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German President visited UBC and met researchers collaborating with German research institutions.
April 28, 2023
The University of British Columbia hosted Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, as part of his first official visit to Canada.
The German President and delegation members spoke with researchers working on challenges relating to clean energy, digital manufacturing, quantum materials and smart energy storage. The highlighted projects include: UBC-Fraunhofer Collaboration on Industrial Digital Transformation, led at UBC by Dr. Yusuf Altintas, which is looking to transform the industry by digitizing machines, processes and infrastructure. [Read More]
Reception event: UBC-Fraunhofer Collaboration in Industrial Digital Transformation – Wednesday, July 27th
Aerospace, automotive and machine tools manufacturing can look forward to new digital services that promise to make their operations more efficient and productive.
Leading researchers from UBC Faculty of Applied Science, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE), and Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) came together on July 27 for a reception and lab tour to celebrate a new research collaboration targeting the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. [Read more]
Speakers:
- Marc Eichhorn, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Prof. Walter Mérida, Associate Dean, Research and Industry Partnerships, for the UBC Faculty of Applied Science
- Prof. Yusuf Altintas, The UBC Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (UBC MAL), Industrial Research Chair of NSERC – P&WC– Sandvik Coromant
- Prof. Peter Liggesmeyer, Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE
- Prof. Steffen Ihlenfeldt, Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU
For more information, contact us at lu.pan@ubc.ca.
UBC-Fraunhofer Collaboration Agreement in Industrial Digital Transformation
May 30, 2022
The UBC Faculty of Applied Science and the Fraunhofer’s Institute for Experimental Software Engineering and Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology have set up a framework for research collaboration in the field of industrial digital transformation. The focus of the collaboration is on the digitalization of machines, processes, infrastructure and ultimately, the digital transformation of organizations and businesses in the manufacturing industry. [Read more]
