St Anne's College
Oxford
19 - 21 May
2025
EMC and Compliance International
Welcome to
EMC AND COMPLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
Oxford, with its world-renowned university and rich heritage, provides the perfect backdrop for this global gathering of EMC experts, researchers, and engineers. The conference offers a dynamic platform for sharing the latest innovations and techniques in EMC, radio engineering, functional safety, electrical safety, and compliance. Featuring keynote sessions, workshops, tutorials and trainings, we’ll cover a broad range of topics, including measurement techniques, design for EMC, troubleshooting, and EMC for platforms, systems, and installations.
Join us for three days of insightful discussions, collaboration, and exploration in a city famous for inspiring great minds. We look forward to your participation and to making EMC&CI 2025 a truly memorable event.
Sincerely,
Dr Min Zhang
Chair, EMC and Compliance International, Oxford
Partners & Sponsors for 2024 event
EMC Academy Programme
19 MAY,
2025
14:00 - 16:00
Billion Dollar Mistake – wrong perspective on designing systems
Daniel Beeker
20 MAY,
2025
09:00 - 10:30
PCB Design considerations for optimal EMC Considerations
Rod Macpherson
11:30 - 13:00
Mastering EMC Through Hands-On Numerical Simulation
Marco Klingler
14:00 - 16:00
Radiated Emissions Essentials
James Pawson
21 MAY,
2025
09:00 - 10:30
11:30 - 13:00
14:00 - 16:00
Mastering PCB and Cable Shield Grounding
Keith Armstrong
ESD design considerations
James Pawson
The art of EMI troubleshooting
Min Zhang
THE AGENDA
13:00 - 15:30
Exhibition Hall
Registration Open
15:30 - 16:30
Exhibition Hall
Conference Reception - Drinks & Canapés
16:30 - 18:00
Theatre Room - EMC Academy
Billion Dollar Mistake – Designing for Failure: Why your understanding of wiring is wrong
Daniel Beeker
Seminar Room 7
SRTC (Standards, Regulations, Testing, and Certifications) – A Global Snapshot
Praveen Rao
Seminar Room 8
Proudly Sponsored & Exhibited By
NTD Shielding
TechDream
Castle Microwave
Advanced Test Equipment Corporation
Test Equity
MVG
Würth Electronics
CPI TMD Technologies Ltd
Laplace Instruments
YIC and Lambda
Melcom
Telonic
Cherry Clough Consultants
Rohde & Schwarz
SAFETY & EMC
FAQ
Simply click "REGISTER" on the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the ticket that suits you, fill in the required information, and complete the payment. We will receive your order, and you will get an invoice. No need to print a ticket in advance—just collect your name badge on the event day.
Our EMC & CI event will take place from 19th to 21st May 2025. The event will start at 12:00 PM on the 19th, while the sessions on the 20th and 21st will begin at 9:30 AM.
The venue is the St Anne’s College, University of Oxford. The venue is easily accessible by train or bus.
St Anne’s College, 56 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HS
St Anne’s College is located in the heart of Oxford, a city with an excellent public transportation network. Whether by train, bus, or Park & Ride, you can easily reach the event venue.
By BUS
The main bus station in Oxford is located at Gloucester Green in the City Centre, approximately 15 minutes’ walk from St Anne’s. National Express buses run to and from Oxford to locations throughout the UK. The Oxford Tube runs from London (Victoria, Marble Arch, Notting Hill Gate and Shepherd’s Bush) to Oxford every 10-15 minutes including throughout the night. The X90 also runs from London (Victoria, Marble Arch and Baker St) to Oxford up to every 15 minutes. The airline buses run regularly from London Gatwick and London Heathrow to Oxford.
By TRAIN
Oxford railway station is located on the western edge of the city centre, about 20 minutes’ walk from St Anne’s. There are also two direct buses operated by Stagecoach which run fairly frequently from the station to the College (Buses 14 and S3).
The station is managed by Thames Trains, with routes from Stratford-upon-Avon to London Paddington, London Marylebone and Bristol, and is also served by Virgin Trains from Scotland to the south coast.
Services to London run regularly during the day (at least two per hour), with journeys taking around 60 minutes. Information on rail journeys and fares to/from Oxford are available from National Rail Enquiries. Tel: 08457 484950.
By AIR
London Heathrow International Airport, and Gatwick Airport are linked to Oxford by The Airline coach company, which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Heathrow is the closest international airport to Oxford. Stansted Airport is linked to Oxford by the National Express 757, which runs approximately every two hours.
Park-and-Ride
There are park-and-rides available on the outskirts of Oxford, so you are sure to find one no matter from which direction you have come. They are all clearly sign-posted, are linked to the centre of the city by regular bus services, and are open 24 hours per day (bus services run until about 11pm). From Peartree and Watereaton you can catch buses which stop very close to St Anne’s.
Please note there is no on-site guest parking available at the venue and we encourage guests to make use of local transport facilities.
- Regular registration (from Saturday 1 February, 2025)Standard registration£660Conference-Only registration£240Student and Youth registration£360Formal Dinner registration£81.6
Group passes are available at a discount for those in parties of 4 or more. To purchase a group pass, register and choose Group Pass (4+ guests) then specify your group size. Each pass is given a 10% discount.
