Events (archive)

We believe in our duty to share knowledge through weekly seminars, regularly workshops and other events. on this page you'll find events organized in the past. If you're interested in upcoming events visit the Events page. Our weekly seminars at DIFFER cover a wide range of topics and are open to everybody. Please, read more on our dedicated Seminars page. You can find specific information for external visitors and subscribe to our seminar mailinglist on this page.

DIFFER Seminar: A very hot weather: space weather and how to forecast plasma behaviour

Seminar, 2026/03/26 - 11:15 to 2026/03/26 - 12:30

Abstract: In this seminar, the topic of space weather will be introduced. Space weather is a very interdisciplinary domain that covers a wide variety of plasmas: from the very hot and dense plasmas that we observe directly on the Sun to the colder, low-density plasmas present in the magnetosphere and ionosphere of the Earth.

DIFFER seminar: Data-driven modeling in interconnected dynamical systems

Seminar, 2026/03/19 - 11:15 to 2026/03/19 - 12:30

Abstract: Dynamical systems that are currently addressed in engineering and science and for which monitoring, control, decision-making and diagnostics challenges are present, typically become more and more complex, large-scale and interconnected.

DIFFER Seminar: Synthesis-Based Engineering of supervisory controllers

Seminar, 2026/03/12 - 11:15 to 2026/03/12 - 12:30

Dennis Hendriks - TNO-ESI and Radboud University

Abstract: Supervisory controllers are crucial for the correct and safe operation of cyber-physical systems. As organizations face growing complexity and a shortage of skilled engineers, Synthesis-Based Engineering offers an approach that integrates model-based engineering with computer-aided design.

PhD defense Bob Kool: Power exhaust control in novel divertor solutions - Exploring real-time power exhaust control in alternative divertors with implications for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)

PhD defense, 2026/03/05 - 13:30 to 2026/03/05 - 14:30

On 5 March 2026 Bob Kool will defend his thesis called 'Power exhaust control in novel divertor solutions - Exploring real-time power exhaust control in alternative divertors with implications for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)'.