Technology Briefing: Accelerating Innovation Processes with AI

Technology Briefing: Accelerating Innovation Processes with AI

At the upcoming Technology Briefing, leading researchers from Empa, CSEM and PSI, together with industry experts from ABB and Sulzer, will present how AI is transforming research and development.

Calendar Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2026
Add to calendar 2026-12-01 14:00:00 2026-12-01 17:35:00 Europe/Zurich Technology Briefing: Accelerating Innovation Processes with AI At the upcoming Technology Briefing, leading researchers from Empa, CSEM and PSI, together with industry experts from ABB and Sulzer, will present how AI is transforming research and development. Empa, Akademie
 
Türöffnung 13:30
Beginn 14:00
Ende 17:35
Location Empa, Akademie
Überlandstrasse 129
8600 Dübendorf
Schweiz
 
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Program

Event language: English

Moderator: Claudia Gonzalez, Head of Empa Akademie

13:30 Arrival & welcome coffee

14:00 Introduction

Dr. Lorenz Herrmann, Head of Department for Advanced Materials and Surfaces, Empa

14:20 Faster lab-to-fab: challenges and opportunities adapting AI and automation to accelerate translational research at CSEM

Dr. Tonio Buonassisi, Vice President of Sustainable Energy, CSEM 

14:50 Accelerating the development of advanced thin-film materials with high-throughput experiments and AI

Dr. Sebastian Siol, Group Leader of Coating Technologies, Empa

15:20 Industrial intelligence: rethinking innovation in expert-driven domains

Dr. Preeti Kamakoti, Director of Key Enabling Technologies and Tools Chemtech, Sulzer 

15:50 Coffee break

16:30 Accelerating low-carbon cement design with materials science and AI

Dr. Nikolaos Prasianakis, Group leader of Transport Mechanisms Group, PSI

17:00 AI for science: powering the next wave of industrial innovation

Dr. Thanikesavan Sivanthi, Senior Principal Scientist, ABB

17:30 Wrap-up & closing

Dr. Lorenz Herrmann, Head of Department for Advanced Materials and Surfaces, Empa

17:45 Apéro & networking

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