IFAC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 2.4
 
 

Membership roster 2008-2010

Sorted by countries (Sorted by alphabet)

Chair:                     Prof. Alexander Tarasyev
Vice chair:              Prof. Stefan Pickl              
Vice chair:             Prof. Anatolii Kleimenov

Austria
Prof. Gustav Feichtinger
Technical University Vienna
Institute of Econometrics, OR & Systems Theory
Argentinierstrasse 8
A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 588 01-11927
Fax:     +43 1 588 01-11999
e-mail: or@eos.tuwien.ac.at
Keywords: Optimal control theory and differential games applied to economics.
Nonlinear dynamical systems.

 

Dr. Knut Graichen
Technical University Vienna
Automation and Control Institute
Gusshausstrasse 27-29/E376
A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 588 01-37623
Fax:     +43 1 588 01-37699
e-mail: graichen@acin.tuwien.ac.at
Keywords: Optimization-based methods, feedforward control design, underactuated systems, nonlinear control theory, flatness-based methods, process control.

 

Dr. Thomas Meurer
Technical University Vienna
Automation and Control Institute
Gusshausstrasse 27-29/E376
A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 588 01-37627
Fax:     +43 1 588 01-37699
e-mail: meurer@acin.tuwien.ac.at
Keywords: Control of distributed parameter systems, nonlinear control theory, flatness-based methods, mechanical structures, wave propagation, numerical methods for nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws, high-resolution schemes, computer-algebra systems.

 

Prof. Inge Troch
Technical University Vienna
Institute for Analysis and Scientific Computing
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10
A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 588 01-11451
Fax:     +43 1 588 01-11499
e-mail: itroch@email.tuwien.ac.at
Keywords: Optimal control, modelling especially for control and optimisation, simulation, stability, applications of optimisation in robotics, systems theory.

 

Prof. Alexander Weinmann
Technical University Vienna
Institute for Electrical Control Engineering
Gusshausstrasse 27
A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 588 01-37611
Fax:     +43 1 588 01-37699
e-mail: weinmann@acin.tuwien.ac.at
Keywords: Robust control, control problems subject to complex conditions, nonlinear control of drives.

 

Belarus
Prof. Faina M. Kirillova
Institute of Mathematics of Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Surganov Str. 11.
220072, Minsk, Belarus
Phone: (0172) 39-57-92
Fax:     (0172) 393-192
e-mail: kirill@nsys.minsk.by, kirill@nsys.by
Keywords: Optimal control, extremal problems, real-time optimisation, stabilization, damping, robust and noise-resistant feedback.

 

Bulgaria
Prof. Stoyan Stoyanov
University of Chemical Technology & Metallurgy
Head ofs Ecology Center 8,
Kl. Ohridski blvd, BG-1756 Sofia
e-mail: sks@uctm.edu
 
Prof. Wasil Wassilev
Inst. of Information Technologies,
Bulgarian Acad.of Sci,
Acad. G. Bonchev str, bl. 2, BG-1113 Sofia
e-mail: wassilev@iinf.bas.bg
 
Canada
Prof. El-Kebir Boukas
Mechanical Engineering Department
Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal
P.O.Box 6079, Station "centre-ville"
Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada
Phone: (514) 340-4711 ext. 4007
Fax:     (514) 340-5867
e-mail: El-Kebir.Boukas@polymtl.ca
Home page: http://www.meca.polymtl.ca/boukas
Keywords: Stochastic optimisation, numerical algorithms, robust control.

 

Czech Republik
Prof. Bedrich Janecek
Department of Control Engineering
Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
Technical University of Liberec
Halkova 6
CZ - 461 17 Liberec 1, Czech Republic
Phone:  +420-48-5353492
Fax       +420-48-5353112
e-mail: bedrich.janecek@vslib.cz
Home page: http://www.fm.vslib.cz
Keywords: Optimal control, applications in control system design, process modelling,
system identification.
 
Dr. Michal Kocvara
Institute of Information Theory and Automation
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Pod vodarenskou vezi 4
18208 Praha 8
Czech Republic
Phone:+420-266052370
Fax: +420-286890378
e-mail: kocvara@utia.cas.cz
Home page: http://www.utia.cas.cz/kocvara
Keywords: nonlinear optimization, numerical optimization, structural
optimization, linear matrix inequalities, bilinear matrix inequalities,
semidefinite programming.

