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35 years of rich experience in Mobility technology, having association with diverse automotive Companies such as Motorcycle, Tractor, SUVs & Trucks. He is an expert in engine design & development with core competence in cost effective designs with emission compliance to state of art and Best-in-class fuel economy, innovation, first of its kind etc.

Mr. Bharathan S

• An accomplished automotive engineer with over 12 years of experience across ICE, hybrid, and electric powertrains. At Mahindra & Mahindra, he is currently focused on developing thermal systems for next-generation EVs.

Mr. Anjir Patil

• An accomplished Thermal Systems Engineer with a strong academic foundation, holding an M.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.   

• Ph.D. from IIT Patna, Chemical Engineering, 2023
• 6+ Years experience working in battery technology domain
• 2.5+ YEARS in RNTBCI, RAE

Beema Thangarajan R Bio

• M.E. from CEG, Electrical Engineering, 2012
• 12 Years experience as a R&D Engineer
• 8 YEARS in RNTBCI, RAE – EV Team
• Expertise in EV Charging & Battery System

Mr. Ramnik Singh has completed master’s degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign USA in mechanical engineering where he focused on developing CFD solvers to run on GPU. He has overall 4 years of academic research and 10+ years of professional experience where he has published 3 peer-reviewed journal papers and has been awarded 2 US patents. His experience spans product development in the oil & gas and automotive industry, business development and operations management.

Ujjwal Chopra is a Staff Applications Engineer at Gamma Technologies with more than 5 years of experience in system-level simulation. His work focuses on xEV modelling, battery and energy storage, microgrid system and digital twin applications. He completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bhilai and has published technical papers at leading industry conferences including SAE and NAFEMS.

Pavan Kumar is a Staff Application Engineer at Gamma Technologies in Pune, where he focuses on simulating battery performance, aging, and safety to accelerate the development of reliable Li-ion packs. He works closely with automotive OEMs and cell manufacturers, using advanced tools like GT-AutoLion to support the design and optimization of battery systems across various applications.

Mr. Noble Sharma did his post-graduation in Thermal Engineering and Graduation in Aeronautical Engineering. He has more than 5 years of experience in CAE -system simulations.  Currently working as Senior Application Engineer-Engine Systems at Gamma Technologies -Pune India. His current research interests are in integrating Artificial intelligence and Digital Twin technology to Energy systems.

Vinit has over 14+ yrs of experience in the CAE domain in which he has spent 11yrs working for General Motors. He has done his master’s from IIT, Kharagpur.

With over 16 years of experience in the automotive industry, Hitesh brings deep expertise in system-level modeling of powertrain-agnostic drivetrains. His career is rooted in a strong foundation of applied research and development, including a 12-year tenure at the prestigious Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in the Powertrain Engineering Department. At ARAI, He led several XiL (Model-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Software-in-the-Loop) projects focused on heavy-duty diesel powertrains, driving innovation in advanced simulation and validation methodologies.