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Research ENTEG Discrete Technology & Production Automation

Discrete Technology & Production Automation (DTPA)

Prof Ming Cao

The mission of the research group of Discrete Technology and Production Automation (DTPA) is to provide a leading education and research environment for students and researchers who are interested in a inter-disciplinary study in engineering, management, computer science, mathematics and engineering sciences in general. The research activities at DTPA focus on developing quantitative and analytical theories and methodologies based on mathematical models for design and control of complex industrial processes and systems. The application area can be found in e.g., robotics, sensor networks, micro-assembly systems, energy systems, mechatronic systems, semi-conductor devices, and space systems. The research of the group is funded by both government agencies and industrial partners. The YouTube channel of the DTPA laboratory gives an impression of the actual experimental research activities.

Secretary Frederika Fokkens
Telephone +31 50 363 8493
Postal address University of Groningen
Nijenborgh 4
NL-9747 AG Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail secdtpa rug.nl
Chair Prof Ming Cao

Research Staff

Monica Acuautla Meneses
Monica Acuautla Meneses
Saeed Ahmed
Saeed Ahmed
Ming Cao
Ming Cao
Bahar Haghighat
Bahar Haghighat
Bayu Jayawardhana
Bayu Jayawardhana
Elisabeth Wilhelm
Elisabeth Wilhelm
Jacquelien Scherpen
Jacquelien Scherpen
Michele Cucuzzella
Michele Cucuzzella

Post-doctoral Researchers

Bahadir Saltik
Bahadir Saltik
Vaibhav Kumar Singh, post-doc
Vaibhav Kumar Singh
Xueyi Wang
Xueyi Wang
Ashutosh Jindal
Ashutosh Jindal

PhD Students

Zaki Almuzakki
Zaki Almuzakki
Brenda Carreño Jiménez
Brenda Carreño Jiménez
Jin Chen
Jin Chen
Emmanuel de la Cruz Piña
Emmanuel de la Cruz Piña
Rafael Cunha
Rafael Cunha
Yangming Dou, PhD student
Yangming Dou
Kathinka Frieswjik
Kathinka Frieswjik
Luis Felipe Garcia-Arias
Luis Felipe Garcia-Arias
Rory Gavin
Rory Gavin
Yulyan Hadi
Yulyan Hadi
Najmeh Javanmardi
Najmeh Javanmardi
Bo Jin
Bo Jin
Matthijs de Jong
Matthijs de Jong
Jurrien Keulen
Jurrien Keulen
Tinghua Li
Tinghua Li
Xinghua Liu
Xinghua Liu
Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu
Zhiyuan Liu
Zhiyuan Liu
Le Liu, PhD student
Le Liu
Asala Mahajna
Asala Mahajna
Emin Martirosyan
Emin Martirosyan
Linda Ong
Linda Ong
Ruixuan Qi
Ruixuan Qi
Santiago Sanchez-Escalonilla Plaza
Santiago Sanchez-Escalonilla Plaza
Ridho Rosa, PhD student
Ridho Rosa
Arijit Sarkar
Arijit Sarkar
Kejun Shi, PhD student
Kejun Shi
Thiemen Siemensma
Thiemen Siemensma
Sepide Taleb
Sepide Taleb
Mireny Ugalde
Mireny Ugalde
Bangguo Yu
Bangguo Yu
Hongyu Zhang
Hongyu Zhang
Yiling Zhang
Yiling Zhang
Qihang Zhang, PhD student
Qihang Zhang
Lihua Zhou (guest researcher)
Lihua Zhou
Melvyn Wildeboer
Melvyn Wildeboer

Visiting PhDs

Zhiyu Peng
Zhiyu Peng
Chencheng Zhang
Chencheng Zhang
Antai Xie
Antai Xie

Support Staff

Simon Busman
Simon Busman
Frederika Fokkens
Frederika Fokkens
Taraneh Mokabber
Taraneh Mokabber
Ivett Szabo
Ivett Szabo
Hayden Anthony Phillips Brenes
Hayden Anthony Phillips Brenes

DTPA Group Photo 2009

Former group 2009
DTPA Group, 2009. Back row from left to right: Thomas Voss, Tudor Ionescu, Danny Dirksz. Middle row, from left to right: Herman Kuis, Ruiyue Ouyang, Ming Cao, Marike Vos. Front row, from left to right: Jacquelien Scherpen, Weiguo Xia, Mauricio Munoz Arias, Pim van den Dool, Bayu Jayawardhana.
Last modified:29 February 2024 10.16 a.m.