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Team-player with hands-on mentality and a proven track record of applying creative and innovative solutions to challenging problems. Experienced in working with international cross-functional teams in dynamic environments ranging from research to production.Read more

After spending several years abroad gaining various experiences in the energy, transportation and automotive industries & academics, I started working for Porsche in 2018 as a development engineer in automotive HMI. In 2019, I decided to specialize in the field of adaptive user interfaces through a Ph.D. program at ETH Zurich in cooperation with theRead more

Hidehiro Komatsu joined Sony in 2007 and took charge of the UI design for VAIO® personal computers, Cyber-shot® digital still cameras, and Xperia™ smartphones. After his time as Senior Designer from 2012-2015 in Sweden, Hidehiro Komatsu returned to Japan to work on UI for intelligent products & eventually became the Art Director. He has contributedRead more

Christian Bauer works as Sr. Business Development Manager for Alexa Auto, based out of Berlin, Germany. In his role he works closely with various Auto OEMs to bring the Alexa experience to customers. Christian worked in different business development roles for Amazon Alexa ranging from Smart Home over Financial Industries to the Automotive segment. PriorRead more

Rald Leiter is responsible for Manager Systems, Functional Safety and Cyber Security at Nippon Seiki.Read more

Studied Psychology at the University of Wuerzburg and Otago, New Zealand. 2015 completed her PhD in Psychology researching Driving behavior and driver assistance at traffic light intersections 2012-2017 worked as Project Lead for Human Factors for EE active safety systems at Opel/GM Europe Since 2017 developer at AUDI AG department EE User Interface/User Experience withRead more

Responsible for HMI research coordination, strategy and roadmap creation at Scania CV. Educated as an Industrial Designer with focus on Human Factors at Lund University, SWEDEN, I started as the first physical usability expert at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications in 2004; at the time mobile phones were shrinking and so were the buttons of theRead more

Studied communication electronics and technical cybernetics at Heilbronn and Newcastle University and received his Master of Science degree in signal processing and control in 2000. In 2011, he finished a General Management program at London Business School. Started his career within the Volkswagen Group in 2000, where he worked for four different car brands inRead more

2017 – until now: Faurecia Principal Designer HMI & UxD, (Sen. Expert & Functional Lead UxD, X-Global, X-BG) 2014 – 2017: Visteon Electronics Principal Designer HMI (Infotainment Systems, ADAS, Instrument Cluster, HUD) 2006 – 2014: Johnson Controls Electronics Principal Designer HMI (Instrument Cluster, HUD, User Centered Development Process) 2003 – 2006: The Ohio State University,Read more

Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Psych. Frederik Diederichs is researcher and consultant at Fraunhofer IAO. His major interest are in human-machine interaction for the mobility of tomorrow. In numerous projects for OEMs, Tier 1s and as part of international cooperations he has collected data for driver state analysis in driving simulators and on-road testings. He developed a driver modelRead more