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Research Engineering and Technology institute Groningen (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
Jaap Eising
Jaap Eising
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

Anusha Aswath
Anusha Aswath
Israel Campero Jurado
Israel Campero Jurado
Binbin Hu
Binbin Hu
Ashutosh Jindal
Ashutosh Jindal
Xueyi Wang
Xueyi Wang
Bangguo Yu
Bangguo Yu

PhD Students

Catalina Barcaru
Catalina Barcaru
Camille Buschman
Camille Buschman
Xinjiang Cai
Xinjiang Cai
Tangwei Cao
Tangwei Cao
Emmanuel de la Cruz Piña
Emmanuel de la Cruz Piña
Yangming Dou, PhD student
Yangming Dou
Luis Felipe Garcia-Arias
Luis Felipe Garcia-Arias
Rory Gavin
Rory Gavin
Joris van Gool
Joris van Gool
Yulyan Hadi
Yulyan Hadi
Vincent de Heij
Vincent de Heij
Runqi Hu
Runqi Hu
Bo Jin
Bo Jin
Jurrien Keulen
Jurrien Keulen
Xinghua Liu
Xinghua Liu
Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu
Le Liu, PhD student
Le Liu
Zixuan Liu
Zixuan Liu
Shuwei Pei
Shuwei Pei
Ruixuan Qi
Ruixuan Qi
Santiago Sanchez-Escalonilla Plaza
Santiago Sanchez-Escalonilla Plaza
Ridho Rosa, PhD student
Ridho Rosa
Kejun Shi, PhD student
Kejun Shi
Thiemen Siemensma
Thiemen Siemensma
Mireny Ugalde
Mireny Ugalde
Melvyn Wildeboer
Melvyn Wildeboer
Lufeng Xu
Lufeng Xu
Hongyu Zhang
Hongyu Zhang
Qihang Zhang, PhD student
Qihang Zhang

Support Staff

Simon Busman
Simon Busman
Frederika Fokkens
Frederika Fokkens
Hayden Anthony Phillips Brenes
Hayden Anthony Phillips Brenes
Sepide Taleb
Sepide Taleb

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:12 June 2026 5.26 p.m.