Program

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

The times given here refer to CET = UTC+1

09:00	Welcome Dr.-Ing. Dirk Ulrich - carhs.training gmbh
Biomechanics Chair: Prof. Dr. Cynthia Bir - Wayne State University
09:10	Cortical Bone Fracture Model Assessed in Isolated Bone and Full Human Body Models Prof. Dr. Duane S. Cronin - University of Waterloo
09:35	Deterministic Prediction of Rib Fracture in Young and Aged Small Females: A Computational Study Across Isolated Rib and Full-Body Scales Dr. Miguel Angel Corrales Fabre - Tecnológico de Monterrey
10:00	Influence of Transversely Isotropic Cortical Bone Properties on Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: Development and Validation of a New Modeling Strategy Özgür Cebeci - IAT Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automobiltechnik mbH; Prof. Dr. Duane S. Cronin - University of Waterloo; Michael Sämann - Universität Rostock; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sara Checa Esteban - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Julius Wolff Institut
10:25	Modelling Thoracic Injury Risk in Passenger Car Crashes: The Role of Seating Posture, Safety Systems and Vehicle Parameters– A Comparison of GLM and XGBoost Approaches Lena Pett - Verkehrsunfallforschung an der TU Dresden GmbH (VUFO)
10:50	Coffee Break
11:15	Lower Extremity Injury Prediction with SAFER HBM Prof. Dr. Bengt Pipkorn - Volvo Cars Corporation
11:40	Lower Extremity Injury Assessment Methods Dr. Christoph Klein - Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH; Johannes Prinz - ika Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge - RWTH Aachen University; Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Praster - Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Passive Human Body Models Chair: Dr. Christoph Klein - Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
12:05	Objective Comparison and Quantification of Finite Element Model Results to Experimental Data Prof. Dr. Duane S. Cronin - University of Waterloo
12:30	Integration of Three-dimensional Cervical Muscles into a Human Body Model Annika Stötzel - Volkswagen AG et al.
12:55	Lunch Break
13:45	Injury Risk Function Development and Updates on AC-HUMs Quiyu Gan - CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.
14:10	Towards Broader and More Versatile Human Body Models Alexander Gromer - ANSYS Germany GmbH
14:35	Building Confidence in Virtual Safety Development: Practical, Robust, and Efficient HBM Connect® Workflows for Automotive CAE Dr.-Ing. Anurag Soni - Humanetics Europe GmbH
15:00	An Advanced Framework for Pelvis Scaling of AM50 VW Group HBM to Represent Population Diversity Dr. Debasis Sahoo - Volkswagen AG et al.
15:25	Coffee Break
15:50	Development and Validation of an Enhanced Facial Finite Element Model for Road Safety Applications Dr. Caroline Deck - University of Strasbourg et al.
Active Human Body Models Chair: Dr.-Ing. Dirk Ulrich - carhs.training gmbh
16:15	Integrating Realistic Occupant Behavior into Crash Simulations Dr. Monika Harant - Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik ITWM; Dr.-Ing. Matthias Boljen - Fraunhofer-Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI
16:40	A Generalized MB-to-FE Coupling Workflow for Pre-Crash to In-Crash Human Body Simulations Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Fehr - University of Stuttgart et al.
17:05	A Hybrid Modelling Approach with Muscle-Length Feedback Control for Human Body Models with defined 3D muscle geometries Mukund Thirugnanasambanthar - Ansys, part of Synopsys et al.

 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Hybrid Human Body Models Chair: Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB
08:30	Hybrid Digital Humans for Automotive Safety: Integrating Muscle-Driven Dynamics with Photorealistic Avatars Abhijeet Marekar - VAIVA GmbH; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Fehr - University of Stuttgart; Dr.-Ing. Matthias Haringer, Benjamin Blaume - VAIVA GmbH
Pre- and Postprocesing HBMs Chair: Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB
08:55	Advanced Handling of Human Body Models in ANSA and META Thanassis Lioras - BETA CAE Systems S.A. et al.
09:20	A Tool Proposal for Streamline Visualization of Relevant Injury Data in Passive Safety Stefano Tomassi, Prof. Alessandro Scattina - Politecnico di Torino; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Fehr - University of Stuttgart
09:45	HBM Positioning and Injury Assessment Workflows in the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment Dr. Galal Mohamed - Oasys LS-DYNA Environment
10:10	Accelerated Strategies for Human Body Model Repositioning: Comparing Dynamic, Kinematic, Morphing, and Constraint-Based Deformation Workflows Dr. Aravind Sundararajan - Elemance, LLC
10:35	Coffee Break
HBMs in Crash Simulations Part 1 Chair: Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB
11:00	Investigation of Injury Mechanisms of Female Drivers Exhibiting Chinese Anthropometric Characteristics in Frontal Collisions Prof. Dr. Haiyan Li - Tianjin University of Science and Technology et al.
11:25	A Comparative Assessment of Submarining behavior in Human Body Models (HMBs) and Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) Ananthu Nath Suresh Kumar, Michael Lutz, Matthias Bauer - PSW automotive engineering GmbH
11:50	Structural Design Optimization of CRS Based on Causal Chains of Time-Series Mode Transitions Yuki Kurakata - Doshisha University
12:15	Lunch Break
13:05	Preliminary Human Body Model Reconstruction of a Real-World Frontal Crash to Inform Belt-System Optimization for Abdominal Injury Mitigation Dr. Karthik Somasundaram, Dale Halloway, Ganesh Shete, Frank A. Pintar - Medical College of Wisconsin
13:30	Fatbike Accidents Involving Pedestrians - The Impact of Speed on Injury Risk Frank Schoenmakers - Schoenmakers Consulting; Prof. Dr. Jac Wismans - SAFETEQ- Automotive Safety Consulting
13:55	Spinal Fixation and Injury Risk Predictions in Frontal Vehicle Collisions: A Computational Study Dr. Sloan Kulper, Erica Ueda Boles - Lifespans Ltd.; Özgür Cebeci, Kai Ikels - IAT Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automobiltechnik mbH
14:20	A Simulation Workflow for the Assessment of Bus and Shuttle Occupants Sebastian Weber, Ramasamy Ellankavi - ZF Group; Oliver Zehbe, Dr. Christoph Klein - Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
14:45	Coffee Break
15:10	Taking Up the Torch: From Research to Design Tools Considerations from the perspective of THUMS Users Philipp Thomas Wernicke - BMW Group; Prof. Dr. Steffen Peldschus - LMU University of Munich
15:35	Human Body Models in Vehicle Development – Potentials, Limitations, and Challenges in Validation, Certification, and Assessment Christoph Vieler - Volkswagen AG et al.
Preparing for Virtual Testing Chair: Dr.-Ing. Andre Eggers - BASt - German Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute
16:00	Virtual Testing for All: Open-Source Human Body Models and OpenRadioss Dr. Dmitry Fokin, Paul Sharp - Siemens Digital Industries Software
16:25	Trust Through Traceability: Advancing Trustworthy Simulation Workflows for Virtual Testing Dr. Felix Ressi - Technische Universität Graz
16:50	Summary, King-Hay Yang Young Scientist Award, Farewell Rainer Hoffmann - carhs gmbh

 

 

Program subject to change.