Opening Keynote
Prof. Dr. Gerd Antes
"Evidence vs. Artificial Intelligence and Big Data – competitors or partners?"
Gerd Antes is a mathematician with a honorary professorship at the Medical Center – University of Freiburg i.Br., Germany, retired from the university position since 2018. He spent his career almost entirely in life sciences, with a strong focus on developing and applying rigid methodology for clinical trials and other types of studies. More than two decades of pioneering work in the Cochrane Collaboration and the German Network for Evidence-base Medicine led to substantial contributions to systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
Recent activities focus on methodological aspects of digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Personalized Medicine and the cultural clash between evidence and the new, technology-driven developments.
General Keynotes
Dipl.-Ing. Paul Alexandru Bucur (thyssenkrupp Presta)
"Explainable models for the prediction of vibroacoustic quality in the automotive industry"
Paul Alexandru Bucur is responsible for the management of Special Development projects at thyssenkrupp Presta. In his role, he is responsible for the establishment of an ML-supported, end-to-end product development process, ranging from the prototype phase to serial production. Paul Alexandru holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Technical Mathematics from the University of Innsbruck.
Dr. Helmut Leopold (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)
"AI – Reality & Limits. What should we do that AI becomes a useful tool for stakeholders and society"
Helmut Leopold has 30 years of experience in the IT and communication technology market. Currently he is with the AIT where he heads the Digital Safety and Security Center. In this function he is responsible for the national applied research program on key digital technologies such as data science, artificial intelligence, and cyber security, among others. He has been member of the Austrian expert group for defining the AIM Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria 2030, is president of the Austrian organization for Information and communication technology GIT, and is leading task forces on cyber security for the Austrian Federal Chancellery, as well as for the Austrian Industry 4.0 platform.
Clemens Wasner (AI Austria)
"Status Quo of AI in Austria & Future Trends"
Clemens Wasner is CEO of EnliteAI, an Austrian company specialized on applying AI to real world business problems, as well as founder and CEO of AI Austria, an independent think-tank to promote AI and ensure Austria’s competitiveness in that field. Before starting his own company he spent more than 10 years in Asia from where he oversaw the business expansion as a partner in a managing consulting firm.
Industrial Keynotes
Dr. Roger Herger (thyssenkrupp Presta)
"Machine Learning and Data Science use cases for materials and components testing"
Roger Herger is Head of Research and Testing Technology in thyssenkrupp Presta’s Competence Center Laboratories. His focus lies on applications of materials sciences in industry. He concentrates on the connection of experiments and simulations, including data science and machine learning. He has a scientific background x-ray analytics and held several technical and management positions in the industry. Roger received his MSc in Chemistry and holds a PhD in Physics.
Michael Kocher, MSc. & Dr. Andreas Schwarzhans (Liebherr MCCtec)
"Boosting Steel - Data Science at Liebherr"
Michael Kocher is head of the Analysis Team within the Liebherr MCC division and studied applied mathematics at the University of Salzburg.
Andreas Schwarzhans leads the R&D Driver Assistance department within the Liebherr MCC division. Before joining Liebherr, Andreas hold several leadership positions within Leica Geosystems / SwissOptic and earned his PhD in Robotics/Computer Science. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in the USA.
Both passionate to improve current machinery by robotics, statistics, machine learning and extensive data analytics founded Liebherr’s Analysis Team in 2012. The combination of Michael’s mathematical and Andreas’s robotics background formed the basis for new innovative solutions like smartApp®.
Dr. Bernhard Metzler & Dr. Bernd Reimann (Hexagon's Innovation Hub)
"Applied AI by Hexagon for creating Smart Digital Realities"
Bernhard Metzler is Head of Image and Point Cloud Processing in Hexagon’s Innovation Hub. In this role, he is responsible for technology development in the field of artificial intelligence applied to image, video and point cloud data which for Hexagon is a fundamental technology for creating Smart Digital Realities. Bernhard holds a PhD in Geomatics Sciences from Graz University of Technology.
Bernd Reimann is Head of AI Center which forms part of Hexagon’s Innovation Hub. By coordinating and managing research and development activities, he enables ML technologies for autonomous connected ecosystems in various production and urban application fields. Bernd holds a PhD in Physics from University of Potsdam and a master’s degree in Innovation and Product Management from FH Vorarlberg.
Dr. Florian Rosenberg (AI Center of Excellence at Crayon for Europe)
"Delivering impactful AI solutions - Experiences and Lessons Learned"
Florian Rosenberg is the Technical Director of Crayon’s AI Center of Excellence for Europe where he leads the data science and engineering teams and owns the overall technical strategy. He has a strong passion for making businesses successful with AI and Machine Learning. Before joining Crayon, he worked in several leadership roles across the globe and spent a significant portion of his career building innovate cloud and AI products for IBM Watson, for example, Deep Learning as a Service. Florian earned his PhD in Computer Science from TU Wien, holds 6 patents and published several highly cited academic papers.
