Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 8:00am - 8:45am |
D2-R: Registration |
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| 8:45am - 9:45am |
D211: BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN SYSTEMS Location: Conference Hall Ragusa Chair: Tim C. McAloone, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Understanding and preventing behavioural rebound effects: a design tool for sustainable design across contexts Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Encouraging sustainable consumption through digital provisioning platforms: insights from Turkey Koç University, Turkey Retrofit as ecological citizenship towards participatory resilient and regenerative design 1: Stockholm Environment Institute, United Kingdom; 2: Royal College of Art, United Kingdom Exploring sustainable practices in smart product development: a field study and analysis in Quebec’s entrepreneurial ecosystem École de technologie supérieure, Canada |
D212: MODULAR PRODUCT STRATEGIES AND CONFIGURATION APPROACHES Location: Conference Hall Bobara Chair: David Inkermann, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany Towards an impact model of modular product strategies Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Evaluating design automation from user input to production – insights from the bike connector tool 1: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; 2: inspire AG, Switzerland Structured overview of methodologies for assessing assembly complexity University of Stuttgart, Germany From minimum viable product via size levels to modular product family – case study on air filtration units 1: ULT AG, Germany; 2: Dresden University of Technology, Germany |
D213: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT Location: Conference Hall Orlando 1 Chair: Yuki Taoka, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan From models to impact: a human-AI approach for effective support of collaborative teams in agile product development 1: Chair of Virtual Product Development, Dresden University of Technology, Germany; 2: ISEM - Institute for Smart Engineering and Machine Elements, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Boundary objects in co-designing AI systems: a case study of supporting cross-functional collaboration 1: Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden; 2: Mälardalen University, Sweden Exploring the preparation of CAD models in collaborative design sessions for mass personalised products: a case study on a custom dental abutment 1: University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Croatia; 2: Neo Dens Ltd., Croatia Employee-centred process analysis for VR integration in product development Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
| D214: UNDERSTANDING DESIGN THINKING AND CREATIVITY Location: Conference Hall Orlando 2 Chair: Srinivasan Venkataraman, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India The impact of semantic feedback on functional connectivity during design ideation: a preliminary study 1: Center for Applied Computing, University of Oulu, Finland; 2: Drexel University, United States of America; 3: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Assumption-making in ill-structured problems: a reflexive thematic analysis Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India From idea to creation: exploring designers’ real-time cognitive and emotional experiences throughout the design process 1: Design Department, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Iran; 2: Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran; 3: Cognitive Sciences Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran; 4: Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Department, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; 5: Mechanical Engineering Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A novel approach to design creativity assessment: a comparative evaluation 1: Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu, Finland; 2: Department of Design, Organisation and Strategy, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; 3: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan |
D215: FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Location: Conference Hall Konavle Chair: Peter Törlind, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden A novel design for the integration of conventional rolling bearings into MEX-manufactured components 1: Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; 2: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Evaluation of electrical contacting approaches for additively manufactured conductive polymer composites Institute for Engineering Design, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany Particle damping optimization and multi-material additive manufacturing of an atom chip bracket: a case study 1: Institute of Product Development (IPeG), Leibniz University Hannover, Germany; 2: Institute of Dynamics and Vibration Research, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany A novel selection framework of joining technologies for metal additive manufacturing Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany |
D216: INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION AND LEARNING Location: Conference Hall Šipun Chair: Gordon Krauss, Harvey Mudd College, United States of America Mechatronics education with project-based learning supported by e-learning Biomedical Engineering Lab, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany Exploring the role of product teardown on students’ engineering education 1: School of Design, University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture, Croatia; 2: SICK Mobilisis, Croatia; 3: University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Croatia Educating compliance: a foundation-first, hands-on approach to compliant mechanism design 1: University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom; 2: National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, United Kingdom From key users to end users: scaling guideline-based learning for sustainable CAD/PLM adoption ARTECH Consulting GmbH, Germany |