Remember, when you select a group pass, you are automatically included. Other attendees in your group are responsible for completing their own registration details. Select “COPY LINK” to share the registration page for others in your group to complete. Please note that they will not be required to enter payment information.
We understand plans can change. You can transfer your pass one time to someone at any time 15 days prior to the event. Please contact our event organiser team to start your request.
If you wish to cancel, you can receive a full refund on your pass until 20th April 2025. After 20th April 2025, we will only provide a refund if you request a refund within 24 hours of purchase. We will be unable to provide refunds for any pass purchased after 23:59 GMT on 20th April 2025.Yes, there will be a variety of food and drinks available throughout the day.
We have catered for a variety of dietary requirements on site but please inform staff on the day of the event if you have specific allergy restrictions.
Whether you’re an experienced EMC engineer, project manager, or working in the field of electrical engineering, everyone in our audience will benefit from the insights, strategies, and solutions engineers need to excel in tomorrow’s challenges. To help you take advantage of this opportunity, please feel free to copy and paste the below email as a template:
Dear [Engineering Manager's Name],
I wanted to bring to your attention the upcoming EMC & Compliance International 2025 event, which I believe would be an excellent learning opportunity for both myself and the team. As you know, addressing EMI challenges—often regarded as a "black magic" area—can take considerable time during product development. Additionally, we face many compliance-related questions as we work to bring our products to the wider market. After reviewing the conference program, I am confident that attending this event will provide us with invaluable insights.
The conference gathers top experts in EMC, RF, and compliance, making it a rare opportunity to learn from industry leaders in one place. Given that it’s an annual event, it would be a shame to miss this chance to gain cutting-edge knowledge and strategies that could benefit our engineering projects and keep us competitive in the field.
With that in mind, I would like to ask if the conference pass could be considered as an educational expense and covered as part of our work-related professional development.
I look forward to your thoughts and hope we can take advantage of this opportunity.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]We warmly welcome your interest in joining us as a speaker. The details for next year’s event are not yet finalised, please express your interest by contacting us at info@emcandci.com. Kindly send your profile along with your proposed topic.
We have limited booth availability for 2025 event. If you are interested in securing a booth at EMC & CI 2025, please contact us at info@emcandci.com for information on becoming an exhibitor. We will provide you with all the necessary details and assist you in the process.
2024 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Innovation, Expertise, Dynamic.
EMC & CI
22-23 May 2024
Newbury
2,400 m²
of venue space utilised
208
participants attended our paid training and conference sessions
27
exhibitors
19
different countries represented by attendees and exhibitors
350
copies of EMC Aware magazine were distributed
29
expert speakers delivered insightful presentations
8
hours of dedicated networking opportunities
2024 CONFERENCE SESSIONS
This lecture will give you the basis on how to design digital products that meet EMC standards.
The importance of designing a PCB stack will be explained. The main topology of the PCB stackup, e.g. 4 layers, 6 layers, 8 layers, and 10 layers topology. Typical issues with a missing ground plane during radiation emissions, conductivity immunity, and radiation immunity tests. Typical emissions with poor stack up in the range 200 MHz - 1 GHz (and why they look like that). Then we will give some suggestions for routing signals between different layers to avoid EMC and SI problems.
We will discuss why the selection and type of capacitors and placement are so important in a digital circuit design. We will also discuss their effect on the bandwidth 1 MHz - 80 MHz.
Speaker: Francesco Poderico - Neutronix Ltd
For the last several decades I have come across some outstanding feats of engineering design that were totally incompatible with the requirements for explosion protected equipment. In this brief presentation we will explore some of the more frequently encountered areas of conflict between EMC requirements and hazardous area equipment protection requirements. While the examples may be limited, the options to achieve the combined satisfaction of both EMC and Ex requirements are myriad, with multi-concept solutions becoming more accepted in the world of certification bodies.
Speaker: Peter Rawlinson - iTrackz
In order to achieve electromagnetic compliance, it is key to consider various parasitic elements and their impact on noise as well as insertion loss. Practical design considerations based on a Flyback converter demo will be presented, identifying alternative component solutions and filtering in order to improve signal integrity and EMC.
Speaker: Mohamed AlAlami - Wurth Electronics
The impact and opportunities of New EMC regulations on the industrial market
New regulations will be coming expanding the regulatory boundaries of EMC compliance down
to 9kHz from the present lower level of 150kHz. The presentation wil summarise the changes and the scope for new opportunities resulting.
Speaker: Holger Urban - Schaffner
Electric vehicle propulsion systems can require filters in order to reduce RF noise coupled between high and low voltage networks and their connected systems. Electromagnetic simulation has led the way in both the design and evaluation of various filter architectures, which have then been prototyped and tested on physical EV systems to reduce their conducted and radiated emissions. The key challenges, learnings, and successes of this wide project are to be presented.
Speaker: Chris Davenport - Jaguar Land Rover
Simulation of cavity resonance, comparison with a low-cost real-life demonstrator and some investigation of what is going on inside.
