Best practices and prototypes of cognitive systems around autonomous vehicles and service robots

Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski is the Chief Technology Strategist at Standard Chartered Bank since 2017. Before he was an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the Chief Technology Officer for IBM's global Industrial Sector. In 1998 he joined IBM Research & Development Laboratory Germany after he managed and owned two software development companies.
Sebastian has more than 24 years experience in the IT and 15 years in the automotive industry. He is passionate in leading the architecture for the digital transformation across industries that address connected lifestyle experiences.
He graduated (Associate's Degree/Diploma) both in Mathematics (Cryptography) and Computing Science (Computational Mathematics) in 1997 and received his Doctorate Degree in Mathematics (Number Theory) from the University of Tübingen in 2001. Between 1998 and 2005 he set many mathematical computation world records and led the project ZetaGrid which was the first large distributed computation grid within IBM connecting 11,000 systems. In 1993 he was winner at the 12th German Nationwide Contest for Computing Science (BWINF).

Stephen Perun is currently a Business Development Executive with IBM and is part of its Global Business Services unit. He has over 25 years of experience with Automotive and Electronics clients, focusing on the Internet of Things, and helping clients gain value from connecting devices ranging from manufacturing equipment to vehicles to air conditioners. As technology has improved most of the foundation of his projects has been the opportunities for OEMs to transform and connect with their customers in new ways. Now more than ever as the Automotive industry undergoes a new mobility transformation, the strategies are driven by customer experience over technology. He is currently on an International Assignment in Japan with a focus on global partnerships and bringing IBM's new Cognitive technologies to clients.