Noise, Vibration and Harshness

Sean Biggs: Principal Technical Specialist, Manual Transmissions and Inline Automatic Transmissions, Jaguar Land Rover

Sean Biggs has been with Jaguar Land Rover since 2001 and currently works as a Principal Technical Specialist within Powertrain Engineering. Sean got his BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University in 1986, going on to work at Jaguar Technical Services and Mechanical Dynamics Inc. Sean’s role as technical lead for MBS Systems Analysis of Powertrain Systems includes Noise, Vibration & Harshness, Driveability, Durability and Cross Attribute Optimization.

Simon Tate: Manager NVH Department, Ricardo UK

Simon Tate joined Ricardo in 1995 following completion of his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Southampton University. He has worked in the Ricardo NVH department for the last 23 years, working on a diverse range of projects in the vehicle and powertrain NVH field. He is a chartered engineer and currently manages the Ricardo UK NVH team with responsibility for automotive projects in the European and Asian markets.

Kian Banisoleiman: Principal Consultant, Analysis/Hull – Section Leader, Marine Consulting, Lloyds Register

Kian obtained his PhD from School of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath in 1982. 1982-1987 Worked at Imperial College Of Science Technology & Medicine on Pressure charging systems of high BMEP diesel engines for commercial vehicle applications. Reporting to Prof. N Watson 1987-1988 Ruston Diesels Ltd. Diesel engine design and computer modelling of engine performance. Reporting to the Head of R&D Department 1988-current Lloyd's Register EMEA, Technical Investigation Department Kian has a 30-year track record at Lloyd's Register, primarily involved with simulation and analysis activities. He is a co-author of the MERLIN Diesel Engine Cycle Simulation software jointly developed by LR and Ford Motor Co. Ltd. up to mid. 90s and further developed to address 2-Stroke Marine Diesel Engines. He then turned his attention to Marine Propulsion Shafting Dynamic Simulation using FEA, whilst supporting LR's shafting analysis software. More recently, he has been involved with general application of FEA to ship structures and machinery for fatigue life and vibration assessment. He is now involved in the Horizon-2020 European TRUSS (Training for Reducing Uncertainty in Structural Safety) Project, applying structural reliability techniques for probabilistic assessment of passenger ships and ship unloaders reacted to safety.

Marcus Potter: Head of Mobility, BAE Systems Land

Dr Marcus Potter is Head of Mobility at BAE Systems, Land UK. He graduated with a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Sheffield University and also attained a PhD in “Parametric Modelling and Analysis of Solid Polymer Fuel Cells” from Loughborough University. After an initial career in Aerospace working on diverse projects such as F-35 Lightning and Airbus A-380 he moved to BAE Systems as the Engineering Manager for the Bulldog Armoured Personnel Carrier. In 2010 he became the Head of Mobility and is responsible for the design & integration of all powertrain and running gear modifications on all BAE Systems Land UK Vehicles. Marcus manages a multi-disciplined team of engineers to deliver a range of mobility related tasks.

Robin Wareing: Global Mechanical and Vibration Specialist, Cummins Generator Technologies

Robin Wareing currently works as a Global Mechanical and Vibration Specialist with Cummins Generator Technologies. With prior experience working with Rolls Royce, Robin has strong knowledge in modern frequency analysis techniques with respect to noise and vibration dynamic data acquisition and analysis.

Lawrence Bergman: Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois

Lawrence Bergman received a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from Case Western Reserve University in 1980. Prior to graduate school, he was on the technical staff of TRW, Inc. and the Lord Corporation. His research is in the areas of structural dynamics and control, nonlinear dynamics, applied stochastic processes, system identification, and computational methods. He is the author of more than 200 articles in archival journals and books. He is also co-author of one research monograph and holds 5 United States patents. He is the co-recipient of the 1983 State of the Art in Civil Engineering Award and the 1999 Norman Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the recipient of the 2001 Senior Research Prize in Computational Stochastic Mechanics from the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability. He served as editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics from 1999 through 2004 and chaired the executive committee of the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME from 2013-2014. Professor Bergman has been a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1979, where he is currently professor emeritus and research professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Panagiotis Alevras: Research Associate, Loughborough University

Dr Alevras graduated with a Dipl.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. He obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, working on a novel design to convert kinetic energy of ocean surface waves to useful electricity. He developed and tested a specialised compound pendulum while studying the effect of ocean randomness onto the system’s nonlinear dynamics. He then joined the Dynamics Research Group in Loughborough University to work in an EPSRC-funded project, leading the work package related to the development of nonlinear vibration energy harvesting devices for automotive applications. His research interests include Nonlinear Dynamics in engineering, with emphasis on stochastic nonlinear systems and random vibrations, Energy Harvesting and Propulsion systems.

Mudassir Farooq: Senior Engineer, Horiba MIRA

Mudassir Farooq joined HORIBA MIRA as a Graduate Engineer almost 7 years ago. He has progressed to become a Senior Engineer and has experience of working on various vehicle platforms from concept to post production support. His work combines a mix of both simulation and physical testing which gives him a broad perspective of the issues encountered at the early concept/design stages as well test based verification and troubleshooting at the prototype stage. Mudassir is a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE, has an MSc in Aerospace & Vehicle Design from Cranfield University and a BEng in Aerospace & Astronautics from Kingston University.

Martin O'Mahony: Application Specialist Drivetrain Systems Engineering, Ford Motors

Stephanos Theodossiades: Professor of Non-Linear Dynamics, Loughborough University

Stephanos Theodossiades is a Professor of Non-Linear Dynamics in Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University. He has a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), UK Chartered Professional Engineer status and he is a Member of the IMechE and ASME. He is serving as Associate Editor for Vibrations and Control in the IMechE Proc. Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. His research interests include automotive powertrain NVH, dynamics / oscillations / tribology of mechanical systems and numerical / analytical methods on large / small scale applications with local nonlinearities.

Ahmed Haris: CAE Engineer, AVL Powertrain UK

Dr Ahmed Haris is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, further obtaining a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University, working on developing a novel passive vibration reduction technology. His PhD is based On the effect of nonlinear vibration absorbers in palliation of the torsional response of Automotive Drivetrains. He designed, developed and performed numerical and experimental analysis on the non-linear torsional vibration absorber with emphasis on low cost and robust broadband vibration attenuation. His research interests include driveline NVH, vehicle drivability studies and non-linear dynamics in engineering.

Steven Dom: Automotive Solutions Manager, Siemens Industry Software

Steven Dom has been with Siemens Industry Software (and former LMS International) for over 20 years, working various areas of engineering, engineering management, product management and sales. He is currently automotive solutions manager, responsible for developing Siemens Industry Software business in the automotive industry focusing on executive relations and strategic roadmap development. Steven holds an MSc. in mechatronic engineering from the KU Leuven and a degree from the Von Karman Institute for Fluid dynamics.