Dr. Thomas Yilun Luo, Advanced Power Inverter Design and Analysis Engineer, General Motors
Dr. Thomas Yilun Luo is currently an Advanced Power Inverter Design and Analysis Engineer at General Motors. Dr. Luo
works with GM R&D and GPD teams and eternal entities to advance state-of-the-art inverter technology. Dr. Luo has
extensive experience in inverter design, testing, and analysis, both in low and high voltage design, power devices, and
component engineering for BEVs. Dr. Luo has been a key contributor to inverter and motor control research at Southwest
Research Institute and is currently the session chair of Electric Motor and Power Electronics of SAE WCX.
Inam Saudagar, Electronic Controls Hardware Engineer, Fisher & Paykel Technologies
Inam Saudagar is an electronic controls hardware engineer at Fisher & Paykel Technologies. He has over 12 years of
experience in designing and developing hardware and control circuits for electronic devices, power electronics, and
motor control systems. His previous projects include the development of electric drives for submarine propulsion
systems, flap adjustments for fighter planes, and torpedo development for underwater warfare. Inam's current projects
include designing electronics for home appliances and fitness equipment.
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Bhanu Prakash Villuri, Lead Project Engineer, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Bhanu received his degree in electronics and communication engineering from Berhampur University, India. He has
more than 17 years of experience developing embedded products in the medical, defense, industrial, and commercial
fields, taking them from prototype to production. He has spent more than 12 of those 17 years developing BLDC motor
control products, which are extensively used in missiles, medical devices, and power tools.
Aleksei Zhmakin, Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Arrival
Aleksei Zhmakin is a senior hardware design engineer at Arrival. He has over 10 years of experience designing and
developing electronics in the automotive, IoT, communications, and power industries. During this time, he has played a
key role in producing thousands of working devices. Aleksei received his master's degree in electrical and electronics
engineering from Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU).
