1 December 2025
10:30
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Models & Methods
- Core principles of AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI
- Introduction to Foundation Models, LLMs, and Agentic AI
- Insights into hybrid, explainable, and trustworthy AI systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Slusallek
Member of the Executive Board, Head of the Department Agents and Simulated Reality (ASR) – German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Dr Christian Mueller
Deputy Head of the Department Agents and Simulated Reality (ASR) – German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
12:00
Lunch Break
01:00
Applications of AI in Drive Systems and Drive Development
- AI’s role in modern powertrain and R&D
- Application of AI for modeling and simulation acceleration
- AI methods for design optimization and calibration
- AI in testing, validation, and predictive maintenance
Dr Axel Sturm
Head of Innovative Vehicle Technologies – Institute for Automotive Engineering, TU Braunschweig
Fabian Notz
Scientific Assistant – Institute for Automotive Engineering, TU Braunschweig
02:30
Coffee Break
03:00
Application of AI in Automotive Company Processes
- Importance of GenAI in the development process
- What to consider as a company for the introduction of AI in the development process
- Lessons learned, typical pain points and key success factors of AI in development processes
- Identification and demonstration of AI use cases (e.g. FEV GenAIHub)
Dr Dominik Lückmann
Director, Motor, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Powertrains – FEV
04:30