Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure for Decarbonisation of Land Transportation

Associate Professor Ng Bor Kiat brings with him close to 40 years of industry experiences and extensive involvements in research and development, system management, maintenance engineering and project management. He was previously the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President at SMRT, Chief Maintenance & Engineering Officer of the Singapore Armed Forces and a Consultant to NUS Temasek Systems Institute. Bor Kiat holds a Master’s degree in Military Vehicle Technology from Cranfield Institute of Technology (UK) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan). He is a Chartered Engineer in Railway and Transportation Engineering and a Chartered Engineer in Systems Engineering conferred by the Institution of Engineers Singapore. He attended the Programme for Management Development Programme at Harvard University.

Dr. Rathore is a Professor of the Engineering faculty, at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). He is an expert in power electronics and control of electric motor drives and received the Gold Medal for securing the highest academic standing in his Master’s degree. Dr. Rathore is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the 2020 IEEE IAS Outstanding Area Chair Award, the 2020 IEEE Bimal Bose Award for Industrial Electronics Applications in Energy Systems and the 2021 Nagamori Award. He has published about 285 research papers in international journals and conferences, including 96 IEEE TRANSACTIONS. His research is mainly focused on the analysis and design of novel current-fed converters (topologies and modulation), soft-switching design and modulation schemes for the dc/dc converters, pulsating DC link (electrolytic capacitorless) inverters, and control of multilevel inverters.

Dr. Zheng Jianxin is an Associate Professor of the engineering cluster at Singapore Institute of Technology. Currently, he is also the Programme Leader for Electronics and Data Engineering programme. His current research interest is on semiconductor device physics and simulation, transport system simulation and data analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and PhD (Advanced Materials for Micro and Nano Systems) from Singapore-MIT Alliance in NUS.

Dr. Elsa Feng Xue obtained her PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in June 2016. Her specialization is on energy storage system modelling and control for renewable energy systems and electric vehicles. During her course of PhD study from 2011 to 2015, she was also involved in electric vehicle research with TUM CREATE. She joined Land Transport Authority of Singapore and worked in e-mobility office from September 2015 to June 2017. Since September 2017, she has been working as an Assistant Professor in Singapore Institute of Technology. Her research interests include microgrid operation and planning, energy storage modelling, planning and control using artificial intelligence and transactive energy systems. She is a recipient of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting Best Paper Award and IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Best Reviewer Award. She is serving as Associate Editor for IET Renewable Power Generation and served as Guest Editor for IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution and Topic Coordinator for Frontiers in Energy Research. She is also serving as Honorary Secretary in IES Electronics and Computer Engineering Technical Committee.

Dr. Lock is a Professor (Engineering) at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Head of its Energy Efficiency Technology Centre. He plays an active role in energy efficiency and sustainability, being the Chairman of Accreditation Committee for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and the Co-Chair of Steering Committee of Singapore Certified Energy Managers (SCEM) Scheme. He is an Accredited Tier Designer awarded by the Uptime Institute. He is a specialist consulting engineer in the areas of mission-critical electrical design, power quality, EMC, and safety. He conducted many power failure investigations of data centres.

Professor Lock has a unique blend of practicing and academic experience acquired through a career which is equally split between the industry and the academia. He received both his B.Sc. (1975) and Ph.D. (1979) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, UK. He was a faculty at the Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore for 17 years when he left to set up his consulting practice in 1997. He returned to the academia as a professor at SIT in 2016 after 20 years in the industry.

He is a registered Professional Engineer (Electrical) and served as a Board Member of the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore for 14 years. He is a Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore and an Honorary Fellow of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations.

He is the co-Laureate of the 2021 WFEO Medal for Excellence in Engineering Education awarded by the World Federation of Engineering Organisations. He received the Public Service Medal (2015) and the Public Service Star (2020).

Stephanie is a director at the National Electrical Vehicle Centre (NEVC) at Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. Formed in March 2021, the NEVC serves as a one-stop programme office to drive EV adoption through planning for EV charging infrastructure, setting regulations and standards, cultivating a vibrant EV industry, and conducting research eco-system. She has previously worked in various other government agencies in the areas of finance, municipal services, and learning and development.

Mr. Sin Jia Hau is a dedicated professional serving as the Product Application Leader (Asia Pacific) at Schneider Electric, a global leader in electric vehicle charger manufacturing and a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation.

With nearly three years of experience in the eMobility industry, he has played a pivotal role in advancing the EV charging infrastructure, not only in Singapore but also across the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. His contributions encompass providing comprehensive training, hosting forums, and delivering educational speeches to government agencies, building owners, consultants, and engineers. Jia Hau is committed to shaping this emerging market through knowledge dissemination and engagement.

He specialises in designing and delivering Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, showcasing expertise in charging technologies, standards, and emerging trends. He is also well-versed in energy management solutions that optimise the EV charging process, improving building electricity stability. His proficiency in controlling the charging process allows for a reduction in electricity demand, particularly when power availability for the EV infrastructure is limited.

Before venturing into the e-mobility industry, he dedicated his career to building energy management and automation for more than 25 years, with a strong focus on energy management and sustainability. His efforts contributed significantly to the reduction of carbon emissions in the built environment.

Chan Cher Leong has more than 25 years of experience in automotive systems and work experience in government agencies and industries. Currently, he is the Director of Engineering at BYD Singapore. Prior to this, he had various portfolios and different capacities in SMRT, DSTA, and SAF Army Engineering.

He holds a master of science in mechanical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, safety, health, and environment technology from NUS. He also holds a bachelor of technology in mechanical engineering, second class upper honours from NUS, an advance diploma in mechatronics, and a diploma in mechanical engineering from Singapore Polytechnic. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers Singapore and is currently a member of the TR25 review committee.