Fabiano Ruaro is the Product Manager – North America for Interior Monitoring Systems within Bosch supporting product development and product management activities. With nearly 20 years of experience in the automotive industry with a wide range of roles including engineering, project management, product management, business development and general management. The team is part of a global effort to provide a full understanding of driver, occupants, and the entire cabin scene. Their automotive domain understanding combined with a strong expertise in computer vision and sensor systems enables Bosch to offer superior safety and comfort and make driving a safe experience.

Fabiano’s experience in automotive systems includes fuel injection systems, advanced driver assistance systems, such as automated parking, as well as driver and occupant monitoring systems using both camera and radar sensors. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) in 2002.

Adrian is the Senior Vice President Autosense at Tobii – the company’s business segment focused on interior sensing.

Adrian has two decades of experience in the space of computer vision and edge AI. He led global technology development, product management and customer engineering teams and developed a track record of deploying edge computer vision applications on consumer products such as smart cameras, smartphones, and smart cars.

Adrian has over 40 granted and published US patents in computer vision and computational imaging.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Imaging & Artificial Intelligence and his Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Adriano Palao has 9 years of experience in Automotive Engineering, within the Testing and Validation domain. After completing his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he worked for Nissan Motor Corporation, Applus+ IDIADA, Punch Powertrain, and Mitsubishi Electric. In January 2022 took the role of Technical Manager ADAS/AD at Euro NCAP.

I am Yee Mun Lee, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. I am a cognitive/experimental psychologist. I obtained my BSc (Hons) in Psychology and my PhD degree in driving cognition from The University of Nottingham Malaysia in 2012 and 2016, respectively. My current research interests include investigating the interaction between automated vehicles and other road users, such as pedestrians and other drivers, by using various methods, especially experimental designs and using the Highly Immersive Kinematic Experimental Research (HIKER) pedestrian lab (https://uolds.leeds.ac.uk/facility/hiker-lab/).

I have experience and have been involved in multiple EU-funded projects. I am now a Co-lead of the User Sub-project of an EU-funded project, Hi-Drive (https://www.hi-drive.eu/), and I am also one of the SHAPE-IT project’s supervisors, where I continue my research on Human interaction with AVs in Urban Scenarios (www.shape-it.eu). I was previously the leader of the ‘Methodologies, Evaluation and Impact Assessment’ Work Package of the EU-funded project, interACT (www.interact-roadautomation.eu) and was also involved in another EU-funded project, L3Pilot (www.l3pilot.eu), where I investigated the Users’ Evaluation and Experience of a Level 3 system. Finally, I am also actively involved in the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and regularly review journal articles in my field (i.e., Transportation Research Part F, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Human Factors, Ergonomics).

Dr Ruth Madigan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. She is a Human Factors specialist with a background in applied psychological research, focused on understanding human-vehicle interactions, and training requirements for drivers and other road users. Since completing her PhD on driver training and hazard handling in 2014, she has been involved in multiple EU and UK funded projects, including CityMobil2, AdaptIVe, interACT, L3Pilot and Hi-Drive. Her research uses psychological concepts and theories to further our understanding of human behaviour in the road environment, incorporating a wide variety of different methodologies including systems analyses, experimental studies, questionnaire data, and qualitative video analysis techniques.

With a dual background in Mechanical Engineering and Business, I entered the automotive industry through the SEAT Graduate Program. I gained hands-on experience across R&D, product strategy and Porsche’s development centre. This early exposure provided me with a broad perspective on the industry in a short time. Today, my role focuses on capturing customer feedback—especially around HMI, usability, and overall user experience—and translating it into product development from the earliest stages. I thrive in fast-paced, transformative environments and enjoy tackling challenges that ensure customer expectations are not only met, but exceeded.

Philipp Russ is CEO of Simi Reality Motion Systems, part of the ZF LIFETEC Group. With over 15 years of experience in motion capture, biomechanics, and AI, he leads a cross-disciplinary team dedicated to advancing occupant monitoring and passive safety technologies at the intersection of perception and protection.

