The Lineup

Dr. Bu Xiaobing, who works at CATARC and is the director of the Impact Test Analysis Department，he is engaged in the research of passive safety development and virtual testing, has published 8 SCI papers and more than 20 EI papers, and has rich theoretical knowledge and engineering development experience. At present, he is mainly engaged in the technical research and protocols revision of passive safety virtual testing, active and passive safety integration virtual testing.

John Creamer is the Managing Partner at GlobalAutoRegs, a services group providing expertise on global regulatory and government affairs in the automotive sector. Mr. Creamer has spent nearly 40 years in the global automotive industry, based at various times in Washington, DC, Tokyo, Brussels, Paris, and Moscow. He has held positions with TRW (a global chassis and safety systems supplier now part of ZF), the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (representing the US supplier industry), and the US International Trade Commission (a quasi-judicial independent agency of the US Government). At GlobalAutoRegs, Mr. Creamer specializes in the development of international regulations through the UN World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). He supports clients in the motor vehicle, automotive component supplier, and recreation-vehicle industries. In this work, he has become especially involved and knowledgeable on issues related to driving automation. In 2019, Mr. Creamer was elected to serve as secretary of the UN expert group on Functional Requirements for Automated Vehicles (FRAV) and in 2024, he was elected to serve as the drafting secretary for the UN expert group developing global safety requirements for Automated Driving Systems.

Yong Ding has over 15 years of experience in the simulation field, including more than 10 years of expertise in ANSA/META applications and secondary development. He has led teams to successfully deliver multiple full-vehicle development projects and has built strong technical expertise in key areas such as vehicle structural crashworthiness, restraint systems, and pedestrian protection. In addition, he has conducted in-depth research and accumulated extensive hands-on experience in simulation process automation and efficiency improvement. He currently serves as an AE Manager at Cadence, where he focuses on driving the implementation and innovative application of engineering simulation solutions across the industry.

Christoph Kaulich studied mechanical engineering at the TU Braunschweig and at the University of Southampton. After that, he started working at GNS mbH, where he first worked in engineering projects and software development. Since some time he is now in charge of the global software sales and the product development of Animator4.

Paul first joined Humanetics in 2007 and has over 20 years of experience in dummy development. He participated in various collaborative research projects related to Q and THOR dummies. In his role as Global Business Development Manager Paul represents Humanetics in various international working groups including the Euro NCAP Biogroup.

Xiaoying Li is the founder and CEO of Digauto Automobile Technology Co., Ltd, which located in Shanghai of HQs and in Zhejiang of the ADAS proving ground, in Jiangsu of indoor test center. Digauto is the pioneer and driver in China on ADAS/AD testing, offers complete solution from test tools to service and ICV test license. Before Digauto Xiaoying Li worked in Kistler, Corrsys-Datron as the expert and chief representitive of vehicle dynamics. She graduated from Shanghai University of MBA and international trade and is a PhD candidate in Industry Economics at CASS (China Academy of Social Sciences).

Alasdair Parkes is Head of Product for the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment. Alasdair is a Chartered Engineer with a master's degree from the University of Cambridge. Alasdair has a background in engineering and spent the first part of his career using the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment to deliver solutions for Arup's professional services clients in several industries, including transport infrastructure, new automotive designs, high-rise buildings, and offshore structures. Alasdair wanted to improve the software he was using so he joined the Oasys team as a software developer and then found his true calling as a product manager. Alasdair is focused on bringing value to users across the entire CAE workflow and beyond.

Research on integrated occupant safety with active seatbelts in rear-end collision scenarios following AEB activation.

Engaged in the research of the automotive safety test and evaluation system, primarily responsible for the study of integrated active and passive safety test and rating methods. Focused on the evolution mechanisms of vehicle dynamics and occupant motion injuries under the influence of active safety systems, and developed test and evaluation equipment capable of reflecting the integrated active-passive safety performance of vehicles.

Since 2012 at DSD as COO for the Testing Division (Passive safety engineering, active safety engineering and sled testing service) 2018 Acquisition of this business from Humanetics and thus Managing Director of DSD Testing GmbH since 2018

Director and Professor Andre Seeck has been Vice President of the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute (BASt) since April 2022, where he heads the Vehicle Technology division. In this position he is responsible for the preparation of European Safety Regulations. Furthermore he represents the German Federal Ministry for Transport in the Board of Directors of Euro NCAP and he is the chairman of the strategy group on automated driving and of the rating system. These positions enable him to gain deep insight into current and future developments in vehicle safety. In 2017 NHTSA awarded him the U. S. Government Special Award of Appreciation.

Xavier Sellart is the Manager of ADAS & AV Virtual Development at IDIADA HQ. With a degree in Telecommunications and Electronics, he brings 15 years of specialized experience in the automotive industry, focusing on automotive electronics and advanced driver assistance systems. His expertise spans virtual development methodologies for autonomous and assisted driving technologies, positioning him at the forefront of automotive innovation.

Philipp Toelke is general manager of the Seattle Safety Germany GmbH which is a 100% daughter company of Seattle Safety LLC in Seattle. Philipp is responsible for the European market and works very close with the engineering in Seattle at the development and market introduction of new Seattle Safety products. Philipp has a diploma degree in Engineering from Braunschweig University (Germany) and he worked in the field of vehicle safety for the last 17 years.

Dr. Ziyu Wang is with the AD Safety Joint Lab at Jilin University and serves as Co-founder & CTO of DRIVEResearch. His research focuses on autonomous driving safety validation and scenario data engineering. His work spans UAV-based traffic data acquisition, vehicle-VRU interaction scenario databases, trajectory behavior analytics, risk assessment, ODD verification, and scenario-based testing applications.

Ms. Xiaofan Wu has many years of experience in the fields of automotive passive safety, human modeling, and injury biomechanics. Currently, she works for China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (CAERI) as a safety research engineer and is responsible for the development of Chinese Human Body Model (AC-HUMS) and has been deeply involved in its modeling, validation, and injury risk curve.

Joey Wu, male, 36 years old, who is the senior application engineer at Instron (Shanghai) Ltd. 14 years of experience in automation control related work, with rich experience in the application of crash simulation system (CSA). Able to provide professional technical support for CSA applications to customers in accordance with relevant regulations, enterprise regulations, and R&D requirements. He independently completed the commission work of 15 CSA systems and provided technical support for CSA commission at Technische Überwachungsvereine (TÜV) in the Czech Republic and the National Aeronautical Research Institute (NIAR) in the United States in 2016 and 2019 respectively.

Weihua Xia graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He has over three decades of extensive experience in the CAE field. His career includes over 8 years in the CAE division of a leading state-owned automotive technical center, as well as more than 25 years at MSC Software and other globally renowned industrial software companies. With long-standing expertise in CAE simulation technical support and services, he possesses profound insights into PLM, multidisciplinary 3D engineering, digital manufacturing, digital transformation, digital twin, and digital thread, as well as industrial and engineering AI. He currently leads the Physical System Simulation (CAE) technical support organization at Cadence, driving innovation and customer success in advanced engineering simulation.

ZHOU Qing is a professor at the School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University. Prof. Zhou serves as the Director of Vehicle Safety Committee of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers, Associate Editor of International Journal of Impact Engineering, and Council Member of International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI). Qing Zhou received his BS degree from Peking University and PhD degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. During the period from 1994 to 2003, Dr. Zhou worked at the General Motors R&D Center and the Volpe Center of the US Department of Transportation, respectively. His research interests include vehicle safety, human body impact protection, material and structural failures under impact loads, and crash safety of battery and electric vehicle.