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1712About the AuthorsRodrigo J. Cruz Di PalmaChapter F.54Kimberly Clark, Latin American OperationsSan Juan, Puerto RicoRodrigo.J.Cruz@kcc.comRodrigo J. Cruz Di Palma graduated as an Industrial Engineer from the University ofAlabama at Tuscaloosa and obtained an MBA from EADA University in Barcelona,Spain. He is currently Supply Chain Manager for Puerto Rico, and previously led theSupply and Operations Research Team for Kimberly Clark Latin-America, focusingon the development of optimization tools for the execution of business processes.AuthorsMary L. CummingsChapter C.26Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Aeronauticsand AstronauticsCambridge, MA, USAmissyc@mit.eduDr. Cummings received her BS in Mathematics from the US NavalAcademy (1988), her MS in Space Systems Engineering from the NavalPostgraduate School (1994), and her PhD in Systems Engineering fromthe University of Virginia (2003). Her research interests include humansupervisory control, human-unmanned-vehicle interaction and decisionmaking, direct-perception decision support, and the ethical and socialimpact of technology.Christian DanneggerChapter C.23Rottweil, Germanycd@3a-solutions.comChristian Dannegger has served Whitestein Technologies from 2003to 2009 as Vice President of Logistics and Control Systems. Prior tothat he served as CTO of living systems AG, which he co-founded in1996. From 1988 to 1995 Christian developed ERP systems at B urerAG, where he headed the technical product development. Recognized asa visionary business-driven technologist. He holds a Master s degree inComputer Science from Furtwangen Polytechnic Institute, Germany.Steve DavisChapter F.60Istituto Italiano Di TecnologiaDepartment of Advanced RoboticsGenova, Italysteven.davis@iit.itSteve Davis graduated from Salford University with a degree in Robotic and ElectronicEngineering in 1998, and an MSc in Advanced Robotics in 2000. He then becamea research fellow gaining his PhD in 2005 before moving to the Italian Institute ofTechnology in 2008. His research interests include actuators, biomimetics, dexterousgrippers, humanoids and automation for the food industry.Xavier DelormeChapter D.35Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Minesde Saint-EtienneCentre Genie Industrielet Informatique (G2I)Saint-Etienne, Francedelorme@emse.frXavier Delorme received the PhD degree in Computer Science from the Universityof Valenciennes, France, in 2003. He has also worked at the French National Institutefor Transport and Safety Research. He is currently an Associate Professor at the coleNationale SupØrieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne. His research interests concern theoptimization of production and transport systems.Alexandre DolguiChapter D.35Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Minesde Saint-EtienneDepartment of Industrial Engineeringand Computer ScienceSaint-Etienne, Francedolgui@emse.frAlexandre Dolgui received his PhD degree from the Academy of Sciencesof Belarus (USSR) and Dr. hab. degree from the University of Technologyof CompiŁgne, France. His research focuses on manufacturing line design,production planning, and supply-chain optimization. He is the author ofve books, 117 journal articles and 250 conference papers.

About the AuthorsChapter A.7National Institute of Standardsand TechnologyManufacturing Engineering LaboratoryGaithersburg, MD, USAalkan.donmez@nist.govAlkan Donmez is the Group Leader of the Machine Tool MetrologyGroup as well as the Program Manager of the Science-Based Manufacturing program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST). He received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering fromthe Middle East Technical University in Turkey and his MS and PhDdegrees from Purdue University.Francis J. Doyle IIIChapter H.75University of CaliforniaDepartment of Chemical EngineeringSanta Barbara, CA, USAfrank.doyle@icb.ucsb.eduDr. Francis J. Doyle III holds the Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in ProcessControl in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of California, SantaBarbara. He received his BSE from Princeton (1985), C.P.G.S. from Cambridge(1986), and PhD from Caltech (1991), all in Chemical Engineering. His researchinterests are in systems biology, network science, modeling and analysis of circadianrhythms, drug delivery for diabetes, model-based control, and control of particulateprocesses.Yael EdanChapter G.63Ben-Gurion University of the NegevDepartment of Industrial Engineeringand ManagementBeer Sheva, Israelyael@bgu.ac.ilYael Edan is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.She holds a BSc in Computer Engineering and MSc in Agricultural Engineering, bothfrom the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Engineering fromPurdue University. Her research is robotic and sensor performance analysis, systemsengineering of robotic systems; sensor fusion, multi-robot and telerobotics controlmethodologies, and human robot collaboration methods with major