AutoSens USA Agenda

AutoSens USA

Agenda

Interested in in-cabin monitoring technology? Check out the agenda for InCabin, our co-located sister event >>

1:00pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Check-in Opens for Learn Pass Holders Only

1:30pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Tutorial

Using Sensors for ODD Awareness and Anticipation

(For learn pass holders only)

Professor Valentina Donzella

Professor,

Queen Mary University of London

Tutorial

Automotive OEM and Transportation Agency Partnerships: The New Frontier in Road Safety and Mobility

(For learn pass holders only)

Professor Darcy M Bullock

Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering,

Purdue University

3:00pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Networking Coffee Break

3:30pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Tutorial

Why More Megapixels Don’t Mean Better Perception

(For learn pass holders only)

Shaheen Amanullah

Director – Camera Systems and Integration Solutions,

onsemi

Tutorial

Why Your Perception System Depends on 50-Year-Old Road Standards

(For learn pass holders only)

Paola Iacomussi

Applied Metrology and Engineering Department,

INRiM

4:30pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Core Pass check-in and Exhibition Opens

5:15pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Roundtable Discussions

Roundtables

AI-Powered Data Logging – Unlocking Intelligent Validation Workflows

Roundtables

Building the Foundation of Next-Generation Autonomy: An Inside Look at End-to-End ADAS Architectures

Roundtables

Sourcing In-Cabin Software in the SDV Era: The OEM and Supplier Perspective

Roundtables

Vision to Reality: Bringing a Next-Generation Centralized Compute Vehicle Architecture to Life

Roundtables

From Innovation to Adoption: Preparing Consumers for Advanced Driver Safety Systems

Roundtables

From Recording Everything to Labelling What Matters: Building the ADAS Data Flywheel

Roundtables

YOUR BEST ENGINEER SHOULDN’T BE READING DATASHEETS: AI AND THE FUTURE OF HARDWARE DESIGN REVIEW

Roundtables

The Beginning and Future of Sensor Fusion in the Vehicle

5:30pm EDT

Tuesday 9th June

Welcome Drinks Reception sponsored by Texas Instruments

8:15am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

check-in opens

8:45am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Opening Remarks

9:00am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Keynote

Sensor Systems and Their Usage in Autonomous Vehicle Fleets

Simon Verghese

Director of Sensors,

Waymo LLC

9:25am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Keynote

Is the SDV Already Dead? Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in the AI Revolution

Augustin Friedel

Associated Partner,

MHP - A Porsche Company

9:50am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Panel Discussion

Keynote Leaders Panel Discussion – From Compliance to Acceptance: Engineering Trust in the Age of Autonomy

Moderator: Katelyn Magney-Miller

Communications Director,

PAVE

Nancy Bell

Sr. Legal Director, Regulatory Affairs & Policy,

Rivian Automotive

Tara Olds

Director of Connected and Automated Vehicles at Minnesota Department of Transportation,

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Henrik Mawby

Product Management Director and Corporate Development,

Tobii

10:30am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Networking Coffee Break

11:15am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Intelligence at the Edge: Architecting Efficient Perception- Chair: JUERGEN HOELLISCH

Keynote

Scaling Perception: Architectural Realities from L2 to Higher Autonomy

Emily Robb

Sr Fellow AI/AD Sensing, Processing, Localization,

Stellantis

11:40am EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Intelligence at the Edge: Architecting Efficient Perception- Chair: JUERGEN HOELLISCH

Keynote

Walking Toward Full Autonomy: The Evolution of Mobility Architecture

Prem Nayar

Managing Director – Automotive Video and Data Solutions,

Analog Devices, Inc.

12:05pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Intelligence at the Edge: Architecting Efficient Perception- Chair: JUERGEN HOELLISCH

Panel Discussion

AutoSens Keynote Panel: Architecture Shifts: Collapsing ECUs for Scalable Sensing & Compute

Moderator: Juergen Hoellisch

CEO/Founder,

Hoellisch Consulting GmbH

Geir Ostrem

Managing Director - Automotive Systems and Technology,

Analog Devices, Inc.

