PROGRAMME

Panel Discussion with all the speakers and MR. PARK, Youngo (Samsung Electronics) BREAK. , Principal Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer electronics industry and commercialisation of AI technology for mobile and TV applications. Skilled in algorithm development of deep learning based visual processing, computer vision, international standardization for video coding (HEVC) and embedded system software such as mobile device. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) focused in Digital Image Signal Processing from Seoul National University.

Innovations and Challenges in AI-Driven Medical Image Analysis DR. ALI, Sharib University of Leeds Sharib Ali, PhD, is a lecturer at the School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK, and a visiting fellow at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the German Cancer Research Centre, Germany (2015-2018) and the University of Oxford, UK (2018-2022). He obtained his PhD in medical image analysis and understanding from the University of Lorraine, France, and his master’s degree in computer vision (by research) from the University of Bourgogne, France. He has published over 25 peer-reviewed journals (including IEEE TMI, Medical Image Analysis, IEEE TNNLS, IEEE JBHI, Neuroimage, Pattern Recognition, CVIU, Gastroenterology, and Cancer Research, etc.) and over 45 peer-reviewed conference works (including MICCAI, IEEE ISBI and IEEE CBMS). He is the initiator and lead of the endoscopic computer vision challenge series (EndoCV @ IEEE ISBI) and pre-operative to intraoperative challenge (P2ILF @ MICCAI2022), a joint effort between clinical and computational scientists. He has organised several workshop series at MICCAI, including Cancer Prevention through Early Detection (CaPTion) and Date Engineering in Medical Imaging (DEMI). Currently, he is leading a research group, “AI for Medicine and Surgery”, at the School of Computing, University of Leeds, which focuses on developing computer vision methods for various medical, biomedical and surgical topics with translational impact. He has been invited to several groups as a speaker, including Vision Lab at Cambridge, HES-SO Valais, Switzerland; WEISS at UCL; and industry, including Roche and UCB. He was one of the invited speakers at the 22nd Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2023, the London Biotechnology Show 2024, and a keynote at the 37th IEEE CBMS Conference 2024.

MR. LEE, Dongyun EntreReality Mr. Lee, Dongyun is CEO of EntreReality, an AI startup that provides digital human and spatial media computing technologies as enterprise solutions. He won the CES2024 Innovation Award and the Minister's Award from the Ministry of Science, ICT for TwinitAI, which generates three-dimensional shapes and motions of the human body in less than a minute with a smartphone camera. He also accompanied President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea on his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2023 at the invitation of King Charles III and introduced AI technology to British guests on behalf of Korean AI companies. He led the development project as a product manager of Twinit AI, which provides simulation for cosmetics companies based on augmented reality and digital human and is leading the AI skincare project that provides customized cosmetics for global users by analyzing skin data using VisionAI. Mr. Lee currently serves as a member of the Standardized Patent Strategy Committee of the Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA), and as a member of the ministerial-level conference chain, he attended the Supreme Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