contributions inintelligent automation systems in agriculture.Thomas F. EdgarChapter D.31University of TexasDepartment of Chemical EngineeringAustin, TX, USAedgar@che.utexas.eduThomas F. Edgar is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Universityof Texas at Austin and holds the George T. and Gladys Abell Chair inEngineering. Dr. Edgar received his BS in chemical engineering from theUniversity of Kansas and a PhD from Princeton University. His researchis in process modeling, control, and optimization.Norbert ElkmannChapter G.70Fraunhofer IFFDepartment of Robotic SystemsMagdeburg, Germanynorbert.elkmann@iff.fraunhofer.deDr. techn. Norbert Elkmann graduated in Mechanical Engineeringin 1993 (Bochum, Germany) and received his doctoral degree in 1999(Vienna, Austria). From 1993 to 1997 he worked as Research Manager atthe Fraunhofer IFF in Magdeburg. Since 1998 he has been the Managerof the institute s Business Unit Robotic Systems. His current researchinterests are mobile robots, inspection robots and safe human robotinteraction.Heinz-Hermann Erbe (Δ)Chapter E.41Technische Universität BerlinCenter for Human–Machine SystemsBerlin, GermanyHeinz-Hermann Erbe (1937 2008) studied Aircraft Construction at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, was Engineer at Focke Wulf GmbH (later VereinigteFlugtechnische Werke), and studied Engineering Mechanics at TU Berlin. He receivedhis PhD in Engineering Mechanics, was Head of Research Group at the GermanFederal Institute on Material Research, Berlin (1980 1986), Professor at Bremen University, and from 1986 2002 and member of the Research Center for Human MachineSystems at TU Berlin. Professor Erbe was active for many years as leader and memberof IFAC. He retired in 2002 but remained active. A favorite subject of his interest wascost-effective energy generation by windmills in remote regions.AuthorsAlkan Donmez1713

1714About the AuthorsMohamed EssafiChapter D.35Ecole des Mines de Saint-EtienneDepartment Centre for IndustrialEngineering and Computer ScienceSaint-Etienne, Franceessafi@emse.frMohamed Essa received his Engineer Degree in Industrial Engineering from theEcole Nationale d Ingnieurs de Tunis, Tunisia, and his MSc from the University PaulVerlaine of Metz, France. He is a PhD student at the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne,France. His research focuses on recon gurable manufacturing-line design.AuthorsFlorin-Gheorghe FilipChapter D.36The Romanian AcademyBucharest, Romaniaffilip@acad.roFlorin-Gheorghe Filip received his MSc and PhD in control engineeringfrom the T.U. Politehnica of Bucharest in 1970 and 1982, respectively.He has been with the Institute for Informatics, Bucharest since 1970.In 1991 he was elected as a member of the Romanian Academy whosevice-president he has been since 2000. His main scienti c interests arehierarchical control and decision support systems. He (co)authored some200 papers and six monographs.Markus FritzscheChapter G.70Fraunhofer IFFDepartment of Robotic SystemsMagdeburg, Germanymarkus.fritzsche@iff.fraunhofer.deIn 2003 Markus Fritzsche graduated as Electrical Engineer from theUniversity of Applied Sciences in Leipzig, Germany and the MEngdegree in Biomedical Engineering from the University in Halle in 2005.He is currently a research associate at the Fraunhofer Institute forFactory Operation and Automation (IFF). His research activities enclosemobile robotic systems and human robot interaction.Susumu FujiiChapter F.48Sophia UniversityGraduate School of Scienceand TechnologyTokyo, Japansusumu-f@sophia.ac.jpProfessor Fujii received Master of Engineering from Kyoto University and a PhD fromUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1967 and 1971, respectively. He is a ProfessorEmeritus of Kobe University and since 2006 Professor at Sophia University. Hisresearch interests include automation of manufacturing systems and system simulation,production management and control. He has been Honorary member of The Instituteof Systems, Control and Information Engineers, and Fellows of JSME, and the Societyof Precision Engineering and Operations Research Society of Japan.Christopher GanzChapter A.8ABB Corporate ResearchBaden, Switzerlandchristopher.ganz@ch.abb.comChristopher Ganz is Program Manager for the global control and optimization programat ABB corporate research. Before he held various R&D and product managementpositions in ABB s power generation business unit. He holds a doctor degree anda diploma in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland.Mitsuo GenChapter C.29Waseda UniversityGraduate School of Information,Production and SystemsKitakyushu, Japangen@waseda.jpMitsuo Gen received BE and ME in Engineering from Kogakuin University in 1969, 1971 and 1975, respectively and the PhD degree inInformatics from Kyoto University in 2006. His research interests are genetic and evolutionary computation and applications to network designand optimization for manufacturing scheduling and logistics systems. Hepublished three books with Dr. R. Cheng and Dr. L. Lin.

