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Keynote Speakers
Klemens Haselsteiner
Strabag SE, Austria
Klemens Haselsteiner, BBA, BF completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at DePaul University in Chicago and an Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, he started his career at the auditing company KPMG in Austria. After completing his community service and gaining professional experience at a Russian industrial group, he joined the STRABAG Group in Russia in 2011, where he worked as a commercial project manager, among other things. From 2015, he worked for the German STRABAG Group company Ed. Züblin AG - initially as commercial division manager for turnkey construction, and from 2018 as commercial director. Klemens Haselsteiner has been a member of the Executive Board of STRABAG SE since 1.1.2020 and is responsible for innovation, digitalization and sustainability, among other things. Since January 1, 2023, he has been entrusted with the function of Chairman of the Executive Board of STRABAG SE.
Michael Kaliske
TU Dresden, Germany
Dr. Michael Kaliske was born in Hamburg, Germany. He studied and graduated from the University of Hannover and worked as research fellow at the Institute for Structural Analysis (University of Hannover) from 1991 to 1999. He got his Ph.D. in 1995 and the Habilitation in 1999. Subsequently, he joined Continental and was Head of the Mechanics and Simulation Development Department until 2002. By then, he was awarded the Chair of Structural Mechanics at University of Leipzig (2002 to 2008). Since 2006, he has been Director of the Institute for Structural Analysis at Technische Universität Dresden. Further responsibilities have been Secretary of the "International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics" since 2009, Editor of "Tire Science and Technology" since 2010, and he has been Vice-President of the "International Association for Computational Mechanics" since 2022, among others. Dr. Michael Kaliske is interested in modelling and simulation of structural behavior at different length scales as well as its multi-physical aspects.
Katerina Varveri
TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Aikaterini (Katerina) Varveri is an Associate Professor of Chemomechanics of Infrastructure Materials at the Engineering Structures department in Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology.
Her research focuses on the interactions among environment, infrastructure materials and structures. By investigating the intricate relationships between the chemo-rheological properties and mechanical performance of paving materials, and exploring how these relationships evolve under complex and interacting environmental conditions, she aims to improve the long-term performance of road infrastructure. Her team integrates advanced physicochemical characterization and modelling tools, multivariate statistics, and chemometrics to predict and enhance the durability of pavements. In 2020, she was awarded with an NWO Talent Programme VENI grant from NWO-AES (NL) on this topic.
Dr. Varveri’s research extends to exploring the potential of biobased materials as substitutes for traditional bitumen in pavement construction, using a chemomechanics-based material design approach. Her research into bio-based materials and innovative binder designs not only aims to meet industry standards but also intends to reduce the environmental impact of road building. This includes integrating recycled materials and low-temperature asphalt production methods.
Dr. Varveri actively contributes to the pavement research and engineering community, serving as the Secretary of the Academy of Pavement and Science and Engineering (APSE) and as Deputy Chair of the RILEM Technical Committee 295-FBB, where she contributes to develop recommendations and standards for fingerprinting paving binders.
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