FASTEST reviews progress during online General Assembly
On Thursday, 5 February, the FASTEST consortium met online for its latest General Assembly, gathering partners from across Europe to review recent work and plan the final stage of the project. During the meeting, partners shared updates on the development of new methods intended to speed up how batteries are tested and evaluated. The team …
FASTEST at the IEIM 2026 Conference
The FASTEST Project attended the 7th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (IEIM 2026), held in Milan, Italy, from 7 to 9 January 2026. This three-day international forum aims to disseminate the most recent and relevant research, theories, and practices in industrial engineering and management across all branches of the field. The conference …
Milestone 7: Integration between the DT platform and the Virtual & physical validation platform
On November 27, FASTES parters INEGI, COMAU, and FEV held a joint technical working session that enabled the consortium to successfully achieve Milestone 7, ‘Integration between the Digital Twin Platform and the Virtual & Physical Validation Platform.’ During this session, the teams completed the first end-to-end integration of both platforms, validating interoperability, configuration alignment, and …
FASTEST to participate in Road Transport Research (RTR) Conference 2026
The FASTEST will take part in the Road Transport Research (RTR) Conference 2026, held in Brussels from 10–12 February 2026. Now in its ninth edition and expected to gather 500+ participants, RTR Conference is the leading forum for presenting the results and impacts of EU- and Horizon Europe-funded projects in road transport. The conference programme …
FASTEST Project to participate at the Battery Innovation Days 2025 in Graz
The FASTEST Project will participate in the next edition of the Battery Innovation Days, taking place in Graz, Austria and online on 2–3 December 2025, alongside the twinBATT cluster. After four successful editions, the Battery Innovation Days event is back. Today’s key European Research & Innovation initiatives, Battery 2030+ and the Batteries European Partnership Association in …
FASTEST General Assembly in San Sebastián
The FASTEST consortium held a General Assembly in San Sebastián, bringing partners together both in person and online to review the status of the project. The meeting combined technical updates with management discussions, allowing the team to assess progress and coordinate next steps. Discussions focused on ongoing developments, upcoming deliverables, and collaboration across work packages. …
FASTEST Project at MathWorks Industry Day
On 1 October 2025, the fourth edition of the MathWorks Industry Day with BRTA Technology Centres will take place at the Orona Fundazioa Auditorium. This annual event brings together leading research and technology organisations to share success stories and best practices supporting strategic R&D initiatives in sustainable mobility, clean energy, smart industry, and artificial intelligence. …
Unifying Virtual and Experimental Battery Testing at Flanders Make
In this new interview, Walter Verdonck explains how Flanders Make is integrating virtual benches with the test-centre management system via an IoT data platform, enabling faster campaigns and direct sim-to-measurement comparison. How will you integrate your virtual benches with the test center management system, and what challenges do you anticipate? At Flanders Make, we’re …
Mathematical and Scientific Machine Learning 2025
Philipp Brendel from Fraunhofer IISB attended the fifth edition of the Mathematical and Scientific Machine Learning Conference 2025 (MSML), held from August 4–8. He presented a poster on the FASTEST project at the event, which focuses on advancing the mathematical theory and algorithms of machine learning, as well as their applications in scientific computing and …
Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium
Philipp Brendel from Fraunhofer IISB attended last July 24 and 25 the Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (OBMS), a key event for the battery research community. The symposium brought together experts from academia and industry—including mathematicians, chemists, physicists, and engineers—to explore the latest advancements in battery modelling and its applications. The program featured outstanding speakers covering …