Programme

7th November 2025 – Conference Day

Registration - 8:45 am

Hochschule München, Karlstraße 6, 80333 Munich

Aula of the Hochschule München (entrance via Barerstraße)

Opening Ceremony and Keynote - 9:15 am

Welcome from German Group of IABSE - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Geralt Siebert

Welcome from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences - Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Dürr

Welcome from Italian Group of IABSE – Dr. Fabrizio Palmisano

Keynote Presentation - Bart Halaczek, United Kingdom

Presentations | Part 1 - 10:00 am

Chair: Matthias Lang

Oral Presentations

    Marc Menne - Adaptive Structural Protection against Emerging Weapon Effects

Short Presentations of the Poster Session

    Daniel Güldenmeister • Max Schickentanz • Julian Seisenberger • Lukas Gebhard • Maria Staudacher

    Lukas Brombach • Simon Bottner • Felix Reuen • Christian Gmeiner • Valentina Antoniani

    Nathaniel Gallishaw • Aylin Celik • Philipp Stuhler • Malte Homeyer • Paula Wunderlich

    Eyad Aljouharji • Vincent Olfers • Sofia Moissiadis • Josip Botica

Lunchbreak - 12:00 pm

Presentations | Part 2 - 1:00 pm

Chair: Dr. Fabrizio Palmisano

Oral Presentations

    Helen Bartsch - The Influence of Weld Imperfections on the Fatigue Strength of Steel Components

    Jan Röder - Optimizing of a Crane Runway Construction for a Press Shop

    Maria Luz Gerbaudo - Lizard-Inspired Design to Prevent Structural Collapses

Short Presentations of the Poster Session

    Regina Kirchlechner • Paul Müller • Tom Berna • Philipp Werner • Anoop Kodakkal

    Lena Efferz • Niklas Wehrkamp • Henrieke Fritz • Menelaos Papamichelakis • Berfu Turan

    Felix Surholt • Afra Aksel • Jakob Quirgst • Leon Unewisse • Nalani Lange

    Andre Strotmann • Vincent Mack • Leonie Heller • Çerme Bediralp • Leonie Rossmanith

Coffee Break - 3:25 pm

Presentations | Part 3 - 4:00 pm

Chair: Dr. Igor Kavrakov

Oral Presentations

    Marike Bornholdt - Digital-Twin-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Dikes

    Emma Ghini - Integrated Monitoring Systems for Railway Bridges and Viaducts: Towards Smarter Infrastructure Management

    Florian Zeidler - Deconstruction of the Carola Bridge

    Miriam Chillemi - Dynamic Response Control in Lightweight Footbridges Using Maurer-Tuned-Mass-Dampers

    Clemens Heinzig - Large-scale Construction Site Tests for Strengthening and Renovation of Railway Bridge and Technical Monument Chemnitzer Viadukt

    Maureen Klomp - Feasibility of Reusing Suurhoff’s Bascule Basement for a New Bridge

Introduction of IABSE and Young Engineers Programme (YEP)

Closing Ceremony - 5:45 pm

Get-Together with Award Ceremony - 7:30 pm

Zum Franziskaner, Residenzstraße 9, 80333 Munich

8th November 2025 – Technical Walks

Meeting Point and Programme

Ingenieurbüro Grassl, Machtlfinger Straße 7, 81379 Munich at 9:45 am

Don’t forget to bring your safety shoes.

Please do not bring any luggage to the construction site. Please store your luggage in a secure location, such as the hotel or public lockers, as we do not have space for it during the technical walks.

The Technical Walks will start at Ingenieurbüro Grassl at Machtlfinger Straße 7 in Munich at 9:45 am. Please come directly to the meeting point. The meeting point can be reached by public transport, for example, by underground U3. We will visit the construction sites “U6 metro line extension to Martinsried” first and afterwards, construction sites “Tram Westtangente”. The technical walks will end in Munich near Laim train station around 3:30 pm. 

Extension of the U6 subway line to Martinsried

For more information, please visit

U-Bahn-Bau München - Ongoing projects (only in German available)

U-Bahn-Bau München - U6 Martinsried (only in German available)

Tram Westtangente

For more information, please visit

Tram-Westtangente MVG

Keynote Speaker - Bart Halaczek

Bart Halaczek is an architect and engineer by education, both degrees he received at the University of Stuttgart. While at university, he worked as a research assistant in the field of composite materials at ITKE and ILEK. Among other projects, he was involved in the research and construction of a structural glass dome under Prof. Lucio Blandini.

After graduation he joined Knight Architects, a company specialised in the design of bridges and civil infrastructure. His interdisciplinary expertise quickly allowed him to take over leading positions in bridge design projects across the globe. Always working in close collaboration with consulting engineering companies, he was lead architect on internationally acclaimed projects such as the carbon network arch Oder Crossing Küstrin-Kietz, Ulm Kienlesbergbrücke and the opening Merchant Square Footbridge in London. Among other projects, he is currently involved in a new tram bridge in Cologne and two road bridges in Bermuda.

His tenure at Knight Architects, where he assumed the position of Director in 2022, will soon reach 18 years. Along his day-to-day involvement in bridge design projects, he is also actively involved in engineering interest groups such as IABSE, IStructE, Bundesstiftung Baukultur and DGNB. Bart is a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He has published more than 50 articles and opinion pieces and frequently gives keynotes at conferences and masterclasses at universities. 

Bart’s education lends him his multidisciplinary approach to design challenges. He believes that successful solutions can only be found through the intense exchange of ideas and collaboration across professions. His design thinking is pragmatic, preferring timeless designs and the beautiful ordinary. Bart believes that our infrastructure must be inclusive, serving on many levels including culture, personal experience, perceived safety and environmental responsibility.