 

Prof. Jan Stecha
Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Department of Control Engineering
Karlovo Namesti 13121 35 Prague 2
Czech Republik
Phone: + 420-2-2435 7238
Fax:     + 420-2-290 159
e-mail:  stecha@control.felk.cvut.cz
Home page: http://dce.felk.cvut.cz/stecha/
Keywords: Stochastic optimal control and parameter estimation, optimal decision and control.

 

Finland
Prof. Tapio Palokangas
Doctor of Philosophy (Oxford)
Professor, Department of Economics
P.O.Box 17 (Arkadiankatu 7),
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 191 28735, 
fax. +358 9 191 28736
Email:  Tapio.Palokangas@helsinki.fi
Home page:  http://blogs.helsinki.fi/palokang/
Keywords: Economic growth and cycles, differential games, political economy

 

France
Prof. Hisham Abou-Kandil
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
Laboratoire S.A.T.I.E (UMR CNRS 8029)
61 Avenue du President Wilson
94230 Cachan, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 47 40 27 51 / 53 71, +33(0)6 63 72 45 33
Fax:     +33 (0)1 47 40 21 99 / 28 88
e-mail: Hisham.Abou-Kandil@satie.ens-cachan.fr
Keywords: Optimal control, game theory, robust control, coupled and non symmetric Riccati equations.
 
Dr. Frederic Bonnans
Projet INRIA-Rocquencourt, B.P. 105,
78153 Le Chesnay, France
Phone: 33 1 39 63 55 57
Fax:     33 1 39 63 57 86
e-mail: Frederic.Bonnans@inria.fr
Home page: http://www.cmap.polytechnique.fr/~bonnans/
Keywords: Deterministic and stochastic optimal control, numerical methods,
large scale optimization, networks, optimization with uncertainty.

 

Dr. Jamal Daafouz
CRAN-ENSEM 2,
Ave de la Foret de Haye
F-54516 Vandoeuvre Cedex
e-mail: jamal.daafouz@ensem.inpl-nancy.fr
 
Prof. Patrick Siarry
Universite Paris 12  (LISSI) 
61 avenue du General de Gaulle,
94010 Creteil, FRANCE
Phone : +33.1.45.17.15.67,
Fax : +33.1.45.17.14.92
e-mail: siarry@univ-paris12.fr
Home page: http://www.univ-paris12.fr/leriss/Siarry/
Keywords: optimization, metaheuristics, continuous optimization, identification,
fuzzy rule base, neural network.

 

Germany
Prof. Stefan Pickl                                Vice-chair
Fakultat fur Informatik
Professur fur Operations Research
Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen
Institut fur Angewandte Systemwissenschaften und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
85577 Neubiberg
Telefon   : 089/6004 2400
Fax       : 089/6004 3036  
Email     : stefan.pickl@unibw.de
Web       : http://www.unibw.de/stefan.pickl

 

Prof. Eduard Reithmeier
Institut fur Mess- und Regelungstechnik
C. Leibniz Universitat Hannover
Nienburger Strasse 17
D-30167 Hannover
Tel. +49 511.762 - 3331
E-mail: eduard.reithmeier@imr.uni-hannover.de

 
Hong Kong
Dr. Graziano Chesi
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Phone: 852-22194362
Fax:     852-25598738
e-mail: chesi@eee.hku.hk
Keywords: Algebraic/geometric methods; BMI; Computational/numerical methods; Computer vision; Genetic networks; Hilbert’s 17th problem; Hybrid systems; LMI; Linear systems; NMI; Nonlinear systems; Optimization; Polynomials; Robotics; SDP; SOS; Stereo vision; Switched systems; Systems biology; Uncertain systems; Visual servoing.
 
Prof. Wallace K.S. Tang
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: 852-2788-7783
Fax:     852-2788-7791
e-mail: kstang@ee.cityu.edu.hk
Keywords: Genetic algorithms, chaos control and synchronization, chaotic circuits

 

Hungary
Dr. Ruth Bars
Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Department of Automation and Applied Informatics
H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +361-463-2885, +361-463-2870
Fax:     +361-463-2871
e-mail: bars@aut.bme.hu
Keywords: Control engineering, control algorithms, predictive control of linear and nonlinear systems, control education.

