Contact Details
| Organization: | Engineering |
| Position: | DEAN OF ENGINEERING |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/ivenm/ |
| Work: | +61 3 83446619 |
| Fax: | +61 3 83447707 |
| Room: | G16a |
| Level: | Ground |
| Building: | Old Engineering School |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Professor Iven Mareels was born in Aalst, Belgium. He obtained the (ir) Masters of Electromechanical Engineering from Gent University Belgium in 1982 and the PhD in Systems Engineering from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia in 1987. Since 1996, he is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the University of Melbourne. In June 2007, he became Dean of the Melbourne School of Engineering.
Previously he was a Reader at the Australian National University (1990-1996), a lecturer at the University of Newcastle (1988-1990) and the University of Gent (1986-1988).
Prof Mareels has received several awards in recognition of his research and teaching. He was a recipient of a 2008 Clunies Ross Award, Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering for his work on Smart Irrigation Systems, work that was also featured at the 2005 IFAC World Congress in Prague at a semi-plenary. In 2007 he received the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Knowledge Transfer Excellence award from the University of Melbourne, for his work in large scale irrigation systems with Rubicon Systems Australia. In 2005, he was named IEEE CSS Distinguished Lecturer, and in 1994 received the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Australian National University. He was a co-editor in chief of Systems & Control Letters till December 2007. He has received several awards for his publications.
He is Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA), a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, Vice-Chair and founding member of the Asian Control Association, and a member of the organising committee for the Asian Control Conference and for the Mathematical Theory in Networks and Systems conference. Over the period Jan 2003-Dec 2005 he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Control Systems Society IEEE. He is registered with the Institute of Engineers Australia as a professional engineer. He is Chair of the National Committee for Automation, Control and Instrumentation and is now Chair of the Technical Board of the International Federation of Automatic Control (and ex-officio Vice-President) for the triennium 2008-2011.
He has extensive experience in consulting for both industry and government. He has strong interests in education. He has taught a broad range of subjects in both mechanical and electrical engineering curricula. He was one of the developers of the Bachelor of Engineering at the Australian National University and one of the architects of the new 3+2 Master of Engineering education at Melbourne. His research interests are in adaptive and learning systems, nonlinear control and modelling. At present he has strong research interests in modelling and controlling of large scale systems, both engineered as well as natural systems, with a particular interest in modelling and control of epilepsy.
Iven Mareels has published widely, one general book about systems engineering, four research monographs, in excess of 125 journal publications and nearly 200 conference publications. He holds 5 international patents. He has supervised to completion 35 PhD students and is currently supervising 2 PhD students and 2MPhil students.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Control and instrumentation for irrigation networks | Water information networks, Large scale systems, Real time control, SCADA (Supervisory control and data acquisition) | Australia, United States of America |
| Systems engineering | Biomedical systems engineering | Australia, Belgium |
| Systems engineering | Biomedical systems engineering | Australia, Belgium |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Universite Catholique de Louvain | Exchange, Research |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore | Exchange, Research |
| Netherlands | University of Twente | Exchange, Research |
| Netherlands | Eindhoven University of Technology | Exchange, Research |
| Singapore | Nanyang Technological University | Exchange, Research |
| China | Xiamen University | Exchange, Research |
| United States | University of California - San Diego | Exchange |
| Germany | Universitaet Wuerzburg | Exchange, Research |
| Belgium | Ghent University | Exchange, Research |
| Spain | Polytechnic University of Valencia | Exchange, Research |
| United States | Polytechnic University | Exchange, Research |
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German and Related Languages | Listen & Speak |
| Netherlandic and Related Languages | Speak, Read & Write |
| French | Speak, Read & Write |
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Electromechanical Engineering | Ghent University | 17-Jul-1982 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Systems Engineering) | The Australian National University | 31-May-1987 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartered | The Institution of Engineers Australia | Chartered Professional Engineer | 01-Jun-1996 | |
| Member | Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics | Member | 01-Jan-1994 | |
| Member | National Committee for Automation Control and Instrumentation | Chair of the committee | 01-Jun-2005 | |
| Council | The International Federation of Automatic Control | Vice-President and Chair of the Technical Board | 05-Jul-2008 | |
| Council | International Federation of Automatic Control | Chair of the Technical Board, ex-officio Vice-President of the IFAC, member of the Council | 01-Jun-2008 | |
| Registered | Corporate Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia | Corporate Professional Engineer with | 01-Jun-1996 | |
| Registered | EngExec with Engineers Australia | Engineering Executive | 14-Mar-2010 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia (FIEAUST) | 31-Dec-1995 |
| Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE) | 31-Dec-2000 |
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) | 31-Dec-2000 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering | 2008 Clunies Ross Award | 14-May-2008 |
| Medal | Centenary Medal 2003 - Queen Elizabeth II | For services to education in electrical and electronic engineering | 01-Dec-2003 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Calculus of Variations and Control Theory (MATHEMATICS) (230110)
- Dynamical Systems (MATHEMATICS) (230113)
- Numerical Analysis (MATHEMATICS) (230116)
- Systems Theory and Control (MATHEMATICS) (230119)
- Mathematics not elsewhere classified (MATHEMATICS) (230199)
- Stochastic Analysis and Modelling (STATISTICS) (230202)
- Medical Physics (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249902)
- Information Storage, Retrieval and Management (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280103)
- Interorganisational Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280106)
- Decision Support and Group Support Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280109)
- Systems Theory (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280110)
- Information Systems not elsewhere classified (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280199)
- Image Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280203)
- Signal Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280204)
- Simulation and Modelling (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280210)
- Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity (COMPUTATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICS) (280401)
- Computation Theory and Mathematics not elsewhere classified (COMPUTATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICS) (280499)
- Coding and Information Theory (DATA FORMAT) (280506)
- Data Format not elsewhere classified (DATA FORMAT) (280599)
- Flight Control Systems (AEROSPACE ENGINEERING) (290205)
- Control Engineering (MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING) (290304)
