An ongoing activity focused externally targeting industry-sector organizations related to control and to non-IFAC events and publications.
IFAC Industry Committee
The IFAC Industry Committee (IndCom)
Starting from the 2017 World Congress in Toulouse (France), IFAC has established an Industry Committee (IndCom), reporting to the IFAC Council. The goals of the committee are to:
- Strengthen the engagement of industry and industry representatives in IFAC activities
- Enhance the value of IFAC to industry
- Help control research realize its full potential for industry impact
- Help research and education in academia be better informed by industry perspective
The committee currently numbers about 100 members, more than half of whom are affiliated with industry (most of the rest have had substantial industry experience over their careers). The Industry Committee welcomes additional members with significant industry experience. If you are interested please contact the IndCom chair, Tariq Samad (tsamad(at)umn.edu) or the chair of the IndCom Communications subcommittee, Kevin Brooks (Kevin.Brooks(at)apc-smart.com)
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Tariq Samad (chair) | Univ. of Minnesota (US) |
tsamad(at) umn.edu |
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Kevin Brooks |
APC SMART/ University of the Witwatersrand(ZA) |
kevin.brooks(at) wits.ac.za |
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Moncef Chioua |
Polytechnique Montreal (CA) |
moncef.chioua(at) polymtl.ca |
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Stefano Di Cairano |
Mitsubishi Electric (US) |
dicairano(at) ieee.org |
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Philippe Goupil | Airbus (FR) |
philippe.goupil(at) airbus.com |
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Steve Kahne | Retired (US) |
s.kahne(at) ieee.org |
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Iven Mareels | IBM (AU) |
imareels(at) au1.ibm.com |
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Alisa Rupenyan | FHNW (CH) |
rupenyan(at)inspire.ethz.ch |
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Atanas Serbezov |
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (US) |
serbezov(at) rose-hulman.edu |
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Alex van Delft |
Consultant (NL) |
alex(at) vandelft.it |
IFAC IndCom Roster
Last name(s) |
First name(s) |
Cou-ntry |
Affiliation |
I/A/G/X |
|
IFAC Role(s) |
TC Ind VC |
Industry Sector(s) |
Aalto |
Hans |
FI |
Take Control Oy |
I |
Hansaalto852(at)gmail.com |
|
5.4 |
Process industries (petroleum refining, petrochemicals, chemicals); natural gas transmission |
Abramovitch |
Daniel |
US |
Agilent |
I |
danny001(at)pacbell.net |
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Mechatronic storage (optical and magnetic disk drives); high-performance instrumentation; atomic force microscopes; mass spectrometers |
Abrashov |
Sergey |
FR |
Continental Engineering Services |
I |
sergey.abrashov(at)conti-engineering.com |
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Automotive (Tier 1) |
Adouane |
Lounis |
FR |
Université de Technologie de Compiègne |
A |
lounis.adouane(at)hds.utc.fr |
7.5 |
Automotive (autonomous vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles), defense (autonomous ground vehicles, cooperative air/land robots, swarm robots) |
|
Anisi |
David |
NO |
Norwegian Univ. of Life Sci. |
A |
david.anisi(at)nmbu.no |
|
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Robotics, Oil&Gas, Agriculture |
Ankersen |
Finn |
NL |
Consultant |
I |
finn.ankersen(at)ieee.org |
|
7.3 |
Aerospace; power generation and conversion |
Arnaiz |
Aitor |
ES |
IK4 Tekniker |
I |
aitor.arnaiz(at)tekniker.es |
5.1 |
process industries; manufacturing; renewable energy |
|
Asano |
Kazuya |
JP |
JFE Techno-research Corporation |
I |
ka-asano(at)jfe-tec.co.jp |
WC2023 Ind Chair |
Metals (steel) |
|
Auret |
Lidia |
ZA |
Stone Three Digital |
I |
lidia.auret(at)stonethree.com |
|
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Mineral processing (sensors, control, monitoring, process monitoring) |
Badgwell |
Tom |
US |
Collaborative Systems Integration |
I |
tom.badgwell(at)gmail.com |
6.1 |
Oil and gas |
|
Barve |
Jayesh |
IN |
GE |
I |
barve.jayesh(at)gmail.com |
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Power generation, oil & gas, appliances, transportation, water management, cement, discrete manufacturing |