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| 9:45am - 10:15am |
D2-RB1: Refreshment Break |
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| 10:15am - 11:15am |
D221: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING REBOUND EFFECTS IN DESIGN Location: Conference Hall Ragusa Chair: Bernard Yannou, CentraleSupélec, France Anticipating and preventing rebound effects by design: an action research study of refillable packaging at Beiersdorf 1: DTU Construct, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; 2: Beiersdorf AG, Germany Diagnosing the future social impacts of biowaste treatment facilities during the pre-design phase Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, France Design for circular behaviour: a literature-based conceptual model Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Paderborn University, Germany Designers’ challenges in anticipating and preventing rebound effects: insights from industry interviews Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
D222: PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY Location: Conference Hall Bobara Chair: Dieter Krause, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment Fraunhofer IEM, Germany Extending QFD for smart product-service systems with smartness parameter categorization 1: Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy; 2: Linköping University, Sweden Exploring the relationship between attribute centrality and sustainability perception in eco-designed products Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Design for disassembly in footwear: identification and classification of product requirements 1: Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID+], IPCA, Portugal; 2: Higher Professional Technical School, IPCA, Portugal |
D223: CO-DESIGN AND CO-CREATION IN DIVERSE DESIGN CONTEXTS Location: Conference Hall Orlando 1 Chair: Milene Gonçalves, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The Design tools as catalysts for shared problem framing in West African entrepreneurial contexts 1: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G-SCOP, France; 2: CIRAD, UMR Innovation, France Empowering designer-artisan partnership through capability-based co-design 1: Tsinghua University, China; 2: University of Leeds, United Kingdom From scenarios to negotiation games: staging the co-evolution of problem and solution spaces Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark Co-creation with end-users to respond to the B2B industry: a case study 1: École Supérieure des Technologies et des Affaires (ESTA), France; 2: Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UMLP), ELLIADD Laboratory (U.R. n°4661), Belfort, France |
| D224: HUMAN–AI CO-CREATION IN DESIGN PRACTICE Location: Conference Hall Orlando 2 Chair: John Gero, Drexel University, United States of America AI as creative partner: exploring perceived roles in human-AI co-creation Technical University of Munich, Germany Understanding designers’ experiences with generative AI through user interaction pattern analysis 1: Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; 2: University of Bristol, United Kingdom Motivation and post-design evaluations of AI usage behind AI-assisted design 1: Imperial College London, United Kingdom; 2: College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, China; 3: Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Artificial co-intelligence in multi-domain platform development: what is now and what is next? Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
D225: PROCESS UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Location: Conference Hall Konavle Chair: Marco Mandolini, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Differential design through adhesive bonding of AM subcomponents University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany Understanding and controlling environmental effects in direct ink writing of upcycled biomaterials Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Thermal process monitoring for layer adhesion by tracking nozzle position in material extrusion Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Development and investigation of a new path-planning design for FLM-3D-printing to reduce anisotropy Engineering Design and Product Development, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Germany |
D226: APPROACHES TO ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION AND TRAINING Location: Conference Hall Šipun Chair: Jonathan Borg, University of Malta, Malta Using guidelines to train key users: accelerate skills development during a CAD/PDM software transition ARTECH Consulting GmbH, Germany Engineering design and entrepreneurship education: insights from the Design Society 1: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; 2: Creaternity Aerospace Lab, Sweden; 3: Astromerge, United States of America Enhancing engineering design learning: an educational case study with the systems engineering method matrix Clausthal University of Technology, Germany Review of a modular and scalable course concept for sustainable product development: a multi-institutional case study Westfälische Hochschule, Germany |
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| 11:15am - 11:30am |
D2-TB1: Transition Break |
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
D231: ORGANISATIONAL AND PROCESS INTEGRATION IN DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY Location: Conference Hall Ragusa Chair: Daniela C. A. Pigosso, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Implementation of sustainability in the product development process: a case study in the aerospace industry 1: GKN Aerospace, Sweden; 2: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden From assessment to agency: designing a learner-led activity to map sustainable transformation in manufacturing organisations Politecnico di Milano, Italy Driving product innovation for greenhouse gas reduction: insights from European manufacturing 1: University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2: State University of Campinas, Brazil; 3: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil; 4: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Embedding transdisciplinary conversation in design processes: a method for sustainability-oriented product design University of Stuttgart, Germany |
