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Experience a varied afternoon with insights into our doctoral students' current research projects, informative discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities.
 

  • Expand your knowledge by discussing the latest research topics and interdisciplinary approaches.
  • Make contacts: Take advantage of the opportunity to network across institutes and disciplines.
  • Take away new ideas: Be inspired by presentations, poster exhibitions, and laboratory tours.

     

Date:Monday, 24th November 2025
Time:11:45 - 12:15 | Registration
 12:30 - 16:30 | Programme
 16:30 | Get-together with Snacks & Beer 
Location:THI, Building G, Atrium und RoomG011.

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We look forward to seeing you at THI Doctoral Day 2025!

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Programme

 

11:45Registration & Science CaféAtrium G011
12:30 

Welcome & Status THI Doctoral School

Prof. Dr. Christian Facchi | Head of Doctoral School
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Birkner | Deputy Head of Doctoral Center Engineering
Prof. Dr. Gordon Elger | Member of Doctoral Center AI/Computer Science
Dr. Monika Kolpatzik | Managing Director Doctoral School 

Plenum G 011
12:50Presidential welcome
Prof. Dr. Walter Schober - President THI
 
13:00 

AI/Computer Science | Short Presentations 
Chair: Prof. Dr. Andreas Riener 

  • Coarser Abstraction of Telemetry-based segment-level heteroscedastic emission-rate model for state-based MIP | Mert Alagözlü
  • Efficient Pretraining of Spoken Language Models | Gokul Srinivasagan
  • Online Monitoring Framework for Automotive Time Series Data using Latent Embeddings | Alexander Fertig
Plenum G 011
13:40 

Poster Pitches - One Minute Madness  
Chair: Dr. Monika Kolpatzik  

     AI/Computer Science

  • Optimization of transit signal priority control using machine learning methods | Philip-Roman Adam
  • HumAIne Intelligence: Human-Augmented Artificial Intelligence to Address Data Quality Issues Leading to Data and Concept Drift | Muhammad Uzair Akmal
  • Obstacle Avoidance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Reinforcement Learning and LiDAR Data | Konstantin Bake
  • Efficient Cross-Architecture Binary Function Embeddings through Knowledge Distillation | Dominik Bayerl
  • Cost-sensitive Defect Detection in Multistage Manufacturing | Kristina Dachtler
  • Validation of a POMDP Framework for Interaction-aware Trajectory Prediction in Vehicle Safety | Tim Elter
  • Through the Looking-Glass: The Current AI Landscape in German Hospitals from a Cybersecurity Perspective | Prof. Patrizia Heinl
  • A Taxonomy for Human-Swarm Interaction | Diah Iraw
  • Strategy Synthesis and Hierarchical Planning | Fazli Faruk Okumus
  • Event-based Vision in Automated Driving | Carla Roth
  • Towards a Configurable and Reusable RL Training Infrastructure for AMRs in ROS2 | Pauline Steffel
  • Uncertainty in Deep Learning-based Perception for Automated Driving Safety | Fabian Ulreich

    Engineering

  • Optimal Integration of Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage into a Thermal Source Network (5GDHC) | Shariq Akbar
  • Absicherung von AVP in CarMaker: Integration von ANTON | Ömer Dönmez
  • Uncertainty-Aware Hybrid Machine Learning in Virtual Sensors for Vehicle Sideslip Angle Estimation | Abinav Kalyanasundaram
  • Assessing the Completeness of Traffic Scenario Categories for Automated Highway Driving Functions via Cluster-Based Analysis | Niklas Roßberg
  • Investigation of the Influence of State of Charge Distribution on the Thermal Propagation | Michael Theiler
  • Optimization of additively manufactured high-performance aluminum alloys for robust and efficient processes | Felix Wenninger
Plenum G 011
14:20

Poster Session &

Lab-Tour @Robotics Lab: KUKA Welding Robot | Elisabeth Baer

Atrium G
Lab G003
14:50Coffeebreak & Networking
 
Atrium G
15:20

Engineering | Short Presentations
Chair: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Birkner 

  • When Aging Turns Hazardous: How Electrochemical Degradation Alters the Mechanical Safety of Tabless 4695 Cylindrical Cells | Prof. Richard Polzer
  • Improving V2X Conformance Testing using Synthetic Data: A Conceptual Introduction | Leonardo Barbosa da Silva
  • Heuristic Approaches to Scheduling Refrigeration Systems in Cold Storage Warehouses | Martin Stöckl
     
Plenum G 011
16:00 

Science Pitch

  • Artificial Intelligence and the Strategic Conversation: Findings from an Experimental Study of Scenario Planning Dialogues | Dr. Gerhard Schönhofer 
Plenum G 011
16:10Panel Discussion Graduates 
Moderation: Elisabeth Baer & Julian Blümke | Representatives Doctoral School
Panelspeakers: Dr. Leonid Koval, Doctoral School Graduate | Dr.-Ing. Pascal Brunner, BayWISS Graduate | Dr. Gerhard Schönhofer | Post Doc
Plenum G 011
16:30Get-together with Beer & Snacks ;-)
 
Atrium G

 

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