Personal profile
Academic background
Maarten Schoukens is an Associate Professor in the Control Systems group. He received the master’s degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium, in 2010 and 2015 respectively. From 2015 to 2017, he has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the ELEC Department, VUB. In October 2017 he joined the Control Systems research group, TU/e, Eindhoven, The Netherlands as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, since 2018 he is an Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor since 2023, in the same group.
Research profile
Maarten Schoukens is an Associate Professor in the Control Systems (CS) Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology. His main research interests include the measurement and data-driven modeling of nonlinear dynamical and linear parameter-varying systems using system identification and machine learning techniques, experimental design, and frequency domain methods in identification. Maarten was awarded an FWO Ph.D. Fellowship in 2011, an EU - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship in 2018, and an ERC Starting Grant in 2022. Maarten is active as an associate editor for the IEEE CSS (CDC, ACC) and the ECC Conference Editorial Board, and has been active as an associate editor for multiple IFAC conferences. Finally, Maarten is a co-organizer of the nonlinearbenchmark.org initiative promoting the use of common datasets in data-driven nonlinear dynamical modeling research.
External positions
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
May 2015 → Sept 2017
PhD Student, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Aug 2010 → May 2015
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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CELLSYSTEMICS - Human Measurement Models 2.0
Nawijn, H. (Project communication officer), Hendrix, W. H. A. (Project communication officer), Schoukens, M. (Project Manager), van Oort, I. (Project member), Ozturk, D. (Project member) & Tóth, R. (Project communication officer)
1/04/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Third tier
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DAMOCLES: Data-Augmented Modeling Of Constitutive Laws for Engineering Systems
Nawijn, H. (Project communication officer), Hendrix, W. H. A. (Project communication officer), Schoukens, M. (Project communication officer), Jaensson, N. O. (Project communication officer), Tóth, R. (Project Manager) & Moradi, S. (Project member)
1/09/21 → 31/12/25
Project: First tier
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NL2LPV: Nonlinear system modelling for linear parameter-varying control design
Schoukens, M. (Project Manager), Nawijn, H. (Project communication officer) & van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer)
1/03/18 → 29/02/20
Project: Research direct
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APROCS: Automated Linear Parameter-Varying Modeling and Control Synthesis for Nonlinear Complex Systems
Tóth, R. (Project Manager), Tóth, R. (Project member), Schoukens, M. (Project member), Bloemers, T. A. H. (Project member), Koelewijn, P. J. W. (Project member), Nawijn, H. (Project communication officer), Iacob, L. C. (Project member) & van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer)
1/09/17 → 31/03/23
Project: Research direct
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Designing positive excitation signals for the safe identification of nonlinear integrating systems
Jenneskens, J. H., Ceelen, L., Schoukens, M. & van Berkel, M. (Corresponding author-nrf), 12 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 5825-5830 6 p. 11312837Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Identification of dynamics of photosynthesis regulation under oscillating light condition
Aribowo, A. G., Orlando, M., Bailleul, B., Schoukens, M. & Özkan, L., Mar 2026, p. 137.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Learning Subsystem Dynamics in Nonlinear Systems via Port-Hamiltonian Neural Networks
van Otterdijk, G. J. E., Moradi, S., Weiland, S., Tóth, R., Jaensson, N. O. & Schoukens, M., 12 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 2071-2076 6 p. 11312257Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Orthogonal-by-construction augmentation of physics-based input–output models
Györök, B. M. (Corresponding author), Schoukens, M., Péni, T. & Tóth, R., Mar 2026, In: IFAC Journal of Systems and Control. 35, 10 p., 100376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Port-Hamiltonian neural networks with output error noise models
Moradi, S. (Corresponding author), Beintema, G. I., Jaensson, N. O., Tóth, R. & Schoukens, M., May 2026, In: Automatica. 187, 13 p., 112892.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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Parallel Wiener-Hammerstein Time Series
Schoukens, M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 15 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12950081
Dataset
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Hysteretic Benchmark with a Dynamic Nonlinearity
Schoukens, M. (Creator) & Noël, J. P. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 21 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12967592, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12967592
Dataset
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Cascaded Tanks Benchmark Combining Soft and Hard Nonlinearities
Schoukens, M. (Creator) & Noël, J. P. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 21 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12960104, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12960104
Dataset
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Wiener-Hammerstein benchmark with process noise
Schoukens, M. (Creator) & Noël, J. P. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 22 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12952124
Dataset
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F-16 Aircraft Benchmark Based on Ground Vibration Test Data
Noël, J.-P. (Creator) & Schoukens, M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 21 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12954911
Dataset
Prizes
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FWO-Vlaanderen PhD Fellowship
Schoukens, M. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other › Scholarships › Scientific
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
Schoukens, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Scholarships › Scientific
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VUB - OZR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Schoukens, M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other › Scholarships › Scientific
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IEEE Control Systems Letters (Journal)
Schoukens, M. (Editorial board member)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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IEEE-CSS (Publisher)
Schoukens, M. (Editorial board member)
2019 → 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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ECC (Publisher)
Schoukens, M. (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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3rd IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter-Varying Systems
Schoukens, M. (Organiser)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (Journal)
Schoukens, M. (Editorial board member)
2018 → 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Courses
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Multidisciplinary CBL
Course
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Stochastic Processes, filtering and estimation
Tóth, R., Schoukens, M. & Breschi, V. 1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Course
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Press/Media
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New Engineering Study Findings Have Been Reported from Eindhoven University of Technology (Automated Multi-objective System Identification Using Grammar-based Genetic Programming)
7/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Embarking On A New Adventure With A Huge European Grant
Grisoni, F., van Sloun, R. J. G. & Schoukens, M.
23/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Embarking on a new adventure with a huge European grant
Grisoni, F., van Sloun, R. J. G. & Schoukens, M.
22/11/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Helping Non-Experts Create Mathematical Models Through Natural Selection
5/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment