Paolo Mercorelli

Paolo Mercorelli is a Professor and Chairholder of Control and Drive Engineering at Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany) since 2012. He has held concurrent Visiting Professorships at Lublin University of Technology (2024/25), University of Miskolc (2024), and Chandigarh University (2023). His work spans production engineering, control systems, and digital transformation in Industry 4.0.

• Education: Diplomingenieur (Bologna, 1994-1998), European Commission Post Doctoral Fellowship (1998-2001)

Research focuses on control systems design, model-based property optimization in manufacturing processes, and AI-driven production technology. His projects explore 5G-enabled process optimization, sensor fusion, and functionally graded materials for advanced forming techniques.

Notable publications include:

• 2024: Robust Control using Extended Kalman Filter and Sliding Mode Control (IPTS)
• 2019: State and Parameters Estimation with Kalman Filters (University of Miskolc)

Scientific recognition:

• 2019-2024: World's Top 2% Scientists (Elsevier)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post Doctoral Fellowship (1998-2001)

Teaching initiatives include:

• USAC lectures in the U.S. (2020-2025)
• Course development: Kalman Filters, Control of Nonlinear Systems, Analog Circuit Modeling

Active in innovation networks through EU-funded projects like PROMINT_40 and TrICo, with technical expertise in extrusion press optimization and deep-drawing tool surface design.