2019 Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Photo Gallery

Doug Patton of Jupiter Consulting LLC in Novi, MI, started off the 2019 Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Conference with a thought-provoking keynote address, “HMI Between Now and Autonomous Drive.”

Vehicle Displays & Interfaces 2019 symposium presentation: the technical program is the heart of the annual event.

Conference attendees line up for the suppliers’ short presentations.

The 2019 winners of the Metro-Detroit SID Chapter Best Student Awards were: Saurabh Acharya, Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan; Yingfei Jiang, Ph.D. Student in Chemical Physics at Kent State University, and Aunnasha Sengupta, Ph.D Student in Electrical Engineering at University of Michigan (could not attend ceremony). Pictures shows SID Chapter leaders with winning students who received $5,000 each as part of their award.

PPG Industries won the 2019 Best in Show Award, voted on by attendees.

Receiving the Best Paper Award were Dan Cashen and Esaias Pech (shown at left in photo) from Continental for Augmented-Reality Human Machine Interface: Defining the HUD Eye Box.

Participating in the panel discussion on “Camera Monitor Systems or Electronic Mirrors for Future Vehicles” were (left to right) Kiranagi Bapu Basavannappa, Visteon Sr. Prod. Manager Interior Sensing, DMS, CMS; Sandeep Premkumar, Navistar Chief Technical Engineer; Drew Harbach, Peterbilt Engineering Supervisor; and Eddy Llaneras, Ph.D, VTTI Advanced Product Test and Evaluation Group. The panel was moderated by Silviu Pala, Automotive Display Chair.

A camera monitor system for mirror replacement in an Audi vehicle demonstrator was on display at the 2019 conference.

The exhibition at Vehicle Displays & Interfaces 2019 featured 73 exhibitors and drew a great deal of foot traffic.
Not pictured, but of great interest and value to attendees at this year’s program was the tutorial What Do Today’s Driver Assistance Systems Suggest About the Future of Vehicle Displays?, presented by Bryan Reimer with MIT’s AgeLab.
2014

The automotive display supplier exhibition was significantly expanded for 2014, including more
than 30 exhibitors covering a wide range of technologies applicable to automotive industry display
system needs. A "Best in Show" exhibit award was presented to Futaba Corporation of America.

Futaba Corporation of America's supplier exhibit at Vehicle Display 2014, represented by
(from left to right) Jeff Hatfield, Automotive Engineering Manager; Makoto Akira, Engineering
Manager, Strategic Development; and Robert Dohring, Senior Automotive Sales Manager.
2013
20th Annual Vehicle Displays Symposium - Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2013
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan October 10, 11; 2013
2013 Program


Symposium Keynote: Doug Patton, Executive VP DENSO

Symposium speakers.

PANEL SESSION: Standards related to human factors and automotive displays.

Tabletop Exhibitor Views.

Symposium audience.
2012
19th Annual Vehicle Displays Symposium -Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2012
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI October 18 - 19, 2012




2011
18th Annual Vehicle Displays Symposium - Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2011
2011 Program

Jim Buczkowsi of Ford Motor Company describing the convergence of display design and Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) during the first Keynote Address of the Symposium.

A portion of the facilities at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Conference Center.
A portion of the Panel Session Members discussing the application of displays for situation awareness.
2010
17th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 21-22 at Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2010 Program
Session Chairman Steve Stringfellow (General Motors) introduces the Automotive
Marketing Session.

Speaker Mark Fihn (Veritas et Visus) describing new display opportunities in his
presentation “Diamonds in the Dirt.”

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Speaker Mark Boyadjis (iSuppli) presenting the results of iSuppli’s research into
display useability and networking issues.

the Vehicle Display Symposium.
Keynote Speaker Adrian Travis (Microsoft) sets the stage for the Symposium with
his presentation describing new display-driver interface opportunities.
2009
16th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 16-17 at the Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2009 Program


2008
15th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 16-17 at Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2008 Program

Keynote presentation by Michael Heimrath (BMW).

Panel debate on automotive display integration challenges.