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Bayliss |
Martin |
UK |
Callen Lenz Consulting |
I |
mtbayliss72(at)gmail.com |
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Ben Amor |
Abdessattar |
TU |
Nat. Inst. of Appl. Sci. & Tech. |
A |
mrdssrst(at)yahoo.fr |
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Benchaib |
Abdelkrim |
FR |
SuperGrid Institute |
I |
Abdelkrim.BENCHAIB(at)supergrid-institute.com |
Power systems |
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Bhouri |
Neila |
FR |
IFSTTAR |
G |
neila.bhouri(at)ifsttar.fr |
|
7.4 |
|
Blom |
Rogier |
US |
GE |
I |
blom(at)ge.com |
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Renewables; power generation; aviation; oil & gas; transportation; additive manufacturing; robotics |
Bonavita |
Nunzio |
IT |
ABB |
I |
nunzio.bonavita(at)it.abb.com |
|
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Technology ventures |
Borhan |
Ali |
US |
Cummins |
I |
hborhan(at)gmail.com |
Automotive (connected, electric, and fuel-cell vehicles; powertrains); freight operations |
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Bresch-Pietri |
Delphine |
FR |
Mines-Paristech |
A |
delphine.bresch-pietri(at)mines-paristech.fr |
2.6 |
|
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Bortoff |
Scott |
US |
Mitsubishi Electric |
I |
bortoff(at)merl.com |
|
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HVAC; buildings (elevators); factory automation (robotics); HVAC; aerospace (engines, power distribution) |
Brooks |
Kevin |
ZA |
APC Smart |
I |
kevin.brooks(at)wits.ac.za |
6.2 |
oil refining; pulp and paper; mining, metals, minerals (MMM) |
|
Burchell |
John |
ZA |
Sibanye-Stillwater |
I |
burchell.john(at)gmail.com |
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Mineral processing; mining |
|
Chiang |
Leo |
US |
Dow |
I |
hchiang(at)dow.com | |||
Chioua |
Moncef |
CA |
Polytechnique Montreal |
A |
moncef.chioua(at)polymtl.ca |
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Pulp and paper, oil and gas |
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Coetzee |
Loutjie |
ZA |
Mintek |
I |
loutjiec(at)mintek.co.za |
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Corona |
Francesco |
FI |
Aalto University |
A |
francesco.corona(at)aalto.fi |
8.4 |
Process industries; environmental (water treatment) |
|
Cuzzola |
Francesco |
IT |
Danieli Automation |
I |
francescoalessandro.cuzzola(at)polimi.it |
6.2 |
Metals |
|
David |
Robert |
BE |
Technord |
I |
r.david(at)technord.com |
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Food and beverage; pharma; cement; water distribution |
Desborough |
Lane |
US |
Nudge BG |
I |
ldesboro(at)gmail.com |
|
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Biomedical; process industries |
Di Cairano |
Stefano |
US |
Mitsubishi Electric |
I |
dicairano(at)ieee.org |
|
2.4 |
Automotive; aerospace; industrial automation |
Diagne |
Mamadou Lamine |
US |
UCSD |
A |
mdiagne(at)uscd.edu |
|
1.2 |
|
Engelbrecht |
Japie |
ZA |
Stellenbosch University |
A |
jengelbr(at)sun.ac.za |
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Aerospace, UAVs |
Eriksson |
Lars |
SE |
Linkoping University |
A |
lars.eriksson(at)liu.se |
Chair CC7 |
Transportation and vehicle systems |
|
Eun |
Yongsoon |
KR |
Daegu Gyeongbuk Inst. of Sci. & Tech. |
A |
yeun(at)dgist.ac.kr |
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Fagiano |
Lorenzo |
IT |
Politecnico Milano |
A |
lorenzo.fagiano(at)polimi.it |
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Power systems (generation and transmission); industrial, manufacturing, and grid automation |
|
Gallestey Alvarez |
Eduardo |
CH |
Honeywell |
I |
eduardo.gallestey(at)honeywell.com |
Power generation; process industries; mining and minerals processing; upstream oil & gas |
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Ganguli |
Ankur |
US |
General Motors |
I |
ankur.ganguli(at)gm.com |
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Automotive |
Garcia-Sanz |
Mario |
US |
Department of Energy |
G |
mario.garcia-sanz(at)hq.doe.gov |
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Renewable energy |
Gonzalez Martin |
Rafael |
ES |
Repsol |
I |
rgonzalezm(at)repsol.com |
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Oil refining |
|
Gopaluni |
Bhushan |
CA |
Univ. of British Columbia |
A |
bhushan.gopaluni(at)ubc.ca |
|
