Expert Guidance: Second Consultative Meeting with the Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board (SIAB)
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- Apr 2
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On April 1, 2025, the COMP-ECO project held its second consultative meeting with the Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board (SIAB), gathering a panel of experts from academia and industry. The meeting served as a platform to present the latest research developments, share preliminary results, and discuss how the recommendations from the 1st SIAB meeting were tackled.
We appreciate the time and input of the SIAB members, and thank them for their insights and recommendations:
• Prof. Vassilis Kostopoulos – University of Patras, Applied Mechanics Laboratory
• Prof. Ferrie W.J. van Hattum – ThermoPlastic composites Application Centre (TPAC)
• Dr. Andrzej Czulak – Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies
• Ji-Young Hwang – Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency (KCARBON)
Recommendations from the SIAB focused on both improving the current sensor development process and exploring long-term advancements in composite material research.
Experts emphasized the importance of using modelling to better interpret data from multimodal sensor signals and highlighted repeatability as a key performance indicator. They also recommended considering 3D printing as an alternative to extrusion, analyzing thermal fatigue effects on GFRP materials with embedded heaters, and investigating the interaction between sensors and epoxy resin, including adhesion and deformation behavior. Additional recommendations addressed the evaluation of structural impacts of embedded sensors, performance testing under various conditions (e.g., low temperatures), and optimization of design parameters—such as the number of integrated heaters—to reduce energy consumption.
