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In 2017, Marie Hermanns completed her undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering and her mechanic apprenticeship in a dual system successfully. This study program was a cooperation between the University of Kassel and the Volkswagen AG. Afterwards, she continued her studies at the University of Kassel focusing on applied mechanics. A full scholarship of the stateRead more

From 2006, working at Jaguar Land Rover in Research on hybrid powertrain energy management strategies, I became later subject matter expert for hybrid powertrain energy management for the company. In 2013, I moved to Changan UK Powertrain R&D center as principal engineer overlooking the hybrid powertrain control strategy development for their P2 hybrid vehicle project.Read more

I am an Automotive safety practitioner (Functional Safety and SOTIF) and take PRIDE working on Electrifying future mobility at Jaguar Land Rover, my exposure to ISO 26262 Automotive functional safety and ISO 21448 SOTIF keeps me focused on opportunities to improve process. I am also focused on putting my passion and skills to good useRead more

Kazuhiro Ikeda is currently General Manager, Innovation Division at SEI Automotive Europe, where he founded the research and innovation department of Sumitomo Electric in Europe. For more than 14 years, he has been working in different R&D positions at Sumitomo Electric. Prior to this, Kazuhiro was a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced IndustrialRead more

Dipl.-Ing. Michael Schaffert studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Stuttgart. In 1998, he joined Bosch in Stuttgart as hardware development engineer for Engine Control Units. In 2001, he joined ETAS GmbH in Stuttgart as a Product Manager for Rapid Prototyping system. He left ETAS 2011, when he was Director for Product Management andRead more

Stanislav Sviderek has been Simulation Engineer at Rimac Technology since 2022. In his current role as CFD simulation engineer, he is developing cooling and lubrication systems for high performance electric vehicle powertrains and batteries. He is a mechanical engineer passionate for fluid dynamics and highly skilled in the hydrodynamic design of hydraulic turbomachines and inRead more

Nico Daun is Head of Innovation Vehicle Motion at Vitesco Technologies. Before joining Vitesco, he worked at Continental as Team Lead in the field of electric machines and axle drive units. Prior to this, for more than 9 years, he worked at BMW Group as concept engineer.Read more

Ahmed Bouabdallah received the engineering degree from the National Polytechnic School of Algiers, Algeria, in 2010, and the Ph.D. from the University of Nantes, France, in 2014, both in electrical engineering. During almost one and a half years as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Electrical Energy Research of Nantes Atlantiques, Saint-Nazaire, France, hisRead more

Nils Perzborn is manager, engineer and coach. He has many years of professional experience in the automotive business and a wide range of engineering knowledge. Since 2021, he has been Manager System NVH EU at ZF Group, which he joined in 2014. In his current role, he is responsible for the acoustical optimization and validationRead more

Eric RUMEAU started his career as NVH engineer in VALEO Transmission Systems 20 years ago after his studies at University of Technology of Compiegne. Since 2013, he is NVH Test Manager in Amiens FRANCE where he supports project validation for legacy products and built new methodologies regarding the electrification. His expertise drove him naturally toRead more