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Personal profile
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“In engineering and many other domains of science, dynamic models are essential for model-based simulation, monitoring, control and optimization.”
Research profile
Paul van den Hof is Full Professor of the Control Systems (CS) Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering. He is interested in data-driven modeling, control and optimization of dynamic systems in several technological fields: industrial process control, oil reservoir engineering, high-tech mechatronic and cyber-physical systems, etc. His focus is the development of fundamental techniques, such as data-driven modeling, closed-loop and control-oriented identification and data analytics, experimental design and performance monitoring, and model-based control, monitoring and optimization.
Van den Hof often collaborates closely with international academic and industrial partners.
Van den Hof was General Chair of the 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification in 2003. He has served as member of the IFAC Council (1999-2005, 2017-2020), Associate Editor and Editor of Automatica (1992-2005), and Vice-President of IFAC (2017-2020). He is a Fellow of IFAC and of IEEE, and Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He holds an ERC Advanced Research Grant on Dynamic Network Identification.
Academic background
Paul van den Hof obtained an MSc from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 1982 and a PhD from there in 1989. He started work at Delft University of Technology in 1986, where he was appointed as Full Professor in 1999. He was the founding co-director of the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC), with appointments in the faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, and the faculty of Applied Sciences. In 2011, he was appointed Full Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department of TU/e. From 2005-2015, he was Scientific Director of the National Research and Graduate School Dutch Institute of Systems and Control (DISC), and National Representative of the Dutch NMO in IFAC.
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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Advanced piezo-electric water stage
Van den Hof, P. M. J., Bosman Barros, C., Nawijn, H., van der Hagen, D. & Tóth, R.
1/01/18 → 30/11/25
Project: Research direct
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NAPAS: Nanometer-accurate planar actuation system
Van den Hof, P. M. J., Proimadis, I., Tóth, R., Nawijn, H. & van der Hagen, D.
20/02/15 → 1/09/23
Project: Research direct
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SYSDYNET: Data-Driven Modeling in Dynamic Networks
Van den Hof, P. M. J., Haesaert, S., Kivits, E. M. M., Weiland, S., Lazar, M., Donkers, M. C. F., Tóth, R., Steentjes, T. R. V., Ramaswamy, K., Ludlage, J. H. A., Dreef, H. J., Cheng, X., Nawijn, H., van der Hagen, D., Fonken, S. J. M. & Shi, S.
1/09/16 → 31/08/22
Project: Research direct
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Modelling of sodium-ion batteries
Van den Hof, P. M. J., Nawijn, H. & van der Hagen, D.
1/01/16 → 31/12/19
Project: Research direct
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CADUSY: Control And Data-driven modeling Using SYmbolic methods
Van den Hof, P. M. J., Tóth, R., Nawijn, H., Khandelwal, D. & van der Hagen, D.
1/01/16 → 10/01/20
Project: Research direct
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Local identification in diffusively coupled linear networks
Kivits, E. M. M. & Van den Hof, P. M. J., 10 Jan 2023, 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 874-879 6 p. 9993111. (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control; vol. 2022-December).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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On the informativity of direct identification experiments in dynamical networks
Bombois, X., Colin, K., Van den Hof, P. M. J. & Hjalmarsson, H., Feb 2023, In: Automatica. 148, 14 p., 110742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Single module identifiability in linear dynamic networks with partial excitation and measurement
Shi, S., Cheng, X. & Van den Hof, P. M. J., Jan 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 68, 1, p. 285-300 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Active deformation control for a magnetically-levitated planar motor mover
Proimadis, I., Custers, C., Toth, R., Jansen, J. W., Butler, H., Lomonova, E. & Van den Hof, P. M. J., 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 58, 1, p. 242-249 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A frequency domain approach for local module identification in dynamic networks
Raghavan Ramaswamy, K., Csurcsia, P. Z., Schoukens, J. & Van den Hof, P. M. J., Aug 2022, In: Automatica. 142, 8 p., 110370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Data-driven Modelling in Dynamic Networks
Van den Hof, P.M.J. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
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Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Van den Hof, Paul M.J. (Recipient), 12 May 2016
Prize: Other › Honorary degrees › Scientific
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IEEE Fellow
Van den Hof, Paul M.J. (Recipient), 25 Nov 2007
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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IFAC Advisor
Van den Hof, Paul M.J. (Recipient), 12 Jul 2020
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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IFAC Fellow
Van den Hof, Paul M.J. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2007
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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Assessing the value of information from inverse modelling for optimising long-term oil reservoir performance
Paul Van den Hof (Member)
17 Jun 2015 → 18 Jun 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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System Identification in dynamic networks
Paul Van den Hof (Member)
24 Mar 2015 → 26 Mar 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Plenary Lecture at the 32nd Chinese Control Conference, 26 July 2013, Xian, China, Xián, China
Paul Van den Hof (Speaker)
26 Jul 2013Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Invited Lecture at the 2nd Workshop on Cooperative Estimation and Control over Networks, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 24 July 2013, Bejing, China, Beijing, China
Paul Van den Hof (Speaker)
24 Jul 2013Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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A guide for experimenters to develop mathematical models of large-scale complex dynamic networks
16/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Approximate realization of noisy linear systems : the Hankel and Page matrix approach
Author: van den Hof, P. M. J., 28 Feb 1983Supervisor: Eijkhoff, P. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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