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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

As Sales Director EMEA, Armin is actively involved in nurturing and expanding Altia’s customer base across Europe. With extensive expertise in Automotive applications, the Internet of Things, embedded software and the semiconductor business, Armin brings a wealth of knowledge about complex HMI projects as well as a keen understanding about delivering state-of-the-art embedded applications forRead more

Olaf Preissner is an expert in designing, developing and leading complex interdisciplinary user experience projects. Olaf leads the interdisciplinary UX/UI design team as Vice President UX/UI automotive. Beginning in 2012, Olaf has been responsible for all of Luxoft’s UX/UI automotive projects across its many locations around the globe including China. He focuses on developing state-of-the-artRead more

Dr. Martin Kümmel is currently Senior Manager System User Experience, Control Panels and Ergonomics at BMW AG in Munich, Germany. Previous positions held and areas of expertise at BMW AG include Product Cost Optimization for Electrics/Electronics and Driver Experience Environment, Interior Lighting, Switches and Geometrical Design, Quality and Cost Program for Cockpit, Cable Harness andRead more

Martin Lass holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt and started his career at Infineon Technologies in April 2000. Since then he gained 17 years of experience as Product Marketing Manager for various products and markets in the semiconductor business. In his recent position he is responsible to establish theRead more

Benjamin is a research and development engineer at Audi. His mission is to make interactive systems smarter, so that they provide the most crucial information first and interrupt users less. Newest machine learning technologies and visionary interaction approaches are key ingredients for his advanced, user-centered prototypes. — Innovative electronic systems provide the basis for theRead more

Matt Yurdana is a Creative Director in the Internet of Things Experiences Group at Intel, focused on creating new experiences with autonomous vehicles. He and the team design, prototype, and test new interactions for how passengers can operate, communicate with, understand, and trust autonomous vehicle systems. — Intel makes possible the most experiences of theRead more

Andreas is an engineer at the HMI function- and pre-development department of the AUDI AG in Ingolstadt since 2010. Andreas studied mechatronics and information technology at the Technische Universität München and was a PHD student at the Institute of Ergonomics. He earned his doctoral degree from the Technische Universität München for his research work onRead more