Maurice Heemels

Maurice Heemels is a Full Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), leading the Control Systems Technology group. He holds additional professorships in EAISI Mobility, EAISI Foundational, EAISI Health, and EAISI High Tech Systems. His research focuses on hybrid and networked systems, emphasizing resource-aware control, event-triggered strategies, and cyber-physical systems integration. He is an IEEE Fellow and chairs the IFAC Technical Committee on Networked Systems.

Academic Background:

• MSc and PhD in Mathematics (TU/e, 1995 and 1999, both summa cum laude)
• Visiting Professorships: ETH Zurich (2001), UC Santa Barbara (2008)
• Industry Experience: Research & Development at Océ NV

Research Interests:

• Hybrid Systems, Networked Control, Event-Triggered Control
• Model Predictive Control (MPC) in healthcare and high-tech systems
• Cyber-Physical Systems for applications like lithography and precision agriculture

Key Contributions:

• Developed Hybrid Integrator-Gain (HIGS) systems and Projection-Based Control methodologies
• Recipient of a VICI Grant for wireless control systems research
• Oversaw over €7M in research funding from NWO, EU, and industry

Awards & Recognition:

• Automatica Outstanding Service Award (2014)
• Best Paper Awards (EBCCSP 2017, etc.)
• Invited Keynote Speaker at ECC, CDC, and others

Grants & Projects:

• Current Projects: COMEDI (Cost-effective Mechatronics), PROACTHIS (Projection-based Control)
• Past Projects: Fault Detection in Wafer Scanners, Drone-based Farming

Labs & Teams: Active in TU/e’s Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems Engineering research groups, collaborating globally on nonsmooth dynamics and hybrid systems.