Program
Explore our diverse program featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, demonstrations, and networking sessions led by industry experts and esteemed researchers. Gain insights into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in applying AI technologies and research to real-world scenarios.
Our excellent moderator Meike Neitz will guide you through these two inspiring and exciting days.
Meike Neitz
Moderation
Please note: Simultaneous English-German and German-English translations will be available for all sessions and speeches.
from 8:00
Doors open
09:00
Opening
Greeting Lamarr Directors
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael ten Hompel
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel
Lamarr Institute
Greeting
Thomas Westphal
Lord Mayor – City of Dortmund
Greeting (Video)
Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Federal Minister of Education and Research
Greeting
Ina Brandes
Minister of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
09:20
Lamarr Award
Laudation & Awarding
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sebastian Thrun
Stanford University
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sebastian Thrun
Stanford University
10:15
Break
10:45
Generative AI
Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel
Lamarr Institute
Dr. Magnus Sahlgren
AI Sweden
Rainer Sträter
Expert Cloud and Hosting Industry
Jun. Prof. Dr. Hannah Ruschemeier
Fernuniversität Hagen
12:15
Lunch Break
13:45
AI for Future Generations
Prof. Dr. Rebecca Nugent
Carnegie Mellon University
Panel Discussion
Prof. Dr. Rebecca Nugent
Carnegie Mellon University
Prof. Dr. Christian Bauckhage
Lamarr Institute
Ina Brandes
NRW Minister of Culture and Science
Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel
Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
14:45
Break
15:15
Industrial AI and Logistics
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Michael Henke
Fraunhofer IML
Panel Discussion
Anike Murrenhoff
Moderation
Dr. Stephan Peters
Rhenus
Dr. Henry Puhl
TGW Logistics
Prof. Dr. Julia Arlinghaus
Fraunhofer IFF
Prof. Dr. Uwe Clausen
Fraunhofer IML,
TU Dortmund University
Sofa Conversation
Prof. Dr. Alice Kirchheim
Fraunhofer IML
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael ten Hompel
Lamarr Institute
Conclusion and Outlook
Anike Murrenhoff
Moderation
17:45
End of Day 1
18:30
Evening Event
at Phoenix des Lumières, in cooperation with Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund
18:30 – Reception
19:20 – Projection and Greeting
19:40 – Digital Logistics Award Ceremony
20:00 – Food and Projections
Note: There will be free shuttle buses to the venue leaving at 18:15 at Messe Dortmund.
Free shuttle buses back to Messe Dortmund will leave 22:00/22:30/23:00.
23:00
End of Evening Event
from 8:30
Doors open
09:30
Opening Day 2
Greeting Lamarr Directors
Prof. Dr. Christian Bauckhage
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Jakob Rehof
Lamarr Institute
Greeting
Hendrik Wüst
Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
09:45
Keynotes
Prof. Dr. Jens Lehmann
Amazon AGI
Prof. Dr. Phil Diamond
Square Kilometre Array Observatory
10:35
Break
11:00
Parallel Sessions
Session 1: The Future of AI (Main Hall)
11:00 – 12:00
Lamarr Fellows – Project Presentations and Panel
Prof. Dr. Jakob Rehof
Lamarr Institute (Host)
Prof. Dr. Michael Möller
University of Siegen
Prof. Dr. Arnulf Jentzen
University of Münster
Prof. Dr. Milica Gašić
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Barbara Hammer
Bielefeld University
Prof. Dr. Asja Fischer
Ruhr University Bochum
Session 2: AI Regulation and Certification (Workshop Room 2)
11:00 – 11:30
Tech Regulation Readiness: Risk and Responsibilities
Prof. Dr. Jatinder Singh
RC Trust, Univeristy of Cambridge
Anna Schmitz
Fraunhofer IAIS
Session 3: AI in Physics (Workshop Room 3)
Dr. Alicia Fattorini (Moderation)
TU Dortmund University
Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Rhode
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Gregor Kasieczka
Universität Hamburg
Session 4: Blockchain and AI in Logistics (Workshop Room 4)
11:00 – 11:15
Impulse lecture
Dr. Maximilian Austerjost
Fraunhofer IML
11:15 – 11:30 | Talk
AI-driven services & maintenance
Dr. Alexander Kreyenborg
SIMPL Technologies GmbH
11:30 – 11:45 | Talk
Networked value creation in heat treatment
Dr. Julian Graefenstein
WELDOTHERM Gesellschaft für Wärmetechnik m.b.H.
