Hans Vangheluwe

Professor Department of Computer Science University of Antwerp Middelheimcampus, M.G.116 Middelheimlaan 1 2020 Antwerp Belgium phone +32 (3) 265 32 91   fax +32 (3) 265 37 77   cell +32 (479) 853 815   e-mail     Hans.Vangheluwe@uantwerp.be  URL https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/hans-vangheluwe/

Areas: Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems (MPM4CPS), modular (modelling) Language Engineering of hybrid languages, Domain-Specific (Visual) Modelling, (co-)Simulation, Model Compilers, Software Engineering, Modelling of complex "blended" (textual - visual) User Interfaces.

Research

I am interested in the modelling and simulation based analysis and design of complex, cyber-physical systems. In the Modelling, Simulation and Design Lab (MSDL), we study the theory of Multi-Paradigm Modelling (MPM) and build tools to support the design and implementation of such complex systems. The MSDL is part of the AnSyMo (Antwerp Systems and software Modelling) group in the department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. AnSyMo is a Core Research Lab of Flanders Make, the strategic research centre for the Flemish manufacturing industry. I am also a founding member of the NEXOR Industrial Research Fund (IOF) Consortium on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) of which AnSyMo/CoSys-Lab is a part. I work closely with colleagues in the School of Computer Science of McGill University in Montréal, Québec, Canada, the main location of MSDL 2000 - 2010. The MSDL has (had) projects, researchers and students in both locations. For more details, follow the research link. I was the chair 2014 - 2019 of the EU COST Action IC1404 "Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems" (MPM4CPS). Though the EU funding has ended, the participants still actively continue the research we started during this exciting Action. We now work on a general framework for the design of Digital Twins, and apply this in very diverse domains, from mechatronic/production systems to the complex Antwerp harbour ecosystem. Lately, I also enjoy working on supporting collaborative/concurrent modelling/engineering and on building the next generation of analog computers.

Modelling/Simulation/Design Conferences/Workshops (past events are here)

• The 20^th IEEE International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA 2023). l'Aquila, Italy. 13 - 17 March 2023.
• The 18^th Computer Automated Multi-Paradigm Modelling (CAMPaM) workshop with a focus on Model Based Systems Engineering for and by Digital Twins. Institute of Scientific Studies of Cargèse, Corsica, France. 19 - 25 March 2023.
• The 26^th Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference. Antwerp, Belgium. 17 - 19 April 2023.
• 2023 ANNual modeling and SIMulation conference (ANNSIM). Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 23 - 26 May 2023.
• The 19^th Computer Automated Multi-Paradigm Modelling (CAMPaM) workshop. McGill's Bellairs Research Institute, Barbados. 27 May - 3 June 2023.
• The ACM/IEEE 26^th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS 2023). Västerås, Sweden. 1 - 6 October 2023.
• Flanders Make Symposium. Nekkerhal, Mechelen, Belgium. 24 October 2023.
• The second International Symposium on Model-based Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering (MBSE&DE 2023). Beijing, China. 28 - 29 October 2023.
• The 56^th Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'2023). San Antonio, TX, USA. 10 - 13 December 2022.