- Electrical Engineering (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) (290901)
- Other Electronic Engineering (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) (290903)
- Clinical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291501)
- Biomechanical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291504)
- Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291599)
- Microwave and Millimetrewave Technology (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291705)
- Radio Communications and Broadcasting not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291710)
- Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified (OTHER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY) (299999)
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, etc.) (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300105)
- Pathology (VETERINARY SCIENCES) (300506)
- Allergy (IMMUNOLOGY) (320201)
- Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321013)
- Biomechanics (HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE) (321402)
- Educational Technology and Media (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330107)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Combined Operations (DEFENCE) (610104)
- Other (DEFENCE) (610199)
- Native forests (FORESTRY) (620301)
- Forestry not elsewhere classified (FORESTRY) (620399)
- Livestock not elsewhere classified (LIVESTOCK) (630199)
- Industry (CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY) (660401)
- Other (OTHER ENERGY SUPPLY) (669999)
- Other (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670499)
- Automotive equipment (TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT) (671101)
- Transport equipment not elsewhere classified (TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT) (671199)
- Integrated circuits and devices (COMPUTER HARDWARE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) (671201)
- Computer hardware & electronic equipment not elsewhere classified (COMPUTER HARDWARE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) (671299)
- Communication equipment not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671399)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Medical instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671402)
- Air transport (AIR TRANSPORT) (690301)
- Application packages (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700101)
- Application tools and system utilities (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700102)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Computer software and services not elsewhere classified (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700199)
- Information services not elsewhere classified (OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES) (700299)
- Telecommunications (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700302)
- Communication services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700399)
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Occupational, speech and physiotherapy (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730303)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Mathematical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780101)
- Behavioural and cognitive sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780108)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design of large-scale interconnected dynamical systems | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2002 |
| Nonlinear systems with disturbances: analysis, controller design & tradeoffs | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| Control and safety monitoring systems for large scale irrigation networks | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| Dynamics of eigenvalue/eigenspace algorithms with applications to signal processing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage International Awards | 01/01/2003 |
| MRI GRID COMPUTING FACILITY: DESIGN, OPTIMISATION AND IMAGE PROCESSING - POPULATED FROM THEMIS CONVERSION | Chief Investigator | NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA LTD, HOWARD FLOREY INST, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, CENTRE FOR SENSOR SIGNAL & INFORMATION PROCESSING, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2005 |
| PREDICTION OF EPILEPSY SEIZURE ONSET USING NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF EEG RECORDINGS | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2006 |
| Data Management Technologies for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging e-Research Grid | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2006 |
| A Control Systems Approach for Understanding Human Locomotion | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2007 |
| Extremum seeking control: analysis, design and applications | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| Managing Australia's water resources: Automated demand scheduling and supply control systems for large scale irrigation networks | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| High-speed, three-dimensional, x-ray fluoroscopy for accurate measurement of human joint motion | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2009 |
| SCIPA (SPINAL CORD INJURY & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY): INTENSIVE EXERCISE FROM ACUTE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY | Chief Investigator | TRANSPORT ACCIDENT COMMISSION | Program Grants (VIC NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE (VNI)) | 31/07/2009 |
| The impact of the mass-adoption of electric cars on the Australian electricity grid. | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/07/2010 |
| System identification of microstructure in the brain using magnetic resonance | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2011 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC FOR SENSOR SIGNAL AND INFORMATION | Chief Investigator | CSSIP | 01/07/1999 |
| CENTRE OF EXPERTISE IN GUIDANCE AND CONTROL | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION - DO NOT USE (94025) | 01/02/2002 |
| COMMONWEALTH AGREEMENT - CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | Chief Investigator | CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | 21/01/2004 |
| WATERFLOW SENSOR DEVELOPMENT - RUBICON FLUMEGATE FLOW MODEL DEVELOPMENT | Chief Investigator | RUBICON SYSTEM AUST. PTY. LTD. | 01/04/2007 |
| MANAGEMENT AND TRUST DEED BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CRC AND SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LTD (SISL) | Chief Investigator | SPATIAL INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS LIMITED | 27/11/2007 |
| CONSTITUTION FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED (SISL) | Chief Investigator | SPATIAL INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS LIMITED | 27/11/2007 |
| CONSTITUTION OF SPATIAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD (THE CENTRE AGENT COMPANY FOR THE CRC-SI) | Chief Investigator | SPATIAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD | 27/11/2007 |
| CRC-SI MANAGEMENT DEED FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD (THE CENTRE AGENT COMPANY FOR CRC-SI) | Chief Investigator | SPATIAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD | 27/11/2007 |
| CENTRE AGREEMENT FOR THE CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | Chief Investigator | CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | 27/11/2007 |
| DEED OF ASSIGNMENT OF SITUATION AWARENESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Chief Investigator | CSSIP | 01/10/2009 |
| DEED OF ASSIGNMENT OF CYTOMETRIC SUITE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Chief Investigator | CSSIP | 01/10/2009 |
| DEED OF ASSIGNMENT OF AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Chief Investigator | CSSIP | 01/10/2009 |
| PARTICIPANTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN CRCSI MARK 2 AND UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | Chief Investigator | CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | 22/12/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.