Pascal Etman

L.F.P. (Pascal) Etman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in system design and optimization within the Control Systems Technology group. He has developed advanced methods such as the Augmented Lagrangian Coordination (ALC) method for distributed optimization and Effective Process Time (EPT) modeling for manufacturing systems, with applications spanning infrastructure, mechatronics, and additive manufacturing.

His academic background includes MSc and PhD degrees in Engineering Mechanics from TU/e in 1992 and 1997, respectively. After his PhD, he joined TU/e's Systems Engineering group before transitioning to Control Systems Technology in 2015. Pascal has held visiting positions at institutions including Philips Semiconductors (1998), the University of Michigan (2001), and universities in South Africa (2005–2006).

Research interests focus on

• Model-based design of complex systems
• Design structure matrix modeling for system analysis
• Optimization algorithms for engineering systems
• Aggregate modeling of discrete manufacturing processes
• Integration of requirements engineering and systems architecting

His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals through collaborations with semi-industry partners like Rijkswaterstaat, TNO, and NXP.

He teaches graduate courses on

• Engineering optimization with numerical methods
• Design structure matrix modeling for integrated systems

and supervises bachelor's design projects. Pascal has advised six PhD students and co-supervises five ongoing PhD projects, while guiding over 40 master’s theses.