People and Labs

Our Labs are present across Europe, with over 60 researchers and designers
located in key areas related to our work.

European R&D Centre Headquarters

London, UK
7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, England, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

Shiro Yamaoka

PhD

General Manager

European R&D Centre innovates in energy, mobility and data circulation industries in Europe by integrating our design capabilities, digital and domain technologies. We are leading the innovation through collaboration with various stakeholders.

Sustainability Lab

London, UK
7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, England, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

Paul Taylor

PhD

Head of Sustainability Lab

Leading cross-sector sustainability research and technology development in the areas of integrated low-carbon energy systems and storage; carbon and climate management, and nature and environmental solutions.

Digital Mobility System Lab

London, UK

7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, England, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

Nick Blake

Head of Digital Mobility System Lab

Leading innovation through digital, data and technology to shape our future mobility system so that it is sustainable, smart, resilient, safe and interconnected for the next society.

Autonomy & Circularity Lab

Valbonne – Sophia Antipolis, France
Les Ecolucioles – Bât. B2 955 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne, France

Schwaig – Oberding (Munich), Germany
Lohstraße 28, 85445 Oberding, Germany

Massimiliano Lenardi

PhD

Head of the Autonomy & Circularity Lab

Driving research and development on autonomy for transport of goods and people, automotive green powertrains, smart and circular manufacturing supply chain, and data-driven services on top of connected mobile and static assets.

Design Lab

London, UK

7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London, England, EC4M 7AW, United Kingdom

Bruno Hannibal-Taylor

MA, FRSA

Head of Design Lab

Leading our innovation practice in Design Thinking, Futures Thinking and Systems Thinking. We are designing societal transitions towards more sustainable and regenerative futures across mobility, energy and digital.

Hitachi Cambridge Lab

Cambridge, United Kingdom
J. J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom

Charles G. Smith

Professor

Head of Hitachi Cambridge Lab

Driving fundamental research in quantum computing and synthetic biology towards new computing solutions and sustainability.