Prof. dr. Horváth, I.

Imre Horváth is Professor of Computer Aided Design Engineering at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering.

Academic Background

I was born in Hungary in 1954, and completed my second and third stage educations there. I obtained MSc. diplomas in mechanical engineering and engineering education at the Technical University of Budapest. I worked for the Hungarian Shipyards and Crane Factory for more than six years. With additional studies, I specialized myself in computer aided design and engineering. I had various faculty positions at the Technical University of Budapest, and earned doctoral titles, including that from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. My research in Hungary focused on issues concerning geometric and structural modeling, knowledge-intensive software tools, advanced support of conceptual design, and virtual reality technologies and applications.

From 1997 onwards, I am a full professor at the Department of Design Engineering of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. I was heading the Section of Computer Aided Design Engineering and I am now the chair professor of the Cyber-Physical Systems Design research group. In the first 15 years of my employment at TU Delft, my research focused on advanced design support methodologies and means. My current research focuses on cognitive engineering of smart cyber-physical systems, with special attention to capturing dynamic context and building awareness, development of ampliative reasoning mechanisms, and functional and architectural self-adaptation of smart systems. In addition, I am interested in systematic methodologies of design research, design thinking and system thinking, system theory and engineering, human-in-the-loop/system-in-the-loop controls, and compositional development of smart products.

I have authored or co-authored more than 180 journal articles, more than 170 conference papers, 14 book chapters, and 2 books. I have received 4 best paper awards (e.g., from ASME, ICED). I have served 3 journals in various editorial positions. I am now emeritus editor-in-chief of the Journal Computer Aided Design. I edited/co-edited more than 20 journal special issues and 20 Proceedings. I initiated the International Symposia on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE) and was its general chairman in the last 22 years. I served on the Executive Committee of the CIE Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for 7 years, also as Chair of Division. Now I am fellow of ASME. I presented more than 15 invited and keynote talks at international conferences and workshops. My H-index is 26, i10-index is 90, and ResearchGate score is above 55.  There are more than 3300 citations on my work registered on Google Scholar. As educator I am interested in teaching concerning computational support of product design, in particular that of conceptual design, integrating research into design education, and teaching and coaching cyber-physical system design.

Education

• 1991 – 1994
  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in advanced design support, from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
• 1990 – 1993"
  Candidate Doctor of Science (C.D.Sc.) in knowledge-based design problem solving, from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
• 1983 – 1987
  Doctor of University (dr.univ.) in computer aided modeling of welded plate structures, from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
• 1978 – 1980
  Master of Science (M.Sc.) in engineering education, from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
• 1973 – 1978
  Master of Science (M.Sc.) in mechanical engineering design, from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary

Experience

• 2013 – now
  Professor of Cyber-Physical Systems Design, in rank A,
  Department of Design Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering 
• 2007 – 2012
  Professor of Computer Aided Design Engineering, in rank A,
  Department of Design Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
• 2005 – 2007
  Director of research, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
• 1997 – 2007
  Professor of Computer Aided Design Engineering, in rank B,
  Department of Design Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
• 1993 – 1996
  Associate professor of Computer Aided Design, Institute of Machine Design,
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest
• 1987 – 1992
  Senior lecturer of Computer Aided Design, Institute of Machine Design,
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest
• 1985 – 1987
  Junior lecturer of Computer Aided Design, Institute of Machine Design,
  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest
• 1981 – 1984
  Deputy head of department, Department of Portal Crane Structures,
  Hungarian Shipyards and Crane Factory, Hungary
• 1978 – 1981
  Product designer, Department of Portal Crane Structures,
  Hungarian Shipyards and Crane Factory, Hungary

Lectures and/or coaches students on:

• ID 5456: Cyber-physical systems research and design
• ID 4170: Technologies for conceptual design
• ID 1080: Research and Design
• ID Minor: Automotive design
• ID PhD: Research course for PhD students
• ID 4395: Graduation projects

