Technical Committee for Transportation Machinery

Leadership

Function Name Affiliation
Chair Prof. Vladimir Vantsevich
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
vvantsevich@wpi.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
100 Institute Road
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01609-2280, USA
Deputy chair Prof. Mauro Velardocchia
mauro.velardocchia@polito.it
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Vehicle Dynamics and Active Chassis Laboratory
Politecnico di Torino
C.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
10129 Torino, Italy

Members

MO
Name Affiliation
Belgium Prof. Herman Van der Auweraer Siemens Industry Software
Brazil Prof. José Manoel Balthazar Federal University of Technology – Parana (UTFPR)
China Prof. Nong Zhang Hefei University of Technology
China Prof. Wanming Zhai Southwest Jiaotong University
China Prof. H.-Y. Hwang National Taipei University of Technology
Finland Prof. Mauri Haaraja University of Oulu
India Prof. Anindya Deb Indian Institute of Science
Italy Prof. Mauro Velardocchia Politecnico di Torino
Italy Prof. Massimiliano Gobbi Politecnico di Milano
Lebanon Prof. Charbel Mansour Lebanese American University
Lithuania Prof. Marijonas Bogdevicius Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Observer Prof. Dmytro Volontsevych National Technical University "KhPI"
Observer Prof. Lyubomyr Demkiv Robotics Lead SoftServe Inc.
Poland Prof. Elzbieta Jarzebowska Warsaw University of Technology
Spain Prof. Fernando Viadero-Monasterio University Carlos III of Madrid
USA Prof. Mehdi Ahmadian Virginia Tech
USA Prof. Petru A. Simionescu Texas A&M University
United Kingdom Prof. Michael Blundell Coventry University
United Kingdom Prof. Basilio Lenzo Sheffield Hallam University

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