Georg Olma

Sr. Director Automotive Solutions,

NXP Semiconductors

Daniel Cashen

Automotive Technical Leader,

Stellantis

Auston Payyappilly

Director Product Management,

Bosch

12:50pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Intelligence at the Edge: Architecting Efficient Perception- Chair: JUERGEN HOELLISCH

Keynote

AutoSens Keynote- What are the hot areas for Investments and M&A in Automotive Perception

Rudy Burger

Managing Partner,

Woodside Capital

1:15pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Networking Lunch Break sponsored by OpenGMSL

2:30pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Press Briefing in Room 142C (2:30pm – 4:30pm EDT)

2:45pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions- Chair: Robin Jenkin

Presentation

Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) Camera Design Advancements

Srinivas Karnakanti

Hardware project Lead,

Bharath Kumar Narahari

Opto Mechanical Engineer,

Efficient 360° Threat Detection for Parked Vehicles – A Distributed, Event-Driven Approach

Hussein Osman

Marketing Director, Edge AI,

Lattice Semiconductor

Emerging Modalities- Chair: Sai Aluru

Presentation

Next-Generation High Resolution Radars

Jashmita Kashat

Head of Product Line & Program Management - ADAS NSA,

Forvia HELLA

Interactive Session

Presentation

Tinker Lab: TinkerCAD for Rapid Design and Prototyping

Alex Polonsky

AI Lead Americas,

BROSE

3:10pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions- Chair: Robin Jenkin

Presentation

Empowering Intelligent Driving: Advancing High Dynamic Range and High Resolution in Automotive CIS

Xiaoyong Wang

General Manager of North America BG,

SmartSens Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

The Minimalist Vehicle - Lowering Latency, Compute, and Cost- Chair: Amit Kumar

Presentation

Advancing vehicle autonomy – 4D Imaging radar and streaming architectures in software-defined vehicles

Keegan Garcia

General manager for high-performance radar products,

Texas Instruments

Emerging Modalities- Chair: Sai Aluru

Presentation

Coming Soon

Interactive Session

Presentation

Tinker Lab: TinkerCAD for Rapid Design and Prototyping

Alex Polonsky

AI Lead Americas,

BROSE

3:35pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Networking Coffee Break sponsored by indie

4:15pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions- Chair: Robin Jenkin

Presentation

AV 3.0 Approach to Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions

Mark Fonaryov

Engineering Manager, Multi-Modal Perception,

Torc

The Minimalist Vehicle - Lowering Latency, Compute, and Cost- Chair: Amit Kumar

Presentation

Edge AI for Automotive Camera Systems: Architectures for Low-Power, Always-On Vehicle Surveillance – Decoupling Perception from Central Compute

Jeffrey Morin

Automotive Imaging Solutions Specialist,

OMNIVISION

Emerging Modalities- Chair: Sai Aluru

Presentation

Mining the 0.01%: Automated Multi-Sensor Edge Case Discovery for Robust AV Perception at Scale

Mustafa Bal

Founder and CEO,

Nomadic AI

Interactive Session

Presentation

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

Arun Prasad Vailoppilly Ravindran

Program Manager - Smart Mobility Group ,

Tata Consultancy Services

4:40pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions- Chair: Robin Jenkin

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Are Human-Centric Road Standards Holding Autonomy Back?

Moderator: Shaheen Amanullah

Director – Camera Systems and Integration Solutions,

onsemi

Paola Iacomussi

Applied Metrology and Engineering Department,

INRiM

Mark Griffin

Senior Expert ,

Valeo

Professor Valentina Donzella

Professor,

Queen Mary University of London

Nirav Dharia

Sr Staff Sensor Architect Lead,

Waymo LLC

The Minimalist Vehicle - Lowering Latency, Compute, and Cost- Chair: Amit Kumar

Presentation

Sensor Integration with MIPI A-PHY, Smaller, Cheaper, Lower-Power Cameras

Daniel Shwartzberg

Director of System Solutions,

Valens Semiconductor

Emerging Modalities- Chair: Sai Aluru

Presentation

A Compact, High-Efficiency Collimator-Based Intrinsic Calibration and Verification System for Monocular Automotive Cameras

Brighten Li

R&D Manager,

YANDING (HONGKONG) TECH LIMITED

Nathaniel Wang

Product Marketing Manager,

YANDING (HONGKONG) TECH LIMITED

Interactive Session

Presentation

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

Arun Prasad Vailoppilly Ravindran

Program Manager - Smart Mobility Group ,

Tata Consultancy Services

5:05pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions- Chair: Robin Jenkin

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion Continued: Are Human-Centric Road Standards Holding Autonomy Back?

