IFAC IndCom Roster
Membership roster for the IFAC Industry Committee. Includes keywords for industry sector background/expertise. The "I/A/G/X" column refers to whether the member is currently affiliated with industry (I), academia (A), government (G), or unaffiliated (X--e.g., retired). For those members who also serve as the Industry vice chairs for technical committees, the TC number is noted in the "TC Ind VC" column.
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 |
|
Power generation, oil & gas, appliances, transportation, water management, cement, discrete manufacturing |
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
Mineral processing; mining |
|
Chiang |
Leo |
US |
Dow |
I |
hchiang(at)dow.com | |||
Chioua |
Moncef |
CA |
Polytechnique Montreal |
A |
moncef.chioua(at)polymtl.ca |
|
Pulp and paper, oil and gas |
|
Coetzee |
Loutjie |
ZA |
Mintek |
I |
loutjiec(at)mintek.co.za |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Fagiano |
Lorenzo |
IT |
Politecnico Milano |
A |
lorenzo.fagiano(at)polimi.it |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
7.1 |
Automotive |
Gusekhin |
Oleg |
US |
Ford Motor Company |
I |
ogusikhi(at)ford.com |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
9.2 |
Power systems |
isaakson |
Alf |
SE |
ABB |
I |
alf.isaksson(at)se.abb.com |
|
|
|
Jansen |
Christoph |
DE |
Flensburg Univ. of Applied Sci. |
A |
christoph.jansen(at)hs-flensburg.de |
|
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 |
|
Process industries |
|
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 |
|
Manzie |
Chris |
AU |
Univ. of Melbourne |
A |
manziec(at)unimelb.edu.au |
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Automotive; aerospace; mechatronics; transportation; energy systems |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Nunez |
Eduardo |
CA |
Molycop |
I |
eduarturo(at)rocketmail.com |
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Mineral processing, mining, process control |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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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