A Munich Symposium & Expo on AI for the Built World

The Georg Nemetschek Institute announced the AI Symposium & Expo on Artificial Intelligence for the Built World, which will be held in Munich from September 10 to 12, 2024.

The conference, hosted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TUM Venture Labs, will bring together leading academic researchers, industry professionals, and innovative startups to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by AI in the built environment.

The symposium and expo occur at the High-Tech Campus Garching, a significant science and research hub near Munich, Germany. It is part of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and is one of Germany’s largest and most essential campuses for science, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship.

AI for the construction industry

The central theme will be the presentation of AI applications in the context of the construction industry’s current and future needs, with a particular focus on how AI can improve project efficiency, decision-making, and safety in practice.

Attendees will explore what works and what doesn’t, fostering a comprehensive dialogue about the potential solutions and innovations in this rapidly growing field.

The speakers

Keynote speakers come from the academic and industry sides, including Marc Nézet, the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Division Officer at the Nemetschek Group.

The academic presenters:

• Dr. Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Professor and Chair, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
• Prof. Francisco Chinesta, Professor of Computational Physics, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology (Paris)
• Prof. André Borrmann, Full Professor and Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation, Technical University of Munich
• Prof. Markus König, Professor of Computing in Civil Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum

The industry presenters:

• Marc Nézet, Chief Division Officer (CDO) of the Operate & Manage Division and Chief Strategy Officer, Nemetschek Group
• Dr. Angelika Kneidl, CEO, accu GmbH
• Dr. Andreas Liebl, Managing Director, appliedAI Institute Europe
• Dr. Matthias Standfest, CEO & Co-Founder, AI Startup by Drees & Sommer AG

Sign up

The symposium starts with a welcome and keynote on September 10 at 9:00 a.m., free of charge. Tickets are required for the full conference. For more information and to register, visit the Event Website.

Title photo by Graf-flugplatz – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0