Thank you for attending Summer School 2023!

5 days event 11-15 September 2023

  • 6 keynote speeches;
  • 6 Technical Lectures;
  • 3 Soft skills Lectures
  • 2 Live-Demo sessions dedicated to useful SWs
  • 1 PhD Poster session
  • 1 Cultural excursion
  • 1 Social Dinner
  • 1 Welcome cocktail
  • 5 lunches and 8 coffee breaks

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: the scheduled times are expressed as Central European Summer Time (CEST) = Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 2h due to daylight savings time being in effect.


Monday September 11th 2023

08:30 – Registration opening & Logistical Info
09:00-9:30 – Opening ceremony – Welcome address
09:30-10:30
Keynote 1 – The challenge of electrification in high performance cars
Ugo Sitta, Head of Power Electronics development, Ferrari, Italy
10:30-11:00 – Coffee break
11:00-12:00
Keynote 2 – Current Status and Trends in Electrical Machines used in Transportation Application
Shafigh Nategh, PhD, Founder and CEO of SEDRIVE, Sweden
12:00-13:00
Keynote 3 –  Electric powertrains for off-road e-Mobility
Dmitry Svechkarenko, R&D Team Manager at ABB Corporate Research, Sweden
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-16:00
PhD poster session
16:00-16:30 – Coffee break
16:30-17:30
Live-Demo 1 – Particle simulation for oil-cooled e-motors: fluid and solid temperature prediction with Particleworks
Michele Merelli, Business Development Specialist and CAE Engineer at Particleworks Europe and Enginsoft, Italy
19:00
Welcome cocktail reception

Tuesday September 12th 2023

09:00 Reception opening
09:30-10:30
Keynote 4 – Electrification in commercial vehicles
Shaohong Zhu, Electric Machine Engineer at Cummins, The United Kingdom
10:30-11:00 – Coffee break
11:00-12:00
Keynote 5 – The frontier of electrification in agriculture and off-highway vehicles
Diego Troncon, Electric Machines Technical Project Leader in the Electrification System Integration, CNH Industrial, Italy
12:00-13:00
Keynote 6 – Modern technologies and methodologies for Testing Power Electronics Equipment
Marcin Szlosek, R&D Department Manager ABB PL, Poland
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-16:00
Technical lecture 1  – Additive manufacturing applied to electrical machines 
Prof. Elena Bassoli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
16:00-16:30 – Coffee break
16:30-17:30
Live-Demo – Design and Optimization of Power Electronics with Ansys
Antonio Camarda – Senior Application Engineer, Ansys, Italy

Wednesday, September 13th 2023

08:30 Reception opening
09:00 -11:00
Soft skill lecture 1 – From idea to commercialisation
Christian Kumar, director of Maverx Academy, Maverx Foundation, Italy
11:00 -11:20 – Coffee break
11:20-13:20
Soft skill lecture 2 – Funding and pitching
Christian Kumar, director of Maverx Academy, Maverx Foundation,Italy
13:20 -14:30 – Lunch
14:30-18:30
Cultural excursion
Maserati Museum Factory Tour
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Panini Museum Car Exhibition
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Hombre Farm Tasting Experience

Thursday, September 14th 2023

08:30 Reception opening
09:00 -11:00
Technical lecture 2 – insulation in electrical machines for green transportation: challenges and solutions
Prof. Andrea Cavallini, University of Bologna, Italy
11:00 -11:20 – Coffee break
11:20 -13:20
Technical lecture 3 – Modern Design and manufacturing of induction machines for transportation electrification
Prof. Gerard Capolino, distinguished lecturer IEEE, France
13:20 -14:30 – Lunch
14:30-16:30
Technical lecture 4 – Powertrains with multiphase motors supplied by multilevel converters
Prof. Carlo Cecati, University of L’Aquila, Italy
16:30 -17:00 – Coffee break
17:00 -19:00
Technical lecture 5– Advanced methods for condition monitoring of electric motors based on the analysis of electrical quantities 
Prof. Jose Antonino Daviu, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
20:30 – Social Dinner & Award Ceremony

Friday, September 15th 2023

08:30 Reception opening
09:00-11:00
Technical lecture 6 – Electric Propulsion and e-Machine technologies
David Gerada, The University of Nottingham, UK
11:00 -11:20 – Coffee break
11:20-13:20
Soft skill lecture 3 – Final pitch presentation: discussion and feedback
Christian Kumar, director of Maverx Academy, Maverx Foundation, Italy
13:20 -14:30 – Lunch
14:30-16:00
Final test for ECTS (6ECTS for full registration) – Closing remarks

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