11:00 am to 11:20 am CET
Event Registration and Networking
11:20 am to 11:30 am CET
Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chair: Graham Carter – Wireless International Consultants – United Kingdom
Graham Carter
Managing Director, Wireless International Consultants
Graham Carter is Managing Director of Wireless International Consultants Ltd. and works with the global wireless ecosystem to identify and manage cross-functional collaborative groups. Through his engagement with mobile operators, wireless infrastructure, user equipment and automotive OEMs as well as technology innovators, system and component suppliers, he is instrumental in formulating activities which drive the industry forward.
He acts as Technical Director for the International Wireless Industry Consortium (IWPC) and prior to this was responsible for defining the global platform strategy within Agere Systems and Infineon Technologies Mobile Device Division, which became part of Intel Mobile Communications. He was also a member of the Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors at that time.
As a founder of Red-M, a successful start-up, pioneering advanced wireless networking solutions which was spun-out of Madge Networks, one of the world’s leading computer networking companies, he was Global Product Line Manager for
high-volume IT/Networking products.
Graham was originally a Design Engineer for Pye TMC in the UK, which became part of Philips Electronics, where he spent the next 15 years in various international roles, including International Marketing Manager for Philips Communications in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific region; and Business Development Manager for new markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration, Marketing & Technology Management from Pace University – Lubin School of Business.
11:30 am to 11:50 am CET
Grand Opening Keynote – Harnessing Sensor Data to Make Ferries More Efficient and More Comfortable
- Introduction to Austal
- Customer overview and what matters to them
- How Industrial IoT technologies can improve outcomes for our customers
- The challenges we have experienced deploying sensors to the maritime environment
- The future technologies we are working on to achieve carbon neutral fast ferries by 2050
Max van Someren
Technology Manager, Austal Ships
Max van Someren leads the team developing MARINELINK-Smart, Perth-based shipbuilder Austal’s revolutionary digital system for improving high-speed ship efficiency and comfort.
Max is a naval architect by background who has spent his career working on the application of new technologies to the maritime industry.
His diverse range of experiences have included the development of novel designs for commercial and naval vessels; advising shipbuilders internationally on the development of ship design and construction technology; developing future underwater warfare concepts for the UK ministry of defence and (most recently) leading the establishment of Austal’s digital technology initiative.
In 2016 Max re-joined Austal as Technology Development Manager. Today Max has specific responsibility for identifying how emerging digital technologies can help Austal’s customers transform their own operations – reducing costs and increasing revenue for ship operators. Max is passionate about bringing new technology to the maritime industry to deliver more efficient, sustainable and comfortable ships.
11:50 am to 12:10 pm CET
AI, machine learning and sensor technology shaping the challenging future of vessel industry
- Stena Line and vessel industry 2030, visions and high ambitions
- Expectations and possibilities in the vessel industry
- How can they be solved by using AI, machine learning and sensor technology?
- The importance of data. The connected guest, connected vessel and connected city
- Predicting the next step
Lina Baldursson
Transformation Lead Onboard Experience, Stena Line
Lina Baldursson, Transformation Lead Onboard Experience. In her present role, Lina is responsible for the onboard experience at Stena Line. The future within Stena Line and the vessel industry in general contain high ambitions, whereby the industry will transform with the implementation of new digital solutions and support from AI and machine learning. This will enhance the experience for both our staff and our guests here at Stena Line. Lina started her career the same year apple launched their first iPhone and already knew at this stage, she was to work within the landscape of AI, human interaction and digital solutions.
Michael Ljunge
Product Owner – Stena Fuel Pilot, Stena Line
Michael Ljunge is product owner at Stena Line and currently working with the Stena AI Fuel Pilot project. He has a background working the last 13 years with innovative projects that drives digital transformation within different industrial sectors in the capacity of project manager and product owner.
Michael started his career developing the global supply chain planning process at IKEA and later moved on to the consulting sector at Capgemini where he has delivered a wide range of digitalization projects. He is passionate about innovation using data driven tools that will transform the ferry industry in the near future.
Lina Baldursson
Transformation Lead Onboard Experience, Stena Line
Lina Baldursson, Transformation Lead Onboard Experience. In her present role, Lina is responsible for the onboard experience at Stena Line. The future within Stena Line and the vessel industry in general contain high ambitions, whereby the industry will transform with the implementation of new digital solutions and support from AI and machine learning. This will enhance the experience for both our staff and our guests here at Stena Line. Lina started her career the same year apple launched their first iPhone and already knew at this stage, she was to work within the landscape of AI, human interaction and digital solutions.