 

Dr. Eva Gyurkovics
Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Mathematical Institute
H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +361-463-1573
Fax:     +361-463-1291
e-mail: gye@math.bme.hu
Keywords: Stabilization theory, model predictive control, robust control, optimization under uncertainties, decentralised stabilization, receding horizon control, Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellmann equations, applications in economics.
 
Prof. Bela Lantos
Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Control Engineering and Information Technology Department
Magyar Tudosok krt. 2.
H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +361-463-2058
Fax:     +361-463-2204
e-mail: lantos@iit.bme.hu
Keywords: Control engineering, robotics, soft computing in control and
image processing.
 
Prof. Sandor Molnar                         
Department of Informatics
Szent Istvan University
Prater Karoly u. 1
Godollo 2111, Hungary
Phone:+361-250 5078,  +3628-522051
Fax     +361-250-1713
e-mail: smol@sysexpert.com
Keywords: Game theory and applications, control applications of
optimization, system theory, multiobjective optimization, decision
science.
 
Israel
Prof. Josef Shinar
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering,
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, 32000, Israel
Phone: 972-4-8293-191
Fax:     972-4-829-2030
e-mail:  aer4301@aerodyne.technion.ac.il
Keywords: Pursuit-evasion games, singular surfaces in differential games, discrete dynamic games, imperfect information dynamic games, singular perturbations applied to feedback control, application of dynamic game models to missile guidance, integration of estimation and control design for terminal guidance.

 

Italy
Prof. Gianni Di Pillo
Dept. of Computer and Systems Science
University of Roma "La Sapienza"
Via Ariosto 25
00185, Roma, Italy
Phone: +39-06-77274077
Fax: +39-06-77274074
e-mail: dipillo@dis.uniroma1.it
Keywords: Nonlinear progamming and related numerical methods, among these methods for the numerical solution of optimal control problems.

 

Prof. Paolo Bolzern
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
I-20133 Milano, Italy
Phone: 39-02-2399-3598
Fax:     39-02-2399-3412
e-mail: bolzern@elet.polimi.it
Keywords: Robust control and filtering, Recursive identification, Control of nonholonomic vehicles, Switching systems.

 

Prof. Luca Lambertini                                   
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche                                           
Universita di Bologna                                                                  
Strada Maggiore, 45                                                                   
40125 Bologna, Italy                                                                   
Phone: 39-051-2092600 (secretary)
Phone: 39-051-2092623 (direct)
Fax: 39-051-2092664     
e-mail: luca.lambertini@unibo.it
Keywords: Game Theory, Industrial Organization, International Trade.

 

Japan
Prof. Kenko Uchida
Dept. of Electrical Engg & Bioscience,
Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku
Tokyo 169-8555
e-mail: kuchida@uchi.elec.waseda.ac.jp
 
Prof. Noburo Sakamoto
Dept. of Aerospace Engg,
Graduate Schoof of Engg. Nagoya University,
Furo-chu, Chikusa-ku
Nagoya 4648603
e-mail: sakamoto@nuae.nagoya-u.ac.jp
 
Prof. Tomomichi Hagiwara
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Kyoto University
Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku,
Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
Phone: +81-75-383-2250
Fax:  +81-75-383-2251
e-mail: hagiwara@kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Home page: http://www-lab22.kuee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~hagiwara
Keywords:  digital/sampled-data control, two-degree-of-freedom control systems, operator-theoretic approach.
 

Prof. Chihiro Watanabe
West Bldg.9 Room 415, 2-12-1 Ookayama,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
Tel: 03-5734-2248
Fax: 03-5734-2252
e-mail: watanabe@iiasa.ac.at
Home page: lhttp://www.me.titech.ac.jp/~wata_lab/chihiro.html
Keywords: Techno-Economics, Technology Innovation and Dissemination, R & D Planning and Management, Industrial Technology Policy

 

Poland
Prof. Henryk Gorecki
Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza
Institute of Automatics
University  of Mining and Metallurgy
Al. A. Mickiewicza 30
PL-30-059 Krakow, Poland
Phone: +48-(0)12-634 1568
Fax:     +48-(0)12-634 1568
e-mail: head@ia.agh.edu.pl
Keywords: Control applications of optimisation.
 
