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Auston Payyappilly

Auston Payyappilly is an automotive technical leader with profound experience in design to launch of embedded systems, especially in the automotive cockpit domain. Proven ability to learn, plan and execute innovative solutions to developing products. Goal oriented professional demonstrating thought leadership, who is also willing to take smart risks by being optimistic in the faceRead more

Stephen Lernout

Stephen Lernout is a serial entrepreneur with an extensive background in Technology Sales and Marketing. Before co-founding Deontic, he was responsible for strategy & innovation at several language technology companies like Miia and Nalantis. He is focused on building effective business models in the computational linguistics and natural language processing space.Read more

Cem Saraydar

Engineering executive with experience in the automotive industry and the telecom industry. Skilled in Business Planning, Management, Leadership, Research and Development (R&D), Electrical and Control Systems, Autonomous Driving, Connected Vehicle in Automotive, and Wireless Communications in Telecommunications. PhD focused on Wireless Communications/ Electrcial Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick.Read more

Chuck Brokish

Chuck Brokish is Director of Automotive Business Development at Green Hills Software. He has over 30 years of experience in the embedded systems, in areas of mobile communications, automotive active noise control, infotainment, ADAS, and V2X. He has been working on embedded security for over 25 years. Chuck is a registered Professional Engineer, has beenRead more

Chaitanya Shinde

Experienced Autonomous Driving Car and Robotics Engineer with a demonstrated history of 8+ years of working in the automotive and robotics industry. Also, active working group member of SAE, IEEE and ISO Standards Committee for Autonomous Driving and AI Safety. Serves on an Advisory Board for SAE Young professional’s committee and an acting industry advisorRead more

Brendan Chan

Dr. Brendan Chan is the Senior Chief Engineer for Autronomy and Active Safety at Oshkosh Corporation. In his current role, his day-to-day responsibilities include strategy and execution of automation and safety technologies for Oshkosh products. Prior to this, he has served in various technical leadership roles for ADAS and autonomy in Navistar and Bendix, deliveringRead more

Lakshmi Thanayankizil

Lakshmi Thanayankizil is a Lead Systems Architect for Connectivity at General Motors, where she drives innovation at the intersection of connectivity, user experience, and scalable platform design. With over 13 years of experience at GM, Lakshmi has played a key role in shaping the company’s strategy for connected vehicles, including over-the-air updates, digital UX, andRead more

Dave Mekelburg

Dave is the COO for Voxel51, and his true love – other than his kids – is building software to improve the material world around us. Prior, he was an executive at Wade & Wendy, an NLP and AI company in the HR and recruiting space. Wade & Wendy was acquired by PandoLogic (which wasRead more

Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim is a Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai Motors Company. He has over 7 years of experience in autonomous driving system development and LiDAR signal processing. He also founded Vueron Technology, a LiDAR perception provider, where he currently serves as the CEO. Vueron provides LiDAR-based solutions to deliver the value of safety. Our goalRead more

Mihir Shah

Mihir Shah is an engineering leader in functional safety, systems engineering, and software development. With a strong background in safety compliance and electrified powertrain development, he has been key in creating safety and security-inclusive product development processes at Dana Incorporated, adhering to ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards. As a Functional Safety Specialist at Dana,Read more