Dr Yazami is currently leading a team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore working on the development of lithium-carbon fluoride battery technology. Next-generation batteries will enable more powerful portable electronic devices to perform longer with little downtime for recharging. Without Dr Yazami’s team discoveries, the iPhone would not be so smart; notebook and tablet computers would be but dumb and short-lived cousins to the AC-powered desktop; watches would still need to be wound up; pacemakers would need external battery packs; and NASA would have to shoot heavy and cumbersome battery cells into space. The humble lithium-ion battery, now ubiquitous, owes its very existence to the scientific work of Dr Yazami’s team.

Recently, Dr Yazami and his team made an invention of a smart chip that can cut recharging time to ten minutes or less. What is interesting about this invention is the fast charging, cautioning the user in case of an overheat of batteries to avoid their degradation or causing fire, as well as extending their life span.

In 2011, Dr Rachid Yazami founded KVI PTE, Ltd., a start-up in Singapore dedicated to battery life and safety enhancement for mobile electronics, large energy storage, and electric vehicle applications. KVI develops disruptive technologies for battery management. KVI technologies are based on thermodynamics (ETM; entropy, enthalpy) measurement systems and data processing to enable battery states to be assessed highly accurately, online.
Among ETM applications are: determining the state of charge (SOC), the state of health (SOH) and the state of safety (SOS) of any battery, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries.
KVI has also developed new algorithms for fast charging while keeping battery long life and safety.
KVI claims over 60 patents related to the ETM technology.

• Co-inventor of the Lithium ion battery
• Over 40 years experience in Lithium Ion Battery R&D and entrepreneurship.

• Manager of Europe Merchant Match AB
• Former VP of ABB Asia
• Former CEO of Cewe AB.

• Experienced Independent Director for Startups
• Director of Phoenix efile
• Entrepreneur
• Former Auckland-based Barrister
• Philanthropic ventures