Management committee

 

Steering committee members

Chair

 

Dr. Federico Carpi

University of Pisa,

Interdepartmental Research Centre ‘E. Piaggio’,

Pisa, Italy

E-mail: f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

 

 

Vice-Chair

 

Dr. Gabor Kovacs

EMPA,

Materials Science & Technology,

Duebendorf, Switzerland

E-mail: Gabor.Kovacs@empa.ch

 

 

Second Vice-Chair (internal function)

 

Dr. Peter Sommer-Larsen

Risř National Laboratory,

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Roskilde, Denmark

E-mail: pesl@risoe.dtu.dk

 

 

Honorary Coordinator (internal function)

 

Prof. Danilo De Rossi

University of Pisa,

Interdepartmental Research Centre ‘E. Piaggio’,

Pisa, Italy

E-mail: d.derossi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

 

Full list of management committee members

The automatically updated list of the management committee members is available on the ESNAM webpage of the COST website.

 

Management committee core groups

The following table presents the Core Groups of the ESNAM Management Committee.

 

Core Group

Function

First name

Last name

ESR

Organization

Type of organization

Country

e-mail

Steering

committee

Chair

Federico

Carpi

yes

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Vice-Chair

Gabor

Kovacs

no

EMPA

Research

Switzerland

gabor.kovacs@empa.ch

Vice-Chair

Peter

Sommer-Larsen

no

Technical University of Denmark

Research

Denmark

pesl@dtu.dk

Honorary coordinator

Danilo

De Rossi

no

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

d.derossi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Scientific committee

President

Danilo

De Rossi

no

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

d.derossi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Vice-President

Toribio

Otero

no

University of Cartagena

Research

Spain

toribio.fotero@upct.es

Member

Alvo

Aabloo

no

University of Tartu

Research

Estonia

alvo.aabloo@ut.ee

Member

Siegfried

Bauer

no

University of Linz

Research

Austria

Siegfried.Bauer@jku.at

Member

Federico

Carpi

yes

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Member

Xuyuan

Chen

no

Vestfold University College

Research

Norway

Xuyuan.Chen@hive.no

Member

Reimund

Gerhard

no

University of Potsdam

Research

Germany

reimund.gerhard@uni-potsdam.de

Member

Ari

Ivaska

no

Ĺbo Akademi University

Research

Finland

ari.ivaska@abo.fi

Member

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

 

Member

George

Jeronimidis

no

University of Reading

Research

United Kingdom

G.Jeronimidis@rdg.ac.uk

Member

Abderrahmane

Kheddar

no

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Research

France

kheddar@lirmm.fr

Member

Gabor

Kovacs

no

EMPA

Research

Switzerland

gabor.kovacs@empa.ch

Member

Helmut 

Schlaak

no

Darmstadt University of Technology

Research

Germany

schlaak@emk.tu-darmstadt.de

 

Member

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Member

Peter

Sommer-Larsen

no

Technical University of Denmark

Research

Denmark

pesl@risoe.dtu.dk

Member

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

Standards committee

President

Peter

Sommer-Larsen

no

Technical University of Denmark

Research

Denmark

pesl@risoe.dtu.dk

Vice-President

Helmut 

Schlaak

no

Darmstadt University of Technology

Research

Germany

schlaak@emk.tu-darmstadt.de

Member

Alvo

Aabloo

no

University of Tartu

Research

Estonia

alvo.aabloo@ut.ee

Member

Siegfried

Bauer

no

University of Linz

Research

Austria

Siegfried.Bauer@jku.at

Member

Federico

Carpi

yes

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Member

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

edwin.jager@liu.se

Member

Gabor

Kovacs

no

EMPA

Research

Switzerland

gabor.kovacs@empa.ch

Member

Toribio

Otero

no

University of Cartagena

Research

Spain

toribio.fotero@upct.es

Member

Mika

Paajanen

yes

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research

Finland

mika.paajanen@vtt.fi

Member

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Member

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

Member

Manuel

Aschwanden

no

Optotune

Industry

Switzerland

manuel.aschwanden@optotune.com

Member

Marc

Matysek

yes

Philips Research

Industry

Netherlands

Marc.Matysek@philips.com

Member

Metin

Giousouf

no

Festo

Industry

Germany

GIO@de.festo.com

Member

Michael J.