AI Policy Trends and Key Implications in Korea DR. LEE, Myonghwa Science and Technology Policy Institute I am currently a research fellow at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), one of the governmental research institutes under the Prime Minister’s Office in the Republic of Korea. I also serve as non-executive director of the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), which supports 25 government-funded research institutes (GRIs) in the field of science and technology in Korea. Last year I was entrusted as a Vice-Chair of the Working Party on Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies (BNCT) at OECD. I had taken various positions at STEPI, including the Chief Director of the Division of R&D Strategy Research and the Head of the National R&D Research Office. I also had served as a member of the Biomedical Committee of Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology; a member of the Biotechnology Special Committee of Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology; and a member of the Healthcare Special Committee of Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Opportunities for AI Innovation in Manufacturing MR. NEEDHAM, Chris Innovate UK Having joined Innovate UK in 2018, in my current role I am responsible for streams such as the Collaborative Research & Development (CR&D) projects within the Made Smarter Innovation (MSI) programme. This comprises 70+ projects with a value of circa £120m spanning all manufacturing sectors – and all focussed on driving digital innovation to optimise UK Manufacturing and Supply Chains. In my MSI role I also oversee a £20m Smart Manufacturing Data Hub supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers to become more competitive by harnessing the power of data based around a data co-operative model. In addition I sit on 2 Strategic Advisory Boards comprising £10m of activity – Smart Cobotics Research Centre & Connected Factories Research Centre. Prior to joining Innovate UK I was employed in a variety of high precision manufacturing sectors including Automotive, Aerospace, Motorsport and Healthcare - as well as 10 years working for the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) supporting SME’s to develop, innovate and grow. Background: Innovation Champion, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager & Lean Improvement Leader, experienced in driving step-change into a wide variety of manufacturing sectors. Specialties: Business Improvement, Supply Chain Solutions, Change Management, Value Stream Reviews, Lean & Six Sigma, Leadership Coaching, Manufacturing/Production Management, Low-to-High Volume environments, Hi-tech & Traditional Manufacture, Sectors from Sewing & Furniture to Automotive, Motorsport & Aerospace. Transition to digital manufacturing.

Opportunity for Industry Cooperation and Global R&D PROF. YOO, Chuck Korea University Dr. Chuck Yoo serves as Executive Vice President for Research Affairs at Korea University, and his role is to oversee the industry engagement and international collaboration as well as research activities across the entire campus. He is a distinguished professor in the computer science department. He graduated from Seoul National University and from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After graduating from Michigan, he moved to work at Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, California. At Korea University, he has held various leadership positions including dean of the College of Informatics and the director of the dual degree program of Georgia Tech and Korea University. Dr. Yoo's research expertise spans Cloud, AI, and blockchain, highlighted by his extensive contributions to global companies like Samsung and to international conferences and committees. As part of the industry engagement, he leads the LINC 3.0 Project that aims to foster the cooperation between university and industry by integrating the university innovations into industry sectors. He will speak at EKC 2024, presenting "Opportunity for Industry Cooperation and Global R&D" in the AI Industry forum. For inquiries, contact him at hxy@korea.ac.kr.

Forming the Future of High-Performance Sustainable Composites with Recycled Carbon Fibre Alignment Technology DR. BLOK, Lourens Lineat Composites Dr. Blok is co-founder and chief technology officer of Lineat Composites. He has over 10 years of hands-on working experience with carbon fibre composites with a strong background in computational mechanics, previously working on carbon fibre for crashworthiness applications at BMW. He obtained his PhD in short fibre composite materials at the Bristol Composites Institute in 2020, researching additive manufacturing techniques for highly aligned fibre thermoplastic materials. After his PhD, he co-founded Lineat Composites, an award winning cleantech start-up developing fibre alignment technologies to turn single use carbon fibre in a multi use sustainable material.

NCC - The Impact of Digital Engineering in Future Composites Manufacturing DR. GARCIA, Enrique National Composites Centre Dr. Garcia has extensive experience in technology strategy and product development working from the nanoscale to the largest structures. He has held senior manager positions in sectors including aerospace, automotive, railway, and renewables. He has focused on the development of design and manufacturing technologies to deliver industrial products with a special emphasis on how Digital Technologies can re-engineer engineering. With previous work ranging from fundamental research all the way to serial production, Dr. Garcia is particularly interested in working closely with academia, government and industry to develop the right strategies to deliver capability and technology at the NCC that bridges the so-called “Valley of Death", transforming bright ideas into successful products.

