Dr. Carlos Romero of Armasuisse Science + Technology

Biography:

Dr. Carlos Romero is a Senior Scientist at Armasuisse in Thun, Switzerland. He received his B.Sc. degree in 2001, his M.Sc. degree in 2006, and his Ph.D. degree in 2012, all in Electric Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). For his Ph.D. degree, he worked on the lightning electromagnetics of the Säntis Tower for the EMC Laboratory at EPFL, where he also completed a postdoc in Electric Engineering in 2013.  At Montena Technology SA, where he worked as an R&D Engineer from 2014 to 2018, Dr. Romero was responsible for the design and construction of high-power electromagnetics (HPEM) systems. He made significant contributions to the understanding, design, and improvement of MV generators, the conception of vertical and horizontal simulators, and the design and improvement of measurement systems for HPEM systems. His work also included research and development of electric and magnetic field sensors and specialized measurement instrumentation for HPEM setups, as well as the analysis and simulation of large electromagnetics problems with various organizations around the world.

Mr. François Volery of Montena Technology SA

Biography:

François Volery received an engineering degree from the Ecole d'ingénieurs de Fribourg in 1986, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) in 1990. He began his career as research engineer in telecommunication industry in Switzerland and in the USA. After holding positions in R&D, product management, strategic marketing, sales and business development, he completed his study with an Executive MBA at the Haute Ecole de Gestion de Fribourg.

François Volery joined Montena in 2007 to develop the company's new activity as supplier of test & measurement equipment. He setup an international sales network and succeeded in positioning Montena as a recognized worldwide leading supplier of reliable test systems and equipment for EMC, NEMP and HPEM (high power electromagnetics) test applications.

Address:Montena Technology SA, , Switzerland

Mr. Elias Le Boudec of EPFL

Biography:

Elias Le Boudec completed his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2020. He is pursuing a doctoral degree at the same university in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Elias' area of research involves electromagnetic time reversal for interference source localization and reconstruction, with a particular focus on anisotropic media and the mathematical modeling of electromagnetic fields.

Address:EPFL, , Lausanne, Switzerland

Mr. Tobias Okech of MPE

Biography:

Tobias Okech is a Senior Engineer at MPE Limited located in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He earned his BSc degree in Physics and an MSc degree in Radiometrics Modeling and Instrumentation from the University of Liverpool, in 2008 and 2010, respectively.   Tobias started his career in software engineering and data science, then transitioned to instrumentation, working at a Mass Spectrometry company on magnetic sector ICP-MS systems. His experience in electronics, amplifiers, and detector modeling helped him progress into Development Engineering and Project Management, driving a steady stream of technical improvements to several product lines, including RF and EMP power, signal, and data line filters. Currently, his research interests include developing mathematical models and utilizing specialized software for digital IIR and FIR filter design to gain a deeper insight into the theoretical underpinnings of filter technology.