Michael Ljunge
Product Owner – Stena Fuel Pilot, Stena Line
Michael Ljunge is product owner at Stena Line and currently working with the Stena AI Fuel Pilot project. He has a background working the last 13 years with innovative projects that drives digital transformation within different industrial sectors in the capacity of project manager and product owner.
Michael started his career developing the global supply chain planning process at IKEA and later moved on to the consulting sector at Capgemini where he has delivered a wide range of digitalization projects. He is passionate about innovation using data driven tools that will transform the ferry industry in the near future.
12:10 pm to 12:30 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm CET
Advanced Photosensors for Lidar - State of the art and developments
- Lidar Overview / comparison
- Comparison of different Sensors for Lidar, what sensor can be used for what Lidar System
- In depth look at SPPC / SPAD and MPPC / SiPM
Florian Friedl
Group Leader for automotive business, Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH
Florian Friedl is Group Leader for automotive business at Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH. After completing his apprenticeship in IT engineering at Siemens and his studies of Physical Engineering in Munich, he worked for an automotive OEM before he joined Hamamatsu Photonics in 2012. Together with his team, he is responsible for the automotive business in Germany and Eastern Europe.
Florian has successfully managed several innovative automotive projects from R&D to SOP, through to mass production. One of his current focus points is the automotive LiDAR market where he has built up an expertise in a range of different sensor technologies.
As a leader in the optoelectronic field, Hamamatsu Photonics has a broad range of different sensor technologies and is therefore an independent partner offering a variety of different techniques and technologies for a wide range of applications.
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm CET
Round Table Discussion Content and Networking - Future Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles
Facilitated by: Orlie Gruper – Executive Director – EcoMotion – Israel
Orlie Gruper
Executive Director, EcoMotion
With 15 years of experience in the transport world, Orlie began her path in the industry through her time in the Air Force. With her expertise in aviation, she was recruited to operate a private aviation fleet, then moved on to complete her BA in Business Management at IDC. Orlie became the first female entrepreneur in the community she leads today by founding Blitz Motors, a two-wheeled electric vehicle company. Among her other accomplishments, Orlie represented the Israeli Transport sector in the European Commission and in EU for joint R&D. Orlie is the current acting Executive Director at EcoMotion where her passion for smart mobility continues to open new doors for innovation and growth within the community.
Orlie has also Founded a community of Women in Mobility to grow the number of women in the field by sharing challenges and opportunities while acquiring new tools for professional growth.
EcoMotion is a dynamic community with over 600 start-ups (constantly growing) and 12,000 members in the Smart Transportation sector. Understanding start-ups do not grow in a void, EcoMotion bring together entrepreneurs, academics, government officials, local & global automotive industry representatives, investors and much more; providing a support platform for knowledge-sharing, networking and collaboration.
Our mission is to support the growth of the Israeli Smart Mobility sector and enhance the implementation of innovation in the field, while simultaneously, positioning Israel as a global innovation center for Smart Mobility. EcoMotion has an extensive innovation toolkit to support public and private sector organizations in the implementation and integration of mobility innovation, such as challenge competitions, events, workshops and more!
1:30 pm to 1:50 pm CET
Track 1
Occupant Protection to All Traffic Participant Protection: How to realize true vision zero"
- What does Occupant Safety mean in future? Occupant Protection to All Traffic Participant Protection
- System approach by identifying future safety use cases in occupant protection
- How existing sensorics can be adapted for new uses cases in Road safety
- How new sensorics can extend the bracket of Occupant/Road User Safety
Vivek Muralidharan
Head of Business Innovation, Continental Automotive Components India Pvt Ltd.
Vivek Muralidharan is the Head of Business Innovation at Technical Center India (TCI), the R&D Hub of Continental AG in Bangalore and is responsible for Innovation Portfolio for the Business Unit Passive Safety and Sensorics at the location. He is responsible for the innovation portfolio for Passive Safety and Sensorics business unit at TCI, where his work spans across Occupant Safety Systems in passenger vehicles and safety sensorics segments. Vivek is also responsible for innovation strategy and product benchmarking, currently focusing on strategy and innovation for satellite innovation centres, AI strategy for non-computer vision based sensorics products, and agile innovation processes. His past work in the industry include new product launch, industrial engineering, lean manufacturing, system engineering, and innovation management.
