1. SafeTRANS Forum, 17th June 2025

 
in cooperation with

DLR Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility

 

       

 
In an increasingly digitalized and interconnected world, systems are growing in complexity, longevity and level of automation, up to autonomy. Yet, these systems are supposed to assist and support humans and to adhere to their needs. They consequently have to be usable, safe and effective. This requires a fundamentally human-centered perspective not only when designing these systems, but also covering their whole lifecycle from conceptualization and development to deployment, operation and decommissioning.

Lifecycle-spanning human-centered systems engineering addresses critical challenges such as evolving user needs, organizational change, technological advance and obsolescence, and ethical accountability. It fosters resilient, inclusive, and adaptable solutions which function technically and support the real-world contexts in which they are embedded. As systems become more autonomous and integrated into everyday life, considering the human element at every stage is no longer optional—it becomes essential.

With this workshop, SafeTRANS is inviting its community from industry and academia to discuss open issues, current trends in research, and needs for research and envelopment in lifecycle-spanning human-centered systems engineering. Centered around four research topics "Integration of human factors into the Engineering Process", "Safety Assessment with Humans-in-the-Loop", "Human-System-Interaction and –Integration" and "AI support for Human Centered Engineering", we will identify the state-of-the-art, open gaps, needs for further research, and opportunities for collaboration.

The SafeTRANS Forum is collocated with the yearly meeting of the Archimedes Consortium, a cooperation of four internationally renowned research institutes, namely
- the DLR Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility (Germany)
- TNO-ESI (The Netherlands)
- SERC (USA)
- Center for Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems and Applications (TECoSA) at KTH (Sweden)

Researchers from Archimedes will join this workshop.

Save the date and join us too, in identifying key research and development needs for systems engineering approaches where human-centered considerations are not just an addition, but a fundamental principle from conception to decommissioning.

Preliminary Program

08:30 – 09:20 Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome
  Prof. Dr. Martin Fränzle, SafeTRANS e.V. / Prof. Dr. Axel Hahn, DLR e.V.
09:15 – 10:30 Block 1: Continuous, Lifecycle-spanning, Human centered Systems Engineering
09:15 – 09:45 Keynote 1: Integration of Human Factors in Engineering Process
09:45 – 10:30 Fishbowl Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:15 Block 2: Safety Assessment with Humans in the Loop
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote 2
11:30 – 12:15 Fishbowl Discussion
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:45 Block 3 Human-System-Interaction and Human-System-Integration
13:30 – 14:00 Keynote 3
14:00 – 14:45 Fishbowl Discussion
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:30 Block 4: AI support for Human Centered Systems Engineering
15:15 – 15:45 Keynote 4
15:45 – 16:30 Fishbowl Discussion
16:30 - 17:00 Wrap-up / Way forward
17:00 End

Venue: DLR - Institut Systems Engineering für zukünftige Mobilität,
Grünteweg 27, 26127 Oldenburg

 REGISTRATION 1st SafeTRANS Forum

 

We have reserved a hotel contingent for you at special prices in the

Best Western Hotel Heide, Melkbrink 47 - 52, 26121 Oldenburg
Bookable only by mail : rezeption@hotel-heide.de with the keyword "Archimedes"

Price: 109,00 € per night incl. breakfast

Bookable until 14th May 2025