After finishing her university education in Cognitive Psychology, Marieke Martens started her career at TNO in 1996. She has always been working in the area of driving behaviour, traffic safety, road design, driver support systems and driver state (fatigue, workload, attention, expectations), intelligent transportation systems, and automated driving. These studies are part of exploratory research, projects for the Ministry of Transport, European Union, OEMs and service providers. She combines her work as a Principle Scientist within TNO with a professorship in the same area.
From 2014 to 2019, she has worked as Professor of ITS & Human Factors at the University of Twente. Currently, she is a professor at Eindhoven University of Technology in the area of Automated Vehicles & Human Interaction. Topics include Human Machine Interaction, external HMI, situational awareness, mode awareness, automation surprise, and trust. She is a member of ISO standardization committees in this area and a member of bodies connected to the UNECE in the area of automated driving, road safety, and human factors.

The Pop in Your Job:
I enjoy doing work that matters. In the last 10 years, automated vehicles have become a hot topic. Some years ago, the more technologically oriented people claimed that the more user-oriented research would disappear since technology would solve everything. Now the times have changed and we see that humans remain to play an important role, since interaction with people is important for safety, switching the systems on and off, trust and acceptance. I think that the combination of TNO and the University offers me the ideal package since with my PhDs we can do more fundamental work and link this to the applied setting with real concept innovations at TNO. That is what makes me tick, working on innovations that make the world a safer and more enjoyable place.

Since 2020, Prof. Remlinger has headed the newly founded chair of 'Interior Design Engineering'. It forms a new department of the Institute for Construction Technology and Technical Design (IKTD) at the University of Stuttgart. The research focus is on the user-friendly layout and technical design of vehicle interiors of all kinds and their components. The work is carried out holistically and takes into account all relevant requirements from the areas of technology, ergonomics and design. The research focuses on the topics of 'Integration and possible uses of new technologies in vehicle interiors', 'Innovative computer-aided and model-based design methods' and 'Interior design for highly automated and networked vehicles'. The chair is currently a partner in the BMVI-funded research project SAVe NoW.

Christian has a technical background, starting his career 25 years ago, at the very basis of the automotive industry, as a workshop mechanic. After continuing his education, he worked in several areas of the automotive industry: Leading technical training, and being responsible for technical support and warranty management at different OEMs, he is now leading the Connected Car team in Kia Europe, as well as responsible for the Product Planning part of in-vehicle infotainment.   

Peter Rössger is the founder of beyond HMI/////. We focus on creating knowledge on HMIs, usability, and user experience for the automotive industry, the Industrial Internet, mobile machinery, and software applications. We perform studies on usability and user experience. We use our knowledge to develop HMI concepts for our customers. Until early 2015 Peter was Business Development Director at TES Electronic Solutions GmbH. During his 12 years with Harman Automotive he created HMI concepts for automotive OEMs like Mercedes, Porsche, Toyota, Hyundai, PSA, Ferrari, and Harley Davidson. For Daimler, he worked 4 years in driver-vehicle interaction. Peter holds a doctoral degree in Human Factors Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin. He published various papers on usability, user experience, cross-cultural HMIs, and autonomous driving. He lives at Böblingen near Stuttgart, Berlin, and at Port d'Andratx, Mallorca.

With a background and education in computer science and cognitive psychology, Thomas’ work focuses on human-machine interfaces in the field of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.
For over 17 years Thomas has joined the Ford Motor Company where he gained experience in the fields of HMI, digital experiences, and UX research. Thomas is leading a diverse team of designers, software engineers and human factors specialists working on concept development for future Human Machine Interfaces.

Abu Miah is a Research Analyst at ABI Research, specializing in the Smart Mobility and Automotive team. With three years of experience in research across corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues and the automotive industry, Abu has expertise in evaluating and forecasting emerging technologies in vehicles, such as in-car gaming and passenger-seat displays, and delivering actionable insights for the strategy, integration, and monetization of connected and software-defined vehicle (SDV) features. These span HMI and technology architectures, in-vehicle infotainment, and connectivity, among several other domains in the vehicle.

• The Pop in Your Job (100-150 words: What drives you? Why do you love your job?):
Being at the intersection of the technology innovators and implementers of the automotive industry has given me a lot of perspective on what is needed to bring about change. It's a fascinating time to be working in this industry and after witnessing how OEMs, Tier Ones, and other stakeholders in the industry have adapted over the last few years, I'm excited to see how we fare in the last half of this decade.

TNO is an independent not-for-profit research organisation for applied research. They connect people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the competitive strength of industry and the well-being of society in a sustainable way. TNO’s goal is to connect, change, and accelerate - Innovation for life. Eindhoven University of Technology has the ambition to be among the leading universities in science and technology. With an open eye for developments in the world around us, we aim to be an internationally defining academic institution that pushes the frontiers of science and technology and educates engineers of the future who combine in-depth knowledge about technology with the skills to address.

Thought leader for topics of the future The University of Stuttgart is a leading, technologically oriented university with a global presence. The Stuttgart Way stands for the interdisciplinary integration of engineering, natural sciences, humanities, management, economics and social sciences on a foundation of top-flight disciplinary research. Nestled in one of Europe’s most vibrant industrial regions, the University of Stuttgart blends science, economy, and society. From this fusion emerge variegated forms of interdisciplinary teamwork. Excellent research conditions The University of Stuttgart counts among the outstanding research universities in Germany and the world. Its scientists have for years carried on internationally competitive high-quality research and continue to prove their mettle in the competition for funding and Excellence Initiative projects.

Kia Europe is the European sales and manufacturing division of Kia Corporation – a global mobility brand that is creating innovative, pioneering, and leading sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. As a Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider, Kia is spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery-electric vehicles and developing a growing range of mobility services, encouraging people around the world to explore the best ways of getting around. Kia Europe, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, employs in total over 5,500 employees from 40 nationalities in 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus. It also oversees European production at the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Zilina, Slovakia.  Kia’s innovative products continue to attract great acclaim, notably the EV6 battery electric vehicle becoming the first Korean car to be named European Car of the Year in 2022.  

Simplicity. Perfection. Realization. beyond HMI///// is your strategic partner for usability, user experience and HMI development.

Ford-Werke GmbH is a German car manufacturer headquartered in Niehl, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia and a subsidiary of Ford of Europe, which in turn is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Ford-Werke GmbH is A company with a long tradition in Germany Since the start of Ford in Germany in 1925 in Berlin, the automobile manufacturer has produced more than 40 million vehicles in Germany and Belgium. Since 1930, Cologne has been the seat of the company and, since 1998, the seat of the administration of Ford Europa, which is responsible for 50 markets. Cologne is also the main production plant for the Ford Fiesta. In the Domstadt, the manufacturer employs 17,300 people. More than 6,000 will be added to the Ford plant in Saarlouis, the European headquarters for the Ford Focus. In Germany, around 25,000 employees work for Ford. More than 80 percent of the production in Cologne and Saarlouis is destined for export - the most important foreign markets are the UK, France, Italy and Benelux. But also distant destinations like Brunei, Japan and Tahiti are supplied.

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