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Forest products; oil & gas; chemicals; pharmaceuticals |
Goupil |
Philippe |
FR |
Airbus |
I |
philippe.goupil(at)airbus.com |
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Aerospace |
|
Grosman |
Benny |
US |
Medtronic |
I |
cerdlbg(at)gmail.com |
|
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Medical technology |
Guardiola |
Carlos |
ES |
Univ. Polit. Valencia |
A |
carguaga(at)mot.upv.es |
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7.1 |
Automotive |
Gusekhin |
Oleg |
US |
Ford Motor Company |
I |
ogusikhi(at)ford.com |
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5.2 |
Supply chain management, manufacturing, IoT, automotive, smart mobility |
Hadjicostis |
Christoforos |
CY |
Univ. of Cyprus |
A |
chadjic(at)ucy.ac.cy |
|
1.3 |
Social networks |
Hassani |
Vahid |
NO |
OsloMet University |
A |
Vahid.Hassani(at)oslomet.no |
7.2 |
Marine vehicles and platforms |
|
Havlena |
Vladimir |
CZ |
Czech Technical University |
A |
Vladimir.Havlena(at)cvut.cz |
advanced localization, sensor fusion (GPS, inertial, odometry, video, Lidar etc.), advanced driver assistance systems, and collision avoidance for trams |
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Heertjes |
Marcel |
NL |
ASML |
I |
Marcel.Heertjes(at)asml.com |
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Semiconductor processing; motion control |
|
Herbst |
Gernot |
DE |
Zwickau Univ. of Applied Sci. |
A |
gernot.herbst(at)fh-zwickau.de |
|
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Power electronics |
Ilic |
Marija |
US |
Mitsubishi Electric |
A |
ilic(at)mit.edu |
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9.2 |
Power systems |
isaakson |
Alf |
SE |
ABB |
I |
alf.isaksson(at)se.abb.com |
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Jansen |
Christoph |
DE |
Flensburg Univ. of Applied Sci. |
A |
christoph.jansen(at)hs-flensburg.de |
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9.5 |
Energy management; digital engineering and IT security |
Jia |
Qing-Shan |
CN |
Tsinghua University |
A |
jiaqs(at)tsinghua.edu.cn |
TC 9.3 chair |
Buildings; power systems |
|
Jones |
Thomas |
ZA |
S-Plane Automation |
I |
jones(at)s-plane.com |
TC7.3 |
|
Aerospace (specifically aero) |
Jumar |
Ulrich |
DE |
IFAK |
I |
ulrich.jumar(at)ifak.eu |
|
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Electrical and electronics manufacturing; automation industry |
Juuso |
Esko |
FI |
Univ. of Oulu |
A |
esko.juuso(at)oulu.fi |
|
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Process industries (forest, steel, mining); energy systems; biomedical; buildings; machines; water treatment |
Kahne |
Steve |
US |
[retired] |
R |
s.kahne(at)ieee.org |
IFAC Advisor |
Aircraft systems |
|
Kano |
Manabu |
JP |
Kyoto Univ |
A |
manabu(at)human.sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp |
WC2023 Ind Cochair |
Process industries (chemical, pharmaceutical, steel, semiconductor); medical/healthcare |
|
Katupitiya |
Jay |
AU |
Univ. of New South Wales |
A |
j.katupitiya(at)unsw.edu.au |
8.1 |
Agriculture; mining; road construction |
|
Kihas |
Dejan |
CA |
1) Engineering Consulting
|
I |
kihas(at)ieee.org |
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Automotive; process industries; agriculture; heavy machinery; |
Kitada |
Hiroshi |
JP |
Nippon Steel |
I |
kitada.bx8.hiroshi(at)jp.nipponsteel.com |
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Koivo |
Heikki |
FI |
Aalto University |
A |
Heikki.Koivo(at)aalto.fi |
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Process industries (pulp and paper, mining, mineral processing); renewable energy; mechatronics |
Kordon |
Arthur |
BU |
Kordon Consulting LLC |
I |
arthur(at)kordon-consulting.com |
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Process industries |
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Kowalczuk |
Zdzisław |
PL |
Gdansk Univ. of Technology |
A |
kova(at)pg.gda.pl |
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Process industries; automotive; aircraft; maritime industries |
Lees |
Michael |
AU |
Carlton & United Breweries |
I |
Michael.Lees(at)cub.com.au |
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Process industries (food and beverage) |
|
Li |
Lihua |
US |
General Motors |
I |
lihua.li(at)gm.com |
|
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Automotive; powertrains |
Mahoney |
Robert |
AU |
Australian National University |
A |
