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Andrew Cruden is the Principal Investigator for the FEVER Programme Grant. An electrical engineer by background, he is based within the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and is the Associate Dean (Academic Infrastructure) for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. He is also Co-Director on the EPSRC CDT in Energy Storage and its Applications.

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Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Dave Stone leads the Centre for Research into Electrical Energy Storage and Applications (CREESA). He was PI of the EPSRC CDT in Energy Storage and its Applications, delivered a 2MW/1MWh LTO battery demonstrator at Willenhall substation, and was PI on the world’s first use of vehicle-to-grid to support electrified rail.

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Richard Wills is the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and brings expertise in electrochemical energy storage. Recent projects have included the development of novel flow batteries within the ‘RELCo-Bat’ Faraday Institution project and the development of new aluminium-ion batteries as alternatives for lithium-ion cells in the ‘ALION’ H2020 project.

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Professor in Electronics and Computer Science. Sebastian Stein will lead in applying and extending artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to enable smart EV charging within FEVER and holds a UKRI Turing AI Acceleration Fellowship, which is developing novel techniques for building citizen-centric AI systems.

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Management School. Erica Ballantyne has been named investigator on £590k worth of research projects since 2015. This has included EU Horizon 2020 projects with a role of Co-Investigator in the Marie-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE), where she undertook a secondment to Stockholm Stad, as well as roles on the EU-India Collaboration, Economic and Social Research Council, and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

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Senior Lecturer in Social and Environmental Psychology. Chris Jones is an expert in the social acceptance of supply and demand side energy technologies and environmental behaviour change. He has served on the editorial board of Energy Research and Social Science (2018-2020) and is an associate editor of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

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Head of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department. Dan brings expertise in energy storage and management, power electronics, and intelligent systems. Deputy Director of CREESA, a named investigator on more than £8.5M of funding from EPSRC, H2020 and Innovate-UK including as Principal Investigator to deliver the UK’s largest hybrid battery-flywheel energy storage system.

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Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Martin Foster is involved with a number of Innovate-UK and directly industrially funded and EPSRC projects including “A New Partnership in Offshore Wind” (EP/R004900/1). His expertise lies in the design and optimisation of power electronics converters and energy storage and management.

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School of Economics, leading the Surrey Energy Economics Centre. Mona Chitnis is an expert in energy economics with a focus on consumers and energy modelling. She is Co-Investigator of the UK Centre into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS, £19m, UKRI), and a UK partner for Horizon 2020 STEP-IN project. Her research focus is on energy consumers, demand modelling, energy efficiency, renewables and rebound effects. She is internationally recognised for work on energy demand and rebound effects and was invited to present to government at the National Environmental Agency in Singapore.

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Professor Mechanical Engineering. Suleiman Sharkh has 20+ years research experience in power electronics and electric machines and is a Deputy Director of the EPSRC CDT in energy storage and its applications.

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Gareth Giles is the Head of the Public Policy for Southampton (PPS) research unit, with experience of supporting policy engagement on key EPSRC projects as part of University provision. PPS was established in 2014 and has been a UKRI recognised research facility since 2016.

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Mechanical Engineering, is a Senior Research Fellow and the Project Manager for FEVER. He has a background in mechanical engineering and has experience in experimental testing, design, and numerical modelling of flow batteries. Most recently, Ewan has helped deliver a demonstrator scale soluble lead flow battery within the ‘RELCo-Bat’ Faraday Institution project (FIEE-002).

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Dr Matt Smith, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, is a Research Associate at the Centre for Research into Electrical Energy Storage and Applications (CREESA). His research interests include Power Electronics, Electrical Energy Storage & Management and Battery Performance. Specifically, his work examines factors affecting the lifetime and performance of batteries within energy storage and automotive applications and battery testing methodologies and procedures.

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Yazan Al-Wreikat joined the FEVER project as a Research Fellow within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research background is on electric vehicles energy consumption, hybrid energy storage systems and second life battery.

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Dr Mobin Naderi, Electrical Engineering, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for FEVER. He has a background in power systems and microgrids, and has experience in modelling, planning, stability analysis and control of power electronics-based power systems. He has published valuable papers, a book chapter, and a book about microgrids modelling and control.

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Dr Diane Palmer, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, is a Research Fellow for FEVER. She is highly skilled Geographic Information Systems Scientist and Renewable Energy Researcher with many years of experience. Previously her research has focussed on Meteorology for predicting and monitoring photovoltaic energy production. Since joining FEVER she has turned her attention to modelling wind yield.