Hamann

no

Danfoss PolyPower

Industry

Denmark

mjh@danfoss.com

Member

Julia

Hitzbleck

no

Bayer MaterialScience

Industry

Germany

julia.hitzbleck@bayer.com

Member

Alex

Parfitt

no

BAE Systems

Industry

United Kingdom

Alex.Parfitt@baesystems.com

Member

Ragnar

Sverrisson

no

Ossur

Industry

Iceland

rsverrisson@ossur.com

Member

Alessandro

Zanella

no

FIAT Research Centre

Industry

Italy

alessandro.zanella@crf.it

Exploitation committee

President

William

Kaal

yes

Fraunhofer LBF

Research

Germany

william.kaal@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Vice-President

Ragnar

Sverrisson

no

Ossur

Industry

Iceland

rsverrisson@ossur.com

Member

Manuel

Aschwanden

no

Optotune

Industry

Switzerland

manuel.aschwanden@optotune.com

Member

Metin

Giousouf

no

Festo

Industry

Germany

GIO@de.festo.com

Member

Michael J.

Hamann

no

Danfoss PolyPower

Industry

Denmark

mjh@danfoss.com

Member

Julia

Hitzbleck

no

Bayer MaterialScience

Industry

Germany

julia.hitzbleck@bayer.com

Member

Alex

Parfitt

no

BAE Systems

Industry

United Kingdom

Alex.Parfitt@baesystems.com

Member

Alessandro

Zanella *

no

FIAT Research Centre

Industry

Italy

alessandro.zanella@crf.it

STSM committee

President

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

edwin.jager@liu.se

Vice-President

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Member

Marc

Matysek

yes

Philips Research

Industry

Netherlands

Marc.Matysek@philips.com

Member

Mika

Paajanen

yes

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research

Finland

mika.paajanen@vtt.fi

Member

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

Member

Ingrid

Graz

yes

Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Research

Austria

ingrid.graz@jku.at

Dissemination committee

President

Federico

Carpi

yes

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Vice-President

Ingrid

Graz

yes

Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Research

Austria

ingrid.graz@jku.at

Member

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

edwin.jager@liu.se

Member

Marc

Matysek

yes

Philips Research

Research

Netherlands

Marc.Matysek@philips.com

Member

Mika

Paajanen

yes

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research

Finland

mika.paajanen@vtt.fi

Member

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Member

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

Conference & training school committee

President

Federico

Carpi

yes

University of Pisa

Research

Italy

f.carpi@centropiaggio.unipi.it

Vice-President

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

edwin.jager@liu.se

Member

Ingrid

Graz

yes

Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Research

Austria

ingrid.graz@jku.at

Member

Marc

Matysek

yes

Philips Research

Industry

Netherlands

Marc.Matysek@philips.com

Member

Mika

Paajanen

yes

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research

Finland

mika.paajanen@vtt.fi

Member

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Member

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

International relations committee

President

Abderrahmane

Kheddar

no

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Research

France

kheddar@lirmm.fr

Vice-President

Alvo

Aabloo

no

University of Tartu

Research

Estonia

alvo.aabloo@ut.ee

WG1:

Ionic EAPs

Coordinator

Toribio

Otero

no

University of Cartagena

Research

Spain

toribio.fotero@upct.es

Vice- Coordinator

Frédéric

Vidal

yes

University of Cergy-Pontoise

Research

France

frederic.vidal@chim.u-cergy.fr

WG2:

Electronic EAPs

Coordinator

Reimund

Gerhard

no

University of Potsdam

Research

Germany

reimund.gerhard@uni-potsdam.de

Vice- Coordinator

Anne

Ladegaard Skov

yes

Technical University of Denmark

Research

Denmark

al@dtu.dk

WG3:

Medical devices, Haptics & Optics

Coordinator

Herbert

Shea

yes

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Research

Switzerland

herbert.shea@epfl.ch

Vice- Coordinator

Edwin

Jager

yes

Linköping University

Research

Sweden

edwin.jager@liu.se

WG4:

Automation & Robotics

Coordinator

Evangelos

Papadopoulos

no

National Technical University of Athens

Research

Greece

egpapado@central.ntua.gr

Vice- Coordinator

Michael J.

Hamann

no

Danfoss PolyPower

Industry

Denmark

mjh@danfoss.com

WG5:

Energy harvesting

Coordinator

Siegfried

Bauer

no

University of Linz

Research

Austria

Siegfried.Bauer@jku.at

Vice- Coordinator

Jürgen

Maas*

no

University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Research

Germany

juergen.maas@hs-owl.de

Financial rapporteurs

Rapporteur 1

Michael J.

Hamann

no

Danfoss PolyPower

Industry

Denmark

mjh@danfoss.com

Rapporteur 2

Yurii

Gun’ko

no

Trinity College Dublin

Research

Ireland

igounko@tcd.ie

*Non-MC member invited to join the Committee in consideration of his industrial expertise