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Agenda 2026
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As on: 23.07.2026
23
Nov 2026
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| Welcome Reception The welcome reception will take place at the exhibition, Kurhaus Aachen, with drinks and food. The reception is free of charge for our participants. |
07:00 pm | ||
24
Nov 2026
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| 1 | Welcome and Opening | Prof. Stefan Pischinger FEV Prof. Lutz Eckstein Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) Prof. Klaus Genuit HEAD acoustics GmbH |
08:30 am | ||||||||||
| Sound Design, Sound Quality and Human Perception in (autonomous) Vehicles I | Session Chair: Prof. Klaus Genuit HEAD acoustics GmbH |
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| 2 |
Vehicle Sound Devlopment at Audi Keynote |
Dr. Stephan Gsell Audi AG |
08:45 am | ||||||||||
| 3 | Towards Automated Psychoacoustic Assessment of Industrial Sounds: An Expert Benchmark Study | Dr. Andreas Herweg HEAD acoustics GmbH |
09:30 am | ||||||||||
| 4 | Effects of Headphone Use on auditory Perception among Pedestrians and Cyclists in urban Traffic Settings | Prof. Martin Hildebrandt AKAD University |
10:00 am | ||||||||||
| Coffee Break & Snacks | 10:30 am | ||||||||||||
| Sound Design, Sound Quality and Human Perception in (autonomous) Vehicles II | Session Chair: Prof. Roland Sottek HEAD acoustics GmbH |
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| 5 | Sound Quality Evaluation by SD Method for Passenger HVAC Noise | Dr. Hideo Takao Sekiso Corporation |
11:00 am | ||||||||||
| 6 | RPM and Torque Estimation from Audio: Recovering Engine Operating Parameters from Harmonic Structure and Rotational Dynamics | Robin Doerfler Impulse Audio Lab GmbH |
11:30 am | ||||||||||
| 7 | Physical Engine Model for Active Sound Design | Dr. Markus Bodden neosonic GmbH |
12:00 pm | ||||||||||
| Lunch | 12:30 pm | ||||||||||||
| 8 |
Poster session Short pitches of 2 – 3 minutes each, followed by discussions in the poster exhibition area Session Chair: t.b.d.
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01:45 pm | |||||||||||
| Break | 03:15 pm | ||||||||||||
| Hybrid Methods | Session Chair: Dr. Christoph Steffens FEV |
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| 9 | Hybrid Substructuring and Blocked-Force Characterization of Complex Automotive Subsystems | Ahmed el Mahmoudi FEV |
03:45 pm | ||||||||||
| 10 | Addressing Preload Effects in Vibration-Isolator Models for Virtual Acoustic Prototypes: 12-DoF Identification via MIMO Interface Force Sensing | Dr. Michael Häußler Technical University of Munich (TUM) |
04:15 pm | ||||||||||
| Break | 04:45 pm | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Hybrid Modular Engineering for Front-Loaded Vehicle Development | Ron Reichart VIBES.technology |
05:15 pm | ||||||||||
| 12 | Vibroacoustic Analysis of an Automotive HVAC Unit Based on a Validated Finite Element Model | Dr. Daniele Fabbri Politecnico di Torino |
05:45 pm | ||||||||||
| Champagne Reception | 07:30 pm | ||||||||||||
| Banquet | 08:00 pm | ||||||||||||
25
Nov 2026
| # | Title | Speaker | Time |
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| Vehicle NVH | Session Chair: Prof. Lutz Eckstein Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University |
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| 13 | Investigation and Mitigation of HighFrequency Noise from the High-Voltage Battery System in Electric Vehicles | Jaemin Jin Hyundai Motor Company |
09:00 am |
| 14 | Vibroacoustic attenuation in automotive vehicle body panels with locally resonant acoustic metamaterials | Alvin Chung Loughborough University |
09:30 am |
| Coffee Break & Snacks | 10:00 am | ||
| Numerical Simulation and Modelling | Session Chair: Dr. Matthias Wegerhoff HEAD acoustics GmbH |
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| 15 |
Design and Characterization of Vibroacoustic (Meta-)Materials for Passive Noise Control Keynote |
Prof. Steffen Marburg Technical University of Munich (TUM) |
10:30 am |
| 16 | High Frequency Noise Transfer Function Calculations with EFEM | Sungyoon Im Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University |
11:15 am |
| 17 | Numerical Investigation of Acoustic Transfer Paths for Vehicle-Specific AVAS Development | Dr. Sören Keuchel Novicos GmbH |
11:45 am |
| Lunch | 12:15 pm | ||
| Drive Train - Vibration and Acoustics | Session Chair: Prof. Stefan Pischinger FEV |
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| 18 | Comparative Evaluation of Encapsulation Technologies Based on Acoustic Performance | Waldemar Filbert Carcoustics TechConsult GmbH |
01:30 pm |
| 19 | Wheel Side EDU E-Axle NVH Optimization | Sichao Zhang FEV China |
02:00 pm |
| 20 | Effect of Lubricant Viscosity on the Dynamic Noise Characteristics and Friction Losses of an Electrified Passenger Car Transmission at Higher Drive Speeds | Laurenz Roth Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), RWTH Aachen University |
02:30 pm |
| Break | 03:00 pm | ||
| Measurement Technology | Session Chair: Prof. Eckstein/ Prof. Biermann Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University |
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| 21 | Automatic Camera-based Methodology for precise sensors and excitations pose estimation | Domenico Minervini Siemens Digital Industries Software |
03:30 pm |
| 22 | Efficient data management of Tyre Road Noise measurements using ASAM Open Data Services | Thomas Kotschenreuther RA Consulting GmbH |
04:00 pm |
| Final Remarks | Prof. Stefan Pischinger FEV Prof. Lutz Eckstein Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) Prof. Klaus Genuit HEAD acoustics GmbH |
04:30 pm | |
Lecture Program
The full 2026 lecture program is available as PDF!
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