Our Team
Spontaneous applications for joining our team are always welcome. If you're interested, send us your CV and a brief motivation letter by email. This may concern positions as Master thesis student, PhD candidate and postdoc fellow.
Faculty member
Dr. Jean-Philippe Noël
Assistant professor
Group academic leader
Jean-Philippe got his MSc ('10) and PhD ('14) degrees in "Aerospace Engineering" at the University of Liège, Belgium. He was a postdoc in Liège for four years holding a F.R.S.-FNRS fellowship, and then moved to the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, where he stayed during two years. He's a faculty staff member of KU Leuven since April 2021.
Scientific members
Mr. Merijn Floren
PhD candidate
Merijn obtained his MSc degree in "Systems and Control" at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.
His PhD concerns the data-driven modelling and control of nano air vehicles using machine learning techniques.
Mr. Steven Vreys
PhD candidate
Steven obtained a MSc in “Electromechanical Engineering Sciences” from KU Leuven. During his PhD, he works on the development of next-gen excitation and measurement devices for mechanical systems.
Mr. Lode Vancauwenbergh
PhD candidate
Main supervisor Prof. Dirk Vandepitte
Lode holds an MSc degree in “Offshore and Dredging Engineering” from the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. The topic of his PhD is the dynamic behaviour of a cutter suction dredger in hard rocks.
Mr. Shamil Mamedov
PhD candidate
Main supervisor Prof. Jan Swevers
Shamil holds a MSc in "Automation and Control Engineering" from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
His PhD focuses on real-time dynamic model identification for collaborative robots.