Speakers
Euan Wells
Dale Smith
Robbie Glachan
Youri Linden
Bart-Peter Smit
Jonathan L Maas
Dr Nitin Agarwala
Rakesh Rana
Aseem Gosain
Joshua Riley
Session Two: AI-Driven Maritime Systems and Cyber-Resilient Networks
Euan Wells is a noise and vibrations engineer working in Rosyth for QinetiQ.
With a degree from Heriot-Watt university in electrical and electronic engineering, Euan worked down in Farnborough for 2 years as part of a graduate scheme with QinetiQ covering roles such as battery experimentation, military experimentation and advanced stealth materials.
Youri Linden has a diverse background in maritime engineering and system automation. Since 2021, he has served as a Senior System Engineer Automation at the Netherlands Material and IT Command, where he identifies software requirements aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and crew support. Prior to his current role, Youri spent three years as the Head of the Marine- and Weapons Engineering Department aboard the Air Defense and Command Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter. He holds a Master's degree from Delft University of Technology, with his thesis focusing on NO-emission prediction in diesel engines.
A dynamic personality with a go-getter attitude, Aseem is a Gold Medalist alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Class of 2018 (BTech in Electrical Engineering and MTech in Power Electronics).
At college, he had been involved in several projects to further his knowledge and satiate his apetite for technology. He has worked on a wide spectrum of things from power electronic circuit design and implementation to embedded system/computer programming and AI/fuzzy controllers to leading the practical implementation of a retrofitted electric van through system integration.
He has always been a keen observer of the problems around him and has continually attempted to provide practical solutions by putting his skills and intuition to work. His latest concern is the noxious miasma that air in many major cities has become. Bent on ameliorating this problem, he founded Vidyutm Mobility in the choked air of New Delhi, which is envisioned to be a key solution provider for electric vehicles to facilitate their faster adoption.
Aseem has formed the technical backbone for Vidyutm with his vertically specialized exposure to current developments in power electronics and an acumen for innovation, and as CEO, he is responsible for developing the vision and technical build strategy/designs for the product portfolio at Vidyutm.
He is a staunch believer of sustainable progress through thoughtful research, increased automation and excogitated design. His thesis is that technology and innovation through R&D, indigenous design and manufacturing and intellectual property generation are the steadfast pillars that will support India's self reliance and the "Make In India" initiative.
With Aseem at its helm, Vidyutm shall provide womb to tomb solutions for transforming Indian mobility.
Eshan Rajabally is the Maritime Autonomy Technology Lead at BMT. Here he acts as authority on autonomy enabling technologies, identifying and seeding related BMT consultancy and other service offerings. Eshan is a chartered engineer with over twenty years of experience in research and innovation, technology development, and demonstrator prototyping.