The presentation will showcase cavity resonance, as well as simulations and measurements of a more robustly constructed, well-controlled demonstrator with a more detailed exploration of what occurs inside the tin box. Interestingly, it turns out that the resonant frequency of a Quality Street tin is approximately 1GHz.
Speaker: Dr Graham Robert - Leonardo
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) describes the ability of a device to operate as intended in its environment without interfering with other devices. By law, products must comply with international EMC standards which regulate EM emissions and the susceptibility of electrical and electronic systems in order to be sold. The earlier a potential EMC problem is identified, the less disruption it causes to the design process. By including EMC compliant design at an early stage, additional costly development iterations can be avoided later on.
During this presentation we will demonstrate how you can use virtual prototypes to investigate and rectify the emission levels of your system before the product is built. After an overview of the EMC simulation capabilities, some specific topics will be discussed in more detail.
Speaker: Dr Sajid Asif - Dassault Systemes
The presentation reports on some recent work carried out to investigate possibilities for the processing of test results associated with the use of low level swept current (LLSC) testing of vehicles. There is also a discussion of the nature of the results in various parts of the band.
Speaker: Michael Airey - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E³)
Speaker: Jon Burbage - BAE Systems
Jon Burbage joined BAE Systems in 2007 after a brief stint working in Australia. Jon is currently the Head of Electromagnetic Environmental Engineering across all BAE Systems Naval Ships projects. Previous to this role, Jon was Group Leader for the Electromagnetic Modelling Group in the Advanced Technology Centre in Bristol. Jon has worked extensively on the Queen Elizabeth Carrier project for 16 years where he had responsibility for the delivery of both ships in all areas of Electromagnetics (including RADHAZ, Mutual Interference, EMC, EMP, Lightning Protection, ESD) RCS and TEMPEST. He has over 25 years Defence Industry experience in Naval (surface & sub-surface), Airborne & Land.
Jon is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and has been a Chartered Engineer since 2005.
There are many delusions abounding concerning Model-Based Engineering; what it is, what it means, what modelling or model means, if it is cheaper than testing, etc. A really grand delusion, quite popular amongst certain sectors and strata, is that MBE will mean “no more testing”. And that will mean no more expense of test facilities or equipment, and no maintenance of skills and knowledge in tests. The sad news for those afflicted with such views, however, is that this is not true and may never be true. In this paper, the author tries to explain what MBE is and can be, how it is useful and will be a vital component in the arsenal of industrial capability, and how testing (and measurement) remains vital, though its character and purpose may change.
Speaker: Prof. Chris Jones - BAE Systems Air
Putting your knowledge into practice, giving added value to you as expert technologists and engineers. This session will cover the end to end certification process, identifying the key steps for success.
Speaker: Wil Corker - bp pulse
Often a hurdle during product development, learn how best to work with external labs as part of your process. Learn tips and understand pitfalls to ensure you navigate this essential part of the process as quickly, efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
Speaker: Scott Liffen - BSI
A compliance manager’s guide to real life practical compliance for EU & UK, based on 20 years experience in compliance and EMC.
Speaker: Marc Hudson - Ransomes Jacobsen
The EMC characteristics of your equipment are determined by its operation. It's operation in turn is defined by its software. So why don't we spend more time and attention on the software running on our equipment?
In this talk, EMC consultant and engineer James Pawson of Unit 3 Compliance / Think EMC will share his experience in defining software operation from the perspective as an equipment designer and as a test engineer.
He'll talk about emissions and immunity testing, monitoring the equipment, exercising specific functions, and the effects on testing costs and coverage.
Currently, the review includes the following topics:
1. Multi-stage filters: effective simulation techniques using SPICE tools.
2. Grounding techniques for filters (with demonstration).
3. Layout strategies for transient suppressors.
4. Reviewing the effectiveness of active filters.
Speaker: Dr Min Zhang - Mach One Design
Many electrification solutions use power electronics including frequency converters to manage electric power flow through the system. In most of the cases, several converters are needed for a functioning system. These converters are often linked together from their DC-terminals to perform power sharing with direct current. While DC-sharing is very advantageous from total system cost and efficiency point of view, it generates a possibility for high frequency common mode voltage challenges due to multiple converters operating at the same time. This common mode voltage can be managed with different kinds of filtering solutions or through system-level planning. In this presentation, advantages and disadvantages of different filtering solutions are discussed through examples and their relation to system-level common mode voltage planning is highlighted. Once the basic cases have been covered, the second half of the presentation concentrates on practical examples with complex system scenarios, like redundant electric propulsion systems including load-sharing and shared peak-shaving capabilities.
Speaker: Dr Oskari Leppäaho - Danfoss Drives
Introduction to EMC and Electrical Systems Compatibility (ESC) for a locomotive re-traction project. Provide an insight into the breadth and depth of a rolling stock ESC Safety Case for route acceptance. Provide an overview of the simulation and testing works undertaken and zoom into a few interesting technical challenges.
Speaker: Simon Price - Castle EMC
2024 Training Instructors
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