D232: DIGITAL TWINS IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Location: Conference Hall Bobara Chair: Julia Guérineau, École de technologie supérieure, Canada Expert-based evaluation of digital twin transfer potential for space systems applications Institute for Technical Product Development, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany Designing digital twins: a graph-based schema to enable systematic cost-benefit analysis University of Bristol, United Kingdom Potentials and challenges of the digital twin for product development: a systematic literature review Institute of Product Development, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Utilising 2D tracking to understand individual difference and personalisation in ergometer rowing 1: University of Bristol, United Kingdom; 2: University of Bath, United Kingdom |
D233: STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO INNOVATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Location: Conference Hall Orlando 1 Chair: Matthias R. Guertler, University of Technology Sydney, Australia How to develop a venture clienting strategy? 1: Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Paderborn University, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer IEM, Germany Design for mission-driven technology maturation 1: Aarhus University, Denmark; 2: University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Development of perpetual innovative products: overcoming uncertainties by testing 1: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; 2: The Open University, United Kingdom Bridging academia and industry: the role of consultants in implementing sustainable product development tools 1: Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden; 2: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| D234: FRAMING PROCESSES IN DESIGN Location: Conference Hall Orlando 2 Chair: Pascal Le Masson, Mines Paris PSL, France Sequencing idea factories | bridging creativity frameworks and domain-specific design practice 1: Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany; 2: Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 3: University of Rostock, Germany; 4: Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 5: Texas A&M University, United States of America Framing and reframing in design: the use of an NLP-based memory model 1: Ariel University, Israel; 2: Drexel University, United States of America Framing: a computable principle of design for systems Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Exploring design for environmental impact: expanding the context phase and problem framing University of Antwerp, Belgium |
D235: VALIDATION AND PERFORMANCE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Location: Conference Hall Konavle Chair: Marcel Bartz, TU Dortmund University, Germany Thermal process monitoring for part certification in material extrusion additive manufacturing Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Dimensional repeatability in additive manufacturing: assessment and design implications Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy A structured process for iterative DfAM: application to military individualisation University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany Characterising thermal effects on ultimate tensile strength, strain, and tensile modulus by material extrusion of carbon fibre reinforced polyamide 6 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
D236: AI-ENHANCED LEARNING IN DESIGN EDUCATION Location: Conference Hall Šipun Chair: Ross Brisco, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom More AI means less design? Empirical insights from design education 1: TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany; 2: Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany Generative AI adoption in engineering: a cluster analysis of student profiles for designing personalized learning support College of Engineering, University of Georgia, United States of America Drivers and barriers of learning MBSE: design and validation of a RAG-based AI chatbot leveraging smart views 1: ISEM - Institute for Smart Engineering and Machine Elements, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany; 2: TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, Germany; 3: Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; 4: Einstein Center Digital Future, Germany Intelligent narratives: rethinking design education through the use of generative AI as a storytelling tool Iowa State University, United States of America |
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| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
D2-L: Lunch Location: Restaurant Cavtat |
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| 2:00pm - 2:45pm |
D2-P: Plenary Session 2 Location: Conference Hall Ragusa Chair: Stanko Škec, University of Zagreb FSB, Croatia FROM DATA TO DESIGN: RETHINKING ENGINEERING DESIGN WITH NEXT-GEN AI Dr Faez Ahmed Associate Professor, Doherty Chair of Ocean Utilization, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| 2:45pm - 3:15pm |
D2-RB2: Refreshment Break |
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| 3:15pm - 4:15pm |
D241: DESIGN FOR WELLBEING, INCLUSIVITY AND SOCIETAL IMPACT Location: Conference Hall Ragusa Chair: Sophie I. Hallstedt, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Addressing wellbeing, health, and inclusivity in sustainable design for mobility: Paris and Cairo 1: Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France; 2: CentraleSupélec, France; 3: The American University in Cairo, Egypt Transition design for cultural inclusivity: a systemic service design perspective on the halal ecosystem 1: Department of Strategic Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Japan; 2: Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University, Japan Designing an interregional innovation community for the circular economy Saarland University of Applied Sciences, Germany Cultivating sustainable conditions for citizen(s)… through ‘engaging design’ 1: Royal College of Art, United Kingdom; 2: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