Prof. Krzysztof Malinowski
Warsaw University of Technology
Faculty of Electronics and Information
Institute of Control and Computation Engineering
ul. Nowowiejska 15/19
PL-00-665 Warsaw, Poland
Phone:        4826-607397
Phone/Fax: 4822-8251984
e-mail: K.Malinowski@ia.pw.edu.pl
Keywords: New optimisation techniques for large scale systems with applications
not necessarily limited to control systems.
 
Prof. Andrzej Turnau
AGH University of Science and Technology
Institute of Automatic Control
Krakow, 30-059 Poland
Phone: (+4812) 617 20 96
Fax:     (+4812) 634 15 68
e-mail: atu@ia.agh.edu.pl
Home page: http://aq.ia.agh.edu.pl/Aquarium/EN/staff/atu.html
Keywords: optimal control, real-time systems, mechatronics

 

Portugal
Prof. Agostinho Rosa
Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica
Instituto Superior Technico
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 Torre Norte 6.21
1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Phone: +351-21-8418276/7
Fax:     +351-21-8418291
e-mail: acrosa@isr.ist.utl.pt
Keywords: Evolutionary Control and Tuning.
 
Prof. Fernando Lobo Pereira
Decision and Control Engineering Group,
Institute for Systems and Robotics
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Rua dos Bragas
4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 22 508 1857
Fax:     +351 22 508 1443
e-mail: flp@fe.up.pt
Keywords: Dynamic optimization, control theory and applications, hybrid systems
 
Dr. Carlos Fonseca
Faculty of Science and Technology,
University of Algarve
8005-139 FARO
Portugal
Phone: +351-289-800045
Fax:   +351-289-800046
e-mail: cmfonsec@ualg.pt
Home page: http://w3.ualg.pt/~cmfonsec
Keywords: Evolutionary algorithms, multiobjective optimization decision making.
Applications in control system design, system identification, scheduling.

 

Romania
Prof. Dr. Mihail Voicu
Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering
Technical University of Iasi
Blvd D. Mangeron 53A
RO-700050, Iasi, Romania
Phone: +40 232 231343, +40 232 230751
Fax:      +40 232 231343,  +40 232 230751
e-mail: mvoicu@delta.ac.tuiasi.ro
Home page: http://www.mvoicu.ac.tuiasi.ro
Keywords: Optimization methods, stabilization theory, optimization under uncertainties, control applications of optimization.

 

Prof. Neculai Andrei
Research Institute for Informatics - ICI
8-10, Maresal Alexandru Averescu Avenue
RO-71316  Bucharest 1, Romania
Phone: +40-1-092-777748
Fax:     +40-1-312-8539
e-mail: nandrei@u3.ici.ro, nandrei@ici.ro
Keywords: Large-scale optimisation, mathematical programming interior-point methods, applications of optimisation.
 
Prof. Ioan Dumitrache
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
Politehnica University of Bucharest
Splaiul Independentei 313,
RO-77206 Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +40-1-411-9918
Fax:     +40-1-411-9918
e-mail: idumitrache@ics.pub.ro
 
Russian Federation
Dr. Sergey M. Aseev
Steklov Institute of Mathematics
Russian Academy of Sciences
Gubkina 8
119991 Moscow, Russia
Phone:+7-095-135-2490
Fax:    +7-095-135-0555
e-mail: aseev@mi.ras.ruaseev@iiasa.ac.at
Home page: http://www.mi.ras.ru ,   www.iiasa.ac.at 
Keywords: optimal control, nonsmooth analysis, methods of optimal control
in economics

 

Prof. Anatolii F. Kleimenov                           Vice-Chair
Department of Dynamical Systems
Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Kovalevskaya 16,
620066, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Phone: +7-3432-742535
Fax:     +7-3432-742581
e-mail: kleimenov@imm.uran.ru
Keywords: differential games (particularly nonantagonistic ones), evolutionary games,
stability in games.

 

Dr. Andrey Krasovskii
Department of Dynamical Systems
Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Kovalevskaya 16,
620066, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Phone: +7-343-3744013
Fax:     +7-343- 3742581
e-mail: ak@imm.uran.ru
Keywords: optimal control problems, differential games, generalized solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi equations and their applications to dynamic modeling of economic processes.