Track 2
Robotized Incremental Forming for Stamping Proto parts in Auto Industry
- Use of Robots for sheet metal forming against traditional press die-pinch operation using incremental sheet forming (ISF) principle – vide applications in Automotive, Aerospace, Medical instruments etc.
- Huge time and cost saving in mandatory step of Proto Parts Development before production parts finalized in Automotive stamping if 3D Roboforming is used.
- Mostly image sensors would help to collect input to the controller/program and load sensors behind the forming tool would monitor the forming force
- Robotized ISF with real-time data on formed part, undeformed part and forming part of the same sheet under deforming (ISF) operation would increase accuracy of the forming aspects of required shape in case of sheet metal component
Achyut Deshmukh
Lead Engineer – Advanced Technology, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Achyut Deshmukh is Lead Engineer in Advanced Technology department at R&D centre called Mahindra Research Valley of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. The Mahindra Group is a USD 19.4 billion federation of companies that enables people to rise through innovative mobility solutions, driving rural prosperity, enhancing urban living, nurturing new businesses and fostering communities. It enjoys a leadership position in utility vehicles, information technology, financial services and vacation ownership in India and is the world’s largest tractor company by volume. It also enjoys a strong presence in renewable energy, agribusiness, logistics and real estate development. Headquartered in India, Mahindra employs over 2,56,000 people across 100 countries.
Track 3
A New Era for the Maritime Transportation Sector
- The new development of AIS and VHF sensors in ship communications and sea traffic management
- Benefits of fuel consumption reductions for the environment and the economy
- Saab TransponderTech Satellite launch 2022
- IoT applications for the shipping industry
Johanna Gustafsson
Managing Director, Head of TransponderTech Products, Saab Group
Johanna is the Managing Director for Saab TransponderTech, a company which are pioneers in Automatic Identification System technologies, with more than 20,000 AIS vessel transponder systems delivered; thousands of AIS base stations installed in more than 50 countries; unique Secure AIS (encrypted) solutions; and is a major supplier of Airborne AIS transponders. Furthermore, they have an installed base of national AIS network systems with customers all over the world, including advanced multi-sensor solutions for sea traffic monitoring and control and coastal surveillance.
Johanna has been with Saab for more than 20 years with a number of different position primarily in Marketing & Sales, Business Development, Programme Management and R&D. She is currently based in Sweden, but has previously worked and lived both in France and in the UK. Johanna holds a Master of Science degree in theoretical physics and she is devoted to the benefits of diversity in the workplace. Inclusion is significant for her leadership.
1:50 pm to 2:10 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
2:10 pm to 2:30 pm CET
Sponsored Keynote Session - Sensing Modalities and Actionable Data for Automated Driving
Automated driving depends on multiple sensors of various technologies, including LiDAR, radar and cameras, to perform the Object and Event Detection and Response (OEDR). The OEDR is critical to the Dynamic Driving Task (DDT) and is a required component of any driving automation system from L3 and up.
In this presentation, we will review how the different sensing modalities contribute to the OEDR, and we will discuss how the sensor fusion and perception stack is critical to providing the high-quality, actionable data necessary to deliver reliable AD.
Pierre Olivier
Chief Technology Officer, LeddarTech
Recognized for his technical expertise as well as his vision, Pierre has numerous years’ experience in the development of high-tech products.
Upon graduating from university in 1991, he joined CML Technologies, where very early on, his ability to manage projects in a pragmatic and efficient manner became clear. He quickly moved up the corporate ladder, while developing his management skills. Pierre has also designed a number of innovative, adaptable, practical, and robust products that are used worldwide in strategic applications such as emergency dispatch and air traffic control, and he holds several patents for his work. He then continued his career at Adept Technology Canada and at DAP Technologies before joining the LeddarTech team in 2010.
Pierre holds a degree in electrical engineering from Université Laval and is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
2:30 pm to 2:40 pm CET
Live Q&A
2:40 pm to 3:10 pm CET
Round Table Discussion Content and Networking
3:10 pm to 3:30 pm CET
Track 1
The Global Auto Market at a Crossroads: Warning Signs or Recovery Ahead?
- Auto sales are falling across almost all major markets due to a combination of macroeconomic uncertainty, trade wars, new technology and shifting consumer preferences. Meanwhile, EV sales continue to rise, and demand for mobility services is increasing.
