Principle Investigators

Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Pott
Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW)
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW)
Email: andreas.pott@isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 84624

Dr. Armin Lechler
Deputy Director of ISW
University Stuttgart
Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW)
Email: Armin.Lechler@isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 82462

Prof. Dr. Bernard Haasdonk
Head of the Research Group on “Computational Mathematics”
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Applied Analysis and Numerical Simulation
Head of the Research Group on “Computational Mathematics”
Email: haasdonk@mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: www.agh.ians.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 65542

Prof. Bruce MacDonald
Faculty of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Auckland
Faculty of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Email: b.macdonald@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/b-macdonald
Phone: +64 9 9238157

Associate Professor Iain A. Anderson
Head of the Biomimetics Lab
The University of Auckland
Email: i.anderson@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/iand002
Phone: +64 9 9232465

Prof. Leo Cheng
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
The University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Email: l.cheng@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/lche027
Phone: +64 9 3737599

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marc Toussaint
Institute for Parallel and Distributed Systems (IPVS), Chair Simulation of Large Systems (SGS)
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Parallel and Distributed Systems (IPVS), Chair Simulation of Large Systems (SGS)
Email: marc.toussaint@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: https://ipvs.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/mlr/marc/
Phone: +49 711 685 88376

Associate Professor Mark Sagar
Director of the Laboratory for Animate Technologies
The University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Director of the Laboratory for Animate Technologies, University of Auckland
Email: m.sagar@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/m-sagar
Phone: +6421 468007

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nejila Parspour
Head of the Institute of Electrical Energy Conversion
University of Stuttgart
Email: parspour@iew.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.iew.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 67818

Prof. Peter Hunter
Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science
The University of Auckland
Director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Director of The Medical Technologies CoRE
Email: p.hunter@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/p-hunter
Phone: +6421 505033

Prof. Xun W. Xu,
Director of Intelligent and Interoperable Manufacturing Systems (IIMS) Research Group
The University of Auckland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering
Email: xun.xu@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/xun-xu
Phone: +64 9 9234527

Dr. Minas Liarokapis
Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The University of Auckland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
Email: minas.liarokapis@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/minas-liarokapis
Phone: +64 9 923 6688

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. mult. Alexander Verl
Head of Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW)
University of Stuttgart
Email: alexander.verl@isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.isw.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 82410

Dr. Chris Bradley
Senior Research Fellow Auckland Bioengineering Institute
The University of Auckland
Senior Research Fellow Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Email: c.bradley@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/c-bradley
Phone: +64 9 923 9924

Prof. Dr. Frank Allgöwer
Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control
University of Stuttgart
Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control
Email: frank.allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/institut/mitarbeiter/Allgoewer
Phone: +49 711 685 67733

Prof. Dr. Jörg Wrachtrup
Fakultät Physik 3rd Physical Institute
University of Stuttgart
Email: wrachtrup@physik.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.pi3.uni-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711 685 65278

Prof. Dr. Miriam Mehl
Institute for Parallel and Distributed Systems (IPVS), Chair Simulation of Large Systems (SGS)
University of Stuttgart
Email: miriam.mehl@ipvs.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.ipvs.uni-stuttgart.de/abteilungen/sgs
Phone: +49 711 685 685 88465

Prof. Oliver Röhrle
Head of the SimTech-Research Group on “Continuum Biomechanics and Mechanobiology”
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Applied Mechanics (CE), Chair II
Email: roehrle@simtech.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.mechbau.uni-stuttgart.de/ls2/jrg
Phone: +49 711 685 66284

Dr. Andrew John McDaid
Senior Lecturer Mechatronics Engineering
University of Auckland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: andrew.mcdaid@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/andrew-
Phone: +64 (9) 373 7599 x81898

Prof. Peter Weiliang Xu
Chair in Mechatronics Engineering
The University of Auckland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: p.xu@auckland.ac.nz
Web: http://www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/people/p-xu
Phone: +64 9 923 9915
Fax: +64 9 373 7499

Associate Professor Thor Besier, PhD
Principal Investigator, Head of the ABI-Research Group on “Musculoskeletal Modelling”
The University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Department of Engineering Science
Email: t.besier@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/tbes006
Phone: +64 9 923 6953

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Syn Schmitt
Institut für Sport- und Bewegungswissenschaft
University of Stuttgart
Email: schmitt@inspo.uni-stuttgart.de
Web: http://www.inspo.uni-stuttgart.de/aVI
Phone: +49 711 685 60484

Dr. Jaspreet Dhupia
Senior lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
The University of Auckland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Senior lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
Email: j.dhupia@auckland.ac.nz
Web: https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/people/profile/j-dhupia
Phone: +64 9 9235915