2016 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

At-a-Glance

The 2016 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering symposium was held October 17-19, at Aalto University near Helsinki, Finland. About 60 outstanding engineers under the age of 45 met for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas: The Road to Future Urban Mobility; Frontiers of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Integrated Photonics; and Smart Systems for Personalized and Connected Healthcare. The event was intended to facilitate international and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across disparate engineering fields, and encourage the creation of a transatlantic network of world-class engineers.

The symposium was hosted in partnership with the European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies, and Engineering with organizational support provided by Technology Academy Finland.

The National Academy of Engineering would like to express its gratitude to Aalto University, the city of Espoo, Sitra, NokiaThe Grainger Foundation, and the National Science Foundation for its support of the 2016 EU-US FOE Symposium.

LIST OF SESSIONS

Chair: Harri Kulmala, DIMECC Ltd. (Digital, Internet, Materials & Engineering Co-Creation)

THE ROAD TO FUTURE URBAN MOBILITY
Session co-chairs:  András Kovács, Institute for Computer Science and Control, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Andreas Malikopoulos, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Introduction

Distributed Learning Dynamics Convergence in Routing Games
Alexandre Bayen, University of California, Berkeley

Simulation-based Transportation Optimization
Carolina Osorio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Traffic Management by Macroscopic Models
Paola Goatin, INRIA, France

Dependability for Self-Driving Cars
Jonas Nilsson, Volvo

FRONTIERS OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE
​Session co-chairs:  Davide Mattia, University of Bath, and A.-H. Alissa Park, Columbia University

The Different Regimes of Carbon Capture: Challenges and Opportunities
Krista Walton, Georgia Institute of Technology

Recent Advances in Bioelectrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Chemicals: Electrosynthesis via Bacteria and Enzymes
Deepak Pant, VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research)

Carbon Dioxide Storage and Utilization
Sebastian Teir, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

Redesigning the Regulated Power Plant
Meagan Mauter, Carnegie Mellon University

INTEGRATED PHOTONICS
Session co-chairs:  Lynford Goddard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Pavel Peterka, Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences

Photonics Systems: Physical Layer to Scaled Architectures
Keren Bergman, Columbia University

Integration of Ultrafast Signal Processing Functionalities via Si-compatible Lithium Niobate Nanophotonic Platforms
Katia Gallo, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Integration of III-V Optoelectronics and Si-photonics: New Developments and Application Opportunities
Mircea Guina, Tampere University of Technology

Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials and Devices for Integrated Photonics
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University

SMART SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZED AND CONNECTED HEALTHCARE
Session co-chairs:  Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles, and Leena Ukkonen, Tampere University of Technology

Introduction

The Role of Flexible Medical Devices in Health Monitoring and Diagnosis
Ana Arias, University of California, Berkeley

Miniaturized and Minimally Invasive Interfaces to the Brain
Rikky Muller, Cortera Neurosystems

Digital Microscopy Supported by Artificial Intelligence for Improved Access to Diagnostics
Johan Lundin, University of Helsinki

Post Meeting
Details
October
16
2016
to
October
19
2016
July 20, 2021 AT 06:56 AM
Helsinki, Finland
Schedule
Sunday, Oct 16, 2016
  • 07:30 PM To 09:00 PM
    Registration/welcome reception at hotel
    Ranta
Monday, Oct 17, 2016
  • 06:30 AM To 06:30 AM
    Breakfast at the hotel
    Ranta
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
    The Stage, Aalto University Design Factory
  • 09:00 AM To 09:00 AM
    The Road to Future Urban Mobility
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Group photo of all participants
    The Stage, Aalto University Design Factory
  • 10:45 AM To 10:45 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM To 11:00 AM
    The Road to Future Urban Mobility (cont.)
  • 12:30 PM To 12:30 PM
    Lunch
    Finlandia Cabinet
  • 01:30 PM To 01:30 PM
    Flash Poster Presentations
  • 02:30 PM To 02:30 PM
    Poster Session I (odd numbers)
  • 03:15 PM To 03:15 PM
    Poster Session II (even numbers)
  • 04:00 PM To 04:00 PM
    Break
  • 04:15 PM To 04:15 PM
    Frontiers of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
  • 05:45 PM To 05:45 PM
    Break
  • 06:00 PM To 06:00 PM
    Depart for Sitra
  • 06:15 PM To 06:15 PM
    Dinner
    Sitra
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2016
  • 06:30 AM To 06:30 AM
    Breakfast at the hotel
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Frontiers of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (cont.)
  • 10:00 AM To 10:00 AM
    Break
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Integrated Photonics
  • 12:00 PM To 12:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 01:00 PM To 01:00 PM
    Integrated Photonics (cont.)
  • 02:30 PM To 02:30 PM
    Break
  • 03:00 PM To 03:00 PM
    Depart for bus tour of Helsinki
  • 05:30 PM To 05:30 PM
    Depart for Nokia
  • 06:00 PM To 06:00 PM
    Dinner (incl. walkthrough of showroom)
    Nokia
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2016
  • 06:30 AM To 06:30 AM
    Breakfast at the hotel
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Smart Systems for Personalized and Connected Healthcare
  • 10:05 AM To 10:05 AM
    Break
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Panel Discussion
  • 11:15 AM To 11:15 AM
    Lunch
2016 EU-US FOE Photos