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Practitioners from industry and research sharing lessons learned. Information shown here is published by the organizer.

Keynote speakers

Session speakers

Jochem Vlaardingerbroek

Ministry of Defense

The future of combat unmanned ground systems (CUGS)

Florian Loosen

Systems Engineer, High-NA EUV lithography · Zeiss SMT

From systems architecture to service excellence – integrating service requirements early to maximize lifecycle value

Robert Howe

Lead Systems Engineer, CUGS program · Ministry of Defense

Starting from scratch: building a CUGS innovation operational capability

Laura Calvino

Principal Systems Architect, X-ray Core · Philips

One platform, many procedures: the architectural trade-offs behind extensible intervention systems

Ben Pronk

Research Fellow · TNO-ESI

CUGS: systems engineering in a rapidly changing domain

Robin Lawson

Mechanical design consultant · Robin Lawson Engineering

The boring spreadsheet invented by the military and why skipping it can cost millions

Nick Atanasov

VP of Emerging Technology · Forterra

More than mobility: the autonomous mission systems powering CUGS

Tommy Tietjen

Mission Operations Lead · Forterra

More than mobility: the autonomous mission systems powering CUGS

Xaviera Reynhout

Founder; Interim Product Manager at Peblar · Koers & Koffie

What do we need a product manager for? (Can’t AI do that …)

Carlos Lopes

Lead, AI-Powered Digital Services · Proekspert

AI solutions driving real results in industrial operations

Marie-José Klerks

Information Security Officer, Subject Matter Expert and Practice Manager · Alten

The AI pressure cooker: missing ingredients and failed dishes

Bedir Tekinerdogan

Full Professor and Chair, Information Technology Group · Wageningen University & Research

Software engineering for AI: architecting reliable AI-enabled high-tech systems

Neil Langmead

Codeclinic

Untangling the code: Can an AI agent become your architecture assistant?

Sjoerd van der Zwaan

Chief Product Officer · Solid Sands

The hidden foundation of safe AI: why execution-layer trust determines real-world safety

Matthijs van Berkel

Fusion Energy Department Head; Associate Professor in Control Systems (TU/e) · Differ

The future of supervisory control is automated

Andrea Peruffo

Research Fellow · TNO-ESI

The future of supervisory control is automated

Robert van Uden

Senior Software Architect and Software Architecture Trainer · Alten

AI won’t save your legacy systems, architecture will

Rosilde Corvino

Research lead, software legacy · TNO-ESI

From tests to intent: helping AI understand what legacy software really does

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