Satyandra Gupta
Smith International Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science @ University of Southern California

Dr. Satyandra K. Gupta holds Smith International Professorship in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California and serves as the Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing. He is also Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at GrayMatter Robotics. His research interests are embodied artificial intelligence, computational foundations for decision-making, and human-centered automation. He works on applications related to Manufacturing Automation and Robotics. He has published more than five hundred technical articles in journals, conference proceedings, and edited books. He also holds twenty-four patents. 

Susanne Bieller
General Secretary @ IRF, International Federation of Robotics

Susanne Bieller is General Secretary of the IFR, the International Federation of Robotics, since 2019. The IFR serves as the voice of the global robotics industry and invaluable source of statistics on the global robotics market. Susanne has in-depth knowledge of the global robotics market and current technology trends. She is dedicated to promoting the benefits of robots for productivity, competitiveness, economic growth and quality of work and life.  

Jens Müller
Founder and Managing Director @ Müller und Partner Sachverständige

Jens Müller has over 25 years of practical experience in mechanical engineering and automation. He specializes in robotic applications (ISO 10218-2) and integrated manufacturing systems (ISO 11161). Jens is an ISO/IEC 17024 certified expert for machine safety and CE, as well as for robots and handling systems. He holds the CMSE® certification from TÜV Nord and is a certified expert for machine safety, robots, and handling systems (BDSF e.V.). Additionally, Jens is a certified expert for occupational safety (BDSF e.V.) and a specialist for occupational safety (BG ETEM).

Jim Shimano
Product Manager @ Epson Robotics

Jim Shimano has 20 years of experience in the robotics industry as a Product Manager at Epson and as Director of Marketing and Operations at Precise Automation.  He holds an MBA from UC Irvine, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BS from UCLA.

David Löh

Editor-in-Chief @ Wiley

David has been working as a journalist since his studies and has been in the automation industry for more than ten years. In between, he worked in the plastics industry for several years. At the end of 2019, David returned to the automation industry and took over as editor-in-chief of inspect. He developed the magazine for machine vision and optical metrology into a truly international publication with issues for Germany, Europe, and North America, including webinars, podcasts and digital editions. Always in focus: reaching the audience with the information and format they want and need.

Tom Machinchick
Content Strategist @ Wiley


Tom has spent much of the past decade as a principal research analyst, content strategist, and consultant in the global commercial and residential intelligent buildings technology industry working for leading firms such as Pike Research, TermoBuild, and Navigant Consulting. His work as an analyst covered all aspects of technology innovation including energy efficiency systems for commercial and residential buildings, HVAC systems, Energy Services Companies (ESCO), intelligent building systems, utilities, renewable and distributed energy, and other relevant topics – including global revenue forecasts. Tom has been a recognized voice in the building’s industry with numerous publications and conference appearances discussing leading edge building topics.