Stefan Kaierle
Executive Director
Laser Zentrum Hannover
About Stefan Kaierle
Stefan Kaierle studied electrical engineering and holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering, both from RWTH Aachen University. He is currently executive director of the Laser Zentrum Hannover and professor at Leibniz University Hannover. He has been a member of the Board of Stakeholders of the European Technology Platform Photonics21 since 2014, a member of the Board of Directors at Laser Institute of America (LIA) from 2013 to 2021, and Founding Executive Editor-in-Chief of the SPRINGER NATURE Journal Light: Science & Applications.
Program history
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45th Annual ICALEO (2026)
- Vice Chair, 2026 General Chair Council
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4 presentations
- Correlation between Weld Geometry, Resistance, and Tensile Strength for Laser Beam Welded Copper Joints
- Investigations on Laser Beam Root Welding of Thick Steel Plates for High-Power Multi-Laser Beam Welding
- Laser Welding of High Temperature Films to CFRP-composites – A Fundamental Study
- Ultrashort Pulse Laser Cutting of 50 µm Schott D263 Thin Glass Using 58 fs Pulses
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44th Annual ICALEO (2025)
- General Chair, 2025 General Chair Council
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9 presentations
- Back Reflection Analysis for Sensing Laser Drilling of Through-Glass Vias
- Detection of Melt Pool Oscillations in the Oxygen Free PBF-LB/M
- Development of Novel Wire-Based Steel Bridges Using a Coaxial Laser Bonding Process
- High-Power Laser Beam Welding of Adapters for Joining Steel and Aluminum for Thick-Walled Applications in Shipbuilding
- Influence of Focus Position Variation on Laser Ablation of Thermoplastic CFRP as Preparation for Three-Dimensional Repair Processes
- Influence of Weld Seam Geometry and Length on the Strength and Electrical Resistance for Laser Beam Welding of Copper
- Laser-Based Welding of Thick-Walled Borosilicate Glass Containers by Gravity-Assisted Sinking without Additional Material
- Laser Micromachining Strategies for High Quality Perforation of Thin Titanium Foils to Produce Microporous Layers for PEM Electrolysis
- Reduction of Thermally Induced Waveguide Degradation in the Laser Glass Deposition of Optical Fibers through Melt Pool Adaption
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43rd Annual ICALEO (2024)
- Vice Chair, 2024 General Chair Council
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6 presentations
- Additive Manufacturing Between Cooled Confinements With the LDNA Process
- Advancing Laser Transmission Welding for Additive Manufacturing: A Study of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Parts
- In-Process Control of Penetration Depth for Welding of Dissimilar Joints of Steel and Aluminum with Two Intersecting Laser Beams
- Investigations on Opportunities and Challenges of Brilliant High-Power Laser Beam Welding with 24 kW and Adjustable Power Distribution for Different Materials
- Laser Beam Welding of Thick Dissimilar Joints of Steel and Aluminum with Two Intersecting Laser Beams and Additional Material
- Tensile Strength of Specimens Manufactured Using Laser Wire Bonding
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42nd Annual ICALEO (2023)
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9 presentations
- Adjustable Material Transfer in the Flexographic Printing Process Using Laser-Induced Microstructured Printing Forms for the Production of Polymer Optical Waveguides
- Application of the ABA Cladding Technique to a Wire Based Laser Cladding Process
- Does the Color Really Matter? New Approach to Laser Transmission Welding for Design and Repair
- Improving the Properties of Laser Beam Welded Thick Dissimilar Joints of Steel and Aluminum by Using Filler Material
- Investigations on Laser Beam Welding of Thin Aluminum Foils with Additional Filler Wire
- Laser Beam Welding of Brass With Combined Core and Ring Beam
- Laser Cutting of Semi-finished CFRTP Products for Better Resource Efficiency
- Using Fiber or Rod? - The Influence of Different Filler Materials During CO2 Laser Welding of Quartz Glass
- Welding Between Confinements as a New Approach for High Deposition Rate Additive Manufacturing With Laser-Assisted Double Wire Welding With Non-transferred Arc
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39th Annual ICALEO (2020)
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3 presentations
- Characterization and Functionalization of Flexographic Printing Forms for an Additive Manufacturing Process of Polymer Optical Waveguides
- Individualised and Controlled Laser Beam Pre-treatment Process for Adhesive Bonding of Fibre-Reinforced Plastics - Part II:
- Laser Transmission Welding With a Multi-Focal Optic
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