CISES Speaker
Moderator: Dr. Karl Fuchs
Dr. Fuchs studied computer science at the university of Munich where he got his Ph.D. degree in computer science. In 1991, he joined the central research and advanced development organization of Siemens where he worked on automatic test pattern generation techniques, synthesis for testability, and the application of build-in-self-test methods in VLSI circuits. Dr. Fuchs did 17 publications, mainly IEEE, during his research work at the university of Munich and the research center of Siemens. From 1994 – 2007, he was with Siemens Mobile Radio Networks Infrastructure in Munich. As vice president R&D he was responsible for the worldwide development of the operation and maintenance software system of the radio access networks GERAN, UTRAN, and BWA. In 2007, he joined Siemens VDO and headed the multi-media platform development in Germany. He joined company Continental in 2008 as the head of R&D Germany of business unit Infotainment and Connectivity. From 2011 until 2017, Dr. Fuchs was as a vice president responsible for the development quality, the supplier delivery quality, and the production quality of business unit Infotainment and Connectivity, both in Germany and in Singapore. Afterwards, he relocated to Shanghai and headed the China corporate quality organization of Continental. Since Jan. 2020, he is leading the China Innovation & Technology organization of Continental in Shanghai.
Moderator Topic: New Enablers Towards High Level Autonomous Driving
Continental
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2018, Continental generated sales of €44.4 billion and currently employs more than 240,000 people in 60 countries and markets. Since starting its business in China in 1994, Continental serves all major OEMs across all vehicle segments. We also develop and produce materials, functional parts, components, and systems for railway, machinery, mining and other important industries. So far, Continental has expanded its presence in 28 production locations and 18 R&D centers, representing a workforce of around 26,000 in the country. Continental offers market specific solutions to the Chinese market.
Mustafa Pinarbasi is the CTO and Sr. Vice President of Magnetics Technology at Spin Memory (Previously Spin Transfer Technologies). Before joining Spin Memory in 2013, Dr. Pinarbasi was a CTO and SVP of Technology Development at SoloPower, Advanced Technology Department Manager at Hitachi GST and Distinguished Engineer at IBM. His accomplishments at IBM include the development of the giant magneto-resistance sensor used in the first GMR-based hard disk drives (HDD) and pioneering the adoption of ion beam sputtering technology into the read sensor production. He led the development of tunneling magneto-resistance (TMR) read head processing at Hitachi GST and the development of flexible and light weight solar panels at SoloPower. Dr. Pinarbasi holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an inventor with over 200 U.S. patents, has authored or co-authored over 30 scientific publications and has received numerous industry awards.
Mr. Ning Chen used to work in the mobile communication industry in Japan for long years. After joined Panasonic in 2003, he has been engaged in the development of advanced sensor solutions for smart systems. He is now the Director of China Technology Center of Industrial Solutions Company.
Ron, who joined CNW in early 2013 after over a decade at DHL, sees himself as customer-centric. He is available day and night to listen and help customers realize that CNW is their most reliable special logistics partner. Ron believes in open communications and making it easy for them to approach CNW with urgent and emergency shipping challenges, no matter how complicated.</span>
Hermann Waltl is currently the executive sales and customer support director for EV Group (EVG). In this role, he is responsible for overseeing EVG’s worldwide sales operations across all of the company’s product lines and key markets including Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Waltl joined EV Group in 2002 as a sales operations manager where he was responsible for all aspects of worldwide contract management and sales administration for three years.
Julio Coppo is currently serving the role of Vice President of Sales and Strategic Business Development for Nanotronics, a technology company that builds robotic, artificially intelligent industrial grade microscopes, including nSpec® and nSpec® 3D. nSpec®’s highly customizable software and hardware, enables these products to serve the semiconductor, material sciences, rubber, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Julio joined Nanotronics in the Fall of 2016 and he oversees the global sales and customer outreach team.
Mario Morales is the program vice president of IDC’s enabling technologies, storage, and semiconductor research. He is responsible for in-depth analysis, evaluation of emerging markets and trends, forecasting, and research of major semiconductor industry segments such as embedded and intelligent systems, wireless, personal computing, networking and cloud infrastructure, automotive electronics, and consumer.