robert.mahony(at)anu.edu.au |
2.3 |
UAVs |
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Manzie |
Chris |
AU |
Univ. of Melbourne |
A |
manziec(at)unimelb.edu.au |
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Automotive; aerospace; mechatronics; transportation; energy systems |
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Mareels |
Iven |
AU |
IBM |
I |
ivenmareels(at)gmail.com |
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Healthcare; financial services; energy; buildings; process industries |
Marcos |
Andres |
UK |
Tech. for Aerospace Control |
I |
andres.marcos(at)tasc-group.com |
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Aerospace |
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Mastellone |
Silvia |
CH |
FHNW |
A |
silvia.mastellone(at)fhnw.ch |
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Power and energy |
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Meyer |
Jonathan |
BE |
Pfizer |
I |
EwaldJonathan.Meye(at)pfizer.com. |
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Pharma; mining |
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Ming |
Ge |
CN |
KT Control |
I |
ming.ge(at)ktcontrol.com |
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Process industries |
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Nowacka |
Marysia |
DK |
Alfa Laval |
I |
mariasnowacka(at)gmail.com |
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Marine energy; powertrains; alternative energy sources; energy storage |
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Nunez |
Eduardo |
CA |
Molycop |
I |
eduarturo(at)rocketmail.com |
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Mineral processing, mining, process control |
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Odgaard |
Peter |
DK |
Goldwind Energy |
I |
odgaard(at)ieee.org |
|
6.4 |
Wind energy; fossil-fired power plants; power grid; consumer electronics |
Patil |
Bhagyesh |
IN |
John Deere |
I |
PatilBhagyesh@JohnDeere.com |
Autonomous Off-highway Vehicle Planning & Control, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research |
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Pekar |
Jaroslav |
CZ |
Garrett |
I |
jaroslav.pekar(at)garrettmotion.com |
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Automotive |
Pereira |
Carlos |
BR |
UFRGS |
A |
cpereira(at)ece.ufrgs.br |
TB VC |
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Process industries; buildings |
Pickl |
Stefano |
DE |
Univ. Bundeswehr Munchen |
A |
stefan.pickl(at)unibw.de |
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6.3 |
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Pin |
Gilberto |
IT |
Electrolux |
I |
pingilbert(at)gmail.com |
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Puleston |
Paul |
AR |
Univ. Nacional de La Plata |
A |
puleston(at)ing.unlp.edu.ar |
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Renewable energy; fuel cells; hybrid energy systems |
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Quintero Montoya |
O. Lucia |
CO |
Univ. EAFIT |
A |
oquinte1(at)eafit.edu.co |
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Oil & gas |
Rampazzo |
Mirco |
IT |
Univ. Padova |
A |
mirco.rampazzo(at)unipd.it |
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Buildings; HVAC; Refrigeration; Appliances |
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Rhinehart |
Russ |
US |
Oklahoma State University |
R |
rrr(at)okstate.edu |
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Process industries (chemicals and refining) |
Rivera |
Daniel |
Arizona State University |
A |
daniel.rivera(at)asu.edu |
Process industries; behavioral medicine; semiconductor manufacturing |
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Rupenyan |
Alisa |
CH |
ETH Zurich |
A |
rupenyan(at)inspire.ethz.ch |
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Manufacturing; robotics; technology transfer |
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Samad |
Tariq |
US |
Univ. of Minnesota |
A |
tsamad(at)umn.edu |
IndCom chair |
Process industries, homes and buildings, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing |
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Sanchez Pena |
Ricardo |
AR |
Buenos Aires Inst. of Tech. |
A |
rsanchez(at)itba.edu.ar |
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Biomedical; aerospace |
Selic |
Bran |
CA |
Malina Software |
I |
selic(at)acm.org |
