Swedish industry is facing fierce competition and high customer demands on a global market. Efficient development of both products and production systems is required in order to deal with this situation. The use of IT-tools is getting more and more important. Swedish industry holds a frontline position in this respect. The research area Intelligent Automation is an area that is continuously developing at a high pace and that is of profound relevance to industry. Problems from for instance mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science and project management are united in an interdisciplinary research area.
Research within Intelligent Automation (formerly known as Centre for Intelligent Automation) concentrates on the development of the next generation of industrial production systems. Special emphasis is placed on the use of different kinds of simulation tools during the development process and the operation phase of a production system. Working methods and organization related to the use of simulation tools have in recent years emerged as important research topics. Current research topics include simulation-based multi-objective optimisation and simulation-based conceptual design of production facilities. Examples of multi-objective optimisation include balancing environmental aspects such as energy efficiency in manufacturing against production costs and delivery times.
We are a Preferred Resarch Partner under the Volvo Group Academic Partner Program in the area of Virtual Manufacturing.
The group applies simulation and other production engineering tools in a number of other areas, such as healthcare system design and operation, as well as in transport and service sectors.
Staff
Professors
Leo de Vin
Lihui Wang
Philip Moore (25 %)
Kalyanmoy Deb (15 %)
PhD
Amos Ng
Mats Jägstam
Anna Syberfeldt
Matias Urenda Moris
MSc
Josef Adolfsson
PhD students
Tehseen Aslam
Marcus Frantzén
Catarina Dudas
Peter Thorvald (shared with UCPD group)
Magnus Holm
Göran Adamson
Mohammad Givehchi Yazdi
Florian Siegmund
Industrial PhD students
Daniel Johansson (RAP)
Erik Johansson (Bae)
Leif Pehrsson (Volvo Cars)
Research engineers
Martin Andersson
Ingemar Karlsson
Jacob Svensson
Research assistants
Jonathan Winger-Lang
Mikael Andersson
Olof Härgestam
Where to find us
Most of us hold office in the university's research building Portalen, 3rd floor, Building 8 on our Campus Map. Address: Kanikegränd 3A, Skövde, Sweden. GPS N 58.39342 E 13.85797
Publications
List of selected publications