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On June 9 and 10, 2026, the 2026 Status Seminar took place at Zentrum für das Engineering Smarter Produkt-Service Systeme (ZESS), attended by 70 researchers.

As the central annual event of the CRC 1683, the seminar offers an opportunity to present research results and exchange ideas across projects.

To kick off the event, spokesperson Prof. Peter Mark provided an overview of current developments and activities within the CRC. This was followed by presentations by Prof. Merita Tafili on the Integrated research training group and by Prof. Markus König and Prof. Andreas Vogel on activities in the area of Information management and infrastructure.

Later in the program, doctoral candidates from project areas A, B, and C, as well as the Sustainability division, presented their research findings. The presentations provided insights into the current status of the work and served as a basis for technical discussion within the CRC. In addition, the interaction chain meetings gave an opportunity to further deepen collaboration between the subprojects, discuss common research questions, and coordinate activities for the coming months.

We would like to thank ZESS for their hospitality and look forward to continued collaboration within CRC 1683.