Rob Vingerhoeds

Professor of Systems Engineering
Director of the Doctoral School « Systems » (ED309) of the University of Toulouse

Education / Professional Titles

Aerospace Engineer, Delft University of Technology, 1986.
PhD in Applied Sciences, University of Ghent, 1992.
“Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology” (MIET), 1996.
“Chartered Engineer” (CEng), The Engineering Council, 1996.
“Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches », National Polytechnique Institute Toulouse, 2002.
“Chartered Information Technology Professional” (CITP), British Computer Society, 2006.
“Fellow of the British Computer Society” (FBCS), British Computer Society, 2006.
“Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology” (FIET), 2016.

Major Professional Speciality/Activity:

Earlier: mathematical modelling of dynamic systems, systems identification, nonlinear optimization, artificial intelligence techniques, real-time systems, formal methods for time correctness of systems, real-time applications of artificial intelligence, systems engineering
Industrial experience: mathematical modelling of dynamic systems, real-time systems, formal methods for time correctness of systems, engine management, sensor technologies, product data life-cycle (PLM), CAD Tools for electronics product development, data management, project management techniques
Recent: mathematical modelling of dynamic systems, real-time systems, formal methods for time correctness of systems, systems engineering, cyber-physical systems, industrial engineering, learning systems

Over 200 publications (inc. 38 publications in international scientific journals and over 100 conference contributions in proceedings).

Supervision of PhD Students and MSc students

Additional Activities

French Engineering Degree Committee CTI – Expert for the CTI since November 2022
International Scientific Journal Systems Engineering, Wiley – Deputy Editor since 2019 (Associate editor 2017-2018)
International Council for Systems Engineering (INCOSE) – Member Academic Council since 2017, Co-Chaire since 2023
IEEE Systems Council – Co-Chair IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (since 2019), member TC Systems Engineering Methods
Association Française pour d’Ingénierie Systèmes – Member Board of Directors since 2022
International Scientific Journal Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier Science Ltd. (since 1992) - Emeritus Editor-in-Chief (since 2016), Consulting Editor (2009-2016), Editor-in-Chief (1999-2009), Deputy-Editor-in-Chief (1997-1999), Associate Editor (1994-1997)
International Federation for Automatic Control (IFAC) (since 1994) – Distinction: “Outstanding Service Award” for sustained outstanding performance in major leadership positions in IFAC (2011), Member Publications Committee and Awards Committee (2002-2009), Chairman of the Technical Committee Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control (AIRTC) (1996-2002).
Belgian Institute for Automatic Control (BIRA) (1988-1994) – Chairman of the Automation in Aerospace Group (1989-1992) and of the Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Group (1990-1994).

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