November 11 – 12, 2026  |  Aschaffenburg, Germany

 Wednesday, November 11, 2026 

The times given here refer to CET = UTC+1

09:00

Welcome

Dr.-Ing. Dirk Ulrich - carhs.training gmbh

Biomechanics

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

Passive Human Body Models

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 - DYNAmore Gesellschaft für FEM Ingenieurdienstleistungen mbH

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

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 Models

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

08:55

Advanced Handling of Human Body Models in ANSA and META

Thanassis Lioras - BETA CAE Systems S.A.

09:20

A Tool Proposal for Streamline Visualization of Relevant Injury Data in Passive Safety

Stefano Tomassi - Politecnico di Torino

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

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 - ZF; Safak Has - Siemens Industry Software GmbH; Oliver Zehbe, Dr. Christoph Klein - Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH

14:45

Coffee Break

15:10

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

15:35

Virtual Testing for All: Open-Source Human Body Models and OpenRadioss

Dr. Dmitry Fokin, Paul Sharp - Siemens Digital Industries Software

16:00

Trust Through Traceability: Advancing Trustworthy Simulation Workflows for Virtual Testing

Dr. Felix Ressi - Technische Universität Graz

16:25

Summary, King-Hay Yang Young Scientist Award, Farewell

Rainer Hoffmann - carhs gmbh

 

 

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