Dr Laurent Chanas has been working in image quality assessment and improvement for more the 20 years. He is now head of the image quality assessment solution, named Analyzer, at DXOMARK IMAGE LABS. Previously Laurent worked at DXO Labs, developing image processing algorithms (several international patents) and managed the test and measurement laboratory. Laurent holds a master’s degree from “Ecole Nationale de l’Electronique et ses Applications” as well as a PhD thesis in Image Processing.

Monica Vatteroni, CEO of EYE2DRIVE, has a solid technical background in CMOS image sensor design and is the inventor of EYE2DRIVE’s adaptive HDR imaging technology. She graduated in Microelectronics Engineering from the University of Pisa and worked at NeuriCam from 2002 to 2008, progressing from analog sensor designer to head of design. Monica also earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Trento. In 2008, she joined the BioRobotics Institute at Sant’Anna, leading R&D in image sensors and biomedical applications. She has consulted for companies like Eurotech and ST Microelectronics and later conducted research at Claude Bernard University. Monica holds eight patents and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications.

Christine Fraser: Serial entrepreneur with exit experience commercializing proprietary technology and building supply chains. Most recently served as Founder and CEO of Asimovo. Previously COO at Peek Vision and Sensoterra. Masters in Engineering and MBA. Serves as AVP for IEEE RAS IAB

Martin Oehler is the founder and CEO of Capical GmbH, a Germany-based company specializing in advanced sensor technologies. He established the company in 2010 following the completion of his PhD in electrical engineering at TU Braunschweig, with a research focus on sensor systems and biomedical signal acquisition. Under his leadership, Capical GmbH has developed innovative capacitive ECG sensors tailored for use in medical, automotive, and aviation environments. With over a decade of experience in applied heart rate monitoring, Martin Oehler brings deep expertise in physiological signal processing, sensor integration, and the translation of academic research into real-world technologies.

Carmen Frigerio is the Project Communication and Event Manager at PAVE Europe, where she coordinates stakeholder engagement, dissemination, and event organisation across the association’s projects and activities.

Agnes Jernström is a senior software engineer in the MultiSensing® development team at Neonode. MultiSensing® is Neonode’s proprietary technology for Machine Perception which utilizes the latest advances in machine learning combined with in-house generated synthetic data to interpret and understand a wide range of objects, situations, and contexts. Agnes has a broad experience from the automotive industry having worked for leading OEMs in a wide variety of fields such as positioning of autonomous vehicles, gearbox actuation, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication. She holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Mark Bellamy is the chair of the Khronos Vulkan SC working group, a position he has held since 2023. Previously, he was Arm’s main representative in the working group. He also represents Arm in the SYCL SC working group.

Outside of Khronos, Mark has been working in GPU-related roles for over 15 years. He is currently a Principal Architect at Arm, focusing on Automotive GPU technology and use cases, where Functional Safety plays a significant part.

Karsten Krispin is co-founder and CEO of rabbitAI. As a physicist, he believes in measurement uncertainties and not in single values, knowing that there’s not just a single true answer.

This helped him to establish a longstanding track record of over 10 years in performance benchmarking, data quality assessment, and real-world data collection for spatial computing applications. He served at the forefront in academia and largely scaled these approaches in commercial use-cases.

His mission is to let people understand uncertainty as opportunity and help turn it into confidence.

Tom Mayo is the Product Line Manager for Radar at D3 Embedded, a U.S.-based company that develops end-to-end solutions integrating sensors, connectivity, embedded processing, and AI to deliver advanced perception for performance-critical applications. Tom has over 30 years of experience in embedded systems design in the areas of RF, analog, and digital hardware, FPGAs, software, and signal processing and algorithms. He has leveraged this experience for success in systems engineering and product line management for radio communications and radar sensing products and services. Tom received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mike is recognised as a global authority in human factors and a leading scientist in human cognitive states. Over the course of his career, he has designed solutions that enhance human-technology interactions. Following completion of a PhD in Psychology, Mike enjoyed a distinguished academic career, gaining widespread recognition as a Professor in Human Factors at Monash University.

