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Generative design holds immense potential to transform how products are developed—by translating complex requirements into formal models and automatically generating optimized design solutions. Within FORAnGen, this approach is being leveraged to address one of today’s most pressing challenges: reducing the energy and resource consumption of our society.

The consortium focuses on enabling the development of products that are not only energy- and resource-efficient, but also robust and resilient under varying conditions. By extending generative design to include manufacturing assurance and sustainability assessment, FORAnGen is taking an important step toward real-world industrial application.

The collaboration brings together strong academic partners:

University of Bayreuth and Technical University of Munich contribute expertise in requirements engineering and software integration, while FAU Erlangen–Nuremberg and Fraunhofer IGCV focus on manufacturing-oriented implementation and process reliability.

Together, the consortium is developing a holistic approach to sustainable product development—helping companies create high-performance products while reducing their ecological footprint.

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Dr Adrian Rossner, born in 1991, is a historian and Anglicist with a special focus on structural change and industrialisation. After studying English and History at the University of Bayreuth, he completed his PhD at the Franconian Regional History Research Institute, focusing on economic and social developments in the Münchberg region during the peak of industrialisation.

Following several years as a research associate in teacher education and historical research, he took on the role of Project Coordinator for the Scientific Centre at Speinshart Monastery in 2023. Since November 2024, he has been the CEO of Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech, where he is leading the development and strategic direction of this unique research institution in Germany.

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