Meet
the team
behind
the power
Percy Roc
Percy Roc is a spin-off from Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, Sweden. The company was founded in 2018 at the intersection of AI software and embedded computing, enabling new high-power microwave energy solutions. Applications are in the manufacturing of composite materials and the extraction and mining industries.
We are part of the InnoEnergy Highway program, a member of Uppsala Innovation Centre, and the UIC Accelerator Program as well as the ESA Business Incubation Center (ESA BIC) and the Batteries Sweden – an Alliance for Ultrahigh Performance Batteries.
We have also received support from the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova.
The team
Dragos Dancila
CEO, Founder
dragos@percyroc.com
Associate Professor at Uppsala University in the department of Engineering Sciences. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Solvay Business School, Brussels. Dragos holds several patents in the fields of medical diagnostics and energy efficiency. Project leader in several projects related to antennas, sensors, high power microwaves technology. He is presently the Principal Investigator of the Eurostars project ENEFRF on energy efficiency in radio frequency amplifiers.
Kristiaan Pelckmans
CDO, Founder
kristiaan@percyroc.com
Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at Uppsala University, department of Information Technology, division of Systems and Control. He specialises in fundamental research on automatic control, machine learning and different applications of those. This emerged from working at different places, including Leuven, Fraunhofer, UCL London and is contributing to the ‘Smarts’ in solution.
Daniel Pelikan
Founder
daniel@percyroc.com
Daniel has a Ph.D. degree in elementary particle physics from Uppsala University. He has worked as a hardware engineer in the telecommunication sector and system engineer in a BioTech company, where he led product development, from feasibility study to a market-ready product. Further, Daniel has been working in the space industry as a research engineer with focus on embedded software development.
Suraj Murali
System architect
suraj@percyroc.com
Suraj has a Masters degree in computer science from Uppsala University. He has worked with AI-related techniques such as Reinforcement Learning and has professional experience as a software developer with a focus on embedded systems. Currently, he is working to build advanced control systems that drive our microwave energy solutions.
Therese Eriksson
Coordinator and project manager
Therese is our coordinator and project manager. She has a Ph.D. in chemistry and has a background in battery research at Uppsala university. With her background from material science she is valuable in all our projects invovling heating material and characterization of material. Currently she is involved in a number of projects at Percy Roc.
Gustav Ek
Project Manager
Gustav has a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Uppsala University and a background in the synthesis and structural analysis of advanced materials, with a focus on alloys for hydrogen storage and battery materials. Gustav is aiding Percy Roc with his expertise in high temperature synthesis, metallic materials and their characterization.
Emir Karagul
Industrial Ph.D Student
Emir holds a Masters degree in Chemistry with a background in battery technologies and energy storage from Uppsala University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. With his expertise in batteries, Emir is supporting PercyRoc by contributing his knowledge of battery systems and helping to implement microwave technology within the battery value chain.
Aurore Belfrage
Aurore is a tech-geek-entrepreneur, angel investor, start-up coach, news junkie, social media marketer, speechwriter, ex-scrap dealer, aubergine lover & a West Wing fan. Aurore has been working from London, Middle East, Stockholm and Silicon Valley with digital marketing, international tech start-ups and social media.