Workshop: Sustainability and Life Cycle Challenges

 

Workshop-Moderator


Andreas Riel
Prof. at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, France

Susumu Sasabe
JUSE, Japan

Michael Reiner
Prof. at the IMC FH Krems, Austria
 
Sustainability and Life Cycle Challenges

The world is changing from having different separate products and production processes to an integrated IOT world with fully networked, automated, connected and AI supported processes. When you drive a car, maybe in 15 years from now you use the mobile and connect the IT infrastructure to everything in the life. How will such a world look like, How will a life cycle management in this future work?

Dr Andreas Riel is a Prof. at Grenoble INP and did his Habilitation in Innovation Management. He has 10 years experience with AVL in Austria, and works in leading industry projects with ISCN as a senior consultant since 15 years. He is and has been safety and security coach to leading automotive industry projects at supplier but also at OEM level. He is a program committee member at CIRP (world leading manufacturing engineering conference series) and member of the book editing team and program committee member of EuroSPI since many years. He is involved in leading research projects at Grenoble INP about life cycle engineering and manufacturing.

Supported by the Marie Curie EU project OPENINNOTRAIN (secondment Dr Messnarz in cooperation with TU Hamburg) the topic of frugal innovation has been integrated with a discussion from 2024 onwards. The topic of TUHH about frugal innovation where car makers can operate and develop at lower cost by still keeping a high level of quality and safety is important for the sustainability of European production and design processes.

Workshop Program 17.09.2025

Workshop: Sustainability and Life Cycle Challenges
08.40 - 09.15
Opening by Riga Technical University
EuroSPI Chair, Dr Richard Messnarz, 
Automotive Skills Alliance, Dr Jakub Stolfa, ASA Director,
iNTACS, Lars Dittmann, INTACS Director,
Samer Sameh, EuroSPI Chair for ASA Cooperation
09.30 - 10.30
Positive Energy Districts Enabling Smart Energy Communities 
Dimitrios Siakas, Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland,
Harjinder Rahanu, Elli Georgiadou, Middlesex University London, UK,
Kerstin Siakas, University of Vaasa, Finland,and International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece, Georgios Lampropoulos, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
A Gamification Approach to Preparing for the Industry 5.0 Transition: Technologies, Applications, Job Roles 
Ikram Ahidar, Grenoble INP Foundation, France,
Laure Dousset, La Pepite, France, 
Andreas Riel, Grenoble INP Foundation, and Grenoble Alpes University, France
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.00
Transitioning Towards a Component-as-a-Service: A Business Model Design Overview 
Isabella Burzelli, Christian Wandji, Grenoble Alpes University, France,
Jose Hidalgo Crespo, Grenoble INP, G-SCOP, France
Cooling our Heritage: Enhancing Biodiversity in Historic Gardens and Parks to Reduce Urban Heat in European Heritage Sites
Gerald Wagenhofer, KED KulturErbeDienstleistungs GesmbH, Austria,
Reinhold Sahl, Karin Novotny, urghauptmannschaft Österreich, Austria
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 - 14.15
Key Note 1: Behaviorally Intelligent Technology Design that Understands People and Helps Them Succeed
Tenure Professor Agnis Stibe, Riga Technical University, Latvia
14.15 - 14.30
Move to the rooms
14.30 - 16.00
Parallel Game 1: Industry 4.0 Technologies & Applications
Two teams work in parallel, guided by Dr Andreas Riel
Parallel Game 2: Circular Economy (Use Case Battery Electric Vehicle)
Two teams work in parallel, guided by Dr Andreas Riel
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.15
17.15 - 18.00
Key Note 3: The AI Evolution: Transforming Process Improvement, Compliance, and Culture in the age of AI, Peter Pedross, Founder and Director, PEDCO AG, Switzerland
18.30 - 19.30
Riga historic city center is 20 minutes walking distance - Walking or taking tram to the event location
19.30 - 22.00
Riga is famous for barbecues and old restaurants like the Rozengrals
The social event location will take place at the famous Rozengrals.

Have a nice typical Riga food in a typical Riga atmosphere!