Scientific Committee
Prof. Ahmed Elmarakbi
Professor of Automotive Composites. Expert in automotive Circular materials and design.
Northumbria University
Dr. Thomas Hipke
Head of Business Unit Lightweight Design, Energy Storage and Circular Economy
Fraunhofer IWU
Prof. Richard Fu
Professor of Physics and Smart Materials
Northumbria University
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Vietor
Institut für Konstruktionstechnik
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Dr. Engy Ghoniem
Senior Research Fellow, Circular Materials, Ecodesign, LCA and Design Expert.
Northumbria University
Prof. Dr. Jorge Lacayo-Pineda
Head of Expert Field for Materials Testing
R&D Innovation & Applied Research
Continental Tires
Prof. Sotirios Grammatikos
Professor and ASEMlab Director
NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Prof. Lorenzo Donati
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM
Università di Bologna
Prof. Dr. Michael Thomas
Head of Department
»Circular Products and Processes«
Head of Fraunhofer CCEM @ Open-Hybrid-Lab-Factory e.V.
Prof. Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Expert in Digital Methods for the Circular Economy theme
Northumbria University, UK
Prof. Davar Hemyari
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Benteler Automotive Raufoss
Expert in Aluminium alloys and lightweight Materials.
Dr. Ahmed Elmasry
Expert in Simulations and Digital products passport.
Northumbria University, UK
Justus von Freeden
Senior Research Fellow Sustainable lightweight technologies
Fraunhofer IWU @ Open Hybrid LabFactory e. V.
Daniel Nebel
Deputy Head of Department Sustainable Mobility
Fraunhofer IWU @ Open Hybrid LabFactory e. V.