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After graduating in Physics in the Complutense University of Madrid with master’s courses in Temple University, I turned to technology and now I have over 30 years of experience in software development, systems integration, and project, and product management. I have worked for all kinds of companies, highlighting my time at HP and more recentlyRead more

Tanja is a UX Researcher currently contributing her expertise at Bosch Engineering GmbH, where she has been driving user-centered design initiatives since April 2022. She did her Master’s in Business Psychology at HfT Stuttgart, enhancing her skills in market research, survey construction, consulting and creating seamless user interactions. During her studies she gained experience inRead more

Patrice 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 market potential.Read more

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