Cross-Industry Innovation in Manufacturing DR. JANSSEN, Henning Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT Henning Janssen, born in 1985, studied mechanical engineering and economics at RWTH Aachen University and Imperial College London, England. He graduated in mechanical engineering with a specialization in design and development in 2011 and completed his additional studies in economics at RWTH Aachen University in 2012. From 2011, he worked as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer IPT in the area of "Production Machines" and took over the management of the group "Fiber-reinforced plastics" in 2013. Since April 2016, he has headed the "Fiber-reinforced plastics and Laser Systems Technology" department in the division "Production machines". He received his PhD in engineering on the topic of "Additive process chain for the production of thermoplastic fiber composite hybrid components" in 2020 from RWTH Aachen University. In January 2024, he became head of the main department “Hybrid Production Machines”, which includes the department “High Performance Materials “ as well as “Modular Production machines”. In July 2024, he took over the role as CEO of Fraunhofer IPT. Since 2018, in parallel to his work at the Fraunhofer IPT, he has been responsible for the RWTH Aachen Campus Center Fuel Cell Industrialization as managing director and co-founder.

Recent policy trends in South Korean government to foster and promote DeepTech industrial ecosystem DR. CHO, Yongrae Science and Technology Diplomacy & Security Research (STEPI) Yongrae Cho is a Research Fellow (Office of S&T Diplomacy and Security Research) at STEPI (Science and Technology Policy Institute). During his incumbency at STEPI, he joined PACST (Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology) as a Policy Research Fellow (2015) and Y-KAST (Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology) as a Member (2020~2022). He previously worked for Hyundai Motor Company, as an assistant manager at business plan and accounting team (2002~2007). His research subjects focus on national CETs and innovation strategy. He published several articles on innovation strategy and S&T policy in international journals, working as an editor in several journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Innovation & Technology Management from KAIST (2014).

Developing Industry-Ready Engineers: Our Approach with Machine Learning and AI DR. HAMADEH, Lama University College London Dr Lama Hamadeh is a Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics and Computing in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University College London. Her research focuses on combining techniques in scientific computation, numerical analysis, and machine learning for the data-driven discovery of complex dynamical systems.

DR. KANGWOO, Lee Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) Dr. Kangwoo Lee is the Director General of the Strategy Planning Headquarters at KEIT (Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology). He has been with KEIT since 2000, previously serving as the Team Leader of the Program Management Team until 2022. From 2016 to 2018, he represented KEIT at the Europe Office in Berlin, Germany. D0r. Lee holds a B.A. (1999), M.S. (2001), and DVM., Ph.D. (2010) from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He also contributes to academia as an Adjunct Professor at Yonsei University since 2020. At KEIT, Dr. Lee focuses on integrating marketability, creativity, and ambition into R&D projects to drive innovative growth. He is enhancing KEIT’s R&D evaluation system to align with industry demands and streamline the R&D process in Korean academia and industry for seamless commercialization and standardization. KEIT invests approximately KRW 3 trillion (around EUR 2 billion) annually in government R&D funding and strives for strategic investments. Dr. Lee’s extensive experience in both industry and academia has been pivotal in shaping KEIT’s strategic direction, fostering innovation, and driving industrial transformation in Korea.

Developing Industry-Ready Engineers: Our Approach with Machine Learning and AI DR. MORSE, Llewellyn University College London Dr Llewellyn Morse is a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London (UCL). He specializes in computational solid mechanics and machine learning, combining theory and practical applications in his teaching and research.

DR. OMOIGIADE, Osas Deep.Meta Osas is the Founder and CEO of Deep.Meta, an AI Software for the metals industry making production more circular. They reduce emissions and resource consumption using existing data without overhauling assets in plants. He has a PhD in Steel Metallurgy from Imperial College London where he developed strong relationships with steel makers in the UK. For his PhD research he received the Materials Research Society Silver Award in Boston MA as well as of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers and Sheffield Metallurgical Society Awards. Deep.Meta is backed by Imperial Enterprise Labs, Centre for Climate Change and Innovation, Google, Innovate UK and Climate Tech, Prop Tech and Automation investors.

