Abdelaali Fargi is a PhD student in the Laboratory of Automatic and Electrical Systems and Environment at National School of Engineers of Monastir (University of Monastir). His research is focused on optimisation of performances of DC-DC power converters for Electrical Vehicles by using intelligent techniques and machine learning.

Albert Škegro (Chalmers University of Technology) is a PhD student in the Automatic Control research unit at Chalmers University of Technology. He conducts research on dynamically reconfigurable battery systems, a next-generation battery technology aimed at extending battery lifetime and improving efficiency, particularly for larger electric vehicles such as trucks and buses. His research has been funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research and the Swedish Energy Agency, involving collaboration with industrial partners Scania and Swedish Electromagnet Invest.

Anuja Kumar has a master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University. She completed the MSc dissertation project in electrochemical energy storage (EES) device fabrication. She has developed a high-energy storage material for EES on flexible substrates. Currently, she is focusing on developing multi-sensing smart devices.

Aya Rageh (University of Bristol) is a PhD student in the Electrical Energy Management Group at the University of Bristol. Her research is focused on estimating the state of health of lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries under different temperatures as well as conducting a life cycle assessment for the batteries from cradle to grave. Aya is part of cohort 6 of the Faraday Institution PhD Enrichment Scheme and she is mostly aligned with the ‘Degradation’ project

Benedick Allan Strugnell – Lees is a PhD student in the Automatic Control research unit at Chalmers University of Technology. His research is focused on optimal usage and properties of battery storage units using 2nd life batteries. The project is part of the Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Centre and represents a collaboration between Chalmers, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Energy, and BatteryLoop Technologies.

Chadha Jenzeri ,  is PhD student with the Electrical Engineering Department at the National Engineering School of Monastir. Chadha received her Electrical Engineering diploma in 2022 from ENIM, Tunisia. Her research focused on intelligent control of five phase permanent magnet synchronous machines for ships propulsion system.

Godwin K. Peprah ( Chalmers University of Technology ) is a PhD student in the Automatic Control research unit at Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on the thermal management and fault prognosis of Li-ion batteries, aiming to develop an intelligent thermal control system that enhances battery performance, mitigates ageing and enables battery operation in all climates. His work has received funding from the Swedish Electromobility Centre and the Swedish Energy Agency, with collaborative support from industrial partners Volvo AB and Scania AB.

Hossein Seyed Aleyasin ( Politecnico di Torino ) is a PhD student in Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. His research is focused on reliability of traction inverters, their real-time diagnostic techniques and predictive maintenance.

İbrahim Arif (ERARGE) is a Senior R&D Software Engineer at ERARGE since 2018. He received his B.SC from Marmara University Computer Engineering Department in 2017. His work is focused on Semantic Web, Back-end Development, Cloud Integration, and 2D/3D Visualization. He has a distinguished expertise in developing a cloud-integrated semantic framework that considers relations between different ontologies such as PdM, SSN/SOSA, CityGML, IFC, and ENISA. This framework aims to provide advanced inferences via complex queries, with results presented using 2D and 3D visualization techniques. İbrahim has been involved in national and international projects, i.e., Critical-Chains, Safety4Rails, Valu3s in Horizon 2020, ESCALATE, OPEVA, TEAMING in Horizon Europe, TioCPS, BIMy, C3PO in EUREKA-ITEA. He has published 8 papers in smart and secure cyber-physical system and their applications in various fields of smart cities, automotive, smart buildings and Industry 4.0.

Khouloud Ben Hammouda , is currently a PhD student in electrical Engineering in LASEE laboratory in ENIM, Tunisia. (National Engineering School of Monastir) Her research is focused on investigation of series/parallel connected two five phases permanent magnet synchronous machine PMSM for ship propulsion system: topology, control, robust and optimal command of non-conventional machines with high reliability and techno-economic optimisation, fault detection, fault tolerance control. Khouloud received her mechatronic engineering diploma in 2015 from ENICarthage, Tunisia. She has been involved her research project in COSE team in LIS laboratory, France. She had an experience of 4 years as mechatronic engineer in Monasteam Alternative Energy specialised in Biomass energy applications.

Mariem Boujneh is a PhD student in the Laboratory of Automation, Electrical Systems and Environment at the National Engineering School of Monastir. Her research focused on the modeling of hybrid electric vehicles, energy management strategies implementation and optimization of control strategies using meta-heuristic algorithms. 

Dr. Mark Blyth ( University of Bristol ) is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol, funded by the Faraday Institution. His research investigates the spatial effects of charge and temperature gradients on batteries, and studies how coupled electrical and thermal models of cells can be simulated rapidly and accurately.

Niyazi Uğur (ERARGE) is a skilled embedded software engineer at a leading security company. He received his BSC in Computer Engineering in 2015 from İstanbul Commerce University. His expertise includes communication security, hardware security modules, cloud security, embedded software, and automotive security. He has significantly contributed to numerous projects, ensuring seamless software and hardware integration. His extensive experience in embedded systems and security technologies is crucial to the success of key projects. He has published 5 paper in related fields of blockchain, smart and secure cyber physical systems.

Qingbo Zhu (Chalmers University of Technology) is a PhD student in the Automatic Control research unit at Chalmers University of Technology. Her research is focused on vehicle-level energy modelling, prediction, and management using data-driven and machine learning techniques.

Dr. Ricardo Leote holds a PhD in Physics at the University of Bucharest, focusing on the synthesis, characterization, and application of advanced functional architectures for sensing devices. He has a strong background in charge transfer processes, electrode-electrolyte interfaces and charge separation processes at the electrode surfaces, and the characterization and unveiling of redox mechanisms of inorganic and organic compounds, which is essential for electrochemical energy storage and sensing devices.

Sercan Tanrıseven ( ERARGE ) is a Senior Electronics Hardware Design Engineer at ERARGE. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2014 and his master’s degree in 2017, in Electronics Engineering both from Yıldız Technical University. Since 2016, he has been responsible for hardware development projects at ERARGE. For the past two years, he has specialized in developing automotive cybersecurity hardware and has been actively involved in projects related to ISO26262 and ISO21434 compliance and Common Criteria Evaluation. He ahs published 11 papers in top conferences in related fields of smart and cyber physical systems. He has actively participated in national and international projects of ERARGE, i.e., Critical-Chains, Safety4Rails, Valu3s in Horizon 2020, ESCALATE, OPEVA, TEAMING in Horizon Europe, TioCPS in Eureka-ITEA and TUBITAK-TEYDEB national projects.

Dr Xiaolei Bian ( Chalmers University of Technology ) is a postdoctoral researcher in the Automatic Control research unit at Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on smart sensors-enabled battery management, fast charging, and modeling. He has been involved in two research projects funded by the Chalmers Energy Area of Advance and Batteries Sweden (BASE), and his current research is funded by the Swedish Research Council.

Dr. Yicun Huang ( Chalmers University of Technology ) is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in the Automatic Control research unit. His research interest centers on physics-based models for electrode materials and hazardous reactions inside Li-ion battery cells. He has been involved in a project targeting diagnosing algorithms and control strategies for avoiding thermal runaway. One of his current research questions is how to augment conventional, physics-based battery models by incorporating neural networks for real-time implementations.