ITIC Names Dr. Joachim G. Taiber Chief Technology Officer

The International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) has  named Dr. Joachim G. Taiber as Chief Technology Officer. The move comes as ITIC begins implementation of a major expansion of its Greenville presence.

Taiber has been a leading force behind ITIC since its inception in 2010 when, as a research professor for CU-ICAR, he helped form a joint economic development initiative with the South Carolina Technology Aviation Center (SCTAC). Key areas of focus were connected vehicle and sustainable mobility technologies. The program eventually became the International Transportation Innovation Center.

ITIC has been working on wireless power transfer for electrified vehicles with partners that include Oak Ridge National Labs, Toyota, Cisco, Duke Energy and CU-ICAR. Together, they have pioneered a testbed infrastructure that supports both stationary and in-motion contactless charging. ITIC has also developed a partnership with SK Telecom of South Korea to apply new cybersecurity technologies to secure connected vehicles and related infrastructure.

Born and raised in Germany, Taiber received formal academic training at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, where he graduated with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He completed his PhD in Technical Sciences in 1996. His career in the automotive industry began with BMW AG in Munich as an in-house consultant for the redesign of the product development process with a focus on functional integration.

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