Dr. Steven Keen

At Sensmetry we are concentrating on the topics of autonomous systems, safety and validation. We are a young company with a team applying their talents and experience in safety, machine learning, controls and vehicle dynamics to the problems and challenges facing the AV and ADAS industries in developing safe and reliable automotive perception and control systems. We are members of the development board for the upcoming ISO 21448 SOTIF standards for safety of ADAS and AV systems.

At Sistemdinamika, I have enjoyed owning my own company and working as an independent consultant immensely. Over the last years I have consulted on projects dealing with automotive brake-by-wire systems, low tire pressure detection systems, automatic transmission controls, and 'big data' in-vehicle live data streaming and systems monitoring projects. I have also worked on commercial shipping, miniature satellite, and renewable (wind) energy projects.

During my time at Ricardo I worked on projects in both the automotive and wind energy areas, concentrating on control & estimation and program management. I was responsible for delivery of the software and electronics for an 8-speed automatic transmission project, and participated in projects dealing with Battery Management Systems (BMS), Energy Recovery Systems, & system benchmarking.

After completing my three years at the University of Cambridge, I returned to TRW in Koblenz and took up a position as a Technical Specialist within the Slip Control Systems. In this role I concentrated on applying my skills to various controls, estimation, and system design problems related to TRW's latest slip control technologies.

My PhD studies concentrated on the development of automotive driver steering models, applying knowledge in Model Predictive Control theory, vehicle dynamics and neuroscience to develop mathematical models of how drivers steer cars.