Maureen (Short) August is a Lab Group Manager at General Motors Research and Development. She has a background in the military, having graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army. She later worked as a Senior Systems Engineer and Director of Curriculum for the Army's Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Program.
At General Motors, Maureen has held various roles, including being a human factors expert in Safety, a capture manager for GM Defense, and currently, she focuses on information display and simulation. She holds advanced degrees, including an MS in Engineering Management from Missouri S&T, an ME in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in Systems and Engineering Management from Texas Tech University.
The Pop in Your Job
I love having an impact on people’s lives. The ability to improve the safety, trust, and comfort for our customers is something that drives our work at GM. Working with smart people who are passionate about making our customers’ lives better is our driving force.
Keynote
Tuesday, December 09
08:28 am - 08:55 am
Live in Dearborn, Michigan
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Building trust is the foundation for integrating adaptive AI-driven alerts into vehicles. By using driving simulators to gauge individual trust levels, we can tailor the quantity and nature of alerts to each driver—bringing safety, comfort, and wellbeing into harmony.
Through this presentation, you will learn more about:
1 | Sensor Design Café
Tuesday, December 09
11:00 am - 03:00 pm
Live in Dearborn, Michigan
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Tuesday, December 09
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Live in Dearborn, Michigan
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After the afternoon break and five interactive discussion rounds, the moderators will give a short summary of each world café in front of the audience to showcase all key takeaways.
All results, pictures, and key takeaways of the World Cafes will be photographed after the event and made available to our event app “hubs101”.