Plenary Lectures will be delivered by scientists of international prestige in the field of the conference.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Advances in Shape Optimization

Erasmo Carrera, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Application and Simulation of Inflatable Structures for Manned and Unmanned Space Vehicles

Jan Knippers , Knippers Helbig GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
The Roof Structure of the EXPO Axis - a landmark for New Urban Strategies in Shanghai

Ignasi Llorens, UPC, School of Architecture, Spain
Zoomorphism and bio-architecture

Rolf Luchsinger, Empa - Center for Synergetic Structures, Switzerland
Tension + Air + Integrity

Javier Marcipar, Quantech, Spain
New Generation of Tubular Inflatable Structures in Engineering and Architecture

Arno Pronk, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands
85 Ways to Make a Membrane Mould

Tayfun E. Tezduyar, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Space–Time FSI Modeling of Ringsail Parachute Clusters