Andreas Aal

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Biography
Andreas (SM/CRP) drove the semiconductor strategy activities at VW for many years, focusing on technology capability enhancements for the most advanced node-based chip products, including improved integration schemes, as well as optimisation of power electronics module qualification (both in funding projects and direct collaboration with industry players). In 2023, he joined VW Commercial Vehicles as system architect and project manager for Mobility-as-a-Service computing system solutions. He has 26 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, has authored over 50 publications on reliability, has given tutorials at IEEE IRPS and IIRW, as well as invited/keynote speeches at various conferences/conventions. Andreas is chair of the German VDE ITG MN 5.6 WG on (f)WLR, reliability simulations and qualification, chair of the European chapter of the SEMI Automotive Advisory Council and serves the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) industry advisory board on cybersecurity. He is also a founding member of the Fraunhofer Chiplet Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and active within JEDEC and DKE.

Enabling Sustainable AI Through Power Semiconductor Innovation and Test

Giacomo Tonti
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Advantest Europe GmbH

Abstract
Modern test systems are no longer simply production tools; they are strategic enablers of innovation. As AI reshapes the world's energy landscape, Advantest power test solutions help unlock next-generation power semiconductors full potential by ensuring uncompromising efficiency, reliability, and performance.

Biography
Giacomo Tonti, born in Italy in 1978 and entered the semiconductor industry in 2000 following studies in Electronics and Telecommunications. He spent the first part of his career as a Service and Application Engineer specializing in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices.In 2015, he moved into Account Management, leading growth initiatives and business development activities for semiconductor customers. Since joining Advantest in 2024, he has been serving as Marketing and Business Development Manager for CREA, supporting strategic market expansion and customer engagement across the power semiconductor ecosystem.

Engineering for cyber resilience: Through-life modelling and analysis

Siraj Shaikh

Swansea University

Abstract
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Biography
Siraj Shaikh is a Professor in Systems Security at Swansea University (UK), where his research interests sit at the interface of automotive cybersecurity, systems engineering and cyber-physical systems security. Siraj is well published in automotive cybersecurity, and he currently is a Member of the College of Experts part of the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) Scientific Advisory Council (SAC).Previously, he has been an Industrial Fellow to HORIBA MIRA, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). More recently he served as an Independent Scientific Adviser to The Alan Turing Institute under the BridgeAI initiative. He serves as Chair for the Security Workstream of the Global Automotive Advisory Council at SEMI.

Andreas Aal

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Biography
Andreas (SM/CRP) drove the semiconductor strategy activities at VW for many years, focusing on technology capability enhancements for the most advanced node-based chip products, including improved integration schemes, as well as optimisation of power electronics module qualification (both in funding projects and direct collaboration with industry players). In 2023, he joined VW Commercial Vehicles as system architect and project manager for Mobility-as-a-Service computing system solutions. He has 26 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, has authored over 50 publications on reliability, has given tutorials at IEEE IRPS and IIRW, as well as invited/keynote speeches at various conferences/conventions. Andreas is chair of the German VDE ITG MN 5.6 WG on (f)WLR, reliability simulations and qualification, chair of the European chapter of the SEMI Automotive Advisory Council and serves the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) industry advisory board on cybersecurity. He is also a founding member of the Fraunhofer Chiplet Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and active within JEDEC and DKE.