He moved to Seeing Machines in 2014 and has held Executive roles leading both technology and commercial businesses. He currently serves as inaugural Chief Safety Officer, overseeing global policy and regulatory initiatives, thought leadership, and safety-centred customer engagement. He leads outreach efforts alongside research focused on safety and user experience. In this role, he fosters global partnerships with customers, research organisations, and safety groups to advance the global safety agenda.

Mike is widely published, is a dynamic keynote speaker and an accomplished media performer and company representative. He holds a BSc (Hons), Global Executive MBA and a PhD in Human Factors Psychology. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Director- Business Development

Faez Ba-Tis received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2017. His academic journey in the MEMS field began at the Mechatronics and Microsystem Design Laboratory at the same institution, where he also earned his M.A.Sc. degree in 2014.

As a young visionary entrepreneur, Faez has been leading Sheba as CEO since founded in 2016. He demonstrated his leadership skills by effectively managing Sheba team and establishing crucial partnerships with key clients across diverse markets. With his profound technical knowledge on MEMS, he possesses an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape of the MEMS actuator market, enabling him to formulate effective and innovative strategies for Sheba’s future in actuation technology. He is specialized in the design and production of large force MEMS electrostatic actuators for autofocus and image stabilization for smartphones and many other applications. He has 24 international patents and patent applications.

Jungyong is Vision AI specialist. He received Master degree of machine learning from Korea Universtity. Now, he is working as AI expert in LG Electronics. Currently, his primary interest is In-Cabin monitoring solution and he is focusing on the optimized AI solution with the state-of-the art performance.

Andreas Zweng holds a PhD in Computer Vision from the Vienna University of Technology. He has a strong academic and technical background in visual computing and machine learning. Currently, his work focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in the automotive industry, including object detection, pose estimation, and thermal image processing. With extensive experience in embedded software development, Andreas bridges the gap between research and real-time implementation on edge devices. His passion lies in building intelligent perception systems that enhance safety and autonomy. He actively contributes to innovative solutions at the intersection of AI and embedded systems.

With over 20 years of experience in automotive engineering, Pedro currently leads the global development of vehicle safety restraint systems, steering wheels, and interior sensing at Volkswagen AG. Since joining Volkswagen in 2008, he has held senior roles in door systems, exterior lighting, and body engineering across Germany and Brazil. His expertise spans product development for global and regional markets, with a focus on safety, performance, and innovation. He holds a Master’s in Automotive Production Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, and is passionate about automotive safety and system integration.

Stefan Koncar is a Senior Engineering & Delivery Lead at HTEC Group, with more than 10 years of experience in vision-based ADAS systems, in-cabin monitoring, and dedicated AI processors. He has extensive expertise in automotive software, cameras, and sensor fusion, and has led multiple international projects in collaboration with global semiconductor companies and Tier 1 suppliers. His work focuses on integrating AI-driven safety features into next-generation vehicles. Stefan received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Banja Luka.

Technical Head and Director

Elad Osherov is Director of In-Car Sensing at Mobileye, where he leads the development of Mobileye’s interior sensing technologies that improve driver safety and enhance the overall driving experience. He also oversees initiatives that integrate Mobileye’s Driver Monitoring System (DMS) and ADAS capabilities into intelligent, scalable solutions for global automakers, combining in-cabin awareness with advanced perception outside the car. With over 20 years of experience in engineering, computer vision and machine learning, Osherov brings extensive research expertise from his previous roles at Amazon Research and IBM Research. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Martin holds a diploma in electrical engineering and joined Infineon after his studies more than 20 years ago. He was responsible in different product marketing roles working since 9 years in the area of time-of-flight with the focus on automotive applications.

Mr. Yaohui Liu is a semiconductor veteran with over 20 years of experience in engineering and technical customer support, including more than 17 years working closely with OEMs and tier-1 suppliers across automotive, industrial, and communication sectors. His background spans a range of technologies, including microcontrollers, DSPs, millimeter Wave radar, and UWB systems, with a focus on embedded solutions for ADAS, in-cabin sensing, and wireless connectivity.

Currently at Calterah, Yaohui supports the development and application of UWB radar SoCs, contributing to projects in both in-cabin monitoring and digital key systems. His work involves bridging technical implementation with real-world customer needs, helping to bring reliable, user-oriented features to market. With a hands-on approach and a focus on collaboration, Yaohui continues to explore how technologies like UWB can quietly improve comfort, safety, and convenience in the vehicle environment.

