Tuesday, September 30
• 10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Opening remarks
Bruno Dahan, Aerospace Valley
• 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Ampaire testbeds: Electrifying flight and accelerating innovation
John Rees, Ampaire
• 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM What role can AI play in avionics testing?
Thomas Ricou, Spherea
• 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Enhancing battery safety in electric aviation with high speed x-ray technology
Yann Leost, Fraunhofer Crash Test Centre
• 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM Materials durability data for the aerospace industry
Peter Bailey, Instron
• 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM Ultrasonic NDT for large and complex composite structures
Niko Bayer, Ultrasonic Sciences
• 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM A low-cost approach to conceptual design and development wind tunnel testing
Todd Leighton, AeroTEC
• 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM An overview of the quantitative fractography method
Stefano Argentero, RUAG
• 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM A digital approach to aircraft test and development
Tim Williams & Anton Burford, Aeralis
• 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Improving data workflows to make flight test engineering more efficient and robust
Matthias Baert, Carlos Lagoa & Wouter Plaetinck, Marple Data
• 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Sensors for aerodynamics and aero-acoustic measurements
Carmine Salzano & Guillaume Bonnavion, PCB Piezotronics
• 1:40 PM – 2:05 PM Minimizing vibration analysis and engine balancing costs
Ken Ameika, Vitrek
• 2:05 PM – 2:30 PM How Aura Aero implements energy and propulsion systems in the Integral and ERA aircraft
Mattia Padulo, AURA AERO
• 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM Development of a virtual testing method for aerospace structures validated by physical tests
Bram Noordman, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR)
• 2:50 PM – 3:15 PM The last 12 months before Ariane 6 Inaugural Flight: overview of the system tests campaigns
Arnaud Demay, Ariane Group
• 3:15 PM – 3:40 PM 20 years of Australian Defence Force UAS test lessons
Wing Commander Keirin Joyce, CSC
• 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM A new era of integration – iDDS as a catalyst for industry standardization
Manojj Sarang, MDS Aero
Brad Becktell, GE Aerospace
• 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Panel discussion: Managing test in a large facility
Nick Butler, NI Emerson
Chad Killen, Bell
Pete Smith, Airbus
Luigi Foschini, EN4
• 4:30 PM End of day one conference
Wednesday, October 1
• 10:15 AM – 10:20 AM Day two conference opens
• 10:20 AM – 10:45 AM Experimental progress towards testing of a hydrogen fuelled Pearl engine
Dr. Adam Harris, Rolls-Royce
• 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM The impact of cybersecurity on test engineering
Steve Summer, Emerson Test & Measurement Business Group
• 11:05 AM – 11:30 AM A321XLR flight test campaign
Jim Fawcett, Airbus
• 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Testing electric aircraft on a system level at high speed using a copper bird
Horst Hammerer, AVL
• 11:50 AM – 12:10 PM Acoustic source localization in wind tunnels: Challenges, design, and implementation
Michael Markus Ackermann, Gfai Tech
• 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM Panel discussion: Data management – extracting value whatever the test
Dr. Aswin Haridas, Testia
Ayoub El Fahli, Vector
Frédéric Kihm, Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer
Benjamin Gaillard, Hensoldt Nexeya
• 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM Qualifying a novel hydrogen powered aircraft
Martijn Kochuijt, AeroDelft
• 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM An electric aircraft flight test accident case study – human factors analysis and lesson learned
Dr. Mike Bromfield, Myriad Business
• 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM The use of ironbirds to advance validation testing
Tara Gürgen, TAAC
Javier Gutierrez, NI
• 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM Closing the simulation gap: Advancing HIL testing with PXI sensor simulation
Noman Hussain, Pickering Interfaces
• 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM An integrated virtual and physical testing approach for aircraft verification and certification
Raphael Hallez, Siemens Digital Industries Software
• 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Protecting data integrity for raw materials producers
Dean Lovewell, Instron
• 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM Exploring the digital thread for 3D measurement data
Thibault Hehlen, PolyWorks
• 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Shift Left: Sustainable E/E testing via the Micro HiL ecosystem
Jakov Sprljan, Schleissheimer
• 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM Does physical testing have a future in certifying aircraft?
Pete Smith, Airbus
• 3:40 PM – 3:00 PM Achieving 6DoF measurements with a single camera
Luc Oriat, Orme
• 4:00 PM End of day two conference
