Wingquist Laboratory 24th Annual Seminar on Digital Product Realization

Keynote: Nicklas Hermansson, media futurist and founder of the media house NomoFomo

Title: Back to the Future: A Journey to 2049 – How to thrive in the AI Revolution

"The year is 2049. Cities are booming, with a third of the population living in once-uninhabitable deserts. Robots and AI have reshaped society, automating nearly half of today’s jobs. And your Ray-Bans? They now turn failed Tinder dates into ghosts. The lines between the physical and digital worlds have blurred. Reality is one."

The journey has already begun. The world is being automated in real time before our eyes – with the consequence that hundreds of millions of people will lose their jobs in the coming years. While new ones will emerge. The only thing truly certain is that we must learn new things in new ways to a much greater extent than before. Media pioneer Nicklas Hermansson offers you new perspectives during a time journey where he shares strategies that he has used to build two teams that became the best in the world. 

Nicklas Hermansson helped transform Aftonbladet into a digital role model worldwide before becoming creative director at one of the world's most award-winning Brand Studios. Today, he runs the media house NomoFomo (No More of Missing Out), which curates trends and phenomena shaping the future through the newsletter NomoFomo Insights, acclaimed as one of Sweden's premier publications. In 2024, Nicklas was named Speaker of the Year in AI & Tech. He is also a futurist and technology expert for SVT.

Our four research groups will present the latest results from their research

• Geometry Assurance & Robust Design
• Systems Engineering Design
• Automation
• Geometry & Motion Planning

Agenda

08:30–09:00 Registration and coffee 

09:00–09:05 Welcome - Professor Rikard Söderberg, Director Wingquist Laboratory 

09:05–10:05 Keynote: Nicklas Hermansson, media futurist and founder of the media house NomoFomo

10:05–10:30 Coffee  

10:30–11:15 Geometry Assurance & Robust Design - Professor Rikard Söderberg and his research team 

• Introduction to Geometry Assurance research (Rikard Söderberg)
• Variation Simulation of Composites (Diogo Toyoda) 
• Digital Twin for Welded Aero Structures (Hugo Hultman) 
• Quality Information Framework (QIF) for a Seamless Geometry Assurance Process (Martin Roth) 
• When the Future is No Longer a Guess: Perceived Quality AI Agent for Everyone (Kostas Stylidis, Intended Future)

11:15–12:00 Systems Engineering Design - Professor Ola Isaksson and his research team 

• Introduction to Systems Engineering Design research (Ola Isaksson) 
• Create, Design and Evaluate Concepts - A Data Driven Approach (Mohammad Rad and Julian Martinsson Bonde) 
• Prioritization of Sustainability Aspects in Aerospace (Sophie I. Hallstedt) 
• Creating Courses Using AI and Open Educational Resources Through ENCORE (Massimo Panarotto) 
• What Is Required to Benefit From MBSE Modelling Tools (Dag Bergsjö)

12:00–13:00 Lunch 

13:00–13:45 Automation - Professor Knut Åkesson and his research team 

• Introduction to Automation research (Knut Åkesson) 
• No Labels, No Problem: Multi-View Object Detection That Adapts (Erik Brorsson, Volvo Group Trucks Operations) 
• Online Conflict-free Scheduling of Fleets of Autonomous Mobile Robots (Martina Vinetti) 
• Don’t Forget What You Already Know - Data-efficient and Robust Reinforcement Learning (Bengt Lennartson)

13:45–14:30 Geometry and Motion Planning - Dr. Johan Carlson and his research team 

• Introduction to Geometry and Motion Planning research (Johan Carlson) 
• Factory Layout Planning and Optimization (Raad Salman) 
• Geometric Analysis of Stud Weld Specifications Regarding Design, Optimal Distribution, and Robot Paths (Jonas Kressin and Simon Vajedi) 
• The Virtual Paintshop - New Results and Ongoing Development (Fredrik Edelvik)

14:30–15:00 Coffee 

15:00–15:45 New Projects Started

15:45–16:45 Mingle & Meet the Research Groups