welding different materials
12/2009 – 02/2015
Scientific assistance at the institute of welding and joining technology of RTWH Aachen

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Born on December 14th 1985 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

October 2005 - January 2011: Studies of mechanical engineering (Ruhr-University Bochum), Dipl.-Ing.

February 2011 - September 2014: Studies of materials engineering (Ruhr-University Bochum), Dr.-Ing.

October 2014 - Today: Dörrenberg Edelstahl GmbH, Head of Technical Sales Special Steels

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