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Christian has a technical background, starting his career 25 years ago, at the very basis of the automotive industry, as a workshop mechanic. After continuing his education, he worked in several areas of the automotive industry: Leading technical training, and being responsible for technical support and warranty management at different OEMs, he is now leadingRead more

Raphaël is an innovation leader driven by a passion for user-centric design and system-wide thinking. With over a decade of experience spanning innovation labs, design thinking, and strategic transformation, he has shaped forward-thinking practices at companies like Valeo, DXC Technology, and Parkeon. Currently R&I Manager at Valeo’s Brain Division, Raphaël leads cross-disciplinary innovation efforts—blending technology,Read more

Arun is a Human Factors professional with a mission to help companies design products that respect the physiological and cognitive limitations of human beings. With a strong foundation in Human Factors and extensive industrial experience, Arun employs innovative methods and tools to create seamless interactions between humans and products. His expertise lies in addressing challengesRead more

Dane is a UX/UI designer with over five years of experience shaping user-centered solutions in the automotive industry. Currently, as an HMI Designer at MAN Truck & Bus SE, he specializes in creating intuitive and innovative HMI systems for commercial vehicles. Previously, he contributed to advanced automotive HMI design at Uedelhoven GmbH & Co. KG,Read more

Danilo is a System Safety Manager at Continental Automotive Technologies, responsible for the safety assessment of autonomous mobility projects during the 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 is aRead more

Guang Yang is a design expert at Diconium, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group IT, with extensive experience in the automotive and digital sectors. Trained as an industrial designer, he has worked with global brands like Lenovo, Samsung, and Thalia. Currently, Guang’s research focuses on understanding the diverse consumer and user needs between the EU andRead more

Thomas Lennartz is the Head of Vehicle Concepts & HMI at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) at RWTH Aachen University. In this role, he leads a team addressing the current challenges of future mobility. With a background in automotive engineering, Thomas specializes in research within the emerging field of HMI development. He is activelyRead more

Dr. Mahdi Rezaei is an Associate Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning and the team leader of the Computer Vision Research Group at the University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies. With a PhD in Computer Science and 18 years of research experience in academia and industry, he is a PI and lead CO-IRead more

Matthis is a Research Associate and Team Lead for Vehicle Concepts at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University. He specializes in user-centric automotive design and new vehicle differentiation, researching on algorithmic evaluation methods for interiors, new interior use cases, and corresponding interaction technologies. As supervisor of “Cooperative Product Development in Automotive Engineering,”Read 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