Session ChairThis session is chaired by Bernhard BachmannProfessor of Mathematics and Technical Applications, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (HSBI, since 1999)Research focus: numerical mathematics, nonlinear optimization, symbolic and numerical methods for large hybrid differential-algebraic systemsFounding member of the Modelica Association (1996) and Open Source Modelica Consortium (2004)Key contributions to the BackEnd and C-Runtime of the OpenModelica CompilerCo-Author of the Modelica Petri Net Library and Modelica Neural Network LibraryResearch stays at ABB Research Center (Switzerland, USA, Sweden), Linköping University (Sweden), and Politecnico di Milano (Italy)Member, Promotionskolleg NRW (since 2022)Founding board member, Institute for Data Science Solutions (IDaS), HSBI (since 2022)