Keynote speakers

Jan Sieber1 and Bernd Krauskopf2
1University of Exeter, United Kingdom
2University of Auckland, New Zealand
Tracking periodic orbits with complex shape in experiments

Ludovic Renson
Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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

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

Technical program


Thursday August 28th 2025


8:30 - 8:45 Inscriptions
8:45 - 9:00 Welcoming words
G. Kerschen, G. Raze
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote lecture 1
J. Sieber, B. Krauskopf
Tracking periodic orbits with complex shape in experiments
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 Keynote lecture 2
L. Renson
11:30 - 12:30 Keynote lecture 3
M. Krack
Phase-locked loop: an important tool for nonlinear modal testing and experimental continuation
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:35 Session 1
Chairs: M. Brake, T. Zhou
13:30 - 13:55 C. Bertrand, H. Fayolle, C. Giraud-Audine, O. Thomas
Toward a systematic tuning of a Phase-locked loop controller for experimental continuation
13:55 - 14:20 C. Taslicay, M. R. W. Brake
Videographic Modal Analysis
14:20 - 14:45 N. Ristic, L. Renson, H. Rezaee
Nonlinear Modal Testing of a Structure with Mode Interactions
14:45 - 15:10 M. Wijnand, S. Terrien, F. Ablitzer, S. Maugeais
Towards experimental continuation of a dry friction oscillator: test bench and control design  
15:10 - 15:35 O. Thomas, M. Debeurre, C. Giraud-Audine, A. Grolet and S. Benacchio
Phase resonance measurement of conservative nonlinear modes and damping estimation
15:35 - 16:05 Coffee break
16:05 - 18:35 Session 2
Chairs: D. Barton, H. Rezaee
16:05 - 16:30 D. Barton
Machine learning for control-based continuation
16:30 - 16:55 S. Hayashi, S. Gutschmidt, R. Murray, B. Krauskopf
A numerical and experimental validation of a self-oscillating MEMS using experimental continuation 
16:55 - 17:20 R. Melville, M. Henderson
A Derivative-Free Manifold Generator and its Application to Experimental Continuation 
17:20 - 17:45 A. Chukwu, C. Stephan, C. Touzé, O. Doaré
Identification of a full-scale aircraft by phase-locked loop experiment. 
17:45 - 18:10 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.
18:10 - 18:35 J. Sieber
The relation between non-invasive control and iterative equation solving


Friday August 29th 2025


8:30 - 9:30 Keynote lecture 4
N. Özgüven
Quasi-Linearization: A Paradigm Shift in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics
9:30 - 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 - 11:00 Keynote lecture 5
J. Starke
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote lecture 6
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
Chairs: O. Thomas, M. Wijnand
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).