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Automotive LIDAR 2019
2nd Annual Conference and Exhibition
September 25-26, 2019
Detroit, Michigan
Wednesday, September 25
| Registration and Breakfast | 07:00 AM – 08:00AM |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks Mike Pinelis, PhD President and CEO Microtech Ventures |
08:00 AM – 08:30AM |
| The Race to a Low-Cost Automotive LIDAR System Phil Amsrud Senior Principal Analyst IHS Markit |
08:30 AM – 09:10 AM |
| Solid-State LIDAR: Principles of Operation and Design Challenges Slawomir Piatek, PhD Scientific Consultant Hamamatsu Photonics |
09:10 AM – 09:55 AM |
| Sensing Your Vision: Why Glass Solutions Play a Key Role in Improving LIDAR Sensors Boris Eichhorn Senior Manager, New Venture SCHOTT – Gold Sponsor |
09:55 AM – 10:05 AM |
| The Quest for Viable Automotive LIDAR: Surprising Design Insights Gleb Akselrod CTO Lumotive – Lanyard Sponsor |
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM |
| Mid-Morning Break | 10:25 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Materials and Applications of CMOS Solid-State LIDAR Louay Eldada, PhD CEO and Co-Founder Quanergy |
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM |
| Implementing LIDAR Technologies in Autonomous Shuttle Applications Michael Poulin Vice President, Product Management LeddarTech |
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM |
| MEMS for LIDAR Applications John Harley President and CEO Teledyne Micralyne – Silver Sponsor |
12:20 PM – 12:30 PM |
| Rethinking LIDAR: Going Fully Digital to Improve Performance Jean-Yves Deschênes President Phantom Intelligence – Program Sponsor |
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM |
| Networking Lunch | 12:40 PM – 02:00 PM |
| Silicon Photonics FMCW LIDAR Technologies for Automotive Applications Ralf Muenster Vice President, Business Development & Marketing SiLC Technologies |
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM |
| The Great Wavelength Debate: Which Will Prevail for Automotive LIDAR? Bahman Hadji Director of Business Development ON Semiconductor, SensL Division |
02:40 PM – 03:20 PM |
| LIDAR Devices Simulation: Existing Challenges and Emerging Solutions Mihir Patel, PhD Director of Engineering OnScale – Simulation Sponsor |
03:20 PM – 03:30 PM |
| Reliability of MEMS Mirrors for Automotive LIDAR Applications Jan Grahmann, PhD Head of MEMS Scanners Group Fraunhofer IPMS - R&D Partner |
03:30 PM – 03:40 PM |
| GaN-Based Lidar: See Further, Faster, Better Andrea Mirenda Vice President Sales of the Americas Efficient Power Conversion – Innovation Sponsor |
03:40 PM – 03:50 PM |
| Mid-Afternoon Break | 03:40 PM – 04:20 PM |
ADAS to Autonomous Vehicles: Extending the Performance of LIDAR Technologies Interference Rejection: Indispensable Feature for Automotive LIDAR Low Latency Manufacturing for LIDAR Technologies Thermoplastic Solutions for High-Performance LIDAR Optics Verification and Validation for AV Systems Including LIDAR LIDAR and the New Assembly Frontier: Challenges and Solutions Light Shaping Optics: Applications in Automotive LIDAR Systems LIDAR and Camera Integration: Technology Challenges and Opportunities |
04:30 PM – 06:30 PM |
| Concluding Remarks Mike Pinelis, PhD President and CEO Microtech Ventures |
06:30 PM – 06:40 PM |
| Reception | 06:40 PM – 08:30 PM |
Thursday, September 26
Agenda and panels are subject to change.
| Registration and Breakfast | 07:00 AM – 08:00 AM |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks Mike Pinelis, PhD President and CEO Microtech Ventures |
08:00 AM – 08:15 AM |
| How Will LIDAR Technologies and Business Landscape Evolve? Nilushi Wijeyasinghe, PhD Technology Analyst IDTechEx |
08:15 AM – 08:55 AM |
| Autonomous Vehicles and LIDAR: Why Solid State isn’t a Silver Bullet Raffi Mardirosian Head of Corporate Development Ouster |
08:55 AM – 09:35 AM |
| Exceptionally Dependable and Durable Cocoon LIDAR for Autonomous Vehicles Michael Poulin Vice President, Product Management Leddartech – Platinum Sponsor |
09:35 AM – 09:45 AM |
| Silicone Materials for Emerging LIDAR and Automotive Sensors Applications Chad Kobylanski Western Regional Manager ShinEtsu- Breakfast Sponsor |
09:45 AM –09:55 AM |
| Mid-Morning Break | 09:55 AM – 10:35 AM |
| Automotive LIDAR: Where Do We Go from Here? Ron Kapusta Fellow and LIDAR System Architect Analog Devices |
10:35 AM – 11:15 AM |
| An Industry Perspective on LIDAR Algorithms for ADAS Applications Vikram Narayan, PhD Head of AI and Computer Vision Visteon |
11:15 AM – 11:55 AM |
| Opportunities for LIDAR in the Growing ADAS Market Rajeev Thakur Director Automotive Programs Velodyne Lidar |
11:55 AM – 12:35 PM |
| LIDAR Concepts to Design: Now What? Jim Larsen Business Unit Manager Hana RFID– Lunch Sponsor |
12:35 PM – 12:45 PM |
| Challenges in Photonics Manufacturing for LIDAR Applications Rajiv Pandey Sr. Product Manager MRSI Systems - Internet Sponsor |
12:45 PM – 12:55 PM |
| Networking Lunch | 12:55 PM – 02:00 PM |
| Startup and Innovation Showcase Keeping Autonomous Vehicles Beautiful: Discreet and Functional LIDAR Integration with Glass Spectrum Scan LIDAR: Comparison to Alternative Technologies Critical LIDAR System Tradeoffs to Maximize Vehicle Safety System Performance Emerging Applications for LIDAR Sensors in Autonomous Delivery Robots LIDAR Performance without LIDAR: Recent Advances in Camera Next Generation Flash LIDAR for Automotive Applications |
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM |
| Concluding Remarks Mike Pinelis, PhD President and CEO Microtech Ventures |
04:00 PM – 04:15 PM |