Uwe Artmann studied photo technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne following an apprenticeship as a photographer and finished with the German ‘Diploma Engineer’. He is now the CTO at Image Engineering, an independent test lab for imaging devices and manufacturer of all kinds of test equipment for these devices. His special interest is the influence of noise reduction on image quality and MTF measurement in general.

Tim Henderson is a product marketing engineer in the Body & Chassis Radar Business at Texas Instruments. He has a background in software engineering and computer architecture, and has worked extensively with 60GHz and 77GHz mmWave technology in his career. Tim has built extensive market knowledge of the in-cabin sensing space by building relationships across the industry, and he enjoys solving complex problems that enable safer and more secure cars. Tim received both is bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer engineering from the University of Maryland.

Tomas Geurts received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, in 1999. Tomas worked at AnSem and in 2004 he joined FillFactory which was later acquired by onsemi where he held various leadership roles in the image sensor division until he took on a role as CTO for the industrial sensing division. Tomas played a lead role bringing LOFIC technology to maturity for cinematography and automotive applications. Since May 2021, he is a Sr. Director at the OMNIVISION Belgium R&D center and a member of the office of the CTO.

Yossi Cohen is the Co-Founder & COO of SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVRE). An electronics engineer (B.Sc. EE, Technion) with 15 years in automotive telematics and ADAS integration, he has led over 30 OEM and Tier-1 programmes from concept to SOP. Yossi is a frequent speaker at Euro NCAP, TU-Automotive, and ITS World Congress, valued for translating high-level safety objectives into deployable electronic architectures.

Marius Dupuis holds a diploma in aerospace engineering. He became co-founder and general manager of VIRES Simulationstechnologie GmbH in 1998 and grew the company to a leading provider of environment simulation solutions for ADAS and autonomous driving systems. Marius left VIRES in 2020 and started to work as an independent consultant. During that phase, he also founded Sim|Cert and co-founded GEONATIVES. Marius is one of the initiators and original authors of the simulation data standards OpenDRIVE, OpenCRG and OpenSCENARIO. In 2018, he supervised their transfer to ASAM e.V.. Following these standards and his personal interest in dynamic organizations, Marius joined ASAM e.V. in May 2022 as CEO.

Verena Ihring is Senior Product Manager at Robert Bosch GmbH for Interior Monitoring Systems in the area of Cross-Domain Computing Solutions. Since 2020, she has been responsible for product and partnering strategy, innovation management, market and competition monitoring, and communication content within the product area. She studied industrial engineering with a focus on international management at the University of Applied Sciences in Pforzheim. After graduating, she first worked in corporate marketing and sales at Robert Bosch GmbH and then completed her master’s degree in technically oriented business administration at the University of Stuttgart. She subsequently rejoined the Bosch Group as Technical Sales Manager within the Junior Managers Program. She then temporarily managed the office of the president of the executive management of the former Bosch Car Multimedia division.

Dr. Duong-Van Nguyen is the Global Deputy CEO, in charge of ADAS/AD at Vinfast, and was formerly Head of ADAS at Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe (PASEU) based in Germany. He is recognized as the Senior IEEE, and a member of IEEE standard P2020.

Dr. Nguyen has been a pioneer and leading scientist in the fields of ADAS, Autonomous Driving, Robotics & Machine Learning, where he has published 1 book, 9 patents and a number of journals and conference papers. His research group at Panasonic demonstrated the world-first level 4-autonomous parking at ITS World Congress 2021, and the state-of-the art of 3D Sensing and Parking in CES 2020, CES 2021, and CES 2022.

Dr. Nguyen and his PASEU team received three Research and Innovation Grants CARAMEL (2019), CPSoSAware (2020), and TRUSTEE(2022) by the European Research Council.

Before, he worked as R&D Manager at Hyundai Mobis (Germany), and as Research Engineer at Valeo (Ireland), after his Ph.D graduation in Robotics from University of Siegen (Germany, 2009-2013).

