Jason Stallard

Dave Hoadley

Dave Hoadley is a principal technical consultant in the MathWorks office in Michigan. He specializes in supporting customers adopting Model-Based Design in their product development workflow. This focus regularly includes mathematical modeling and verification and validation of designs for medical devices, automotive, and aerospace and defense applications. Since 2015, Dave has also engaged with industry leaders, academia, and US FDA’s CDRH on the role that computational modeling will play in the future of regulating medical devices. Before joining MathWorks, Dave was a project scientist at VI Engineering, where he developed test, measurement, and process control applications for these same industries. Dave holds a B.S. in mathematics and astrophysics and a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from Michigan State University and an M.S.E. in electrical engineering with a focus in control systems from the University of Michigan.

Awad Syed Ali

Awad Syed Ali, director of systems engineering at Our Next Energy (ONE), is working on developing best-in-class controls algorithms and systems engineering. Awad has worked on energy storage solutions for over a decade; starting in 2011 when he was part of the controls team at Bosch that developed the BMS system for the Chrysler F500e. Awad joined the Advanced Engineering Group at Stellantis and successfully developed and productized battery management systems from the ground up. Awad has a Master of Science in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, majoring in power electronics and controls systems. He is a strong believer in the philosophy that the sum of the parts always exceeds individual contributions.

Div Tiwari

Div Tiwari is a senior product manager for automated driving. He has supported MathWorks customers in establishing and evolving their workflows forautonomous systems, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and other domains. Div holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering and computer science from Cornell University.

John Boyd

John Boyd joined MathWorks in 2007 and has held various roles in the organization. His current focus is Polyspace code verification and its application to safety-critical systems. His prior experience includes technical and managerial roles building hardware-in-the- loop simulation systems for the aerospace industry. John holds an M.S in computer science from Purdue University.

Yan Wang

Dr. Yan Wang has been with Ford Research since 2021, working on wide range of automotive control problems, including actuator design and mechatronics controls, adaptive and optimal control for traditional and electrified propulsion systems, and recently driver assist technologies. His main contributions are on the application and real-time implementation of advanced/modern control methods, including both model-based and data-driven controls. Dr. Wang has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers and is an inventor of over 50 patents.

Yuming Niu

Yuming Niu is a technical expert at Ford Motor Company. His interests include Model-Based Control Design, Model-Based V&V, Scenario-based Simulation, and software system integration. He previously worked John Deere and Caterpillar, Inc. and has been working in the automotive industry for more than 18 years. Yuming received his Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University.

Bernard Johnson

Bernard Johnson is an application engineer at MathWorks. For the last three years he has been helping clients implement practices in systems engineering, functional safety, V&V, and DevOps CI/CD. Before this, he led organizations to design, verify, and release embedded products into the automotive, electrification, appliance, heavy machinery, defense, and wind industries. As a leader, Bernard optimizes teams, processes, and tools for fast and innovative product development. Bernard is trained in PMP practices, TRIZ, Six Sigma, Lean, DFSS, and SysML. He is a system controls and simulation engineer who has been using MATLAB and Simulink since their introduction. 

Javier Gazzarri

Javier Gazzarri has worked as an application engineer at MathWorks for 10+ years, focusing on the use of simulation tools as an integral part of Model-Based Design. Before joining MathWorks, Javier worked on fuel cell modeling at the National Research Council of Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia (Canada).

Krishna Koravadi

Krishna is Engineering Manager: Cloud Computing Tools (AL/ML Group) at Aptiv. He has several years of rich software development experience in automotive, telecom and communication domains. He contributed to 40+ US patents in the field of ADAS/AD technologies. He enjoys learning new technologies and apply the knowledge in creative problem solving

Seo-Wook Park

Seo-Wook Park is a principal application engineer at MathWorks, focusing on automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). He has developed various automated driving applications such as ACC/AEB with sensor fusion, highway lane centering and change, truck platooning with V2V, and a scenario creation from recorded data with RoadRunner Scenario. One of his recent focus areas is to develop urban autonomy, including traffic light following at urban intersections using V2X technology. Before joining MathWorks, he worked in passive and active safety electronics development at Autoliv, Bosch, and Hyundai Autonet for over 20 years. Seo-Wook has a Ph.D. in robotics and control systems from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

Will Wilson

Will Wilson is an application engineer at MathWorks, where he focuses on data analytics, machine learning, and big data. Before joining MathWorks in 2015, Will spent 10 years working at Robert Bosch LLC on safety-related products, including occupant classification systems and airbag control systems. His experience at Bosch included systems engineering, airbag calibration, technical project management, and strategic marketing, with a focus on ADAS technology. Prior to Bosch, Will spent seven years working at Johnson Controls, where he designed and launched power seat track mechanisms. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Kettering University.

Yifeng Tang

Yifeng Tang is a senior application engineer at MathWorks. He supports MATLAB and Simulink for multi-domain physical modeling and specializes in the modeling and simulation of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems, such as hydraulic systems, thermal management systems, and fuel cells. Prior to joining MathWorks, he worked for Ford Motor Company in the Powertrain Research Department. Yifeng earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Andrew Greff

Andrew Greff is a senior application engineer at MathWorks. He specializes in physical modeling using Simscape and focuses on thermal, fluid, and multibody systems. Before joining Mathworks, Andrew worked for GM and Stellantis developing advanced hardware and controls for engines. He obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama.

Seo-Wook Park

Seo-Wook Park is a principal application engineer at MathWorks, focusing on automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). He has developed various automated driving applications such as ACC/AEB with sensor fusion, highway lane centering and change, truck platooning with V2V, and a scenario creation from recorded data with RoadRunner Scenario. One of his recent focus areas is to develop urban autonomy, including traffic light following at urban intersections using V2X technology. Before joining MathWorks, he worked in passive and active safety electronics development at Autoliv, Bosch, and Hyundai Autonet for over 20 years. Seo-Wook has a Ph.D. in robotics and control systems from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).