2019 MEETINGS
Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, October 15th
Wayne State University, College of Engineering
Professor Leslie Monplaisir, Chair and Professor Celestine Aguwa, Industrial & Systems Engineering (8:30 AM):
- Academic program and student profiles
- VOC: Customer Satisfaction Ratio Based Analysis
College of Creative Studies (CCS)
Ellie Schneider, Director, Design Core Detroit, and
Shannon McPartlon, Sr Director, Corporate & Foundation Partnerships (10:00 AM):
- Design Core Detroit Creative Ventures Program
- Taubman Center Tour
Ian Lambert, Dean of Graduate Studies, and
Maria Luisa Rossi, Chair, Integrated Design Programs: Integrated Design Program (11:15 AM):
Cerence Research Labs
Adam Emfield: Lab tour and discussion of advanced automotive software and interaction research (2:00 PM)
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Karanvir Panesar, PhD Grad student: Session with U of Michigan students (4:15 PM):
“After 2 years on your first job after graduating, what would you like to tell your family and friends about your work experience?”
Dr. Paul Green, Research Professor (5:00 PM):
- Tour of M City
- Simulated city for automated and connected car testing
Tour of M City, led by Paul Green (5:30 PM): Simulated city for automated and connected car testing
Wednesday, October 16th
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
John Eaton, Client Strategist, Macomb-Oakland University Incubator (8:15AM):
From Pitch Deck to NPD: Adopting a Start-up Model for Corporate Innovation
Consortium only session (10:00 AM):
- Stan Caplan on FAST Diagramming with group exercise
- Next meeting planning

Rochester, NY
Tuesday, April 30th
Strong Todd House, 639 East Ave.
Consortium only session
Bob Rosenfeld, CEO Idea Connections Systems, Inc.
- The Human Side of Innovation
- Tour of historic Strong Todd House
Michael Perlson, President, Perlson Associates
- Anatomy of a Turnaround
Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute or Technology (RIT)
Professor Ferat Sahin, Center for Human Aware AI
- Robotics and AI
- Lab tour and demonstrations
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, RIT
Professor David Schwartz, School of Interactive Games and Media
- Learnings from game design and development
Jay Elkerton, Distinguished Technologist, Emerson Process Management
- HFES Chapter meeting: Human Centered Design at Emerson
Wednesday, May 1st
Wegmans Supermarket, East Ave and Pittsford Plaza
Steve Schwartz, Manager of Store Technology, Wegmans Food Markets
- Wegmans’ pilot testing of a new shopping experience (East Ave Store)
- Anatomy of Wegmans’ inclusive customer experience
- Tour of store
Consortium only session — Debrief and planning of next meeting