- What is the ‘new normal’ and where should automakers place their bets?
- How is the outlook different in North America, China and Europe?
Alejandro Zamorano-Cadavid
Specialist, Intelligent Mobility, BloombergNEF
As Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Intelligent Mobility Specialist in San Francisco, Alejandro conducts research relating to autonomous vehicles and mobility services globally. Alejandro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; and a Master of Energy Management and Policy from Columbia University in New York City. He has been a transportation and mobility analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance since 2010.
Track 2
Collaboration & Digital Transformation - Last mile delivery
- Asset light concept transforming traditional Industries
- Collaboration and technology as enablers to reduce costs and increase service level
- Transform could be simpler than you imagine! Tech companies could bring simplicity instead of complex and expensive solutions
Rafael Szarf
Regional Head of Logistics, BAT - British American Tobacco
Rafael Szarf is the current Head of Logistics for Americas and Sub-Saharan African, with solid experience on end to end Supply Chain, Last-mile distribution, Procurement and Innovation domains, engineer graduated in Brazil with Master of Science (MSc) in Innovation Management by Polytechnique in France.
In BAT for more than 10 years now, Rafael led transformational initiatives such as ‘Collaborative Logistics’ and ‘Last Mile Transformation’, both recognized as best FMCG Logistics case in Brazil (2018-2019) by multiple entities.
Track 3
Transportation and mobility: HMI (Human Machine Interactions)
- The need for trust in human-machine interactions; sensors do the job, but the humans have to trust them to do their job if the whole system is going to work
- How autonomy shifts our expectations around journeys (deliveries and mobility journeys)
- Why our current address system doesn’t work as a human input for machines that will be using sensor and other tech to find destinations’
Clare Jones
Chief Commercial Officer, what3words
Clare is the Chief Commercial Officer of what3words; prior to this, her background was in the development and growth of social enterprises and in impact investment. Clare was featured in the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 list for technology and is involved with London companies tackling social/environmental challenges. Clare also volunteers with the Streetlink project, doing health outreach work with vulnerable women in South London.
what3words is the world’s first addressing system designed for voice – every 3m x 3m square in the world has been assigned an address made of just three words from the dictionary. These 3 word addresses can be used to route cars or drones, used as an address when ordering online, or simply given as a meeting point for a picnic in the park. what3words is used in 170 countries and is being adopted by governments all around the world as an official addressing system. Its investors include Daimler, Intel Capital, Aramex and Deutsche Bahn.
3:30 pm to 3:50 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
3:50 pm to 4:10 pm CET
Track 1
Innovation in Automotive Assist and Driver Safety Systems
- ADAS Sensors: The Importance of Customer Quality
- Empowering Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Experiential Learning
Dr. Walter K. Davis
Product Engineering Specialist for Autonomous Vehicle Systems, American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Dr. Walter K. Davis is a Product Engineering Specialist for Autonomous Vehicle Systems, at Honda Motor Company. In his current role, Dr. Davis serves as liaison between Vehicle Research and New Product Introduction, integrating autonomous vehicle sensing and adaptive safety designs from concepts to production at Honda’s flexible manufacturing facilities. Previously, he worked to integrate new products and create intellectual property management systems for defensive avionics, commercial appliances, and government specializing in electromagnetic sensors technologies, electronic controls, networking hardware, and vehicular communications. Walter’s experience spans engineering and analyst roles processing technology patents for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, engineering development in multinational companies such as Northrop Grumman Aerospace and General Electric Appliances and while serving in the U. S. Army Signals Intelligence Command.
Walter served eight years as technical specialist in the U.S. Army, supporting satellite and vehicular communication systems for the 2nd Infantry, Stryker Brigade and to Arctic Warfare Special Operations Forces. Dr. Davis received his Doctorate and MBA Cum Laude in Business Administration from Capella University with emphasis in Intellectual Property Development Strategy, and Operations Management, a Master’s in Project Management from the University of California, Irvine, professional certification in Intellectual Property Law from the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office, and a BASc, in Electronic Engineering Technology from ITT Technical Institute. Dr. Davis is a new published author of the book Career Advantages: An Interdisciplinary Approach, and volunteers as a graduate mentor assisting Doctoral business and technology students at Capella University’s Career Center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Track 2
Overcoming the challenges of sensor performance on Autonomous Transport Systems
- Autonomous (Self-Driving) Vehicles rely upon perception sensors and other data inputs to determine their state and that of their physical environment and the behaviours of other road users around them.