Brian has over 34 years of experience in product & business development. He built and currently leads the Product Line Management organization at Gentex, spearheading the development of new technologies, products, and markets, driving Gentex’s growth well into the next decade.  These product portfolios include digital vision, connectivity, sensing & dimmable devices … selling into the automotive, mobility, fire protection, aerospace & medical markets.  Brian joined Gentex from Visteon/Johnson Controls with over 15yrs of strategic leadership developing infotainment & connectivity products, platforms and system architectures. Earlier in his career he worked for DaimlerChrysler, ITT Automotive & Saginaw Steering Gear.

Maurizio Bevilacqua is a Senior Engineer in the Informatics group at NPL, where he leads projects focused on data quality and data assurance within the Assurance Autonomy framework. He holds a PhD in Information Engineering from Salerno University, with expertise in contactless measurement systems, instrumentation, and automation. Since 2014, Maurizio has contributed to national (EPSRC) and international (Horizon2020, Gates Foundation) research on wireless sensor networks. He later transitioned to automotive consultancy, working on ADAS systems using Lidars and cameras. Most recently, he served as Vision Expert at L3Harris (now Leidos), specializing in advanced imaging technologies.

Dr. Nadim Maamari is an expert in edge AI, computer vision, and precision engineering with over a decade of experience across research, development, and leadership roles in Switzerland and Europe. He currently leads the Edge AI and Vision Group at CSEM S.A in Neuchâtel, where he oversees a team of engineers and scientists focused on embedded AI solutions and advanced vision system design.

In addition to his role at CSEM, Dr. Maamari is the founder and director of Holistic Dynamics SARL, a company dedicated to developing cutting-edge vision systems for precision farming. His work at Holistic Dynamics includes the creation of novel spectral systems and algorithms to detect growth patterns indicative of secondary metabolic processes in plants.

Dr. Maamari previously held the position of Group Leader of Vision Software at Cohu Inc. (TnI – Ismeca), where he led global, cross-functional teams in the development of semiconductor inspection technologies, emphasizing real-time Edge AI algorithms. His earlier career includes project management roles at AGAP2 and engineering roles at ETEL SA, where he specialized in optical inspection, nano-positioning systems, and advanced tribological modeling.

With deep expertise in computer vision and AI, Dr. Maamari has contributed to the development of innovative technologies that integrate machine learning and imaging for industrial and scientific applications.

Academically, Dr. Maamari earned his Doctorate in Science from ETH Zurich with a thesis on “Smart Active Aerostatic Bearing.” He also holds a Master’s degree in Numerical Methods for Engineers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), and completed an Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Mechanical Engineering through UPC and INSA Lyon. His undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering were completed at Notre Dame University in Beirut, Lebanon.

Andreas Augsten holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University Darmstadt (Germany). In the early days of in-car navigation systems, Andreas was engaged in launching one of the first systems in European market while he also has many years of experience in car audio products. Since 2010 he is working at Mobis Technical Center Europe in multiple roles covering Infotainment, ADAS, Autonomous Driving and required sensors. Currently, Andreas is leading product planning and technology strategy topics in Europe focusing on realizing innovations for vehicle automation and future mobility.

Hugo Antoine is a Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Group and a member of the Computing & Memory team. He covers the automotive ADAS and infotainment processor markets, tracking trends, analyzing emerging technologies, and monitoring ecosystem evolution. His work also explores compute platforms enabling in-cabin applications. Hugo has contributed to reports on ADAS, infotainment, autonomous vehicles, and data center processors in the context of Generative AI.

He holds an engineering degree in microelectronics and computer science from École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, a master’s in management from emlyon business school, and a specialization in AI software from Polytechnique Montréal.

Plato Pathrose is a technology leader, consultant, and author with over two decades of experience in the automotive and avionics industries.

Holding a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, he began as a Design and Development Engineer and went on to lead teams across the full product lifecycle.

His expertise spans Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Automated Driving, Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), and digitalization,

advising government bodies and organizations worldwide. Founder of PTS Creative in Germany, Plato is also a Lean Six Sigma expert, TRIZ practitioner, Automotive SPICE Assessor, PMP, and Agile coach.