 

Dr. Nikolai Lukoyanov
Department of Dynamical Systems
Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Kovalevskaya 16,
620066, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Phone: +7-343-3744013
Fax:     +7-343- 3742581
e-mail: nyul@imm.uran.ru
Keywords: Optimal control and differential game theory, Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman–Isaacs type equations, hereditary dynamical systems.

 

Prof. Alexander Tarasyev                              Chair
Department of Dynamical Systems
Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Kovalevskaya 16,
620066, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Phone: +7-343-3753504
Fax:     +7-343-3742581
e-mail: tam@imm.uran.ru
Keywords: Optimal control, differential games, Hamilton–Jacobi equations, dynamic systems, economics.

 

Slovakia
Prof. Jan Mikles
Department of Process Control FCHPT
Slovak University of Technology
Radlinskeho 9
812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone: ++421 2 52495269
Fax:++421 2  52496469
e-mail: jan.mikles@stuba.sk
Home page: http://www.kirp.chtf.stuba.sk/~mikles
Keywords: Optimal Control, Process Control
 
Prof. Gabriel Hulko
Dept. Of Automation&Measurement,
Mech. Engg. Fac. Slovak University of Technology,
Nam Slobody 17
SK-812 31 Bratislava
e-mail: gabriel.hulko@stuba.sk
 
Turkey
Dr. Tayfun Cimen
ARMERKOM Turkish Naval Research Center Command
Ankara Caddesi, No: 252  34890 Pendik
Istanbul – TURKEY
Phone: +90 538 3161356
E-mail: tayfun.c@sheffield.ac.uk, tcimen@rocketsan.com.tr
Keywords: Optimal control, Continuous-time (deterministic and stochastic)
nonlinear non-affine control systems; Stabilization; Regulation; Tracking;
Time-varying systems; Necessary and sufficient optimality conditions; Maximum /
minimum principle of Pontryagin; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation;
Approximation theory; Global convergence; Riccati equation; Mathematical
modeling; Autopilots; Aircraft and flight control systems; Guided missiles;
Maneuvering; Marine systems; Ship control systems; Ship steering
 
Prof. M. Kemal Leblebicioglu
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Middle East Technical University
06531, Ankara, Turkey
E-mail: kleb@metu.edu.tr
Home page: http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~lebleb/
Keywords: Control, optimization, optimal control, control of distributed parameter systems, autopilot design and guidance algorithms, legged robots, system identification, multi agent systems, underwater vehicles, artificial intelligence.

 

United Kingdom
Prof. Andrew J. Chipperfield
School of Engineering Sciences (CEDG)
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ England
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 8344
Fax:     +44 (0)23 8059 7082
e-mail: A.J.Chipperfield@soton.ac.uk
Keywords: Computer aided control system design (CACSD), evolutionary algorithms,
systems integration, optimisation, aerospace.

 

Prof. Victor M. Becerra
Department of Cybernetics
The University of Reading
Reading, RG6 6AY, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 118 378 6703
Fax:     +44 (0) 118 378 8220
e-mail: v.m.becerra@reading.ac.uk
Home page: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/~shs99vmb
Keywords: Optimal control, predictive control, nonlinear control, system identification, adaptive control, robotics, neural networks, power system control, process control.

 

Dr. Ian Griffin
Research Associate,
Rolls-Royce UTC,
Control & Systems Engineering,
Sheffield University,
Dept of AC&SE
Mappin Street,
Sheffield,S1 3JD, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 5682
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 5138
e-mail: i.griffin@sheffield.ac.uk, i.griffin@sheffield.ac.uk
Keywords: Genetic Algorithms, Multiobjective Optimization,
Multicriteria Decision Making, Robust Control, Gas Turbine Control
 
Dr. James Whidborne
Department of Aerospace Sciences
School of Engineering
Cranfield University
Mappin Street,
Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1234 750111
e-mail: j.f.whidborne@cranfield.ac.uk
Keywords: Flight control and control of UAVs; Flow control problems; Controller implementation problems; Robust control system design; Automotive estimation and identification problems; Critical control systems & L1/l1 optimizationGenetic Algorithms, Multiobjective Optimization.

 

USA
Prof. Eugene M. Cliff
Emeritus Professor
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering and
Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0531, USA
Phone: (540)-231-7667
Fax:     (540)-231-7079
e-mail: ecliff@vt.edu
Keywords: distributed parameter systems.