Dr Simon Hart

Dr Simon Hart

Chief Technology Innovation Officer YASA

Dr Simon Hart is the Chief Technology Innovation Officer, CTIO, at YASA, a manufacturer of high-power density motor controllers and axial flux motors for automotive and other sectors. Simon founded the controller and power electronics group at YASA in 2016. Before joining YASA, Simon was with Emerson Control Techniques for 15 years and before that Eurotherm Drives. Simon is Honorary Associate Professor in Power Conversion for Transportation Electrification at the University of Nottingham. Simon has papers and patents in the fields of power electronics, motor control, software systems and thermal management techniques.

Main Day Two | Thursday, April 28, 2022

5:00 PM Panel: Sharing the Industry's Vision to Standardise & Streamline Safety Standards

Join this panel discussion to see standard experts come to together with members of the industry to discuss the business case for standardisation, and what needs to be done in the real sense to achieve with a streamlined framework of functional safety requirements.

  • Find out how standardisation of safety requirements can increase the scope of improvement and innovation in functional safety
  • Explore the benefits of being on the same framework when new players enter the industry
  • Learn how streamlining functional safety requirements can improve development flow from the hardware to the system level