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Brazilian-born Gustavo Guerra has over 15 years’ experience in a wide array of design industries, ranging from products, furniture, point-of-purchase, to transportation design, both in B2C and B2B environments. In 2008 Gustavo has joined the Volvo Group, working in different multibrand contexts within the group, located in several locations such as Sweden, France, China andRead more

Dietrich Manstetten is a director and chief expert for Human-Computer Interaction at Bosch Corporate Research in Renningen, Germany. He received his master’s degree in mathematics and Ph.D. in computer science, both from RWTH Aachen University. At Bosch, he did research and advance development wrt to topics as system safety, traffic simulation, driver assistance, driver-vehicle interactionRead more

Arianne Walker is the chief evangelist for Alexa Auto at Amazon, where she helps educate automakers and device makers about voice.   Prior to that, she was head of automotive industry strategy at Oracle Data Cloud where she helped automotive marketers discover and implement the best possible audience strategies for their marketing efforts.  Her automotive backgroundRead more

Carsten Isert is the engineering lead for Android Automotive for Google in Munich, Germany. His team is working on a range of projects to augment the native infotainment experience in cars. He is passionate about bringing innovations into cars and has given talks at events like TEDx Hongkong, TechCrunch Shanghai, and GMIC. Before joining Google,Read more

Juliane Steinberg is currently a Senior UX/UI Specialist Speech at MBition Mercedes-Benz Innovation Lab. Master’s degree in Cognitive Science from Lund University, Sweden PhD in Psycholinguistics from Saarland University, Saarbrücken: research on interplay of visual and linguistic processing stint in market research with EyeSquare in Berlin voice application developer with SemanticEdge in Berlin for 4.5Read more

I’m the technical specialist at Jaguar Land Rover and responsible for the strategy of personalized and intelligent user experiences. My engineer back ground is broad, ranging from embedded model based software design and implementation to servo control systems to precision optic fabrication. As part of my current role I have experience in AI, data analytics,Read more

Bastian Pfleging is Assistant Professor for Design Research on Systems, Products, and Related Services for Future Everyday Mobility in the Future Everyday cluster. He also co-leads the squad on Adaptive Mobility. With a background in computer science, his expertise is in the fields of human-computer interaction, ubiquitous systems, multimodal interaction, natural user interfaces, and specificallyRead more

I have a double background in engineering (product design) and in human factors & ergonomics (PhD). I got almost 20 years of experience in innovation and development of HMI, driving assistance systems and automotive cockpits. I started my carrer at PSA in research and innovation department and I’m HMI and human factors expert for PSARead more

Patrice Reilhac is Innovation & Collaborative Research Director for the Comfort & Driving Assistance Business Group at Valeo, a leading worldwide Tier 1 supplier of components and systems for the automotive industry. Patrice is currently leading an international innovation team in charge of both the development of advanced systems and the investigation of their marketRead more

Team-player with hands-on mentality and a proven track record of applying creative and innovative solutions to challenging problems. Experienced in working with international cross-functional teams in dynamic environments ranging from research to production.Read more