Ph.D. supervisions and promotions

• 2008
  Promoter, Wilfred van der Vegte: Application of scenario bundles for controlling interaction and behavioral simulations, Delft University of Technology.
• 2008
  Promoter, Robin Langerak: Freeform feature recognition and manipulation to support shape design, Delft University of Technology.
• 2007
  Promoter, Edit Varga: Using hand motions in conceptual shape design, Delft University of Technology.
• 2005
  Co-promoter (with prof. dr. Chris Snijders), Bing Zhang: Using artificial neural networks for the transformation of human body postures based on landmarks, Delft University of Technology.
• 2004
  Co-promoter (with prof. ir. Bill Green), Niels Moes: Advanced human body modeling to support designing products for physical interaction, Delft University of Technology.
• 2003
  Promoter, Eliab Opiyo: Facilitating the development of design support software by abstract prototyping, Delft University of Technology.
• 2003
  Promoter, Zoltán Rusák: Vague discrete interval modeling for product conceptualization in collaborative virtual design environments, Delft University of Technology.
• 1999
  Co-promoter (with prof. ir. Arie Aalbers), Herbert Koelman: Computer support for design, engineering and prototyping of ship hulls, Delft University of Technology.
• 1998
  Co-promoter (with prof. dr. Mark Overmars) Johan Tangelder: Automated fabrication of shape models of free-form objects with a sculpturing robot, Delft University of Technology.
• 1998
  Co-promoter (with prof. ir. Paul de Ruwe), Peter de Jager: Development of a new slicing methodology to improve layered manufacturing, Delft University of Technology.
• 1997
  Co-promoter (with prof. ir. Paul de Ruwe), Alexander van Elsas: Free-form Displacement Features in Conceptual Shape Design, Delft University of Technology.

Coaching master students, 14 graduation projects

Society memberships and positions

• 2007 - 2008
  Past chair, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2006 - 2007
  Chair, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2006
  Member, Design Society, United Kingdom
• 2005 - 2006
  Conference chair and vice chair, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2004 - 2005
  Conference program chair, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2003 - 2004
  Secretary, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2002 - 2003
  Regular member, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 2001 - 2002
  Incoming member, Executive Committee of Computers and Information in Engineering Division, ASME, United States of America
• 1990 - 1997
  Member, Design Theory and Methodology Sub-Committee, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
• 1993 - 1998
  Member, European Group for Structural Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, United Kingdom
• 1993
  Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United States of America
• 1990 - 1997
  Expert, (D/64, K9, SPEC), Hungarian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hungary
• 1980 - 1997
  Member, Hungarian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hungary

Editorships and conference organizations

Editorships:

• 2004
  co-editor in chief of Journal Computer Aided Design, Elsevier
• 2006
  associate editor of Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor and Francis
• 2007
  editorial board advisor, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, SRA

Special issues:

• 2008
  Enhancing competitiveness of engineering processes and solutions (with dr. Zoltán Rusák and prof. dr. Jože Duhovnik), Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 54, No. 6.
• 2007
  Knowledge-intensive support of decision making (with ir. Johan Broek and prof. dr. Jože Duhovnik), Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Vol. 1, No. 4.
• 2007
  Computational methods for sketching, reverse engineering and optimization of shapes (with dr. Zoltán Rusák and prof. dr. Jože Duhovnik), Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 18, No. 5.
• 2007
  Computational approaches to critical engineering problems (with ir. Jouke Verlinden and prof. dr. Jože Duhovnik), Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 53, No. 7/8.
• 2006
  Advanced computer support of engineering and service processes of virtual enterprises (with ir. Johan Broek), Computers in Industry, vol. 57, No. 3.
• 2005
  New methods and tools for product design (with dr. Zoltán Rusák), Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 16, No. 2.
• 2004
  Knowledge engineering and management issues (with dr. Zoltán Rusák), Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 15, No. 4.
• 2004
  Computer aided conceptual design (with prof. dr. David Rosen), Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 3.
• 2002
  Rapid technologies: Solutions for today and tomorrow (with prof. dr. Dong-Yol Yang), Journal of Computer Aided Design, Vol. 34, No. 10.
• 2002
  Computer-based tools and methods of competitive engineering, Journal of Computer Aided Design, Vol. 34, No. 12.

Conference organization:

• 2008
  co-chairman (with prof. Dr. Ferruccio Mandorli) and editor of the Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 12 - 16, April, 2010, Ancona, Italy
• 2008
  executive chairman and editor of the Proceedings (with dr. Zoltán Rusák) of the Seventh International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 21 - 25, April, 2008, Izmir, Turkey
• 2006
  co-chairman (with prof. dr. Jože Duhovnik) and editor of the Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 18 - 22, April, 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 2004
  co-chairman (with prof. dr. Paul Xiroukakis) and editor of the Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 13 - 17, April, 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 2002
  co-chairman (with prof. dr. Peigen Li) and editor of the Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 22 - 26, April, 2002, Wuhan, China
• 2000
  co-chairman (with drs. Erik van de Linde) and editor of the Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, 18 - 21, April, 2000, Delft, the Netherlands
• 1998
  co-chairman (with prof. dr. Anthony Medland) and editor of the Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Collaborative Engineering, 21 - 23, April, 1998, Manchester, United Kingdom
• 1996   
  co-chairman (with prof. dr. Károly Váradi) and editor of the Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Concurrent Engineering, 29 - 31, May, 1996, Budapest, Hungary