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Koen Tiels is an Assistant Professor in the Control Systems Technology (CST) group where he focusses on identification of nonlinear dynamical systems. His research interests are in system identification and machine learning.
Academic background
Koen Tiels obtained his master's degree in Electromechanical engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2010 and earned his PhD at the same university in 2015. He was a post-doctoral researcher at the VUB from 2015 till 2018 and at Uppsala University from 2018 till 2020. In February 2020, he joined the Control Systems Technology (CST) group in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as an Assistant Professor.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Projects
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Sectorplan "Interactive and smart Autonomous Systems"
Heemels, W. P. M. H. (Project Manager), Salazar, M. (Project member), Arslan, Ö. (Project member), Tiels, K. (Project member), Chong, M. S. (Project member), Scheres, K. J. A. (Project member), Verhees, E. D. T. (Project member), Zhang, J. (Project member), Mitterbach, P. (Project member), Lin, Y. (Project member), González, R. (Project member), de Haan, R. (Project member), Classens, K. (Project member), Orhan, S. (Project member), Palacios Roman, J. J. (Project member), Li, Y. (Project member), Tacx, P. J. M. M. (Project member), Bertollo, R. (Project member) & Meijer, T. J. (Project member)
14/10/19 → 31/05/28
Project: First tier
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Acyclic coupling control: Applied to interconnected mechatronic systems
Hulst, van der, M., Dirkx, N. J., González, R. A., Tiels, K., van de Wijdeven, J. J. M. & Oomen, T. A. E., 27 Feb 2026, p. 129.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Sparse add-on controller design: A Youla approach to system-level performance
van der Hulst, M., Dirkx, N. J., González, R. A., Tiels, K., van de Wijdeven, J. J. M. & Oomen, T. A. E., 23 Aug 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IFAC-PapersOnLine. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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System-Level Disturbance Control
Van Meerbeeck, G., van der Hulst, M., Dirkx, N. J., González, R. A., Tiels, K., van de Wijdeven, J. J. M. & Oomen, T. A. E., 23 Aug 2026, (Accepted/In press). 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Truncated Gaussian Noise Estimation in State-Space Models
González, R., Cedeño, A. L., Tiels, K. & Oomen, T. A. E., 12 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 482-487 6 p. 11312032Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Generalizable models of magnetic hysteresis via physics-aware recurrent neural networks
Chandra, A. (Corresponding author), Kapoor, T., Daniels, B., Curti, M., Tiels, K., Tartakovsky, D. M. & Lomonova, E. A., Sept 2025, In: Computer Physics Communications. 314, 16 p., 109650.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Courses
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Engineering design 1
Finotello, G., Giuntini, D., Tiels, K., Verhoosel, C. V., de Lange, H. C., Ouwerkerk, H., van Gorp, M. & Legrand, J. 1/09/23 → 31/08/27
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Engineering design 2
Tiels, K., Giuntini, D., Verhoosel, C. V., de Lange, H. C., Ouwerkerk, H., van Gorp, M., Finotello, G. & Legrand, J. 1/09/23 → 31/08/27
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Learning control
Witvoet, G., Oomen, T., Tiels, K., Blanken, L. L. G. & Ickenroth, T. S. 1/09/19 → 31/08/27
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Study Findings from Eindhoven University of Technology Broaden Understanding of Applied Physics (Discovery of sparse hysteresis models for piezoelectric materials)
Chandra, A., Curti, M., Daniels, B. & Tiels, K.
6/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
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Learning, Identification and Control of High-Tech Systems
Steinbuch, M. (Researcher), Oomen, T. (Researcher), Tiels, K. (Researcher), van den Eijnden, S. (Researcher), Heertjes, M. (Researcher), Witvoet, G. (Researcher) & Blanken, L. (Researcher)
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