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Gary Streelman, Director Advanced Engineering and New Concepts for Marelli. BS and MS degrees in Engineering from the University of Michigan. Currently managing activity related to Infotainment systems, vehicle connectivity and new technology directions.Read more

David Mitropoulos-Rundus is Senior Engineer for User Experience, Usability and Driver Distraction at Hyundai American Technical CenterH since 2014. He is optimizing the user experience for drivers and passengers amid the evolving introduction of functions, devices, and applications that may be integrated in cars, with a focus on multimedia, communications, navigation and other features thatRead more

Claudia Goldman-Shenhar is an expert in Artificial Intelligence applied to user experience, multi-agent systems and control of intelligent and distributed systems at GM. She conducts fundamental and applied research from stage zero (initiative and design) to implementation.Read more

Alexander Schmitt is Head of Speech Technology and is developing the next-generation of #HeyMercedes MBUX Voice Assistant with a team of data scientists, cloud developers and computational linguists. Before that he was project lead for Advanced Engineering of User Experiences working on next-generation UXs for Mercedes-Benz cars and Project Lead for Mercedes-Benz Car’s Speech DialogRead more

Pallavi Gautam is an Advanced Mobility Experience Designer at General Motors and alumni from ArtCenter College of Design, where she studied Transportation systems and design graduate program. Her 10 years of design experience encompasses UX design, Industrial design and CMF design, spread across India and USA. She works majorly on the future of autonomy andRead more

He started his career in developing firmware for Gaming Systems, since then have worked on designing middleware for large casinos, game servers, 2D/3D game engine for slot machines, progressive games etc. The past couple of years lead teams in developing complete media players, HW/SW design , 3D embedded Graphics for Dashboard Clusters in AUtomotive, PrimaryRead more

Todd Masilko is an Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Interaction Design department at ArtCenter College of Design. He is a graduate of ArtCenter’s Product Design department and has taught in the school’s Interaction Design Department since the department’s founding. The Interaction Design curriculum at ArtCenter emphasizes core human centered design methods, tools, processesRead more

While a portion of Sandy’s 30-year career was spent in digital CPG, hospitality, and banking, the majority has been dedicated to digital automotive. With multiple OEMs, she’s led cross-functional teams including experience strategy, user research, product design, visual and 3D design, content strategy, copywriting, localization, operations, and business analysis. She has a deep understanding ofRead more

Anton van Breemen is an experienced leader with a clear vision and sharp focus on bringing products to the market, combined with an extensive project management background in automotive location-based technology, digital cockpit & connected vehicle technology. As an authentic communicator, collaboration with partners and customers comes naturally – pushing the limits on delivering aRead more

Sana Jafri is a technology enthusiast with experience in ideating, designing, and developing innovative and challenging user experience projects. Sana is a UX Designer and Information Architect working on projects that focus on enhancing the in-cabin user experience of next-gen ICE, Battery Electric and Autonomous Vehicles. She has a master’s degree in Human Computer InteractionRead more