Moderator: Shaheen Amanullah

Director – Camera Systems and Integration Solutions,

onsemi

Paola Iacomussi

Applied Metrology and Engineering Department,

INRiM

Mark Griffin

Senior Expert ,

Valeo

Professor Valentina Donzella

Professor,

Queen Mary University of London

Nirav Dharia

Sr Staff Sensor Architect Lead,

Waymo LLC

The Minimalist Vehicle - Lowering Latency, Compute, and Cost- Chair: Amit Kumar

Presentation

10BASE-T1S Optimization in a Software Defined Vehicle Architecture

Nithya Somanath

Senior Researcher,

General Motors

Bhagyashri Katti

Senior Researcher,

General Motors

Emerging Modalities- Chair: Sai Aluru

Presentation

Unlocking All Weather Eyes for AVs: Terahertz Vision Technology

Matthew Carey

CEO and Co-Founder,

TeraDAR

Interactive Session

Presentation

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

Arun Prasad Vailoppilly Ravindran

Program Manager - Smart Mobility Group ,

Tata Consultancy Services

5:30pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Keynote

From the Race Track to NASA to Real Autonomy: Turning AI into Measurable Impact

Alex Polonsky

AI Lead Americas,

BROSE

6:00pm EDT

Wednesday 10th June

Main Drinks Reception sponsored by Analog Devices

8:00am EDT

Thursday 11th June

Networking breakfast sponsored by Women in Automotive Technology *Exclusively for women working in engineering

8:30am EDT

Thursday 11th June

check-in opens

9:00am EDT

Thursday 11th June

Assuring AI: Validation, Simulation, and the Path to Safe Autonomy- Chair: Prof. Valentina Donzella

Keynote

What Does “Robust” Really Mean for Safety-Critical AI?

Dr. Arpan Kusari

Research Faculty,

University of Michigan

9:30am EDT

Thursday 11th June

Assuring AI: Validation, Simulation, and the Path to Safe Autonomy- Chair: Prof. Valentina Donzella

Panel Discussion

OEM Panel Discussion: Validating AI at Scale

Moderator: Professor Valentina Donzella

Professor,

Queen Mary University of London

Dr. Martin Stoffel

Director of Engineering ,

Torc

Bhargav Mandalapu

ADAS Attribute Engineer,

Ford Motor Company

Devin Wojcik

Senior Consultant,

MHP - A Porsche Company

Venkat Adusumalli

Software Engineering Manager,

Stellantis

Praneeth Nelapati

Tech Specialist ADAS/AV Sensors,

General Motors

10:10am EDT

Thursday 11th June

Networking Coffee Break sponsored by Gentex

11:00am EDT

Thursday 11th June

From Software-Defined to AI-Defined: The Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence Stack- Chairs: Katelyn Magney-Miller & Alex Polonsky

Presentation

AI Inside and Out: Redefining the Driver and Driving Experience for the Future of Consumer ADAS

David Doria

Director of Engineering – Automated Driving,

Magna

Architectures & Edge-Compute for Safety-Critical Vehicle Intelligence- Chair: Michael Woon

Presentation

Validating the Multi-Gigabit Frontier: PHY Conformance and Signal Integrity in Automotive Ethernet, ASA Motion Link, and GMSL

Ram Mirwani

Senior Segment Manager, Automotive,

Rohde & Schwarz

Curtis Donahue

Technology Manager,

Rohde & Schwarz

Edge-Case Validation & Assurance at Scale- Chair: Uwe Artmann

Presentation

High fidelity Camera Simulation to De-Risk AEB Under Difficult Lighting

Nate Kesto

Solution Specialist,

Synopsys

Global Innovation Showcase- Chair: Paola Iacomussi

Presentation

High-Resolution Radar as a Perception Enabler for Scalable L3 Highway Autonomy

Ori Hareli

VP of Product,

Arbe

11:25am EDT

Thursday 11th June

From Software-Defined to AI-Defined: The Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence Stack- Chairs: Katelyn Magney-Miller & Alex Polonsky

Presentation

ADAS in the Physical AI Era: Architecture Shifts and Supply-Chain Power Moves

Pierrick Boulay

Senior Analyst - Automotive Semiconductor,

Yole Intelligence

Architectures & Edge-Compute for Safety-Critical Vehicle Intelligence- Chair: Michael Woon

Presentation

Evolving Functional Safety for Centralized and Software-Defined Vehicle Architectures

Ramachandra Vannala

Senior Staff Functional Safety Engineer ,

Rivian and Volkswagen Technology co.

Edge-Case Validation & Assurance at Scale- Chair: Uwe Artmann

Presentation

Physics-Based Sensor Modeling for FMVSS 127 Validation

Jacob Perrin

Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering,

dSPACE SE & Co. KG

Calvin Chang

Staff Camera Simulation Software Engineer,

OMNIVISION

Global Innovation Showcase- Chair: Paola Iacomussi

Presentation

Enabling Clear Vision in all weather conditions for Vehicles Through Intelligent Ultrasonic Clearing

Marek Hustava

Product Architect - onsemi Design Center Brno,

onsemi

11:50am EDT

Thursday 11th June

From Software-Defined to AI-Defined: The Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence Stack- Chairs: Katelyn Magney-Miller & Alex Polonsky

Presentation

Automotive AI – How much is enough?