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Dr Amirhossein Khazali, Electrical Engineering, is currently a Research Fellow working at the University of Southampton for the FEVER project.
His research interests include energy grid optimization, planning and operation of microgrids, energy storage systems, and system parameter estimation and modeling.
He is an author and co-author of a number of conference and journal papers.

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Technician, Mechanical Engineering. Andy has a background in commercial electronics and worked in Medical Electronics, RF Systems and Manufacturing before joining the University of Southampton in 2007 as part of the School of Engineering Electronics Workshop. He joined the Energy Technology Group in 2016 and took over running the Mechatronics Lab before being seconded to the FEVER project in 2022.

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James graduated from the University of Southampton in 2022 with an integrated master’s in Mathematical Physics and has since started a PhD linked to FEVER. James has experience in modelling systems using differential equations and obtaining solutions through the use of numerical methods based on discretisation of the problem domain (in particular, Godunov→FVM) using asymptotic methods and perturbation theory to tackle problems. He also has experience using Python, having used it to create a Monte-Carlo algorithm to simulate the spread of a virus and to aid in solving several problems involving partial differential equations.

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Maria is a Research Associate for the FEVER project within the Sheffield University Management School. Her background is as a chemical engineer with expertise in solar energy and PV solar system modelling. She is particularly interested in finding solutions for an efficient and sustainable pathway towards road freight transport electrification. Specifically, her work explores decentralised smart grid systems that enable zero-emission charging hubs for EV freight fleets whilst considering commercial logistics and operational requirements.

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Tarokh is currently pursuing an MRes/PhD in Economics at the School of Economics, University of Surrey. His research interests lie in the application of economic principles to energy challenges. Given his background in Energy and Environmental Economics, he is particularly focused on energy economics, transition and policy. His participation in the FEVER program aims to assess the economic viability of the FEVER concept, as well as predict the FEVER market structure and its future.

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Grace is the Policy Officer for the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton. She works with research projects to connect with policy makers and enhance their policy impact.

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Dr Jan Buermann is a Research Fellow for Citizen-Centric AI Systems. His expertise lies in computer science, specifically in the design of AI systems to optimise resource usage under uncertainty. In this context, his work prioritises the alignment of incentives of end-users and stakeholders. By integrating fundamental and applied research, he addresses challenges in smart energy systems and the acceleration of decarbonisation towards net zero.

Dr. Jayshree Dutta has joined the FEVER project as a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey, after obtaining a Ph.D in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. Her research focuses on consumer demand and preferences for Electric Vehicle charging technologies while understanding the intricate drivers that shape adoption patterns and consumer decision-making processes.

George is an Electronic & Electrical Engineer pursuing a PhD at The University of Sheffield. His research interests include power requirements for electric vehicle charging, and the modeling of hybrid energy storage systems.

Bruno is a recently joined research assistant in the FEVER project. He is first and foremost a computer scientist, taking interest in any computing-related topic, but specialising in computationally efficient software. His PhD research focused on lightweight Visual Place Recognition for mobile robotics operating with resource-constrained hardware, and he is aiming to employ his research insights to other AI applications in order to achieve a more environmentally friendly AI landscape.

Dr. Ezhilarasi Periyathambi is a Research Fellow on the FEVER project and contributes as a researcher in the Citizen-Centric AI Systems (CCAIS). Her expertise lies in applying AI approaches for smart grid systems to achieve sustainable energy distribution. At FEVER, she focuses on developing advanced smart charging algorithms for electric vehicles and integrating user interfaces for control and management. In addition to her work with FEVER, Ezhilarasi is actively engaged in the CCAIS project, where she contributes to the design and implementation of AI systems that prioritize fairness and serve the public interest.

Dr Taalia Nadeem is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth. She specialises in understanding user needs and public perspectives of emerging technologies, with expertise in qualitative and participatory research methods. Her work has examined future flight technologies, where she used serious games to engage stakeholders in discussions on risk, innovation and policy. At FEVER, her work focuses on the adoption and acceptance of renewably powered, off-grid EV charging. She is particularly interested in place-based research, inclusivity in technology design, and how interactive methods can support stakeholder engagement and policy development.

Fariba is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Southampton, and part of the FEVER and CCAIS projects. Her research focuses on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to optimize the energy management of grid-independent electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This approach aims to enhance the efficiency and economic viability of these stations, encourage greater adoption of EVs, and contribute to the creation of more environmentally friendly urban environments.