He has authored key SAE International books on ADAS, Automated Driving, and SDVs, shaping processes and strategies for autonomous vehicle development and deployment globally.

Bio – Detlef Wilke, Vice President Automotive Solutions. Nearly 25 years of Automotive experience at tier-1 suppliers. Focus on Driver Monitoring and Interior Sensing for over 7 years. He had roles in Business Development, Product Lead, Project Management, Sales, Technical Lead for SW and HW.

Stav Shvartz is a global business development leader with two decades of experience in autonomous driving and AI mobility. During nearly a decade in China, he played a key role in establishing Ford’s local autonomous vehicle division and led strategic initiatives for its Smart Mobility unit. As VP of Business Development at Opsys Technologies, he accelerated LiDAR adoption for ADAS, RoboTaxi, and smart transportation systems. Today, Stav is Managing Partner at Automobility, a global advisory firm headquartered in Shanghai that supports OEMs, Tier 1s, and startups with strategy, business development, and investment across connected and autonomous mobility. He is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Autonomous, a long-running executive newsletter on AutoTech trends.

Patrick has in excess of 25 years experience in scientific and technological development internationally, 19 of these at a senior level, designing, leading, innovating and consulting on new technologies with multimillion Euro project budgets.

Dr. Björn Sondermann is Chief Engineer and Senior Manager of the In-Cabin Sensing division at Rheinmetall Dermalog SensorTec, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and Dermalog. He has held this position since February 2023.
Since joining Rheinmetall in 2019, Björn has been dedicated to developing innovative in-cabin solutions—starting as an engineer and progressing to project leader. His team specializes in comprehensive interior sensing, creating advanced occupant models that serve as the foundation for a wide range of applications, from vehicle safety systems to enhanced comfort features.
Rheinmetall Dermalog SensorTec combines Rheinmetall’s expertise as a global automotive supplier and radar specialist with Dermalog’s leadership in biometric technologies, forming a powerful alliance to deliver integrated in-cabin sensing solutions using both camera and radar technologies.
Björn holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, focusing on semantic environment perception and environmental modeling for mobile systems. With a strong background in computer vision and image processing, he plays a key role in advancing intelligent vehicle interiors.

Anas Chalak is Technology & Market analyst at Yole Group. He is a member of the Imaging team. Anas contributes on a day-to-day basis to follow imaging technology activity to provide market and technology analysis, as well as contributing to the production of relevant reports and projects. Previously, Anas carried out research focusing on integrated mid-infrared photonics. Later, he worked as a research engineer on the optical optimization of a 3D FMCW lidar system in CEA-Leti, France. Anas obtained a Master’s in Nanoscale Engineering from École Centrale de Lyon, France.

Yannick has a background of 10 years in different roles in the automotive and aviation industry focusing on innovation and leading-edge technologies. In his current role as Senior Product Marketing Manager for the Automotive UWB products at NXP Semiconductors he puts a special emphasis on in-cabin applications of UWB. He holds a PhD in Signal Processing, a Master in Information Engineering, and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Dave’s focus is designing products to fit people. He chooses from a wide range of user research methods to optimize physical, visual, tactile, and auditory user interfaces for automobiles, kiosks, web sites, apps, and production machines. His methods include usability tests, contextual interviews, focus groups, and analysis of published research and data on human capabilities. Based on the need, he conducts research in the lab, remotely, in the field, in cars, in the workplace, and in the homes of consumers. Dave has worked for a broad range of companies which include Hyundai Motor Group, General Motors, Eastman Kodak, Compuware, ForeSee, and Quicken Loans. Dave has also taught UX courses at University of Michigan, College for Creative Studies, Arizona State, and Washtenaw Community College. Dave is the principle of Clear Usability, LLC, offering user experience training, research, and usability evaluation services.

Dr. Martin Punke is leading the Camera Product Technology group at Continental. His team is working on concepting, engineering and productization of camera systems for ADAS applications with a focus on optics, image sensors and image quality. Additionally, camera sensor modelling is a recent work product of his group. In his previous positions at Nokia he was responsible of camera, flashlight and illumination technologies in mobile phones. Martin received the Dipl.-Ing. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and information technology from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. In his Ph.D. thesis he worked on organic semiconductor devices for microoptical applications.