Stephen Miller

Director ADAS Product Management,

Bosch

Architectures & Edge-Compute for Safety-Critical Vehicle Intelligence- Chair: Michael Woon

Presentation

Improving Predictive Maintenance in ADAS Sensor Networks through Runtime Optical Link Monitoring

Luis Medina

Field Application Engineer,

Juan L. Matus

FAE & Customer Support Manager,

Edge-Case Validation & Assurance at Scale- Chair: Uwe Artmann

Presentation

Solving the Edge Case Bottleneck with Intelligent Annotation

Rafael Carlos Cerutti De Oliveira

Senior Program Manager Tech – AV,

Uber

Global Innovation Showcase- Chair: Paola Iacomussi

Presentation

Stray Light as a Critical Performance Limiter in Automotive Imaging Systems: Measurement, Quantification, and Mitigation

Hillary Balonek

Metrology Product Manager,

Optikos

Networking Lunch Break sponsored by SmartSens

Presentation

The Incubator *Limited spaces available on a first come first served basis

12:30pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

1:30pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

From Software-Defined to AI-Defined: The Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence Stack- Chairs: Katelyn Magney-Miller & Alex Polonsky

Presentation

Beyond ASPICE: Rethinking Automotive Software Lifecycles in the Age of GenAI

Venkat Adusumalli

Software Engineering Manager,

Stellantis

Architectures & Edge-Compute for Safety-Critical Vehicle Intelligence- Chair: Michael Woon

Presentation

When Every Millisecond Matters – Rethinking ECU ISP Architecture

Dinesh Balasubramaniam

Director of Product Marketing, Robotics and AI/ML,

indie

Edge-Case Validation & Assurance at Scale- Chair: Uwe Artmann

Presentation

TCI-Net: Complexity-Driven Domain Adaptation for Robust ADAS Perception in Unstructured Traffic

Pradeep Kumar Pradhan

Project Engineer,

Wipro

Sudhagar Subbaian

Domain Architect,

Wipro

Global Innovation Showcase- Chair: Paola Iacomussi

Presentation

Vehicle Sentinel Monitoring over GMSL

Savas Erdem Kartal

Staff Engineer, GMSL Applications,

Analog Devices, Inc.

1:55pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

From Software-Defined to AI-Defined: The Next-Gen Vehicle Intelligence Stack- Chairs: Katelyn Magney-Miller & Alex Polonsky

Presentation

AI Foundry Building Autonomous Intelligence from Data

Noah Jang

SVP Global Business,

Vueron

Architectures & Edge-Compute for Safety-Critical Vehicle Intelligence- Chair: Michael Woon

Presentation

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLE (SDV) TO OPTIMIZED ZONAL ARCHITECTURE

Pramod Kumar

Senior EE Hardware Specialist,

Lucid Motors

Edge-Case Validation & Assurance at Scale- Chair: Uwe Artmann

Presentation

Latest advancements of simulation for the tuning, training and testing of perception systems

Letizia Brenna

Project Engineer,

rFpro

Matt Daley

Technical Director,

rFpro

Global Innovation Showcase- Chair: Paola Iacomussi

Presentation

SerDes Considerations for Centralized Radar Architectures

Nicholas Chimento

Principal Engineer, System Architecture,

Analog Devices, Inc.

Jay Cordaro

Principal Engineer, System Architecture,

Analog Devices, Inc.

2:20pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

Keynote

Color Separation for Machine Vision

Robin Jenkin

Distinguished Engineer and Lead Imaging Scientist,

NVIDIA

2:45pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

Keynote

Closing UnPanel: Where do we go from here?

Sara Sargent

Principal Analyst,

Sense Media Group

Shaheen Amanullah

Director – Camera Systems and Integration Solutions,

onsemi

Pierrick Boulay

Senior Analyst - Automotive Semiconductor,

Yole Intelligence

Uwe Artmann

CTO,

Image Engineering

3:25pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

Closing Remarks

5:30pm EDT

Thursday 11th June

AutoSens USA

18-20 May, 2027

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Huntington Place, Detroit

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#autosensusa

AutoSens USA

18-20 May, 2027

|

Huntington Place, Detroit

|

#autosensusa

AutoSens USA

Agenda

Interested in in-cabin monitoring technology? Check out the agenda for InCabin, our co-located sister event >>

