Dive into the digital future of urban planning! This two-day interdisciplinary summer school is aimed at doctoral candidates, early-career researchers, and professionals interested in exploring how emerging digital technologies are reshaping the way we understand, design, and govern urban environments.
The summer school aims to equip doctoral candidates and early-career researchers with theoretical insights and practical tools for applying AI, machine learning, and digital twin technologies in urban contexts. Through expert-led workshops, keynote lectures, and sessions, participants will examine how digital innovation can support more sustainable and efficient city development.
| Time | Session | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-13:00 | Fundamentals of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Workshop for doctoral candidates HFT Stuttgart, Room 3/103 | Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Mommert HFT Stuttgart |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Summer School Opening HFT Stuttgart, Room 8/043 |
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| 13:45-14:45 | CitiVerse - the Next Step in Urban Digital Transformation Keynote Lecture | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann HFT Stuttgart |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Session S1: Smart City Planning and Public Participation Moderator: Martin Müller, Lebenswerke GmbH Stuttgart | ||
| 15:00-15:15 | Opening Session | Martin Müller Lebenswerke GmbH |
| 15:15-15:45 | Smarter Cities Start with People: The Role of Participation in Urban Tech Planning | Dr. Frank Friesecke Hamidreza Ostadabbas die STEG |
| 15:45-16:00 | Bringing Cities to Life: AR/VR Tools for Public Participation | Muhammad Alfakhori HFT Stuttgart |
| 16:00-16:15 | Measuring Soundscape Comfort in Open Urban Public Spaces | Michaela Marxt HFT Stuttgart |
| 16:15-16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-18:00 | “Fishbowl” Discussion All participants |
| Time | Session | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-12:00 | Germany’s Smart Cities: Insights from 7 Years of Blogging and Where We Stand Today Keynote Lecture | Dimitri Ravin responsible for Content & Partnerships @urban-digital.de |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| Session 2: Urban Digital Twins and Metaverse Moderator: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Runde, VDC Fellbach | ||
| 13:00-13:40 | Opening Session | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Runde VDC Fellbach |
| 13:40-14:00 | Digital Twins for Cities and Regions | Dr.-Ing. Stefan Trometer virtualcitysystems GmbH |
| 14:00-14:20 | Blending the digital and physical worlds through Mixed Reality: a 3D to 3D method for aligning digital assets with physical environments | Juan Sardi Barzallo HFT Stuttgart |
| 14:20-14:40 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Approach for automated 3D Vegetation Extraction in Urban Environment using Multispectral Image and Point Cloud Data | Arpita Sinha HFT Stuttgart |
| 15:00-15:20 | Development and Numerical Analysis of Active Bottom Surface Cooling (ABSC) for Urban Heat Mitigation and Thermal Comfort Enhancement | Benjamin Hueber HFT Stuttgart |
| 15:20-15:40 | Digital twinning with optimization of dynamic allocation of the devices using federated learning technique: Industry of the future/hospital emergency or epidemic Crisis decision making | Atheer Al Shaggah JUNIA School of Science and Engineering, Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, Lille |
| 15:40-16:00 | Unveiling the Potential of Digital Twins: From Buildings to Urban Environments | Karla Saldaña Ochoa Dr.Sc MAS LA ETHZ Arch, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida |
| 16:00-16:20 | Closing Ceremony |
Registration is open until July 6, 2025.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at graduiertenakademie(at)hft-stuttgart.de
Dr. Yetai Berhanu hat erfolgreich seine Promotion in Kooperation mit der HFT Stuttgart und der Jimma Universität (Äthiopien) verteidigt.
Mikael Bagratuni ist einer der ersten Promovierenden im Rahmen des Promotionsverbandes. Insgesamt verfügen nun 16 Professor:innen an der HFT Stuttgart über das Promotionsrecht und können Promovierende in den Forschungseinheiten: Sozial-, Verhaltens- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Informatik und Elektrotechnik sowie Ingenieurwissenschaften begleiten.
Die Summer School wurde zu einer Plattform für einen spannenden wissenschaftlichen Austausch
Die HFT Stuttgart und das Institut für Angewandte Forschung begrüßten über 100 Teilnehmende aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft und ehrten die Verdienste von Forschenden.