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The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 95,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more thanRead more

Manfred Tscheligi – born 1962 in Villach, Carinthia (Austria) – is professor for Human-Computer Interaction & Usability at the University of Salzburg, directing the ICT&S Center (Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Information and Communication Technologies & Society) and also affiliated to the department of computer science (where he acts as deputy head ofRead more

Dr. Antti Aaltonen is a Head of User Experience at the Qt Company and leads design of tools for UI designers. Antti has always liked working at the intersection of design, technology and product development and he has 20 years of experience creating usable, delightful and polished experiences with products. Before joining The Qt Company,Read more

Over 7 years’ experience in the ergonomics field and currently at the Research and Innovation Department at PSA Peugeot Citroën focusing on ergonomics, HMI, innovation, product and service design.      Read more

Steffi Mittag is Team Manager at IAV in our department for User Experience and HMI Software in Munich. She is responsible for graphic and HMI specification in the serial development for infotainment systems, instrument cluster, head-up Ddsplays and online apps. Biography of our Speaker – 1984: Year of birth in Dresden, Germany – 1994 –Read more

Emmanuel Roncorononi has been leading the Graphics Rendering Technology at Visteon since April 2012. Prior to this, he was responsible for HMI development for Visteon in Europe. Prior to being a Technical Manager, he was a graphical software developer for over 10 years in different innovative companies. He studied graphical computer science at the Paris-SudRead more

Guido Meier-Arendt was born in 1964 in Frankfurt on Main, Germany. He studied psychology with a focus on ergonomics and traffic safety at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt. After graduation, Guido Meier-Arendt took a position in 1992 as project manager for “Ergonomics” in the area of advanced development of “Information Systems” for aRead more

Engineering Manager – Advanced Technologies & Innovation Visteon Electronics France Jul 2015 – Present Global Platform Manager Johnson Controls Feb 2013 – Jun 2015 Project Leader Johnson Controls Jul 2006 – Feb 2013 Hardware Engineer Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics Sep 1997 – Jun 2006 — Visteon is a global technology company that designs, engineers andRead more

As Senior Analyst for the In-Vehicle UX service, Derek Viita provides consumer-focused insights on every detail of car-related experiences.  Areas of expertise include mobile and integrated HMI, autonomous vehicles, driver distraction, and voice-controlled systems. Derek has 10 years of experience advising companies and government agencies in the automotive and wireless spaces.  He has scoped andRead more

Academic Studies: Electrical engineering & Telecommunications – TU Darmstadt Since 1992: employee of Adam Opel AG in Rüsselsheim, Germany 1992-1998 ITDC EE Department, development engineer engine management, CAN Bus and diagnostic systems 1998-1999 Global vehicle  platforms, GM  Tech Center Detroit, project engineer electrical/electronics 2000-2005 Infotainment Systems, group leader vehicle integration and validation of radio andRead more