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Robert Basan

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia
Employed: Assistant Prof. at the Department of Mechanical Enginering Design, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka since 2009
Academia: D.Sc. (2009) Fatigue and damage of the gear tooth flank
Focus: Characterization and estimation of cyclic/fatigue behaviour and parameters, Estimation methods, Material properties databases
Other: Founder and leader of MATDAT.COM project (Web-based collaborative platform for gathering and exchange of material data and knowledge)
Lecture: Methods, resources and tools for obtaining cyclic and fatigue material parameters

Filippo Berto

University of Padova - Italy
Employed: Since 2006 aggregate Professor at University of Padua
Academia: He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 2005 at the University of Florence, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Focus: Notch Mechanics, Fatigue strength of welded joints, Local criteria based on SED
Lecture: From Neuber's fictitious notch concept to the averaged SED on a control volume (with Paolo Lazzarin)

Marina Franulović

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia
Employed: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering since 1997, Associate professor since 2013
Academia: Mag. Ing. (1995), M.Sc. (2003), D.Sc. (2008)
Focus: Material behavior, Parameter identification, Genetic algorithm, Gears
Lecture: Practical use of genetic algorithm for deriving parameters of more complex fatigue models

Patrik Huter

 Montanuniversität Leoben - Austria
Employed: since 2011 PhD student at Montanuniversität Leoben, Chair for mechanical Engineering
Academia: MSc (2011) Design and Construction of a Test Rig for in-situ Microstructural Crack Growth Observation
Focus: Thermomechanical Fatigue in automotive and power plant applications; TMF and LCF life time and material behaviour analysis and testing
Lecture: Advanced Life Prediction of TMF Treated Components

Jan Kohout

University of Defence in Brno - Czech Republic
Employed: Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Military Technology, UoD in Brno since 2004 (Military Academy since 1995)
Academia: Professor (Materials Sciences and Engineering) since 2009
Focus: Interrelations among mechanical properties and structure of materials, regression of experimental dependences in materials science
Lecture: Some pitfalls of S-N curve fits and rough construction of its tolerance bands

Hynek Lauschmann

Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic
Employed: FNSPE CTU Prague, Dept. of Materials since 1979, Associate professor since 2003
Academia: Ing. (Physical Engineering, 1979), CSc. (1986), Doc. (2003)
Focus: Fractography of fatigue fractures, fatigue crack growth, applications of image analysis in material research
Lecture: Textural Fractography of Fatigue Fractures

Paolo Lazzarin

University of Padova - Italy
Employed: Since 2000 full professor at University of Padua
Academia: Since 1 January 2012, he is European editor of the journal Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures
Focus: Notch Mechanics, Fatigue strength of welded joints, Local criteria based on SED
Lecture: From Neuber's fictitious notch concept to the averaged SED on a control volume (with Filippo Berto)

Marko Nagode

University of Ljubljana - Slovenia
Employed: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (1992 - ...)
Academia: He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 1998 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Focus: Thermo-mechanical fatigue, machine elements, reliability & maintainability, finite mixture distributions
Lecture: Thermo-mechanical fatigue - damage operator approach

Jan Papuga

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague & Evektor spol. s r.o. - Czech Republic
Employed: FME CTU in Prague (2007-...); Evektor, spol. s r.o. (2006-...); ŠKODA VÝZKUM, s.r.o. (2005-2006); Kappa 77, s.r.o. (2003-2004)
Academia: He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 2006 at the FME CTU in Prague.
Focus: Multiaxial fatigue, fatigue in notches, fatigue computation methods
Other: Developer of PragTic fatigue freeware, chairman of WCFA&PUM meetings, secretary of DTMA 2011 workshop, leader of FADOFF (Fatigue Analysis Documentation Office) project (2011-2014)
Lectures: Practical Aspects of Fatigue Prediction
Multiaxial Fatigue

Milan Růžička

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic
Employed: FME CTU in Prague (1983-...) - Head of Institute for Strength and Elasticity (2005-...) at Dept. of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics
Academia: He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 1984 at the FME CTU in Prague, habilitation 1999 (Doc.), 2005 (Prof.).
Focus: Fatigue in notches, fatigue of welded structures, composite structures, fatigue in composites, use of optical fibres, structural health monitoring
Other: Secretary of the Czech Society for Mechanics, program director of WCFA&PUM meetings
Lecture: Basics of Fatigue and Fatigue Prediction

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