Wayne State to host Integrated Automotive Safety Workshop April 7

DETROIT (March 10, 2014) - Wayne State University's interdisciplinary Automotive Safety Group is pleased to announce its Integrated Automotive Safety Workshop, to be held from 8:50 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 7, 2014, at Wayne State's McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 Gilmour Mall in Detroit. The workshop is free to all automotive industry professionals; registration is required.

The Automotive Safety Group consists of faculty members from Wayne State's College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine, and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, who are working toward the common goal of saving lives. Specifically, researchers are committed to developing ideas that either lead to gross reduction of automotive-related crashes or keep the risk of injury to a minimum if a crash cannot be avoided.

The workshop will address growing technologies in sensor development, control algorithms, electronic-mechanical control systems, driver distraction and crash avoidance technologies. It will highlight the integration of new active safety innovations to traditional passive safety systems, as well as set new directions for future safety research.

"More than 1.2 million fatalities still occur each year on roadways worldwide," says King H. Yang, professor and director of Wayne State's Bioengineering Center. "This workshop will bring together some of the industry's most dynamic leaders and experts to discuss and identify solutions to minimize crashes and fatalities around the world."

Confirmed keynote speakers are:

Stephen Ridella, director of Office of Vehicle Crashworthiness Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Walton Fehr, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

E. Charles (Chuck) Gulash, senior executive engineer, Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), executive director, CSRC

Priya Prasad, fellow, Ford Motor Company (retired), member of the National Academy of Engineering

Afternoon workshop sessions featuring industry and academic experts include:

Active and Passive Safety

Advanced Material for Crashworthiness

Driver Behaviors

Vehicle Communication and Automated Driving

To register, visit http://events.wayne.edu/rsvp/integrated-automotive-safety-workshop/#rsvp. Parking is available in Structure No. 1, across from the Law School, for $6.50. For more information, visit http://engineering.wayne.edu/automotive-safety/conference.php.

Members of the press are invited to attend. Please note, however, that video/audio recording will be prohibited.

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Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students. For more information about engineering at Wayne State University, visit engineering.wayne.edu.