Award to Mr. Mark Larry for his leadership and dedication as General Chair of the SID Vehicles and Photons Symposium. Plaque signed by Silviu Pala (Chair) Dr. John Troxell (Vice Chair) Dr. Jerzy Kanicki (Director), Robert Donofrio (Treasurer)and Mr. Mark Larry (Secretary)

Award to Mr. Ben DiCicco for his leadership and dedication as General Chair of the SID Vehicles and Photons Symposium. Plaque signed by Silviu Pala (Chair) Dr. John Troxell (Vice Chair) Dr. Jerzy Kanicki (Director), Robert Donofrio (Treasurer)and Mr. Mark Larry (Secretary)

2007
14th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 11-12 at Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2007 Program
2006
13th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 12-13 at Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2006 Program

2005
12th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 6-7at Fairlane Center in Dearborn, MI
2005 Program
2004
11th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 21-22 at the Yazaki Training Center in Canton, MI
2004 Program

A success with more than 100 people in attendance from all over theworld (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong-Kong, Korea,Netherlands, and UK. This photo shows a portion of the attendees inthe modern and spacious Yazaki Learning center

Award to Dr. Vince Cannella for his outstanding work on starting and leading the local (SID) Metropolitan Detroit Chapter Plaque signed by Silviu Pala (Chair) Dr. John Troxell (Vice Chair) Bob Donofrio (Director) and Mark Larry (Secretary)

Dr. Bhise gives a seminar on driver distraction and human factors. One of a full 2 day agenda of distinguished speakers.
2003
10th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 13-14 at the Marriott Hotel in Ypsilanti, MI
2003 Program
Sharp introduced the first "glasses-free" 3D display at the 2003 Symposium


Testing out 3D Inc's glasses at a tabletop exhibit. Siemens VDO demonstration.

Presentation hall: 2003 SID Vehicle Display Symposium
2002
9th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 22-23 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI
2002 Program
2001
8th Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays October 15-16 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Detroit, MI
2001 Program
(Conference Chair Silviu Pala(Denso-international), Program Chair Robert Donofrio (DDC)

Certificate of Appreciation to Ed Kelley For His Continuous Support of SID and SAE Activities and for Educating Engineers and Promoting Proper Optical Metrology Signed:
Silviu Pala (Chair), John Troxell (Vice Chair), Roberd Donofrio (Director), Mark Larry (Secretary), Vince Cannella (treasurer)

2000
7th Annual Vehicle Display Symposium October 3 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, MI
2000 Program
(General Chair Silviu Pala, Program ChairRobert Donofrio)
Our 2000 Conference held the debut of the flexible OLED, developed by UDC.

1999
6th Annual Strategic and Technical Symposium on Vehicle Displays and Microsensors September 22-23
1999 Program
(Program Chairs Robert Donofrio, Dr. Samuel Musa and Dr.Kensall Wise)
1998
5th Annual Flat Panel Display Strategic and Technical Symposium September 9-10
1998 Program
(ProgramChairs Robert Donofrio and Dr. Samuel Musa)
Universities Represented: Wayne State, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan State
Dr. Vincent Cannella presents Scholarship Awards to the Recipients:





1997
Flat Panel Display Strategic Form andTechnical Symposium September 22-23 at Marriott Hotel in Ypsilanti, MI
1997 Program
Celebration of Chapter Formation at the 1997 Flat Panel Display Strategic Form andTechnical Symposium held by the SID and the University of Michigan inMarriott Hotel in Ypsilanti Michigan. (Program Chairs Robert Donofrioand Dr. Samuel Musa - Director of the Center for Display Technology andManufacturing)
1996
SID Symposium on Vehicle Displays and Flat Panel Strategic Forum (University of Michigan)
(General Chair Dr. Zvi Yaniv (VP and COO of SI Diamond),Program Chairs R. Donofrio and Dr. Asish Ghosh)
1995
SID Symposium on Vehicle Displays and U of M Flat Panel Display Strategic Forum
held at the Radisson on the Lake Hotel in Ypsilanti, Michigan(General Chair Dr. Zvi Yaniv, Program Chairs Robert Donofrio and Dr.Asish Ghosh)
1987
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Chapter was formed by Dr. Zvi Yaniv
Following the formation of the Chapter, many volunteers have participated in building and sustaining the Chapter and extending the knowledge of the use of display system in vehicles. Some of these volunteers are shown in the attached "Historical Summary" of the Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of SID.
When the Chapter was formed, the state of the art for vehicular displays was exhibited by the OIS-Allied SIgnal aeronautical display system:


MDE 25th Anniversery of Symposium