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Speaker

Dr. Siddartha Khastgir

Head of Verification & Validation, Intelligent Vehicles, WMG, University of Warwick

Siddartha is currently a Head of Verification & Validation of Connected & Autonomous Vehicles at WMG, University of Warwick. After his undergraduate at IIT Kharagpur he worked for 4 years in the industry on advanced control technology, first with Tata Motors and then with FEV. He is a TEDx speaker, a Forbes Under 30 honouree and a represent of the UK on the ISO Technical Committee as well as a member of an international team of experts, creating international standards for safe introduction of automated vehicles.

Company

WMG, University of Warwick

WMG at the University of Warwick was established by Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharrya in 1980. We are an international group, with collaborative centres in the UK, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Thailand. WMG at the University of Warwick was established by Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharrya in 1980. We are an international group, with collaborative centres in the UK, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Thailand. Our vision is to deliver high quality interdisciplinary research to achieve global impact in the fields of low carbon mobility, healthcare and business while training the academic and industrial research leaders of the future. Our strategy has been to develop academic leadership and international recognition in five themes: design; materials; manufacturing; systems; business. Cross cutting activities, such the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, the Institute for Digital Healthcare and our SME Programmes, enable achievement of our impact agenda into the main application areas of industry