Panel I

  • Panel on Multi-Sensor and Data Fusion

    The application of environment sensor systems in modern – also called “intelligent” – vehicles is regarded as a promising instrument for increasing road traffic safety and driving comfort. Based on well-known technologies such as radar, lidar, or video, these cars are able to detect obstacles on the road, anticipate emerging dangerous driving situations and take actions for collision avoidance. A board of highly respected panel talkers will highlight important research in this area and discuss promising schemes for further enhancement of current approaches.

    Moderation and panel chair:

    Kazuya Takeda Professor Dr. Kazuya Takeda

    Graduate School of Information Science
    Nagoya University
    Nagoya, Japan


    Panelists:

    Name Assist. Prof. Dr. Pinar Boyraz

    Mechanical Engineering Dept. & Mechatronics Education and Research Center (MERC)
    Istanbul Technical University
    Istanbul, Turkey


    Uwe Franke Dr. Uwe Franke

    Research and Technology, Machine Perception
    Daimler AG
    Sindelfingen, Germany


    Lucas Malta Dr. Lucas Malta

    Vehicle Solutions and Transport Analysis
    Volvo Technology AB
    Göteborg, Sweden


    Name Dr. Masahiro Tada

    Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories (IRC)
    ATR
    Kansai Science City, Japan



Panel II

  • Panel on Driver Distraction

    Driver distraction might occurs when drivers divert their attention away from the driving task to focus on another activity instead. These distractions can be from electronic distractions, such as navigation systems, cell as well as hands-freee phones, or more conventional distractions such as interacting with passengers and eating. In the panel a board of experts will focus on the first mentioned reasons for distraction. Questions such as how to measure distraction and how to reduce it will be discussed.

    Moderation and panel chair:

    Name Professor Dr. Hüseyin Abut

    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    San Diego State University
    San Diego, CA, USA


    Panelists:

    Name Dr.-Ing. Arne Bartels

    Volkswagen Group Research
    Driver Assistance & Integrated Safety
    Wolfsburg, Germany


    Name Assist. Prof. Dr. Pinar Boyraz

    Mechanical Engineering Dept. & Mechatronics Education and Research Center (MERC)
    Istanbul Technical University
    Istanbul, Turkey


    Name Dr.-Ing. Hans-Wilhelm Gierlich

    HEAD acoustics
    Head of the Telecom Division
    Herzogenrath, Germany


    John H.L. Hansen Prof. Dr. John H.L. Hansen

    VRSS: Center for Robust Speech Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering
    Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science
    University of Texas at Dallas, USA