Saravanan Thiyagarajan

Saravanan Thiyagarajan is the Train Automation Engineering Director at Wabtec Corporation, specializing in technology leadership within the Transit Research & Innovation team, particularly focused on Europe's Rail Programs since March 2019. Prior to this role, Saravanan served as Director of Engineering for Advanced Train Automation Technologies at Wabtec, overseeing the design of innovative energy management and train automation technologies. With extensive experience at GE from January 2004 to March 2019, Saravanan held several leadership positions, including Director of Systems Engineering in Energy Management, where scrum teams were led to deliver customer outcomes, and Engineering Manager for Trip Optimizer and Locotrol Technologies, focusing on energy management solutions for railroads. An educational background includes a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from the University of Madras.