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Automotive; subsea oil & gas; telecommunications; embedded software |
Serbezov |
Atanas |
US |
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. |
A |
serbezov(at)rose-hulman.edu |
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9.4 |
Process industries (chemicals and pharmaceuticals) |
Seyrkammer |
Hannes |
AT |
voestalpine Stahl |
I |
hannes.seyrkammer(at)voestalpine.com |
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Stewart |
Greg |
CA |
Geco Engineering |
I |
greg.stewart555(at)gmail.com |
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Agriculture; automotive; process industries; papermaking; manufacturing; public health |
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Susto |
Gian Antonio |
IT |
Univ. Padova |
A |
gianantonio.susto(at)gmail.com |
3.2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing; home appliances; oil & gas |
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Tanaka |
Kenichi |
JP |
Mitsubishi Electric |
I |
tanaka.kenichi(at)ah.mitsubishielectric.co.jp |
WC2023 Ind Cochair |
4.5 |
Electrical equipment |
Thomessen |
Trygve |
NO |
PPM Robotics |
I |
trygve.thomessen(at)ppm.no |
4.3 |
Manufacturing; robotics |
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To |
Thanh-Binh |
DE |
Volkswagen |
I |
thanh-binh.to(at)volkswagen.de |
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Automotive |
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Van Delft |
Alexander |
NL |
[Consultant] |
I |
alex(at)vandelft.it |
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Process industry (chemicals) |
van Nooyen |
Ronald |
NL |
TU Delft |
A |
R.R.P.vanNooyen(at)tudelft.nl |
8.3 |
Water management (irrigation, drainage, reservoir management, urban drainage, ground water management) |
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Vatanski |
Nikolai |
FI |
Metso Outotec |
I |
Nikolai.Vatanski(at)mogroup.com |
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Mineral processing; mining |
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Vyhlidal |
Tomas |
CZ |
Czech Tech University |
A |
Tomas.Vyhlidal(at)fs.cvut.cz |
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2.2 |
Steel industry |
Wan |
Zhe |
CN |
China National Gold Group |
G |
12990534(at)qq.com |
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9.1 |
Finance and economics |
Wang |
Yalin |
CN |
Central South University |
A |
ylwang(at)csu.edu.cn |
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Process industries (minerals, metals, oil refining) |
Weichhart |
Georg |
AT |
Profactor |
I |
georg.r.f.a.weichhart(at)gmail.com |
TC 5.3 chair |
5.3 |
Metals and Steel Industry; Automation; Digital Transformation; |
Weissbach |
Tobias |
DE |
TransnetBW |
I |
t.weissbach(at)transnetbw.de |
6.3 |
Power systems |
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Weyrich |
Michael |
DE |
Univ. of Stuttgart |
A |
michael.weyrich(at)ias.uni-stuttgart.de |
3.1 |
Automotive; manufacturing |
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Whidborne |
James |
UK |
Cranfield University |
A |
j.f.whidborne(at)cranfield.ac.uk |
2.1 |
Aerospace; oil and gas |
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Williams |
Dennis |
US |
LyondellBasell |
I |
Dennis.Williams(at)lyondellbasell.com |
Process industries |
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Yamaguchi |
Takashi |
JP |
Ricoh |
I |
takashi.yt.yamaguchi(at)nts.ricoh.co.jp |
WC2023 Ind Cochair |
4.2 |
Hard disk drives, printers, medical devices. |
Yang |
Inseok |
KR |
Korea Aerospace Industries |
I |
jewill(at)hanmail.net |
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Yang |
Insoon |
KR |
Seoul National University |
A |
insoonyang(at)snu.ac.kr |
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1.4 |
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Yuan |
Xiaofeng |
CN |
Central South University |
A |
yuanxf(at)csu.edu.cn |
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Manufacturing; petrochemicals; iron and steel |
Zhang |
Kaiqiang |
UK |
UK Atomic Energy Authority |
G |
kaiqiang.zhang(at)ukaea.uk |
Nuclear engineering (fusion energy, decommissioning); robotics (inspection, surveys, maintenance); mechatronics |
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IndCom Task Forces
The task force is dedicated to preparing an edited volume that addresses the question of the impact of control in industrial innovation.
