墨尔本大学IvenMareels教授、Ying Tan博士来我院访问

     12月14日，澳大利亚墨尔本大学工程学院院长IvenMareels教授、Ying Tan博士来我院访问。我院院长吴敏教授何勇教授及有关教师代表热情接待了客人。双方就专业设置、办学规模以及智能控制系统的发展方向与应用等问题进行了交流。

随后，IvenMareels教授一行参观了我校校园。

个人简介：

Professor Iven Mareels is the Dean of Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne. He obtained the Master of Electromechanical Engineering from Gent University in 1982 and a PhD in Systems Engineering from the Australian National University in 1987.  He joined the University of Melbourne in 1996 and was appointed Dean of the Melbourne School of Engineering in 2007. Iven has extensive experience in consulting for both industry and government. In May 2008, he was awarded the ATSE Clunies Ross Award by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) for a new approach to reducing water wastage using an IT-based management system in irrigation channels.He has received a number of awards for his research publications. Most recently he was recognised as Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Control Systems Society 2005. He has published widely and holds a number of patents.His research interests include Systems engineering, Control and instrumentation for irrigation networks, Neuro-engineering and Water. He was a Vice-President of International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) as Chair of the Technical Board (IFAC), 2008-2011. He is the Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia, Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia.

Dr Ying Tan is an ARC Future Fellow (Australian Research Council Fellowship awarded 2010-2013) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Melbourne. Her research interests include Nonlinear control systems and applications, Intelligent control systems and applications.