Conference Agenda

Prof. Tiit Land, Rector, TalTech

Prof. Fjodor Sergejev, Dean, School of Engineering, Taltech

Prof. Kristo Karjust, Conference Chair, Director, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, TalTech

Prof. Metin Aydogdu - "Buckling or transverse deflection of functionally graded engineering structures". Trakya University, Turkey

Dr. Markus Varga - "In-situ monitoring of tribosystems: combining novel sensors with machine learning for health state prediction". AC2T Research GmbH, Austria

Dr inż. Agnieszka Maria Tomala - “Gradient, bioactive and laser textured Ti/HAp implants”. Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Associate Prof. Andrei Lobov - "Defining Industry 5.0 through the types of innovation and engineering patterns". Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

11:30am - 11:45am

Porous aerostatic bearings for elevator guide rails
Onni Leutonen, Jesper Riihola, Alex Nordensved, Muhammad Zia Ullah, Aleksi Myllys

11:45am - 12:00pm

Digital Twin of Flexible Manufacturing System
Kenari Koonik, Johannes Muru, Diana Belolipetskaja

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Crane Hook System for Efficient Pallet Lifting
Tatu Haakana, Lucas Foley, Srijit Bashyal, Oliver Järnefelt

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Performance Assessment and Second-Life Applications for Used Electric Vehicle Battery Cells
Krzysztof Krotecki, Rolando Antonio Gilbert Zequera

12:30pm - 12:45pm

Device for in-situ grinding of elevator guide rails
Jaakko Laitinen, Otto Puikkonen, Abdullah Zafar, Leo Kesti

12:45pm - 1:00pm

Using machine learning to estimate the size of the damaged area on car windscreens​
Laura Kõrgmaa, Karl Paabut

1:00pm - 1:15pm

Comparison of Path Finding Algorithms for Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots
Lasse Harju, Muhammad Anis, Elias Salo, Hammad Hussain

11:30am - 11:40am

Opening of MERIThON – Introduction by TalTech

11:40am - 12:00pm

Artificial intelligence: what companies are asking and what MERIT study programs at VILNIUS TECH are offering

Simona Ramanauskaitė
Vilnius TECH, Lithuania

12:00pm - 12:20pm

Taltech feedback and recommendation functionality development in MERIT Analyzer Application

Mikk Narusberg
Taltech, Estonia

12:20pm - 12:40pm

RTU MERIT study programme: The interdisciplinary approach

Agris Nikitenko
Riga Technical University, Latvia

12:40pm - 13:00pm

UPC Master MERIT:  Implementation of Sequential Course Delivery:  Impact of Content, Meaningful Learning and Pitfalls

Cristian Maximiliano Rodriguez Rivero
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

2:00pm - 2:15pm

Development of a modular automotive Drive by Wire kit
Arttu Heikkinen, Hannes Mönkkönen, Aleksi Heino, Eero Moisio

2:15pm - 2:30pm

Smart Bicycle Lock
Eike Buss, Martine Evensen, Laël Bitaud-Canoen, Václav Šácha

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Authenticating gate for safe robot entry into restricted access areas
Juhana Kulju, Edward Bagge, Saad Rana, Leo Isännäinen, Samuli Ahola

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Development of a modular educational low-level architecture for an electric vehicle
Rain Parve, Oliver Pool, Denis Rõžov, Fred Virve, Olga Kupina, Markus Puudersell

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Laser output power optimization in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for mineral identification
Casper Suominen, Petteri Haverinen, Arun Jaiswal, Niklas Sterpi

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Custom control solution development for electric car powertrain and EV-ECU
Edgar Eglis, Konstantin Kolodi, Erik Trofimov

3:30pm - 3:45pm

Efficiency Comparison of Small-Scale Wave Energy Converters
Oliver Häggman, Antti Lindman, Aadesh Chaudhari, Dima Al-Nasser, Lauri Viljavuori

3:45pm - 4:00pm

Project ZERO
Liis Rossner, Raiko Malsroos, Dan Robert Ets

4:00pm - 4:15pm

3D LiDAR based human detection for digital safety zone
André Monteiro Cocco, Veeti Karhu, Leo-Pauli Moisio, Jere Paalanen

4:15pm - 4:30pm

Washing Robot for RoRo/RoPax vessel vehicle decks
Henri Rautomäki, Ali Mert Bayazit, Nikita Budovey

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Student panel discussions in international interdisciplinary groups towards the generation of new research project ideas, towards a higher impact on society and industry

3:00pm - 3:40pm

Group idea presentation and closing of the MERIThON