Dr. Edward Tate is Industry Process Senior Director, SIMULIA at Dassault Systèmes. He is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Michigan with more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. Among the programs he worked on were the General Motors EV1 and the Chevrolet Volt.
His focus is on improving vehicle efficiency, performance, durability, and comfort. This focus resulted in 40 patents covering vehicle electrification, batteries, thermal management, and controls. His work is used in production vehicles today and used to develop the next generation of vehicles.