The German Autonomy Summit (GAS) is a two-day interdisciplinary event with the goal to establish a recurring national forum to unite the German robotics, automation, and intelligent transportation systems communities, including early-career researchers, academic leaders, and industrial partners.
When? — 10th and 11th December 2025
Where? — Technische Universität München (TUM) IAS-Building
Technical topics: GAS focuses on the intersection of ITSS- and RAS-related topics, including but not limited to:
Perception for Mobile Systems
SLAM
Motion Planning and Control
Autonomous Systems
Datasets and Benchmarking
Our aim at GAS:
- Foster synergies between RAS and ITSS fields in Germany
- Disemination of scientific work in perception, navigation, control, learning and autonomous systems.
- Promote collaboration between academia and industry on automation and autonomous systems.
- Provide a platform for young researchers to present their work and connect with experts.
- Recognize outstanding contributions through technical awards and a student poster competition.
Registration
Registration will open soon.
In the meantime you can download the conference flyer with all details here.
Program
| Day 1 (Wednesday, December 10th) | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | TUM Welcome Message (Prof. Dr. Johannes Betz) |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | IEEE Welcome Message (Dr. Daniel Medina) |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Cristina Olaverri-Monreal (Johannes Kepler University Linz) |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Coffee Break + Icebreaker Activity |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Abhinav Valada (University of Freiburg) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Technical Presentations |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Coffee Break + Interactive Posters |
| Free Time | |
| 18:00 – 23:00 | Social Event (Young Professionals & WiE Networking Event), sponsored by IEEE YP, hosted on site & followed by nearby Christmas Market visit. |
| Day 2 (Thursday, December 11th) | |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bassam Alrifaae (University of the Bundeswehr Munich) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Technical Session & Career Panel (From PhD to Industry & Startups) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Presentation of RAS/ITSS/YP Benefits |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Awards Ceremony & Closing |
IEEE ITSS Germany Young Researcher Awards @GAS'25
The IEEE ITSS Germany Young Research Award (YRA) is granted biennially for student work in any ITS area that is innovative and relevant to practice.
This award has been established to encourage student research in Germany that combines theory and practice, having the potential to contribute to the ITSS.
Elegibility
Eligible candidates do not hold a PhD degree. Candidates must have contributed with a Bachelor, Diploma or Master thesis within the period October 2023 to November 2025.
Nomination Materials
Each application must consist of the following materials:
- A non-PhD thesis (bachelor, master, Diploma or equivalent degree) written in English or German by the applicant at a German institution and defended between October 2023 and November 2025.
- A summary of the work in English of one page in length written by the applicant, highlighting the significance of the problem and the contribution.
- The applicant’s IEEE membership number. (optional)
YRA Submission
YRA Submissions for 2025 will open soon.
Check again in a few days to see submission details.
Sponsors
GAS is a joint venture of the IEEE ITSS, RAS and MTT-S German Chapters, and is supported by the IEEE YP Germany and IEEE Germany Section.