1718 About the Authors
Rolf Isermann Chapter C.19
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Institut für Automatisierungstechnik,
Forschungsgruppe Regelungstechnik
und Prozessautomatisierung
Darmstadt, Germany
risermann@iat.tu-darmstadt.de
Rolf Isermann served as Professor for Control Systems and Process Automation at the
Institute of Automatic Control of Darmstadt University of Technology from 1977–
2006. Since 2006 he has been Professor Emeritus and head of the Research Group for
Control Systems and Process Automation at the same institution. He has published
several books and his current research concentrates on fault-tolerant systems, control
of combustion engines and automobiles and mechatronic systems. Rolf Isermann has
held several chair positions in VDI/VDE and IFAC and organized several national and
international conferences.
Kazuyoshi Ishii Chapter I.85
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Social and Industrial Management
Systems
Hakusan City, Japan
ishiik@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp
Kazuyoshi Ishii received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from Waseda
University. Dr. Ishii is a board member of the IFPR, APIEMS and the
Japan Society of QC, and a fellow of the ISPIM. His interests include
production management, product innovation management, and business
models based on a comparative advantage.
Alberto Isidori Chapter B.9
University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Department of Informatics and Sytematics
Rome, Italy
albisidori@dis.uniroma1.it
Alberto Isidori is Professor of Automatic Control at the University
of Rome since1975 and, since 1989, also affiliated with Washington
University in St. Louis. His research interests are primarily in analysis
and design of nonlinear control systems. He is the author of the book
Nonlinear Control Systems and is the recipient of various prestigious
awards, which include the “Georgio Quazza Medal” from IFAC, the
“Bode Lecture Award” from IEEE. He is Fellow of IEEE and of IFAC.
Currently he is President of IFAC.
Nick A. Ivanescu Chapter G.64
University Politechnica of Bucharest
Control and Computers
Bucharest, Romania
nik@cimr.pub.ro
Nick Andrei Ivanescu graduated as an Automation Engineer and received his PhD
degree in Automated Systems from the University Politehnica of Bucharest in 2000.
His research activities include process control, industrial automation, microcontrollers
and robotics. Since 2001 he has been lecturer in the Control and Computers faculty of
the University Politehnica of Bucharest.
Sirkka-Liisa Jämsä-Jounela Chapter F.57
Helsinki University of Technology
Department of Biotechnology
and Chemical Technology
Espoo, Finland
Sirkka-l@tkk.fi
Dr. Sirkka-Liisa Jämsä-Jounela is Professor of Process Control at Helsinki University
of Technology. Before joining the university she gained practical experience in
working for a number of companies in the Finnish process industry. Her research
activities include process modelling, simulation, monitoring and fault diagnosis as
well as production control in mineral and metal processing. Prof. Jämsä-Jounela has
served IFAC as Vice President among others. She is currently the Chair of the Nordic
Process Control Group and a member of the Finnish Academy of Technologies.
Bijay K. Jayaswal Chapter E.45
Agilenty Consulting Group
Minneapolis, MN, USA
bijay.jayaswal@agilenty.com
Bijay K. Jayaswal is the CEO of Agilenty Consulting Group, LLC.
He has held senior executive positions for the last 25 years. He has
taught engineering and management at the University of Mauritius and at
California State University, Chico and has directed MBA and Advanced
Management programs. Hehas helped introduce corporate-wide initiatives
in re-engineering, Six Sigma, and Design for Six Sigma. He is a recipient
of the ASQ Crosby Medal for 2007 for his book (together with Peter C.
Patton) Design for Trustworthy Software.
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