Keynote speakers

Jan Sieber1 and Bernd Krauskopf2
1University of Exeter, United Kingdom
2University of Auckland, New Zealand
Control-based continuation: tracking unstable phenomena in experiments

Ludovic Renson
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Control-based Continuation: demystifying the noninvasiveness trick

Malte Krack
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Phase-locked loop: an important tool for nonlinear modal testing and experimental continuation

Nevzat Özgüven
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Quasi-Linearization: A Paradigm Shift in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics

Jens Starke
University of Rostock, Germany
Data-driven bifurcation analysis - From mechanics to social systems

Rainer Groh
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Experimental Continuation for Quasi-Static Problems

Technical program


Thursday August 28th 2025


8:30 - 8:45 Registration
8:45 - 9:00 Welcoming words
G. Raze, E. Delhez, G. Kerschen
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote lecture 1
Chair: J. Starke
J. Sieber, B. Krauskopf
Control-based continuation: tracking unstable phenomena in experiments
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 Keynote lecture 2
Chair: J. Sieber
L. Renson
Control-based Continuation: demystifying the noninvasiveness trick
11:30 - 12:30 Keynote lecture 3
Chair: N. Özgüven
M. Krack
Phase-locked loop: an important tool for nonlinear modal testing and experimental continuation
12:30 - 12:40 Sponsor presentation
E. Margallo Balbás
OMMATIDIA LiDAR
12:40 - 13:40 Lunch
13:40 - 15:45 Session 1
Chairs: M. Brake, T. Zhou
13:40 - 14:05 C. Bertrand, H. Fayolle, C. Giraud-Audine, O. Thomas
Toward a systematic tuning of a Phase-locked loop controller for experimental continuation
14:05 - 14:30 C. Taslicay, M. R. W. Brake
Videographic Modal Analysis
14:30 - 14:55 N. Ristic, L. Renson, H. Rezaee
Nonlinear Modal Testing of a Structure with Mode Interactions
14:55 - 15:20 M. Wijnand, S. Terrien, F. Ablitzer, S. Maugeais
Towards experimental continuation of a dry friction oscillator: test bench and control design  
15:20 - 15:45 O. Thomas, M. Debeurre, C. Giraud-Audine, A. Grolet and S. Benacchio
Phase resonance measurement of conservative nonlinear modes and damping estimation
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 - 18:45 Session 2
Chairs: D. Barton, G. Kerschen
16:15 - 16:40 D. Barton
Machine learning for control-based continuation
16:40 - 17:05 S. Hayashi, S. Gutschmidt, R. Murray, B. Krauskopf
A numerical and experimental validation of a self-oscillating MEMS using experimental continuation 
17:05 - 17:30 R. Melville, M. Henderson
A Derivative-Free Manifold Generator and its Application to Experimental Continuation 
17:30 - 17:55 A. Chukwu, C. Stephan, C. Touzé, O. Doaré
Identification of a full-scale aircraft by phase-locked loop experiment. 
17:55 - 18:20 R. Caron, B. Cochelin, E. Gourc, F. Silva, C. Vergez
An implementation of Control-Based Continuation for flow-induced vibrations in voice and wind instruments.
18:20 - 18:45 J. Sieber
Tracking periodic orbits with complex shape in experiments


Friday August 29th 2025


8:30 - 9:30 Keynote lecture 4
Chair: M. Krack
N. Özgüven
Quasi-Linearization: A Paradigm Shift in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics
9:30 - 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 - 11:00 Keynote lecture 5
Chair: B. Krauskopf
J. Starke
Data-driven bifurcation analysis - From mechanics to social systems
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote lecture 6
Chair: L. Renson
R. Groh
Experimental Continuation for Quasi-Static Problems
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:40 Session 3
Chairs: R. Melville, S. Hayashi
13:00 - 13:25 H. Fayolle, C. Bertrand, C. Giraud-Audine, O. Thomas
Experimental nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester optimal performance tracking and parametric cantilever beam nonlinear mode measurements using phase-locked loop
13:25 - 13:50 E. Gourc, R. Caron, F. Silva, C. Vergez, B. Cochelin
Theoretical analysis of CBC for autonomous systems: design of the controller and tuning rules
13:50 - 14:15 N. Kruse, W. Just, J. Starke
Trajectory-Based Stabilization of Periodic Orbits
14:15 - 14:40 H. Rezaee, N. Ristic, L. Renson
Acceleration-based Noninvasive Feedback Control of Nonlinear Vibrations
14:40 - 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 - 16:25 Session 4
Chair: O. Thomas
15:10 - 15:35 A. Rice, S. Gilbert, M. S. Allen
Nonlinear Normal Mode Testing for Structures with Bolted and Riveted Joints
15:35 - 16:00 T. Zhou, G. Raze, G. Kosova, G. Kerschen
Nonlinear Modal Analysis of an F-16 Aircraft: Experimental Identification Using Phase-Locked Loop Control
16:00 - 16:25 A. Spits, F. Winand, G. Bourdouch, G. Raze, G. Kerschen
Recent advances in experimental continuation at the University of Liège


If you see any issue or error in the program, please contact Ghislain Raze (g.raze@uliege.be).