Check-in Opens for Learn Pass Holders Only

Using Sensors for ODD Awareness and Anticipation

Automotive OEM and Transportation Agency Partnerships: The New Frontier in Road Safety and Mobility

Networking Coffee Break

Why More Megapixels Don’t Mean Better Perception

Why Your Perception System Depends on 50-Year-Old Road Standards

Core Pass check-in and Exhibition Opens

Roundtable Discussions

AI-Powered Data Logging – Unlocking Intelligent Validation Workflows

Building the Foundation of Next-Generation Autonomy: An Inside Look at End-to-End ADAS Architectures

Sourcing In-Cabin Software in the SDV Era: The OEM and Supplier Perspective

Vision to Reality: Bringing a Next-Generation Centralized Compute Vehicle Architecture to Life

From Innovation to Adoption: Preparing Consumers for Advanced Driver Safety Systems

From Recording Everything to Labelling What Matters: Building the ADAS Data Flywheel

YOUR BEST ENGINEER SHOULDN’T BE READING DATASHEETS: AI AND THE FUTURE OF HARDWARE DESIGN REVIEW

The Beginning and Future of Sensor Fusion in the Vehicle

Welcome Drinks Reception sponsored by Texas Instruments

check-in opens

Opening Remarks

Sensor Systems and Their Usage in Autonomous Vehicle Fleets

Is the SDV Already Dead? Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in the AI Revolution

Keynote Leaders Panel Discussion – From Compliance to Acceptance: Engineering Trust in the Age of Autonomy

Networking Coffee Break

Scaling Perception: Architectural Realities from L2 to Higher Autonomy

Walking Toward Full Autonomy: The Evolution of Mobility Architecture

AutoSens Keynote Panel: Architecture Shifts: Collapsing ECUs for Scalable Sensing & Compute

AutoSens Keynote- What are the hot areas for Investments and M&A in Automotive Perception

Networking Lunch Break sponsored by OpenGMSL

Press Briefing in Room 142C (2:30pm – 4:30pm EDT)

Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) Camera Design Advancements

Efficient 360° Threat Detection for Parked Vehicles – A Distributed, Event-Driven Approach

Next-Generation High Resolution Radars

Tinker Lab: TinkerCAD for Rapid Design and Prototyping

Empowering Intelligent Driving: Advancing High Dynamic Range and High Resolution in Automotive CIS

Advancing vehicle autonomy – 4D Imaging radar and streaming architectures in software-defined vehicles

Coming Soon

Tinker Lab: TinkerCAD for Rapid Design and Prototyping

Networking Coffee Break sponsored by indie

AV 3.0 Approach to Perception Robustness Under Real-World Conditions

Edge AI for Automotive Camera Systems: Architectures for Low-Power, Always-On Vehicle Surveillance – Decoupling Perception from Central Compute

Mining the 0.01%: Automated Multi-Sensor Edge Case Discovery for Robust AV Perception at Scale

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

Panel Discussion: Are Human-Centric Road Standards Holding Autonomy Back?

Sensor Integration with MIPI A-PHY, Smaller, Cheaper, Lower-Power Cameras

A Compact, High-Efficiency Collimator-Based Intrinsic Calibration and Verification System for Monocular Automotive Cameras

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

Panel Discussion Continued: Are Human-Centric Road Standards Holding Autonomy Back?

10BASE-T1S Optimization in a Software Defined Vehicle Architecture

Unlocking All Weather Eyes for AVs: Terahertz Vision Technology

OpenClaw Workshop: Build with Your First Always-on AI Employee that works for you

From the Race Track to NASA to Real Autonomy: Turning AI into Measurable Impact

Main Drinks Reception sponsored by Analog Devices

Networking breakfast sponsored by Women in Automotive Technology *Exclusively for women working in engineering

check-in opens

What Does “Robust” Really Mean for Safety-Critical AI?

OEM Panel Discussion: Validating AI at Scale

Networking Coffee Break sponsored by Gentex

AI Inside and Out: Redefining the Driver and Driving Experience for the Future of Consumer ADAS

Validating the Multi-Gigabit Frontier: PHY Conformance and Signal Integrity in Automotive Ethernet, ASA Motion Link, and GMSL

High fidelity Camera Simulation to De-Risk AEB Under Difficult Lighting

High-Resolution Radar as a Perception Enabler for Scalable L3 Highway Autonomy

ADAS in the Physical AI Era: Architecture Shifts and Supply-Chain Power Moves

Evolving Functional Safety for Centralized and Software-Defined Vehicle Architectures

Physics-Based Sensor Modeling for FMVSS 127 Validation

Enabling Clear Vision in all weather conditions for Vehicles Through Intelligent Ultrasonic Clearing