Professor of Physics and Optics. Expert in automotive image quality. 25 years of experience with optical technologies of all flavours, from fundamental quantum optics research to optical quality questions arising during assembly of 100.000 cameras per year. I also research explainable AI methods to further investigate the link between optical quality, image quality and the impact on AI explainability.

Noby Mathew heads the product and strategy department and leading globally the product lines of Cockpit and Central computing at JOYNEXT, a Joyson Group company with products in the cockpit, telematics, autonomous driving and vehicle safety sectors. He also has global responsibility for the cockpit product line. With a Master’s degree in Technology for AI & Data Science from IIIT in India and an MBA from the University of Mannheim, he is a passionate automotive expert. His focus is on product and customer expansion, pre-development, strategic partnerships and product delivery.

After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer in my hometown of Madrid, I set out on a global journey that’s taken me through Germany, Mexico, Vietnam, and back to Spain. With over 15 years in the automotive industry, I have contributed across production, technical development, and quality—working with established names like BMW, SEAT, and Audi, as well as dynamic startups like VinFast.

I mostly enjoy cross-cultural experience and leadership in fast-changing environments.  An important part of my current job is to guarantee that all relevant customer requirements and preferences are prioritized on the product develompent.

Amir Kia is a Senior Product Manager at Imagination Technologies, where he focuses on GPU IP across multiple segments, including automotive. In his role, he works closely with partners to help define the next generation of processor IP.

Before joining Imagination, Amir held product management roles at Huawei Technologies, covering servers, cloud, and AI accelerator cards, and at Samsung Electronics. With experience spanning devices to data centres, he brings a broad perspective on how functionally safe processors can deliver the performance modern automotive systems demand.

Apoorva Dinesh is a Senior Application Engineer in the Sensor Division at Renesas Electronics Europe. She is responsible for all application activities related to Renesas ICs dedicated to Hands-On Detection systems.

Isaac Agusti is the ADAS Image Engineering Supervisor at Ficosa, a global Tier-1 automotive supplier headquartered in Barcelona. He leads a team responsible for the core components of imaging devices, including image sensors evaluation, optical components definition, image quality testing, sensor modeling and simulation, as well as system-level certification. His special interest is on advancing ADAS safety through innovative imaging solutions that improve reliability and system performance.

Paul Schouten is a UX designer passionate about making new technologies intuitive to understand & experience by humans. His aim is to develop natural user experiences that make technology integrate into the lives of humans, so that they become invisible while at the same time enriching people’s lives.

At TomTom, Paul leads the UX concepts team, which focuses on future user interactions & technologies and make them tangible by building many prototypes in order to validate assumptions and set out north stars for future products.

Paul holds a Master degree in Industrial Design from Delft University of Technology with a specialisation in Automotive Design. Throughout his career he worked with many global automotive OEMs.

Andreas is the Senior Director of Automotive at Dolby Laboratories, with a broad knowledge and experience in the field of audio, coding, sound and digital signal processing.

Ben Carter is Client Director, EMEA at CoreWeave, where he leads enterprise adoption of GPU-accelerated infrastructure across the region. He partners with financial institutions to accelerate their time-to-market by leveraging CoreWeave’s platforms for machine learning research, risk modelling, and AI. Before joining CoreWeave, Ben spent over five years at AWS, most recently in the Capital Markets team, where he worked with leading quantitative and high-frequency trading firms to modernise their compute and cloud strategies.

Beyond 11 years of international experience in a Japanese consumer electronics company, Yoshida cut her teeth as a roving reporter in Tokyo, Silicon Valley, Paris, New York and more lately in China to find exclusive/breaking stories and write incisive analysis. Her contacts and professional experiences are truly global and multi-cultural (and multi-lingual). Her focus has been in consumer electronics, automotive, semiconductors, in emerging technologies and intellectual property, with a working knowledge of how business strategies enable companies in these areas succeed and go global.

