Event agenda
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
13:00 - 13:15
Arrival & Registration
13:15 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
Shaping the aviation of tomorrow (Key Note #1) - Markus Fischer (DLR)
Dr. Markus Fischer DLR | Divisional Board Member for Aeronautics
14:00 - 14:15
The UP Wing project (Key Note #2) - Bruno Stefes (Airbus)
Dr. Bruno Stefes Airbus Operations GmbH | UP Wing Project Leader
14:15 - 14:45
Multifunctional Aerofoils: The Mechanosensory System of Insect Wings (Key Note #3) - Myriam Uhrhan (Imperial College)
Dr. Myriam Uhrhan Imperial College | Postdoctoral Associate in Neuromechanics & Bioinspired Technologies (NBITS) Lab Insects’ wings sense and control flight in real time—offering inspiration for smarter, more adaptive aircraft design.
14:45 - 15:00
Coffee Break
14:45 - 21:00
Meeting block
- Matchmaking Area (Ecoteria, ground floor)
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
15:00 - 18:15
Working session #1 - Modeling and Control of Aeroelastic Aircraft
hosted by Xuerui Sherry Wang (TU Delft) and Pedro J. González (TU Berlin)
Working session #2 - Bridging the Gap: Aligning Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Research with Industrial Aircraft Design Needs
hosted by Stefan Görtz (DLR) and Michaël Méheut (ONERA)
18:15 - 19:00
Wrap up of day 1 & Closure
Presentation of results --> discussion with Working Session Hosts (10min each, key results)
19:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome & short introduction
esploro projects GmbH | Daniel Schmid
09:15 - 12:30
Working session #3 - Future Advancements of HAR Wing Concepts
hosted by Cédric Julien (ONERA) and Fabien Mery (ONERA)
Working session #4 - Enhanced Validation Techniques for HAR Wing Aircraft
hosted by Jurij Sodja (TU Delft) and Flávio Silvestre (TU Berlin)
09:15 - 13:30
Meeting block
- Matchmaking Area (Ecoteria, ground floor)
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
12:30 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Wrap up & Closure
Presentation of results --> discussion with Working Session Hosts (10min each, key results)
14:40 - 15:15
Tour 1 - Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBER) @ ECOMAT
The Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBER) is a successful research institute for the development of high performance composites, production technologies, fiber development, quality assurance as well as material development and characterization.
15:10 - 15:45
Tour 2 - Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBER) @ ECOMAT
The Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. (FIBER) is a successful research institute for the development of high performance composites, production technologies, fiber development, quality assurance as well as material development and characterization.