ISMA 2026 Special Session

in memory of Dave Brown & Randy Allemang

Dave Brown and Randy Allemang were pioneers and giants in the field of EMA (Experimental Modal Analysis),  last year they passed away much too early.  In this special  session friends and colleagues of Dave and Randy will review their scientific contributions and trace  the history of the intense collaboration between KU Leuven (LMSD) and the University of Cincinnati (SDRL). A story that led  to the ISMA conferences and courses and was an inspiring factor in the success of the KU Leuven spin-off LMS International (in 2012 acquired by Siemens, and integrated within  Siemens Industrial Software as the Simulation and Test Solutions Business).

• Collaboration between KU Leuven and University of Cincinnati  and the  story of  ISMA courses and conferences
  Paul Sas, emeritus KU Leuven 
• Pioneering automotive case studies in Leuven – early years of LMS International
  Maurice Mergeay, co-founder of LMS International, CEO MM Corporation 
• From PHD student in Cincinnati to CTO of LMS International
  Jan Leuridan, former Senior Vice-President of Simcenter - Siemens Simulation and Test Solutions
  
• Scientific contributions of Dave Brown and Randy Allemang
  John Mottershead, emeritus University of Liverpool, UK
• The story of SDRL and its worldwide heritage
  Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University, USA