Dr. Astrid Kassner holds a doctorate in psychology and has worked on the development of user-centered concepts in the automotive and aerospace fields for over 12 years. Currently at Volkswagen, Dr. Kassner is Project Lead for UX & HMI and notably worked on the BUDD-e concept car, which was premiered at CES 2016. At Volkswagen, she has also been responsible for developing HMI concepts and HMI project management for the research vehicle Gen.E. Prior to her posting at Volkswagen, Dr. Kassner worked for over 7 years in the German aerospace arena and developed user-centered driver assistance systems and concepts.