DR. PILGRIM, Christopher Innovate UK Dr Pilgrim is the technical lead at Innovate UK Business Connect for the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge. He works on the Aluminium programme of Circular Economy Innovation Network among other projects that focus on enabling and accelerating energy and resource efficiency in established materials. His background is in materials and mechanical engineering. He completed an engineering doctorate with an Imperial College spin-out company looking into smart coatings to measure temperatures in extreme environments, for example, gas turbines. After completing the doctorate, I worked in technical management roles to drive technology development for commercial applications. Before starting at Innovate UK Business Connect, he worked for an aerospace manufacturer overseeing the metallurgical lab and then responsibility for product quality for the site.

DR. YUM, Kevin Koosup HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center Dr. Kevin Koosup Yum is a senior vice president in HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center (HD ERC). He has been working in the field of maritime energy system and co-simulation. As a system simulation expert, he has been working in the modeling, simulation, and testing of new energy systems onboard such as hybrid power systems and hydrogen fueled vessels. Now he is leading the research team of HD ERC to accelerate technology development in decarbonization of shipping, hydrogen value chain, electrification and green energy production by creating collaboration between European bodies and the HD Hyundai. Before joining HD ERC, he worked in SINTEF Ocean for seven years as a senior research scientist and also he worked in Samsung Heavy Industries as a sales engineer for LNG carriers and oil tankers. He had his bachelor’s degree in the naval architecture and ocean engineering in Seoul National University and master and Ph.D. degree in marine engineering in Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Dr. Yum has participated or led various research projects in the area of the new energy system in maritime applications in Europe, Norway and Korea. He is also a vice president of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA).

Group Activities related to Sensing and Perception for Intelligent Vehicles and Automated Systems PROF. DONZELLA, Valentina Intelligent Vehicles Sensors Group, WMG, University of Warwick At Warwick, Valentina leads the Intelligent Vehicles - Sensors group . She designed and now is the Program Leader of WMGs full and part-time MSc in Smart Connected and Autonomous VehiclesMSc in Smart Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, managing a suite of MSc modules in automotive sensors, sensor fusion, automotive embedded system V&V and robustness, machine intelligence, human technology interaction and communications which are also delivered on WMG's professional programmes. She is committed to strengthen the research-teaching nexus at WMG. Prof Donzella has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial fellowship Industrial fellowship (2020-2022) and she is a full college member of EPSRC. She currently supervises a number of doctoral, masters and undergraduate project students, and she is active on a number of committees and steering groups both within and outside the university. Valentina is author and co-author of a number of internationally published papers on automotive engineering, pedagogy in Higher Education, Silicon Photonics sensors and integrated optics (Google Scholar Profile). Valentina completed her Ph.D. (with honours) in Innovative Technologies for Communication and Information Engineering from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa, Italy), the best University in Italy (Times Higher Education ranking). Before joining WMG, she was a postdoctoral researcher and then MITACS fellow in the ECE Department at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver (BC), Canada), working on integrated optical sensors on Silicon Photonics chips in one of the world leading groups for Silicon Photonics.

Group Projects and Activities related to Automation Systems in Manufacturing PROF. HARRISON, Robert Automation Systems Group, WMG, University of Warwick Robert Harrison is Professor of Automation Systems at WMG. Professor Harrison joined WMG from Loughborough University where he was Professor of Automation Systems with a research and teaching focus in the areas of systems engineering and industrial automation. Professor Harrison was the founder member of the Manufacturing Systems Integration Research Institute at Loughborough and headed the Automation Systems Group, a team of around 15 researchers undertaking internationally leading research into a new generation of control systems and associated lifecycle support tools for manufacturing automation. Professor Harrison is the author of around 150 peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers and gives frequent national and international presentations in academic and commercial contexts.

An Overview of WMG, the Catapult Centre, WMG's Theme Structure and Research Groups’ Structure DR. KEATING, Elspeth M CTO Team, WMG, University of Warwick Dr Elspeth Keating (Lead Engineer) has been at WMG for over 10 years, and is currently working on Technology Assessment in the CTO team. She has a strong track record of industrially focussed material science research for linking it to sustainability and carbon costs. She is currently focussing on the Aerospace and Marine sectors, working on roadmaps for decarbonisation and energy transition. Until the general election announcement, she was seconded as Jet Zero Council Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group Secretariat.