About the AuthorsChapter I.84Fraunhofer IPADepartment of Robot SystemsStuttgart, Germanybirgit.graf@ipa.fraunhofer.deBirgit Graf received her degree in Computer Science in 1999 andcompleted her PhD in mobile robot navigation in 2008, both at StuttgartUniversity, Germany. Since 1999 she is working at Fraunhofer IPAwhere she is Manager of the Domestic and Personal Robots Group since2008. Main target of her group is the development of new service robotapplications and technologies.John O. GrayChapter F.60Istituto Italiano Di TecnologiaDepartment of Advanced RoboticsGenova, ItalyJohn.Gray-2@manchester.ac.ukJohn O. Gray is a visiting Professor at the Control Systems Centre, University ofManchester, and the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,University of Sheffield. His research interests include robotics, nonlinear controlsystems, precision electromagnetic instrumentation, and robotic systems for thefood industry. Gray received a PhD from the University of Manchester in ControlEngineering.Rudiyanto GunawanChapter H.75National University of SingaporeDepartment of Chemicaland Biomolecular EngineeringSingaporechegr@nus.edu.sgRudiyanto Gunawan received the PhD degree from University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign in 2003. He joined University of California Santa Barbara in 2003as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Since 2006, he has been an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University ofSingapore. His research interests are in the model identification and analysis ofbiological systems.Juergen HahnChapter D.31Texas A&M UniversityArtie McFerrin Dept. of ChemicalEngineeringCollege Station, TX, USAhahn@tamu.eduJuergen Hahn received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austinin 2002 and joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&MUniversity in 2003 as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Hahn’s research dealswith process systems engineering with special emphasis on systemsbiology.Kenwood H. HallChapter C.28Rockwell AutomationDepartment of Advanced TechnologyMayfield Heights, OH, USAkhhall@ra.rockwell.comKenwood H. Hall is a Cleveland Native and a graduate of Cleveland StateUniversity’s Fenn College of Engineering. He has led the developmentof many of Rockwell Automations large controller systems includingthe new LOGIX family of integrated controllers, is one of the foundingmembers of the Ohio ICE consortium and a member of the board for thenew third frontier Wright center for Sensor Systems Engineering. Hehas issued 14 Patents with 50 pending applications.Shufeng HanChapter G.63John DeereIntelligent Vehicle SystemsUrbandale, IA, USAhanshufeng@johndeere.comShufeng Han received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering from University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign in 1993. He is currently an Engineering Scientist at John DeereIntelligent Vehicle Systems. His research interests include field robotics, vehicleautomation, sensors and precision agriculture. He has received 10 patents.AuthorsBirgit Graf1715

1716About the AuthorsAuthorsNathan HartmanChapter D.37Purdue UniversityComputer Graphics TechnologyWest Lafayette, IN, USAnhartman@purdue.eduNathan Hartman is Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at PurdueUniversity. Research activities include applications of 3-D modelling, automatedgeometry creation, and 3-D data interoperability. He received the Doctor of Educationdegree in Technology Education from North Carolina State University. ProfessorHartman is a Co-Director of the Purdue Product Lifecycle Management Center ofExcellence.Yukio HasegawaChapter A.1Waseda UniversitySystem Science InstituteTokyo, Japanyukioh@green.ocn.ne.jpYukio Hasegawa is Professor Emeritus of the System Science Instituteat Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. He has been enjoying constructionrobotics research since 1983 as Director of Waseda Construction RobotResearch Project (WASCOR) which has impacted automation in construction and in other fields of automation. He received the prestigiousfirst Engelberger Award in 1977 from the American Robot Association forhis distinguished pioneering work in robotics and in Robot Ergonomicssince the infancy of Japanese robotics. Among his numerous internationalcontributions to robotics and automation, Professor Hasegawa assisted,as a visiting professor, to build the Robotics Institute at EPFL (EcolePolytechnic Federal de Lausanne) in Switzerland.Jackson HeChapter C.24Intel CorporationDigital Enterprise GroupHillsboro, OR, USAjackson.he@intel.comJackson is lead architect of the Intel Digital Enterprise Group. Hereceived his PhD and MBA degrees from the University of Hawaii. Herepresented Intel at OASIS, RosettaNet, and DMTF driving