D242: DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORKS FOR DESIGN SUPPORT Location: Conference Hall Bobara Chair: Gualtiero Fantoni, University of Pisa, Italy Leveraging extreme-scale simulation data: a workflow framework for multidisciplinary simulator integration Paderborn University, Germany Towards an intelligent design support framework balancing risks and user experience: a case study in pharmaceutical packaging University of Malta, Malta Touch experience framework for a data-informed design of textile surfaces 1: Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 2: Intended Future, Sweden; 3: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Identifying the right BOM setup in engineer-to-order companies: a focus identification model Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
D243: DECISION SUPPORT IN COMPLEX DESIGN CONTEXTS Location: Conference Hall Orlando 1 Chair: Francesca Montagna, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Why cost estimation matters for design decisions in the early phases of product development and what practitioners expect from artificial intelligence 1: Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Management IFF, University of Stuttgart, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer IPA, Germany Co-designing responses to stakeholder misalignments in a complex infrastructure project: a design science approach Twente University, The Netherlands Designing a decision tool to decide between two support methods for culture-sensitive creative problem-solving IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Decide-Adapt-Reuse: a decision framework to reuse or adapt metamodels for new clinch joint designs Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
| D244: DESIGN COGNITION STUDIES Location: Conference Hall Orlando 2 Chair: Niccolo Becattini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Comparing neural patterns of high and low performers in adapted alternate-use design tasks for idea generation 1: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada; 2: Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, United States of America Neurocognitive assessment of generative AI on designers’ creative cognition: evidence from biologically inspired design tasks 1: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, India; 2: Politecnico di Milano, Italy The impact of social condition on design cognition: a mixed-methods analysis of individual and group-based design processes School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China) Structuring the design space while exploring it: a cognitive perspective on design space exploration Université de Bordeaux, ESTIA-Institute of Technology, EstiaR, France |
D245: METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Location: Conference Hall Konavle Chair: Christer W. Elverum, NTNU, Norway AI as a copilot: novice perceptions of expert support in early design for additive manufacturing University of Rostock, Germany An iterative investigation of needs and barriers in deciding when to design for additive manufacturing 1: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; 2: The Open University, United Kingdom A conceptual tool to support the ecodesign of additively manufactured products Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy Exploring TRIZ contradiction analysis in design for additive manufacturing: insights from expert interviews 1: University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany; 2: TRIZ Consulting Group GmbH, Germany |
D246: ADVANCED VISUALISATION AND IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN DESIGN Location: Conference Hall Šipun Chair: Eui Chul Jung, Seoul National University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Mobile vs. head-mounted AR for learning additive manufacturing and supporting design creativity 1: Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, LCPI, France; 2: Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, LISPEN, France Towards 4D instructions: augmented reality assistance for knowledge transfer University of Antwerp, Belgium A systematic review of myopia compensation techniques in HMDs Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany Evolving design education: mapping the integration of emerging technologies 1: École Supérieure des Technologies et des Affaires (ESTA), France; 2: Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UMLP), ELLIADD Laboratory (U.R. n°4661), Belfort, France |
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| 4:15pm - 4:30pm |
D2-TB2: Transition Break |
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| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
D252: Meeting 1: HOW MODERN DESIGN WORKFLOWS ARE CHANGING WITH CLOUD-NATIVE CAD Location: Conference Hall Bobara Chair: Dragos Alexandru Cazacu, PTC, United Kingdom HOSTED BY ONSHAPE/PTC |
D253: Meeting 2: AI AND PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS: A DISCUSSION WITH DESIGN JOURNAL EDITORS Location: Conference Hall Orlando 1 Chair: Panos Y. Papalambros, University of Michigan, United States of America Chair: Anja Maier, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom HOSTED BY DESIGN SCIENCE JOURNAL |
D254: Meeting 3: DS MENTORING PROGRAM MEETING Location: Conference Hall Orlando 2 Chair: Julie Stal-Le Cardinal, CentraleSupélec, France Chair: Sophie I. Hallstedt, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden HOSTED BY DS MENTORING PROGRAM |
| D255: Meeting 4: DS DFAM SIG COMMUNITY MEETING Location: Conference Hall Konavle Chair: Tino Stanković, ETH Zurich, Switzerland HOSTED BY DS DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SIG |
D256: Meeting 5: PHYSICAL SPACES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: BUILDING LIVING LABS FOR AI-ENABLED SUSTAINABLE DEIGN Location: Conference Hall Šipun Chair: Filippo Chiarello, Università di Pisa, Italy Chair: Vito Giordano, Università di Pisa, Italy HOSTED BY ERASMUS+ DETAILLS PROJECT |
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