Sharath Reddy is Senior Vice President of Corporate Research
and Development (R&D) at Magna, where he leads the company’s
global R&D strategy across electrification, software-defined
vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS),
lightweighting and advanced manufacturing. He is focused on
accelerating product innovation, advancing strategic partnerships
and ensuring Magna’s future technologies meet the evolving
needs of automakers and consumers.
Mr. Reddy brings more than 35 years of experience in automotive electronics, with deep
expertise in systems engineering, product development and integration. Since joining Magna in
2019, he has held key leadership roles including Senior Vice President of Magna Electronics,
where he successfully led the integration of Veoneer Active Safety and helped expand the
company’s ADAS portfolio.
Prior to Magna, he served as Vice President of the ADAS Portfolio at ZF (TRW) and held various
technical leadership positions at Aptiv (Delco Electronics). His background spans the
development of ADAS, airbag ECUs and body/RF electronics, with a career marked by
technological excellence and strategic foresight.
Leveraging his previous experience, Sharath is bringing systems thinking to speed up Magna’s
innovation pipeline. Mr. Reddy holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from
Villanova University and Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from
Osmania University in India.

Soyeon Kim is an Assistant Professor in Human Factors at WMG, University of Warwick. She specialises in human-centred design for future mobility, with a focus on automated vehicles. Her research interests include human-machine interaction and future mobility adoption. By combining academic rigour with design practice, she aims to create safer, more inclusive, and trustworthy mobility experiences.”

Sven Bichöl studied physics at Technical University of Dresden before developing software solutions for Business Intelligence applications with a strong focus on geo localisation and optimisation in Dresden and Hanoi (Vietnam). Next steps were the development of a hardware and software solution for RFID based tracking in logistic hubs and a mass-produced global tracker/sensor hub with minimal size utilising mobile networks and WiFis for the logistic market in Taipei, Taiwan.

Current focus as tech lead within MOIA is the development of software solutions in driverless vehicles to provide safe, comfortable and affordable right experiences.

Sebastian Dädeby is Product Owner Automotive at Sightic Analytics, where he focuses on developing software solutions for detection of substance impairment for in-cabin sensing. With experience both within automotive and software development, he enjoys connecting technical expertise with product development to help create safer and more user-friendly mobility solutions. He is motivated by collaboration and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful innovation in a fast-evolving field.

After graduating in Physics in the Complutense University of Madrid with master courses in Temple University, I turned to technology and now I account for over 30 years of experience in software development, systems integration, project, and product management. I have worked for all kinds of companies, highlighting my time at HP and more recently at Samsung Research where I had the opportunity to apply all my experience in deep learning-related projects. I’m currently Anyverse’s product technical expert and point of contact for applications such as sensor simulation or deep learning training using advanced hyperspectral synthetic data.

Lionel Bennes is Lead Product Manager at Ansys, driving the development of physics-based simulation for ADAS and autonomous vehicles, including sensor and intelligent headlamp modeling. With a background in computer science and over a decade in automotive simulation, he focuses on perception-in-the-loop workflows for virtual validation and system integration. His work bridges high-fidelity physics, real-time performance, and scalability, helping OEMs and suppliers accelerate the safe development of automated driving technologies.

A renowned expert in the field of the effect of brain error control on human movement.

Holds a PhD with distinction in neuroscience from the University of Haifa. Held academic positions at the University of Michigan and McGill University. 

Sergi Domeyo Fauro brings 17 years of expertise in the mobility sector, with a focus on the development of innovative, human-centered technologies. Holding an engineering degree from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and a Master Business Administration from EADA Business School, he has successfully led numerous projects in multinational environments. His experience spans product design, factory operations, and software integration, with a passion for advancing future mobility. Sergi is committed to driving the mobility sector toward solutions that are not only safer, smarter, and greener but also healthier, enhancing the overall well-being of passengers and society.

Cesar Ocampo is a systems engineer with almost twenty years of experience in the Automobile industry; he specialized in in-cabin safety and monitoring technologies at Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe in Sindelfingen / Germany.

Since 2018 with a solid educational foundation in systems engineering and photogrammetry, combined with previous experiences in infotainment projects, he contributes to the development of driver and occupant monitoring systems that enhance vehicle safety and driver assistance.