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Wayne K. Li is the James L. Oliver Professor, which is a joint position between the Colleges of Design and Engineering. Through classes and the Innovation and Design Collaboration (IDC), he leads joint teaching initiatives and advances interdisciplinary collaboration between mechanical engineering and industrial design. Endowed by School of Industrial Design alumnus James L. Oliver,Read more

David Kaczala is a Business Development Engineer at Mitsubishi Electric, with 11 years of experience in research and product roles across the automotive, tech, and energy sectors. With a strong background in electrical engineering and software development, he specializes in identifying market opportunities by understanding emerging technologies and tracking industry trends. David leverages his uniqueRead more

Robert Gee is the strategy manager responsible for standards, government, and intellectual property globally, within Continental’s Architecture and Networking Business Area. He collaborates with customers, consortia, governments, and other companies to enable safe transportation, sustainable business practices, and consumer information needs. Spanning more than 30 years, Robert’s experience at IBM, Loral, Motorola, and other leadingRead more

After obtaining his BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Michigan (U of M), Darren Jones has enjoyed an engineering career spanning three decades. He holds two U.S. patents and published six technical papers. His prior roles include U.S. naval officer, U of M researcher / instructor, Ford Motor Company test engineer, Navistar technicalRead more

Jagruti Tembe is an experienced leader in the field of automotive control with 12 years of industry experience in engine, brake, and suspension systems. She currently works as a Senior Systems Engineer at Goodyear, leading projects aimed at bringing tire intelligence solutions to production. Her responsibilities include system architecture, requirements management and project management. HerRead more

Wayne K. Li is the James L. Oliver Professor, which is a joint position between the Colleges of Design and Engineering. Through classes and the Innovation and Design Collaboration (IDC), he leads joint teaching initiatives and advances interdisciplinary collaboration between mechanical engineering and industrial design. Endowed by School of Industrial Design alumnus James L. Oliver,Read more

Nolan Helmuth is an HMI researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology who graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design from Georgia Tech in December 2023. He focuses on analyzing user interactions to help craft beautiful ideas that have meaningful impact. With experience in various fields of design, his passion remains in product design,Read more

Harsha started his career in developing firmware for Gaming Systems, and since then has worked on designing middleware for large casinos, game servers, 2D/3D game engines for slot machines, progressive games, etc. In the past couple of years, he has led teams in developing complete media players, HW/SW design, 3D embedded Graphics for Dashboard ClustersRead more

Evan Lee serves as a research assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology, working under Professor Wayne Li in the GM HMI Lab within the School of Industrial Design. He recently earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design, with a focus on digital design and product visualization. Evan’s work involves creating virtual environments that facilitateRead more

Yulin Wang is a senior technology analyst at IDTechEx with a specialization in thermal management. Yulin has been working on autonomous vehicle related technologies. His focus is on sensory technologies, autonomous vehicles, driver monitoring systems (DMS) and occupant monitoring systems (OMS). Prior to joining IDTechEx, Yulin received his master’s degree in robotics from Imperial CollegeRead more