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

• Over 100 MSc students supervised
• 15 PhD students (co-)supervised, 4 currently ongoing

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).

Languages

• Bi-cultural Dutch - French.
• Perfectly quadric-lingual Dutch, English, French, German.
• Intermediate level of Spanish
• Notions of Catalan