Scientific advisory board
Our Scientific Advisory Board, which is made up of prominent experts in their respective fields, provides support during the planning phase of the conference and helps to identify suitable topics.
Dr. Christoph Bittner
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG Head of steering.tech section
Alexander Gaedke
Robert Bosch GmbH Head of brake.tech section
Prof. Dr. Peter E. Pfeffer
Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences
Scientific Director of the Symposium,
Head of chassis.tech plus section
Martin Schwarz
BMW Group Head of chassis.tech section
Ralf Schweizer
AUDI AG Head of tire.wheel section
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature
Michael Reichenbach
Deputy Editor-in-Chief ATZ, Springer Nature
chassis.tech
Klaus Baltruschat
TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Lutz Eckstein
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Kenneth Ekström
Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden
Dr. Christoph Elbers
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany
Dr. Christian Hartweg
Opel Automobile GmbH, Germany
Prof. Hideo Inoue
Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Thomas Kersten
Volkswagen AG, Germany
Heinz Müllner
MAN Truck & Bus SE, Germany
Dr. Marcus Perner
IAV GmbH, Germany
Prof. Bernhard Schick
Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Timo Schöning
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany
Martin Schwarz
BMW Group, Germany
steering.tech
Dr. Christoph Bittner
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany
Stéphane Cassar
ZF Active Safety GmbH, Germany
Frank Esser
Ford-Werke GmbH, Germany
Dr. Robert Fuchs
JTEKT Corporation, Japan
Roland Greul
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH, Germany
Hans Joachim Kieserling
Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Tobias Linke
TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany
Bertram Möller
Nexteer Automotive Germany GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Manfred Plöchl
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Kristof Polmans
thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Liechtenstein
Dr. Matthias Schölzel
BMW AG, Germany
Dr. Yasuji Shibahata
Astemo, Ltd., Japan
Dr. Christian Strümpler
Joyson Safety Systems Aschaffenburg GmbH, Germany
brake.tech
Moritz Bolay
Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Prof. Dr. Eberhard Drechsel
formerly Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Alexander Gaedke
Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Dr. Falk Hecker
Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems GmbH, Germany
Dennis John
TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Giampiero Mastinu
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Ralph Mayer
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Alexander Prahst
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany
Dr. Albert Schlecht
AUDI AG, Germany
Dr. Ralf Stroph
BMW Group, Germany
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Tiemann
htw saar – University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Dr. Thorsten Ullrich
Aumovio Germany GmbH, Germany
tire.wheel.tech
Stephane Bertoldi
Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA, Germany
Stefan Dittmar
TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
Ralf Duning
Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH, Germany
Dr. Michael Frey
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Prof. Patrick Gruber
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Klaus Krause
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., Germany
Prof. Dr. Günter Leister
tire.wheel.mobility solutions / twms-consulting, Germany
Ralf Schweizer
AUDI AG, Germany
Michael Staude
TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
Edwin van der Stad
Nexen Tire Europe s.r.o., Germany
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wagner
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Wies
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Makoto Yamakado
Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan