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Franziska Braun is a research associate in the team for “Innovation Design” at the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Engineering. Her work focuses on the value-oriented design of innovative products and services. She studied industrial and strategic design and is currently doing her PhD at the University of Stuttgart on the issue of interdisciplinary development processesRead more

Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach is a full-time professor at Pforzheim University. He founded the Display Lab, which focuses on applied R&D on displays: Optical measurements, image processing algorithms, driving electronics, and evaluation. The activities of Karlheinz and his team resulted in numerous projects related to electronic displays and LEDs funded by the government and industryRead more

Philipp is a distinguished Professor of Interactive Systems, whose focus is on strengthening collaboration between humans and machines, particularly in safety-critical domains like automated vehicles. His expertise lies in various research fields, including trust in automation, operator AR/VR support, attention management, and user experience (UX). Through his work, Philipp is dedicated to advancing systems thatRead more

After finishing her university education in Cognitive Psychology, Marieke Martens started her career at TNO in 1996. She has always been working in the area of driving behaviour, traffic safety, road design, driver support systems and driver state (fatigue, workload, attention, expectations), intelligent transportation systems and automated driving. These studies are part of exploratory research,Read more

Since 2020, Prof. Remlinger has headed the newly founded chair of ‘Interior Design Engineering’. It forms a new department of the Institute for Construction Technology and Technical Design (IKTD) at the University of Stuttgart. The research focus is on the user-friendly layout and technical design of vehicle interiors of all kinds and their components. TheRead more

Wayne K. Li is the James L. Oliver Professor, which is a joint position between the Colleges of Design and Engineering. Through classes and the Innovation and Design Collaboration (IDC), he leads joint teaching initiatives and advances interdisciplinary collaboration between mechanical engineering and industrial design. Endowed by School of Industrial Design alumnus James L. Oliver,Read more

Thomas Lennartz is a Research Associate and Team Lead HMI at ika – RWTH Aachen University, and as such he deals with the current challenges of future mobility daily. With a background in automotive engineering, he specializes in conducting research within the emerging field of HMI development. Currently, Thomas is actively engaged in a publicRead more

Lena Wirtz is a Research Associate at Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University. With a background in Computer Engineering, she specializes in conducting research within the field of HMI development. She has been involved in diverse projects on the topics of trust in Automation, HMI in automated driving and the study of driverRead more

Simone Falcioni performs benchmarking and market research activities, mainly focusing on human-machine interfaces and in-cabin monitoring devices. He is also responsible for coordinating the regulatory activities of Tokai Rika in Europe, identifying the strategic trends, and following up on the activities to be undertaken for future developments. He is a mechanical engineer with a strong focusRead more

Peter Rössger is founder of beyond HMI/////. We focus on creating knowledge on HMIs, usability and user experience for the automotive industry, the Industrial Internet, mobile machinery, and software applications. We perform studies on usability and user experience. We use our knowledge to develop HMI concepts for our customers. Until early 2015 Peter was BusinessRead more