Taskforce on Industry-Academic Collaboration
The preparation of a best practices for TCs and technical events to attract industry participation
A task force aimed at the establishment of a virtual seminar program
Indcom Achievements and Publications
IndCom achievements from its inception
Publications arising out of the work of IndCom
Legacy Materials -- Pilot Industry Committee (2014-2017)

Member list for the committee. Includes affiliation and e-mail addresses.
Surveys undertaken by the Industry Committee
Reports, presentations, notes, etc. from Industry Committee activities, including meeting presentations.
Collect data on industry participation in IFAC and any other related data (e.g., from other organizations such as IEEE CSS). Analyze data, summarize findings, and develop hypotheses. Analysis by industry sector, geography, and other factors would be useful. [Chair: Serge Boverie]
There seems to be considerable variation in industry engagement in difference countries/regions and different sectors. This workstream will collect information on industry-engagement models (e.g., government co-funding programs, industry consortia) and attempt to identify best practices that other regions/sectors can learn from. [Chair: Kazuya Asano]
Gather industry viewpoints on what issues they see with leveraging IFAC activities and academic research. These will probably also be specific to sectors, and perhaps to geographies as well. [Chair: Alex van Delft]
Scope: Recommend changes to conferences, journals, and committees that are likely to increase industry participation and make IFAC more relevant to industry. Other mechanisms could also be looked at (e.g., start a webinar series?). The recommendations should be informed by outputs from the above workstreams. Workstream Chair: Roger Goodall
IFAC Constitution amendment for the Industry Committee (Tariq Samad, chair) – Formalize the notion of a permanent IFAC Industry Committee. Define a suitable structure and scope. Governance and leadership should also be defined. Propose changes to the constitution to this end. [Chair: Tariq Samad]
Reference Materials
First edition of the Impact of Control Technology report, published by IEEE Control Systems Society. Includes 23 two-page flyers on "Success Stories" as well as discussions on the application of advanced control to application areas: aerospace, process industries, automotive, robotics, biological systems, and renewable energy and smart grids. Research challenges are also featured.
Second edition of the IoCT report. Consists of 30 industrial success stories and >30 research challenges.
Three papers from the CPC IV conference (1991), giving industry views from Japan, Europe, and North America. Courtesy of Heikki Koivo.

Front matter from an edited volume published by Springer (2007). Editors are Ricardo S. Sánchez Peña, Joseba Quevedo Casín, and Vicenç Puig Cayuela. Includes preface, table of contents, and list of contributors. With thanks to Ricardo Sánchez Peña.

This document is a report from an EU/IEEE-CSS workshop organized under the auspices of the EU FP7 project "Advanced Fault Diagnosis for Sustainable Flight Guidance and Control" (ADDSAFE). The reader's attention is drawn to Section 2.3 in particular, where industrial and academic perspectives are contrasted. This report provided courtesy of and with thanks to Andres Marcos.

Report prepared by the IFAC Theory Committee in May 1990. Edited by Ted Davison, the committee chair. Thirteen problems are described across numerous application domains.