- There are no standardized metrics for measuring sensor performance within the AV context, in particular for degradation in different environmental conditions.
- At the same time, active sensors also have the potential to interfere with each another. Despite good engineering and sensor design the bounds and limits of multiple device operation for all scenarios is not quantified and levels of failure not fully understood.
- The presentation considers the clear and urgent need for a usable and reliable Framework for characterising sensor performance in different conditions, including the ability to assess performance outside the design envelope. Uses of this framework include validation, safety assurance and simulation testing of AV.
Andre Burgess
Strategic Partnerships, Digital Sector, National Physical Laboratory
Andre Burgess manages Strategic Partnerships in the Digital Sector at National Physical Laboratory where the focus is on delivering confidence in the intelligent and effective use of data. Andre has led the creation of NPL’s Assured Autonomy Programme, which brings together disciplines across Data Science, Time and Frequency, Electro-Magnetic Technologies and Dimensional Metrology.
His work on Self-Driving Cars has focused on building collaborations across the UK’s CAV sector to establish an integrated digital measurement infrastructure and technical framework to underpin the simulated testing ecosystems for autonomous vehicles at all Technology Readiness Levels. Andre has over 20 years’ experience in the TMT sector having worked across Tier 1 Telecoms operators as well as setting up an international digital services company and supporting the launch of several start ups.
Track 3
Optimized Software-in-the-Loop simulation for Automated Driving Systems’ Development and Validation
- Modelling autonomous vehicles and their environment – a trade-off between complexity and performance
- Reduced-order models to speed up simulation while maintaining high accuracy
- From proving ground to simulation: exploiting massive scenario variation for corner-case testing
Daniele Bruno
Autonomous Driving Engineer, FCA Fiat Chrysler
Daniele Bruno works as Autonomous Driving Simulation Engineer in the Advanced Engineering division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. He is responsible for the development of physical models of Autonomous Driving systems and their integration into a large-scale simulation architecture. He also works to improve the Software-in-the-Loop techniques used for self-driving features validation; by performing correlation with experimental tests, he ensures that simulation models have adequate accuracy with respect to the real vehicle.
Before joining FCA in 2019, he had worked in the Lufthansa Technik engineering headquarters as a researcher for Politecnico di Torino. There, he had developed a series of automated procedures for the diagnosis and maintenance of aeronautic servocontrols, by employing robotized test benches, high-fidelity simulation models and AI-assisted methods.
He graduated with highest honors from Politecnico di Torino with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics. Currently, he is also a candidate for a Post-Graduate Specializing Master in Electrified and Connected Vehicle Engineering.
4:10 pm to 4:30 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
4:30 pm to 4:50 pm CET
Digital Olfaction for Automotive and Mobility Applications
As expectations around the vehicle experience continue to evolve, the industry is looking to new applications of sensor technologies that enhance the user experience. Digital olfaction provides consistent, objective odor insights which is impacting the industry in everything from materials characterization to ridesharing management. This presentation will provide information on the current status of these sensors in core automotive applications and the benefits they deliver for automotive manufacturers.
Terri Jordan
EVP Global Business Development, Aryballe
Terri Jordan leads Aryballe’s client-relationship strategy to ensure product roadmaps meet market requirements and cultivates new partnerships aligned with long-term business goals. As the president of Aryballe, Inc, she is responsible for all operations of the US subsidiary. Previously, Terri was the Director of New Business Development for Asahi Kasei Corporate Ventures and has held senior commercial roles at a diverse group of companies including Fortune 500 and start-ups.
4:50 pm to 5:00 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
5:00 pm to 5:20 pm CET
Closing Keynote - AI-in-the-Loop Optimisation of Ford’s Predictive Dynamic Bending Light
- How a time consuming human-reliant validation of predictive dynamic bending light can be sped up
- How AI can be employed to relieve humans in the process of validating automotive technologies strongly interacting with the environment
- How genetic algorithms and multi-dimensional optimisation can help the technology evolve thanks to quick validation
- How vehicle’s predictive lighting optimal control parameters can be determined based on the virtual assessment tool and a machine learning Gaussian Process, considering performance prediction confidence estimated by meta-models
Aleksander Spychala
Automotive ADAS System Engineer, Ford
Aleksander graduated from the University of Southampton, UK in 2015 with a MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics as a scholar of the Fahrenheit Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of his hometown Gdansk, Poland. Having completed engineering internships in Kenya and England, Aleksander joined Ford in Cologne, Germany and became the Predictive Dynamic Bending Light’s feature owner. Having delivered the feature to the market, Aleksander along with Thomas Erber and Janos Golumba began employing AI methods to improve the on-road feature performance.
