Interviews

CEO of Dutch Start-Up NOWI on Boosting Sensor and IoT Development with Energy Harvesting Technology

Simon van der Jagt, CEO and co-founder of NOWI, has spent the past few years developing a new energy harvesting IC that uses external energy sources to power connected devices, which could help to overcome problems associated with battery-powered sensors and ultimately enable more effective IoT implementations.

one year ago by Ingrid Fadelli

Modernising UK Engineering Education: A Q&A with NMiTE University’s Chief Academic Officer

NMiTE (New Model in Technology and Engineering) is the UK’s first approach to a fully engineering-focused higher education institution. Martin Gillie, provost and chief academic officer at NMiTE, explains what the organisation is doing differently to traditional universities.

one year ago by Sam Holland

Skin-inspired Sensing: Sweden’s Linköping University Associate Professor Discusses Medical & Robotics Applications

Magnus Jonsson, associate professor at Sweden’s Linköping University, has led a research team in the development of a pyroelectricity and thermoelectricity-based sensor, whose pressure and temperature monitoring capabilities are modelled on human skin itself.

one year ago by Sam Holland

ADI’s Senior Field Applications Engineer, Thomas Brand, Talks Industry 4.0 and Cyber Security

With no stopping the rising, urgent importance of cyber security in Industry 4.0, Analog Devices is a prominent example of a manufacturer that’s proving prepared. Thomas Brand, senior field applications engineer (FAE) at ADI, shares the specific systems they’ve put in place.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

Arm’s VP of IoT Cloud Services Shares The Greatest Challenges in IoT Utilities

As the IoT grows ever more crucial, the same goes for efficient and secure IoT deployments, especially in the increasingly-regulated utilities space. EP’s Sam Holland talked to SVP of software giant Arm’s IoT Cloud Services division, Himagiri Mukkamala, about his experience of optimising IoT solutions in the utilities sector, particularly in relation to Arm’s recent partnership with smart meter manufacturer, EDMI.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

Jon Hawkins, Director of Newbury Innovation, Discusses the EE Industry and Newbury Group

Earlier in March, Electronics Point published the first part of its interview with Jon Hawkins about his experience in engineering. In this second part, the director of PCB specialists Newbury Innovation discusses the field further still, as EP writer Sam Holland asks for his views on industry at large—starting with the controversial skills gap.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

Jon Hawkins, Director of Newbury Innovation, Discusses His Background in Industry

It is no mean feat to start from a modest educational background and work your way up to being the director of Newbury Innovation (NI): the design division of leading UK-based PCB manufacturing and assembly CEM, Newbury Electronics. Electronics Point spoke to Jon Hawkins about his background in the engineering industry.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

RISC-V’s Ted Marena Discusses his Career and the Benefits of an Open Set Architecture

The RISC-V Foundation believes their solution has paved the way for the next 50 years of computing design and innovation, and it’s easy to see why: RISC-V’s open set instruction architecture ensures a future of more extensible, long-lasting hardware. Western Digital’s Ted Marena, director of RISC-V’s ecosystem, talked to Electronics Point about his background and knowledge of the platform.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

From Startups to Tesla: Engineer and Entrepreneur Tom Jensen Talks Leadership

After heading up three separate startups, Tom Jensen witnessed Tesla's Model S launch after taking on a senior management role in the company's test infrastructure team. Through it all, he learned that the best startups and teams benefit from a great leader.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

uStepper Co-Founder Thomas Olsen Discusses 3D Printing Efficiency

Thomas Olsen, co-founder of uStepper, talks with Electronics Point about taking his skills as a curious engineering student to transform saved stepper motor applications.

2 years ago by Sam Holland

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