The workshop
The eighth workshop in the doctoral college will held at the Academy Building of the University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, from Tuesday 21 October (start at 9:00) till Thursday 23 October 2025 (end at 12:30).
The doctoral college (2022-2025), funded by the Franco-German University, is aimed at PhD students from Germany, France and the Netherlands working on the development and application of structured, energy-based methods for modeling, numerical approximation and control of multiphysical systems. It builds on the long-standing collaboration between research groups in the participating countries, provides an institutional framework for structured doctoral training, and promotes the mobility of young researchers by providing financial support for research stays in the partner countries.
For more information about the French-German-Dutch doctoral college on Port Hamiltonian Systems please visit the website.
We emphasize that the workshop is also open to interested participants that are not affiliated with the doctoral college, such as DISC members.
Registration is closed
In case you would still like to attend the workshop, please send an email to
Michele Cucuzzella and/or Bart Besselink
Program
The complete program can be found here.
Plenary speakers
The plenary lectures will be given by:
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- Arjan van der Schaft, University of Groningen
From energy to power and back
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- Jenny van Doorn, University of Groningen
Frightful or fantastic? Acceptance of social robots in service teams
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- Bahar Haghighat, University of Groningen
Miniaturized robot swarms for sensing and inspection applications
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- Paul Kotyczka, Technical University of Munich
Energy, ports and physical model structure for simulation and control: Some examples
Arjan van der Schaft's 70th birthday workshop
Immediately following the Doctoral College Workshop, Arjan van der Schaft's 70th birthday will be celebrated by a workshop with invited speakers. Participants of the Doctoral College Workshop are cordially invited to Arjan's 70th Birthday Workshop.
Program Arjan's 70th Birthday Workshop
In case you would like to attend Arjan's 70th Birthday Workshop without attending the Doctoral College Workshop, please send an email to Michele Cucuzzella and/or Bart Besselink.
Accommodation and Travel
The workshop takes place in the Academy Building of the University of Groningen (Broerstraat 5, 9712 CP Groningen), located in the city center of Groningen. The academy building is within walking distance of the train station of Groningen.
The city center of Groningen has many hotels. Some suggestions, all within walking distance of the Academy Building, are:
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- Flonk Hotel Groningen Centre
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- Martini Hotel
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- Leonardo Hotel Groningen City Center
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- Hotel Schimmelpenninck Huys
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- Asgard Hotel
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- The Market Hotel
