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Automotive meets Electronics and Control - Program

The AmEC2026 Conference Program promises!
 

Time

Presentation

Thursday, March 19th, 2026  
09:00
 
 
Opening

A. Stockem Novo, Hochschule Ruhr West, Mülheim/Ruhr
G. Schildbach, Universität zu Lübeck
R. Schnabel, VDE/VDI-GMM, Offenbach am Main

Session 1 - Autonomous Driving
Session Chair: Georg Schildbach, Universität zu Lübeck 

09:15


Invited Talk
N.N.


10:00


Cloud Distributed Manoeuvre-based Decision System for Autonomous Vehicles
X. Xing, M. Flügel, S. Ohl
Ostfalia – Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, Wolfenbüttel

10:25

Pitfalls of Metrics in Automated Driving Systems
M. Schreier
Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt

10:50

Coffee & Discussion

Session 2 - Sensors and more
Session Chair: A. Schäfer, KYOCERA AVX Components GmbH, Werne

11:15


On Using a Vehicle as a Sensor to Estimate Oc-cluded Traffic Participants - A Dynamic Game Based Approach
R. Kensbock, G. Schildbach
Universität zu Lübeck

11:40

Toward Multimodal Freight Transport: Control Strategy for Automated Road-to-Rail Transitions
D. K. Rawert, P. Reinold, H. R. Dieckmann, R. Naumann, Hochschule Bielefeld

12:05

Divide, Conquer, Deploy: How OCI Containers Boost Large-Scale Automotive Software Integration and Maintenance
V. Rajasekaran, R. Sieber, R. Mader
Vitesco/Schaeffler Technologies, Regensburg

12:30

Lunch Break

13:30

Session 3 -  Keynote & Poster
Session Chair: L. Kiltz, ZF Friedrichshafen AG

13:30

Invited Talk
Chinas Automotive Initiative
N.N.

14:15

Poster Session

14:15


Multi-drop in-vehicle networking in software defined vehicles: A comparative study of CAN XL and 10BASET1S - two technologies competing for the dominance of the 10Mbit/s domain
K. Koch, T. Drexel
HMS Networks, Karlsruhe

Modulares Entwicklungskonzept in der Umrichterentwicklung
J. Maier, P. Czerwenka, T. Wolfer, E. Hennig, E. Sönmez, G. Schullerus
Hochschule Reutlingen

Eco-Driving for Connected and Autonomous Elec-tric Vehicles
S. Lück, P. Reinold
Hochschule Bielefeld

Agentic Orchestration of Generative AI for Functional Safety process: A Modular Approach for Task-Oriented Automation in ISO 26262 Process Areas
B. M. Babu, P. Vellingiri, A. Chinnaswamy, J. Thomas, B. Alt
Robert Bosch GmbH

Performance Characterization of 6-DOF Motion Systems for High-Fidelity Autonomous Driving Simulation
M. Meiners, O. Günther, E. Kamau
University of Applied Sciences Cologne

When Autonomous Vehicles hit their limits
R. Subramanian, U. Büker
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Control Design Challenges in Thermal Systems of Battery Electric Vehicles
S. Buck1, B. Alt1, F. Heber1, L. Mikelsons2
Robert Bosch GmbH, 2Universität Augsburg

Intelligent Power Management in Modern Automo-tive Power Distribution Systems Based on Reinforcement Learning
M. Gerten, K. Medger, S. Frei
TU Dortmund

Enhancing Vehicle Safety through Camera-Based Vital Data Recognition
J. Ruskowski, H. Önel, Ch. Wiede
Fraunhofer IMS

Intelligent Vehicular Steering Behaviour Reporting Using SLM and Sensor Data
B. M. Babu, P. Vellingiri, A. Chinnaswamy, J. Thomas, B. Alt
Robert Bosch GmbH

Session 4 -  Software-defined Vehicle and Modelling
Session Chair: B. Alt, Robert Bosch GmbH

16:00

Why Software-Defined Vehicle Hypotheses Fall Short in Industrial Technology: A Case Study of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
L. Kiltz, J. Geis 
ZF Friedrichshafen AG

16:25

Implementation of an Electric Drive Digital Twin in a Networked Test Lab Environment
F. Liebich, S. Pahnke, M. Stamann, R. Leidhold, A. Scholz
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg

18:00

Departure to Social Event

Friday, March 20th, 2026

Session 5 - Driver-centric Technologies
Session Chair: A. Becciu, Nuraxys GmbH, Overath

8:30

Driver Drowsiness Detection with LLMs
K. Gollan, K. Aydin, R. Baumann, A. Stockem Novo
University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West

08:55

Learning Driver Skills for Improved Driver Assistance
P. Speidel1, B. Alt1, M. Hilsch1, G. Schildbach2
1Robert Bosch GmbH, 2Universität zu Lübeck

09:20

Monitoring Driver Attention in Automated Driving and Conventional Driving using Eye-Tracking
B. Isken, M. Meiners, E. Kamau
University of Applied Sciences Cologne

9:45

Coffee & Discussion

Session 6 -  AI and Robustness
Session Chair: E. Kamau, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

10:15

Invited Talk
Automotive Microcontrollers

J. Alt,
Infineon AG, München

11:00

Investigating generalization of CNNs on road condition classification datasets for robust detection of Operational Design Domain exits due to reduced road friction
M. Shrestha, R. Subramanian, U. Büker
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Ostwestfalen-Lippe 

11:25

Analysis of Functional Insufficiencies and Triggering Conditions to Improve the SOTIF of an MPC-based Trajectory Planner
G. Schildbach1, M. Conrad2
1Universität zu Lübeck, 2samoconsult GmbH

11:50

Methodology for an Automated Safety Verification of Electronic Systems using the example of an Electronic Parking Pawl
S. Butzmann1, L. Erguen1, R. Mueller-Hainbach1, D. Muench2, K. Roth2, K. Pender2
University of Wuppertal, Küster Automotive GmbH

12:15

Lunch Break

13:10

Session 7 - AI-based and Advanced Automotive Control Algorithms
Machine Laerning for Autonomous Driving

Session Chair: R. Schnabel, VDE/VDI/GMM, Offenbach am Main

13:10

Panel Session 
Machine Learning in Automotive

Moderator: R. Schnabel, VDE/VDI/GMM, Offenbach am Main

13:55

From Guesswork to Precision: Learning-based robust optimization for Controllers and Actuators
J. Stecher1, L. Kiltz1, K. Graichen2
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

14:20

Midsession-Break

14:45

Session 8 - AI and Learning
Session Chair: N.N.

14:45

Federated Learning in Automotive Control Systems
B. Alt1, A. Trachte1, J. Weber2, M. Gurtner2, A. Lobeg2
1Robert Bosch GmbH, 2Austrian Institute of Technology

15:45


Best Contribution
Closing

A. Stockem Novo, Hochschule Ruhr West, Mülheim
G. Schildbach, Universität zu Lübeck
R. Schnabel, VDE/VDI/GMM, Offenbach am Main