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Fabio Garrido Ontivero is an Engineering Manager for Driving Automation Functional Safety at ZF Group with over 7 years of experience in the automotive industry. Started as FuSa Manager for Electronic Brake System (EBS) in Commercial Vehicles from 2017 until 2019 and moved to ADAS & AD for passenger cars. Until now he supported developmentRead more

R&D program manager with strong knowledge of artificial intelligence and automation. Deep experience in research, publications and development in the digital field and in the acquisition of funding. Passionate ML/DL Engineer with over 8 years of experience in project management and team leadership. The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do youRead more

Eduard Dojan has been working in the field of functional safety with a focus on software development for over 12 years now. In his current position, he is responsible for the Software & Artificial Intelligence product group at SGS-TÜV Saar. As a graduate computer scientist with 18 years of professional experience in the automotive sector,Read more

Zeina Nazer is an accomplished expert in intelligent mobility, smart cities, and sustainable transport, with over 20 years of global experience in strategy, consulting, and platform development. She has held key roles at leading firms including KPMG, Parsons, Jacobs, and AECOM. Zeina co-founded CITIES FORUM, chairs the Road User Charging Forum at ITS UK, andRead more

Mohammad Junayed Mahmud is results-driven Functional Safety Manager with nearly a decade of automotive industry experience, specializing in the design, implementation, and governance of safety-critical systems. Proven expertise in ISO 26262 & ISO 21448 compliance, safety lifecycle management, and risk mitigation strategies for Driving Automated System (DAS). Started career in automotive sector as Test EngineerRead more

Jofin George is a TÜV-certified Automotive Safety and Cybersecurity Manager and a PMP-certified Project Manager, known for tackling complex challenges with humor and quick thinking. Currently working at Schaeffler AG he is passionate about advancements in AI and Automotive Functional Safety. Jofin is dedicated to continuous self-improvement and thrives in dynamic, multicultural teams. With aRead more

Alex is a mechanical engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy. His background is mainly in the software industry where he has started initially as a support engineer, system integrator and later a sales director, at first in the area of passive safety and later also within the active safety domain. TodayRead more

Lars Ullrich is a Ph.D. student at the Chair of Automatic Control at Friedrich–Alexander–Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, where he also earned his M.Sc. in Mechatronics in 2022. For his Master’s thesis, he received the Baumüller and Hanns-Voith-Foundation Award. He holds a B.Eng. in Mechatronics from the Cooperative State University (DHBW). His research focuses on probabilistic trajectory planningRead more

Ana Schmitz-Fuentes is Head of Production – IT, DevOps, Big Data, AI & Smart Mobility Events at we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH and responsible for the production of more than 25 major annual events. She has more than 10 years of professional experience in event production. Before joining we.CONECT, she worked at IQPC and manetch, amongRead more

Alexander Poth studied Computer Engineering at the TU Berlin. He is IT Quality Manager at Volkswagen AG. He is Product Owner of Testing as a Service and takes care of many other interesting things like Volkswagen’s Quality innovation NETwork (QiNET) to ensure that the development and delivery of IT services/products meets quality expectations. The PopRead more