Seminars

Seminars at DIFFER cover a wide range of topics and are held on Thursdays at 11.15 AM in the seminar room of the institute (unless otherwise stated). Seminars are open to everybody. If you are interested in visiting a DIFFER seminar or want to subscribe to our mailing list, please follow the instructions for external visitors.

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.

DIFFER Seminar: Leveraging MBSE for equipment diagnostics

Seminar, 2026/02/26 - 11:15 to 2026/02/26 - 12:30

Abstract: This presentation will introduce and demo1 a methodology for equipment diagnostics that has been developed by TNO-ESI in collaboration with ASML and Canon Production Printing (CPP).

DIFFER Seminar: Astrophysical instability: cool clouds and disk dynamos

Seminar, 2026/02/12 - 11:15 to 2026/02/12 - 12:30

Abstract: In laboratory plasmas, instabilities play a prominent role in predicting and explaining the governing dynamics. But also on much larger scales throughout the Universe, plasma instabilities crucially shape and drive many fascinating phenomena.

DIFFER Seminar: Gender gaps in introductory physics courses may not represent gaps in physics knowledge

Seminar, 2026/02/05 - 16:00 to 2026/02/05 - 17:15

Abstract: Prof. Cassandra Paul and David Webb have spent the last several years cataloguing ways that average grade differences between different demographic groups can be minimized or removed by changing the structure of the introductory physics course in question.

DIFFER SEMINAR: Funnel control: origin and recent advances | Krasovskii passivity

Seminar, 2026/01/29 - 14:30 to 2026/01/29 - 15:45

Title: Funnel control: origin and recent advances by Stephan Trenn