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The Vienna University of Technology is Austria’s largest research and educational institution in the field of technology and natural sciences. More than 4,000 scientists are researching “technology for people” in five main research areas at eight faculties. The content of the studies offered is derived from excellent research.Read more

Tobias Oetermann has been working at the Institute of Automotive Engineering (ika) RWTH Aachen University since 2019. After studying mechanical engineering and automotive engineering at RWTH Aachen University, he decided to pursue his enthusiasm for research on innovative vehicle technologies as a PhD student and research assistant at ika. The interaction between human and machineRead more

Dr. Nico Depner studied automotive engineering at RWTH Aachen University. In 2011 he started as scientific research assistant at the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) in the field of vehicle concept development leading numerous R&D projects with international OEMs, suppliers and start-ups. After fostering the HMI business as team lead, he later became Head ofRead more

Stefan Hertel is an automotive HMI enthusiast. He began his career as software developer for HMI systems with BMW. He was part of the development team for multiple IDrive generation. After that he stayed with Geely in China to develop the user experience for BEVs. After that he took over the lead of the UXRead more

Simone Falcioni performs benchmarking and market research activities, mainly focusing on human machine interfaces and in-cabin monitoring devices. He is also responsible for coordinating the regulatory activities of Tokai Rika in Europe, identifying the strategic trends and following up on the activities to be undertaken for future developments. He is a mechanical engineer with strongRead more

Claudia is an In-Vehicle UX Lead Researcher at TechInsights responsible for insights on emerging use cases, consumer priorities, and experience optimisation for in-vehicle connectivity and autonomous and electric vehicles. Claudia has over 15 years of experience in UX and human factors and has successfully led projects in both established and start-up automotive companies. Prior toRead more

Franziska Braun is research associate in the team for “Innovation Design” at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering. Her work focuses on the value-oriented design of innovative products and the implementation of a Design-Engineering Process for cycle-compatible vehicle components in the sense of a circular economy. She studied industrial and strategic design and is currentlyRead more

With over 20 years of experience, Henning is a veteran in industrial use cases around VR/AR/XR technology. As Global Director Solution Engineering, he leads the global sales engineering team at Unity and is a crucial driver of Unity’s strategy for the industrial market segment. Coming from Software Development, Henning has worked for more than 15Read more