Jeff Blackburn is the Senior Product Sales Manager for Ansys Autonomy, the world’s largest supplier of simulation software. Prior to joining Ansys, Jeff worked on developing autonomous vehicle research platforms at Dataspeed, was a founding member of Metamoto who developed a massively scalable cloud-based simulation platform, and was the North American ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle subject matter expert for Siemens / Tass PLM Software, Inc. He has also held positions in controls and systems engineering with National Instruments, Takata, Fanuc Robotics, and Rockwell Automation. Jeff has organized and presented at numerous technical forums. He has been issued twenty-one U.S patents, primarily in the area of occupant safety. Jeff holds a B.S. in Engineering and a J.D. from the University of Akron.

Huzefa has a keen interest in all aspects of mobility. Having dabbled in diesel engine emissions calibration during his time at Mahindra & Mahindra, India, he decided to switch over to making vehicles safer via autonomy during his Masters in Automotive Engineering at Clemson University. Being a simulations engineer, makes him proficient in all aspects of the autonomy stack including perception, localization, planning and control. Having kick started his career via the SAEINDIA BAJA competition, to becoming an instructor for SAE, Huzefa’s association with SAE has been for life!