János Golumba
MDO Engineer/Data Scientist, Ford
János Golumba studied Mechanical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and completed his diploma thesis in 2007. He has worked for several Engineering Services Companies before joining Ford Motor Company (i.e. Ford Werke GmbH) in 2015. János has broad knowledge from his time in the Body Engineering Department, in Body Meshing and Joining techniques in BiW Structure for CAE purposes. Also, János was an active member of the cross-OEM based xMCF 3.0 Connection definition Working Group.
He had the privilege to work in R&D at FFA and understand and actively support the research and development steps of Residual Spot-welding and Laser welding focused on CAE Applications. During the time at FFA János met his future Supervisor, who invited János to join his Team in Merkenich based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) Team, where he is still active. Within this group, he has learned several optimization tools and techniques, and this is the place where János came across Machine Learning. His team deals with several Gauge and Grade Optimization challenges and are currently experiencing higher demand in Morphing and Topology Optimization assignments. Their knowledge allows them to support cross development activities and help departments with optimization tasks.
Aleksander Spychala
Automotive ADAS System Engineer, Ford
Aleksander graduated from the University of Southampton, UK in 2015 with a MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics as a scholar of the Fahrenheit Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of his hometown Gdansk, Poland. Having completed engineering internships in Kenya and England, Aleksander joined Ford in Cologne, Germany and became the Predictive Dynamic Bending Light’s feature owner. Having delivered the feature to the market, Aleksander along with Thomas Erber and Janos Golumba began employing AI methods to improve the on-road feature performance.
János Golumba
MDO Engineer/Data Scientist, Ford
János Golumba studied Mechanical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and completed his diploma thesis in 2007. He has worked for several Engineering Services Companies before joining Ford Motor Company (i.e. Ford Werke GmbH) in 2015. János has broad knowledge from his time in the Body Engineering Department, in Body Meshing and Joining techniques in BiW Structure for CAE purposes. Also, János was an active member of the cross-OEM based xMCF 3.0 Connection definition Working Group.
He had the privilege to work in R&D at FFA and understand and actively support the research and development steps of Residual Spot-welding and Laser welding focused on CAE Applications. During the time at FFA János met his future Supervisor, who invited János to join his Team in Merkenich based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) Team, where he is still active. Within this group, he has learned several optimization tools and techniques, and this is the place where János came across Machine Learning. His team deals with several Gauge and Grade Optimization challenges and are currently experiencing higher demand in Morphing and Topology Optimization assignments. Their knowledge allows them to support cross development activities and help departments with optimization tasks.
5:20 pm to 5:30 pm CET
Live Panel and Fireside Chat
5:30 pm to 5:40 pm CET
Chair’s Closing Remarks and Reflections
Chair: Graham Carter – Wireless International Consultants – United Kingdom
Graham Carter
Managing Director, Wireless International Consultants
Graham Carter is Managing Director of Wireless International Consultants Ltd. and works with the global wireless ecosystem to identify and manage cross-functional collaborative groups. Through his engagement with mobile operators, wireless infrastructure, user equipment and automotive OEMs as well as technology innovators, system and component suppliers, he is instrumental in formulating activities which drive the industry forward.
He acts as Technical Director for the International Wireless Industry Consortium (IWPC) and prior to this was responsible for defining the global platform strategy within Agere Systems and Infineon Technologies Mobile Device Division, which became part of Intel Mobile Communications. He was also a member of the Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors at that time.
As a founder of Red-M, a successful start-up, pioneering advanced wireless networking solutions which was spun-out of Madge Networks, one of the world’s leading computer networking companies, he was Global Product Line Manager for
high-volume IT/Networking products.
Graham was originally a Design Engineer for Pye TMC in the UK, which became part of Philips Electronics, where he spent the next 15 years in various international roles, including International Marketing Manager for Philips Communications in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific region; and Business Development Manager for new markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration, Marketing & Technology Management from Pace University – Lubin School of Business.