Safety of Automated Driving PROF. KHASTGIR, Siddartha Verification & Validation Group, WMG, University of Warwick Siddartha Khastgir is the Head of Verification & Validation (V&V) of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) at WMG, University of Warwick. He is the technical lead for WMG on various collaborative research and development projects (Innovate UK funded - StreetWise, OmniCAV, SAVVY, and UKIERI funded - Safety of AI). In September 2019, Siddartha received the prestigious **UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship** . His Fellowship is titled - *"Enabling a Novel Evaluation Continuum for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)"* . He has been recognised both nationally and internationally for his applied research contributions, featuring in the **Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2018** in the Industry list, and giving a **TEDx talk** on safety of CAVs. Before starting his role as Head of V&V for CAV at WMG, Siddartha completed his PhD at WMG under the supervision of Professor Paul Jennings. Having developed a diverse portfolio of industrial experience in the automotive sector in different parts of the world: India at Tata Motors, Germany at FEV GmbH and now in the UK, leading multi-cultural teams to deliver large commercial projects successfully. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. A Chartered Engineer, Siddartha is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK. He is also the **UK's technical representative on the International Standards (ISO) committee (ISO TC 204/WG14 and ISO TC22/ SC33/ WG9)** and is a part of the international team of experts working to create standards for automated driving. Currently, he is the lead author of a proposed international standard on self-driving shuttles/pods. Siddartha is a firm believer in giving back to the engineering profession by inspiring students into engineering, upskilling, and re-skilling (young and experienced) engineers. An active volunteer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) UK, he was elected as a member of the IMechE Council and also as the Chairman of IMechE's International Young Member Committee (IYMC) (representing over 20,000 of the IMechE's international young members). He has focused his activities on increasing the digital offerings of professional courses/webinars for young members internationally to help them to upskill themselves. For his contributions to the field of mobility and applied research, he was recognised as the UK's Young Engineer (Under 30) 2017 by TechWorks, ITS UK Young Professional of the Year 2017 and was among the Top 30 researchers in engineering invited to present at the UK's House of Lords as part of the STEM for Britain 2017 event.

Battery Innovation at WMG: Academic Understanding to Drive Industry Solutions PROF. PIPER, Louis Battery Materials and Cells Group, WMG, University of Warwick Louis Piper is Professor of Battery Innovation and heads the Battery Materials and Cells group at WMG. He co-leads the Faraday Institution Degradation and FutureCat Phase II projects that focus on developing next generation cathode chemistries and understanding how to improve capacity retention in state-of-art Ni-rich and phosphate cells. He has published almost 200 publications has various projects with industry partners and government agencies Professor Piper completed his PhD in Physics at Warwick University in 2006 and spent 4 years at the National Synchrotron Light Source (Upton, NY) before joining the faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY). At Binghamton U. he was Professor of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Materials Science & Engineering Program (2017 ? 2020) and won the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Creative Activities (2018). His research was supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and US Air Force Office for Scientific Research and employed a range of synchrotron-based spectroscopy techniques to explain optical, electronic and electrochemical phenomena of functional metal oxides, for applications as smart displays; memristors; photocatalysts and Li-ion battery cathodes. At Binghamton University, he worked alongside M Stanley Whittingham co-inventor of the Li ion battery and 2019 Nobel Laureate of Chemistry as part of the NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES). As part of these activities, he has pioneered several advanced spectroscopic tools for cathode battery studies i.e. Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) and Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) and made several critical contributions to our understanding of cathode-electrolyte interfaces (degradation), oxygen redox (new chemistry) and the realization of multi-electrodes (increased capacity).

