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Andrea Upmann studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen and worked for 14 years in overall vehicle development at Ford-Werke GmbH before her appointment. At RWTH Aachen she is now the Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching in the Aerospace & Automotive Engineering Department. Andrea is also an EU ADAS Core Engineer at Ford-Werke GmbH, workingRead more

Feiya is a Design Strategist and Senior UX/UI Designer at Changan Automobile European Design Center in Italy. With over three years in automotive design, she has led key projects, including social trend and user research, HMI concepts for the Viia show car, and UI strategies for the Deepal and Nevo brands. Her expertise spans research,Read more

Berveleen Mashonga is a seasoned automotive professional with a master’s in engineering from the University of Portsmouth, specializing in advanced automotive technology. Currently serving as a Product and Strategy Manager at Hyundai Mobis, she plays a key role in shaping the future of V2X, in-cabin sensing, and parking technologies. Her expertise spans market research, productRead more

An engineer specializing in electronic systems, Stéphane began his career at PSA in 2000 within the innovation department. From 2003 to 2010, he served as the innovation project leader for HMI devices, including instrument clusters, HUDs, displays, and integrated panels. Since 2010, Stéphane has continued in the innovation department, becoming the corporate expert in HMIRead more

Danilo is a System Safety Manager at Continental Automotive Technologies, responsible for the safety assessment of autonomous mobility projects during advanced design / innovation phase, having acted as safety manager for several platforms within highly automated driving, mobile robots and drones. Within Safety, Danilo was appointed Expert Safety-in-Use for automated systems at Continental and isRead more

Esther Del Portillo Cuartero is a User Experience Researcher at McLaren Automotive, specializing in the research and design of in-car subjective attributes. With a master’s degree in design engineering from Imperial College London, she brings a balance between technical and user-centered design to the high-performance luxury automotive sector. Her primary interest lies in finding methodsRead more

Molly Saffman is a User Experience Engineer at McLaren Automotive with over seven years of experience crafting intuitive, user-centric experiences. At McLaren Automotive, she curates and defines the interaction strategy of the comfort features in some of the most advanced high-performance vehicles on the roads today. Previously, she spent nearly five years at Seymourpowell, aRead more

Tobias is a UX designer at CARIAD in Berlin. He has designed several generations of infotainment system UIs, particularly for Volkswagen, in the fields of visual design, UX design and concept, and UI development. At CARIAD, he discusses, decides on and develops design system components, patterns and guidelines for in-car apps of the Volkswagen Group.Read more

Alfonso specializes in the seamless integration of Electric and Electronic (E/E), Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems within the upper body environment of vehicles. Serving as a crucial interface between BiW&Trim development and the evolving trends of digitalization, automation, and electrification in the automotive industry. As the Product Owner ofRead more

Sebastian Weiß has been developing innovative concepts in Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) at Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH since 2021. His work focuses on intuitive solutions for interaction within the automotive sector and extends to comprehensive mobility systems. His expertise includes experimental psychology, user research, and the design of human-centered HMI. Holding a degree in psychology fromRead more