11:45 – 12:00
Discussion & Summary
Session 5: Computer Vision – ML Toolbox and Yard Lense on Edge (Workshop Room 5)
11:00 – 11:15
Introducing Yard Lense on Edge: Computer Vision based Real Time Tracking of Yard-Entities
Tim Chilla
Fraunhofer IML
11:15 – 11:30
Yard Lense on Edge: Deep dive into Multi-Camera Tracking
Christian Pionzewski
Fraunhofer IML
11:30 – 12:00
ML Toolbox: Basic building blocks for the development of machine learning-based computer vision solutions
Maximilian Otten
Fraunhofer IML
12:00
Break
12:30
Parallel Sessions
Session 1: AI in Business (Main Hall)
12:30 – 12:45
AI for making better business decisions
Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel
LMU Munich
Lena Weirauch
aiomatic solutions GmbH
13:00 – 13:30
Panel Discussion
Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel
LMU Munich
Lena Weirauch
aiomatic solutions GmbH
Dr. Christian Temath
KI.NRW
Dr. Martin Oettmeier
Wilo SE
Session 2: The Future of AI (Workshop Room 2)
12:30 – 13:30
Meet the Lamarr Fellows: Q&A
Prof. Dr. Jakob Rehof
Lamarr Institute (Host)
Prof. Dr. Michael Möller
University of Siegen
Prof. Dr. Arnulf Jentzen
University of Münster
Prof. Dr. Milica Gašić
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Barbara Hammer
Bielefeld University
Prof. Dr. Asja Fischer
Ruhr University Bochum
Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
Paderborn University (online)
Session 3: AI in the Life Sciences (Workshop Room 3)
Dr. Andrea Mastropietro
Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Raquel Rodríguez-Pérez
Novartis Biomedical Research
Session 4: Generative AI in Transport Logistics (Workshop Room 4) – in German
12:30 – 12:45
Generative AI: New horizons in transportation logistics
Martin Friedrich
Fraunhofer IML
12:45 – 13:00
Demonstrator Presentation
Lars Hackstein
Fraunhofer IML
13:00 – 13:15
Introduction to human-centric digital systems and LLM/AI in forwarding operations
Prof. Dr. Matthias Klumpp
TU Mailand
13:15 – 13:30
Think Tank Session
Session 5: AI and Simulation Technologies in Intralogistics (Workshop Room 5)
12:30 – 12:50
AI Transformation in Logistics: From User Command to AMR Transport
Maximilian Hörstrupp
Fraunhofer IML
Christian Jestel
Fraunhofer IML
12:50 – 13:10
AMRs, AGVs, and Machine Learning for Multi-Robot Coordination
Dr. Jean-Marc Alkazzi
idealworks GmbH
13:10 – 13:30
Discussion
13:30
Lunch Break
14:45
Parallel Sessions
Session 1: AI in Robotics (Main Hall)
Prof. Dr. Michael Beetz
University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. Heike Vallery
RWTH Aachen
15:25 – 15:45
Panel Discussion
Prof. Dr. Maren Bennewitz (Moderation)
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Michael Beetz
University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. Sven Behnke
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Heike Vallery
RWTH Aachen
Session 2: AI in Business (Workshop Room 2)
Haris Yalcinkaya
Ziya UG
Dr. Andreas Becker
TU Dortmund University / Centrum für Entrepreneurship und Transfer
Session 3: Generative AI – Foundation Models (Workshop Room 3)
Prof. Dr. David Jurgens
University of Michigan
Dr. Mehdi Ali
Lamarr Institute
Dr. Max Lübbering
Fraunhofer IAIS
Session 4: AI and Digital Twins in Transport Logistics (Workshop Room 4)
14:45 – 15:00
Market environment and trends in intermodal freight transport
Maximilian Schellert
Fraunhofer IML
15:00 – 15:15
Requirements for AI and digital twins from the perspective of rail freight transport
Jan Läzer
Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH
15:15 – 15:30
Digital Seas: The role of smart shipping logs in the future of global logistics
Otto Klemke
NautilusLog
15:30 – 15:45
AI and digital twins in multimodal transport
Tammo Märtens
Fraunhofer IML
Session 5: Planning & Controlling of Future-proof Material Flow Systems (Workshop Room 5)
14:45 – 15:00
Einführung
Alexander Krooß
Fraunhofer IML
15:00 – 15:15
Trustworthy AI for Intralogistics – Dealing with sparse and scarce data
Maximilian Bause
Fraunhofer IEM
15:15 – 15:25
Automated stocktaking in high pallet racks
Malik Hafez
Cellgo GmbH
15:25 – 15:35
Datenfabrik.NRW and the future of production
Matthias Welland
NTT DATA Business Solutions AG
15:35 – 15:45
Discussion
15:45
Break
16:15
Parallel Sessions
Session 1: AI in Life Sciences and Physics (Main Hall)
16:15 – 16:45
Introduction: AI in Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bajorath
Lamarr Institute
Dr. Pat Walters
Relay Therapeutics
16:45 – 17:15
Introduction: AI in Physics
Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Rhode
Lamarr Institute
Prof. Dr. Christian Glaser
Uppsala University
Session 2: Explainable AI (Workshop Room 2)
16:15 – 16:45
Feature Attribution Methods for Model Explanation
Dr. Cass Zhixue Zhao
University of Sheffield
Thomas Schnake
TU Berlin, BIFOLD
Session 3: Generative AI – Large Language Models (Workshop Room 3)
16:15 – 17:15
LLMs in Action: Hands-on Workshop
Dr. Mounika Marredy
University of Bonn
Vahid Sadiri Javadi
University of Bonn
Dr. Akbar Karimi
University of Bonn
Session 4: Bringing AI into Practice – Pitfalls and Solutions (Workshop Room 4)
16:15 – 17:15
Panel Discussion
Anike Murrenhoff
Moderation
Thomas Bruß
BOB Automotive Group GmbH
Dr. Sascha Feldhorst
TU Dortmund University,
MotionMiners GmbH
Dariush Tavaghof Gigloo
Keller & Kalmbach
Session 5: Large Language Models for Sustainability Reports (Workshop Room 5)
16:15 – 16:30
Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Sustainability Reporting
Andrej Plenne
Fraunhofer IML
16:30 – 16:45
Automated Document Processing of Sustainability Reports with NLP
Pia Schreynemackers
Fraunhofer IML
16:45 – 17:15
Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques
Christian Pionzewski
Fraunhofer IML
17:15
End of Day 2