Policy framework for mapping a transparent and ethical supply chain for electric vehicles : UK - ROK research collaboration DR. BALAKRISHNAN, Kogi Supply Chain Group, WMG, University of Warwick Dr Kogila Balakrishnan is Director of Client and Business Development with responsibilities for international business development, research in defence management and offsets as well as teaching. Kogi's specific role is to develop and enhance education and research collaboration focused in Malaysia and South East Asia. Kogi was previously the Under Secretary of the Defence Industry Division at the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia from 2009 till 2011 where she was responsible for developing strategies, policies and overseeing implementation of the Malaysian defence industry growth; identifying potential investments and technology transfer in high technology and skills development that could be leveraged through offsets for the Malaysian industrial and technological growth. Kogi is one of the very few who has a combination of academic-industry-government experience and exposure in offsets and industrial participation. She uses her knowledge and know-how in offsets management and international collaboration to advise defence industries and governments world-wide. Kogi has published several academic papers on topics such as defence industry, defence offsets, defence acquisition and performance measurement.

Sustainable Steel Manufacturing PROF. DAVIS, Claire Advanced Steel Research Centre, Wmg, University Of Warwick Professor Davis was previously the Professor of Ferrous Metallurgy at the University of Birmingham. She gained her undergraduate degree and PhD from Cambridge University. She was sponsored by British Steel (now Tata Steel) during her undergraduate degree and PhD and spent two months at Nippon Steel as part of a research experience for European students. Professor Davis became a National Teaching Fellow in 2001 and has received numerous awards and grants for educational activities and pedagogy. Professor Davis is a member of the Rail Research UK (RRUK) Association and is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Ironmaking and Steelmaking. She was a guest editor for Materials Science and Technology Special Issue on Microalloyed Steels in 2009. Professor Davis has published over 100 papers in international journals, given invited and keynote lectures and has/is supervising 31 doctoral students and 6 Masters students. **Professional membership:** Fellow - Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Fellow - Institute of Learning and Teaching (ILT) Chartered Engineer Member - Rail Research UK Association Member - Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Steel Division **Awards:** Best paper at World Congress on Rail Research (2008) University of Birmingham Teaching Fellowship (2007) ExxonMobil Excellence in Teaching award (2007) Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award lecture at BA Science Festival (2006) Project based learning in engineering prize for excellence (2003) National Teaching Fellow (2001)

Group Projects and Activities related to Data Science PROF. MONTANA, Giovanni Data Science Group, WMG, University of Warwick Giovanni Montana received a Ph.D. in Computational Statistics from the Department of Statistics of Warwick University in 2003 and then held a post-doctoral position at the University of Chicago. In 2005, after a short stint in industry working as a research statistician for Bristol-Myers Squibb, in Princeton, he returned to the UK to join the faculty of Imperial College London as GlaxoSmithKline Lecturer of Statistics in the Mathematics Department. There, he led a statistical learning group with a focus on high-dimensional data analysis and applications in bioinformatics and medical imaging. In 2013, Giovanni joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering at King's College London as Chair in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and continued to develop statistical and machine learning algorithms for a number of large-scale applied problems in genomics, computer vision, and text analytics. Since 2018 he holds a Chair in Data Science at the University of Warwick where he's jointly affiliatiated with the Department of Statistics and WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group). Giovanni is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and Chartered Statistician, and currently holds a UKRI Turing AI Accelleration Fellowship.

WMG SME Team (Catapult) – International Research Collaboration development MR. NICOL, David SME Team and Deans Office / Research Office, WMG, University of Warwick 10 years’ experience in product development in the manufacturing and automotive industry prior to joining WMG in 2019, working under the catapult CEO David Greenwood as a full time EngD candidate in the areas of Battery manufacturing and energy science. David is now an innovation manager within the SME Team of Catapult at WMG, leading multiple government projects in energy reduction and efficiency within the UK energy intensive manufacturing sector. While leading teams to the delivery of energy reduction and efficiency projects. David also has an additional role as international research collaboration development working directly with the WMG Deans office and research office acting as a Vanguard in the development of future international research collaborations driven by his own, previous 2 years and ongoing, sustainable energy research in SE Asia, developing unique data in the development of smart, sustainable microgrids and electrical infrastructure in remote locations.