Monumo hosts Government science chief as company motors ahead
Professor Johnson visited the company’s Cambridge office to learn more about how it is coupling DeepTech innovation with engineering expertise to create the best electric motors. Monumo aims to ensure that its technology will meet a crucial market need for motor design process optimisation.
The visit came as Monumo was awarded nearly £1 million in UK Government funding – recently reported by Business Weekly.
Professor Johnson was given a demonstration of Monumo’s ML-friendly engine; ‘Anser’. The engine minimises human bias and design preconceptions by using AI to create the best engineering designs at a system level.
Monumo’s technology runs up to 10 million simulations a day, identifying the optimal parameters for specific use cases – such as reducing cost, creating efficiencies, or improving sustainability.
Professor Johnson said: “It has been a privilege to visit Monumo. It is one of the most innovative from a growing number of UK companies using Machine Learning to reduce costs and improve performance across the product lifecycle.
“Its focus on delivering value through knowledge sharing and collaboration will benefit technology and engineering operations across the country. The use of computational methods to drive product optimisation will safeguard the future social and economic prosperity of this country.”
Dominic Vergine, founder and CEO at Monumo, added: “The visit from DSIT is a testament to Monumo’s hard work and dedication in applying the latest DeepTech methods to the redesign of the electric motor.
“Driven by a desire to move the needle on decarbonisation, our technology has numerous applications across complex engineering problems. We are focused on the EV market initially, seeking to drive wider adoption through optimisation.
“Just a 5 per cent improvement in motor efficiency would equate to removing gigatonnes of emissions – the equivalent of the total emissions of France and Germany combined. We are intent on using AI and ML to benefit society and help build towards a more sustainable future.”