Thorsten Kistler is the Senior Director of Automotive Customer Solutions - Europe at Seeing Machines, bringing over two decades of experience in the semiconductor and automotive sectors. He began his career in 1998 at Analog Devices, progressing through roles in DSP applications and automotive multimedia systems. Thorsten has held significant positions at Xilinx, Cypress Semiconductor, and Infineon Technologies, where he focused on product marketing and strategic initiatives. He holds an MBA from FOM University of Applied Sciences and a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in Electrical Engineering from FH Münster, showcasing his expertise in marketing, strategic planning, and customer solutions in the automotive industry.

Seeing Machines is a global company headquartered in Canberra, Australia delivering safety technology to transport industries across the world. An industry leader in computer vision technologies that enable machines to see, understand and assist people, Seeing Machines’ machine learning vision platform has the know-how to deliver real-time identification and understanding of drivers through AI analysis of heads, faces and eyes. This insight enables Driver Monitoring System (DMS) technology, which monitors driver and operator attention state including the detection of drowsiness and distraction. Seeing Machines develops DMS for the Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Aviation, Rail and Off-Road markets. The company works with some of the world’s largest transport brands and has offices in Australia, the USA, Europe and Asia, to deliver multi-platform solutions to industry leaders in each vertical. We exist to get people home safely.