industrystandard definitions. He published more than 20 papers on advancedenterprise solutions, service orientation, and platform manageability.Recently he co-authored a book on virtualized service-oriented grids.Jenő HetthéssyChapter B.10Budapest University of Technologyand EconomicsDepartment of Automation and AppliedInformaticsBudapest, Hungaryjhetthessy@aut.bme.huJenő Hetthéssy received his PhD degree in 1975 from the Technical University ofBudapest, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. He received his CSc degree in 1978from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences with a thesis on the theory and industrialapplication of self-tuning controllers. He spent several years as a visiting professor atthe Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Minnesota, USA and haspublished more than 70 papers.Karyn HolmesChapter I.90Chevron Corp.Covington, LA, USAkholmes@chevron.comKaryn Holmes received a computer science degree and an MBA, both from LouisianaState University (LSU). While at LSU, her research interests included enterprisesystems, with a focus on enterprise resource planning systems and their use ineducation. She currently works in Information Management at Chevron Corporation.Clyde W. HolsappleChapter I.89University of KentuckySchool of Management, Gatton Collegeof Business and EconomicsLexington, KY, USAcwhols@email.uky.eduClyde W. Holsapple, Rosenthal Endowed Chair at the University ofKentucky. His books include Foundations of Decision Support Systems,Decision Support Systems – A Knowledge-based Approach, Handbook onDecision Support Systems, and Handbook on Knowledge Management.His research focuses on multiparticipant systems, decision supportsystems, and knowledge management.

About the AuthorsChapter G.65Czech Technical University in PragueFaculty of Electrical EngineeringPrague, Czech Republichoracek@fel.cvut.czPetr Horacek received the MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineeringfrom Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic (CTU) in1976 and 1985, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professorof Control Engineering at CTU. His research and industrial projectactivities include process modelling, simulation and optimization,process control and control applications in power systems.William J. HorreyChapter D.39Liberty Mutual Research Institutefor SafetyCenter for Behavioral SciencesHopkinton, MA, USAwilliam.horrey@libertymutual.comWilliam Horrey received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign in 2005. He is currently a research scientist in the Center forBehavioral Sciences at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety in Hopkinton,MA. His research interests include divided and selective attention, transportationhuman factors and automation.Justus HortigChapter G.70Fraunhofer IFFDepartment of Robotic SystemsMagdeburg, Germanyjustus.hortig@iff.fraunhofer.deJustus Hortig graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University ofDarmstadt in 1999 and has been working in the Business Unit Robotic Systems atFraunhofer IFF in Magdeburg since then. His focus lies on the use of service robotsfor façade cleaning.Chin-Yin HuangChapter H.80Tunghai UniversityIndustrial Engineering and EnterpriseInformationTaichung, Taiwanhuangcy@thu.edu.twChin-Yin Huang received the PhD degree from Purdue University in 1999.He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineeringand Enterprise Information at Tunghai University, Taiwan. He also servesas the Director for Program for Health Administration. His researchinterests include applications of data mining techniques, biomedicalinformatics, and distributed intelligent manufacturing systems.Yoshiharu InabaChapter C.21Fanuc Ltd.Yamanashi, Japaninaba.yoshiharu@fanuc.co.jpYoshiharu Inaba graduated from Mechanical Engineering Departmentof Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1973 and joined Fanuc Ltd. in 1983.He assumed the position of director in 1989 and the position of Presidentand CEO in 2003. He received his doctoral degree in engineering fromthe University of Tokyo in 1999 and is the recipient of the 22nd Awardof the Japan Society for Precision Engineering (2000) and the NicolauAward of CIRP (2007).Samir M. IqbalChapter H.81University of Texas at ArlingtonDepartment of Electrical EngineeringArlington, TX, USAsmiqbal@uta.eduSamir M. Iqbal is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in theDepartment of Electrical Engineering. He is also affiliated with the NanotechnologyResearch and Teaching Facility and Department of Bioengineering. He directs theNano-Bio Lab with focus on chip-based early diagnosis modalities, bio-inspired rapidnano-fabrication and functionalized microfluidi

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