Mission of SCORES K.U.Leuven SCORES is a scientific platform that unites several research groups and educational institutes of K.U.Leuven, together with industrial partners, all of which are working in data processing, and control of dynamic systems. K.U.Leuven SCORES is a scientific platform that unites several research groups and educational institutes of K.U.Leuven, together with industrial partners, all of which are working in data processing, and control of dynamic systems. General General The general mission of K.U.Leuven SCORES is: The general mission of K.U.Leuven SCORES is: to be a gateway between the activities going on inside K.U.Leuven and the outside world, to be a gateway between the activities going on inside K.U.Leuven and the outside world, to promote collaboration inside K.U.Leuven, to promote collaboration inside K.U.Leuven, to promote collaboration with external partners. to promote collaboration with external partners. By doing this, K.U.Leuven SCORES wants to further build the reputation of K.U.Leuven as a leading and internationally renowned university in the areas of data processing, system modelling, control of dynamic systems and optimization, and related applied disciplines. By doing this, K.U.Leuven SCORES wants to further build the reputation of K.U.Leuven as a leading and internationally renowned university in the areas of data processing, system modelling, control of dynamic systems and optimization, and related applied disciplines.

Mission of SCORES Research K.U.Leuven SCORES wants to: stimulate interaction and collaboration between the various K.U.Leuven research groups and the industrial partners participating in the platform, stimulate interaction and collaboration between the various K.U.Leuven research groups and the industrial partners participating in the platform, stimulate cross-fertilisation between disciplines and the emergence of new inter- and multidisciplinary research, stimulate cross-fertilisation between disciplines and the emergence of new inter- and multidisciplinary research, stimulate interaction and collaboration with external research groups, both academic or industrial, and networks. stimulate interaction and collaboration with external research groups, both academic or industrial, and networks.

Mission of SCORES Education K.U.Leuven SCORES wants to: contribute to the attraction of national and international master students to one of the related master study programmes, contribute to the attraction of national and international master students to one of the related master study programmes, contribute to the attraction of national and international PhD students to one of the participating research groups, contribute to the attraction of national and international PhD students to one of the participating research groups, stimulate interaction and exchanges between the various master programmes, stimulate interaction and exchanges between the various master programmes, offer and further develop courses at doctoral level, offer and further develop courses at doctoral level, offer and further develop courses for continuing education at academic level. offer and further develop courses for continuing education at academic level.

Mission of SCORES Services K.U.Leuven SCORES wants to contribute to the technology transfer between university and industry by: offering a portal through which external partners with specific questions or research needs can either find or be directed to the most suitable specialist within K.U.Leuven or within the network of industrial partners, offering a portal through which external partners with specific questions or research needs can either find or be directed to the most suitable specialist within K.U.Leuven or within the network of industrial partners, creating an environment that stimulates the set up of new spin-off companies. creating an environment that stimulates the set up of new spin-off companies.

Structure of SCORES Core Teams

CIT-BioTeC: Bioprocess Technology and Control PMA: Production engineering, Machine design and Automation ESAT-SCD/SISTA: Signals, Identification, Systems Theory and Automation ESAT-ELECTA: Electrical Energy and Computer Architectures

Structure of SCORES Satellite Teams FABSE: Faculty of Applied Bioscience and Engineering Laboratory of Agromachinery and Processing Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology LAB: Laboratory for Agricultural Buildings Research CW: Department of Computer Science Department of Civil Engineering: Structural Mechanics Division

Structure of SCORES K.U.Leuven Association Mechelen Antwerpen Groep T Hogeschool (Leuven) Katholieke Hogeschool Sint-Lieven De Nayer Instituut (Sint-Katelijne Waver): - Industrial Electronics & Electricity, Division Automation - Industrial Electronics & Electricity, Electrical machines and technology Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg (Diepenbeek): - Department of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Division Automation - ACRO: Automatiserings Centrum Research en Opleiding

Structure of SCORES Spin-offs Data4s delivers end-to-end solutions to companies for improved risk analysis and management of their customer and services portfolio. The company's core added value is in data management, customer behavior profiling and analysis, and extremely precise pattern detection. Services are mainly targeted towards the banking sector and the telecommunications industry. IPCOS (previously ISMC - Intelligent System Modeling and Control) is an engineering company that offers products and engineering services in advanced process control for the chemical, glass, power and oil industry. The company offers complete solutions for an optimal plant performance. LMS International, the world leader in the field of computer aided dynamic analysis, provides the integrated testing, modelling, and prediction solutions that help the customer to optimise the acoustic and structural dynamics and durability of their products. Krypton Electronic Engineering develops and manufactures on-line measuring and quality control systems for the automotive, aerospace, robotics and shipbuilding industries. Their activities include the development of mobile co-ordinate measurement systems (CMM), motion analysis systems (DMM) and robot calibration and verification systems. Metris provides total solutions for 3D digitizing, 3D inspection and reverse engineering targeting the design and manufacturing community. Primarily focusing on the automotive and aerospace industry, Metris is also active in consumer, medical, entertainment and various other industries. OptiDrive is a full-service engineering company in the field of motion control applications and mechatronic systems. Optidrive's core competence centers around troubleshooting and speeding up highly dynamic drive systems. All components of the drive system, as well as their interaction, are considered concurrently in order to maximize the overall system performance. The company's expertise can be applied to large production machines and facilities as well as to small mechatronic devices and products Transport & Mobility Leuven is a joint venture between the Belgium university K.U.Leuven and the Dutch research institute TNO Inro. Transport & Mobility Leuven develops advanced models and offers advice in the areas of transport economy, traffic analysis and management, strategic transport policies, new transport technologies, freight models and spatial development issues.

Structure of SCORES Interuniversity attraction Poles & ICCoS IAP 5 /22 “Dynamical Systems and Control: Computation, Identification and Modelling” IAP 5 /06 “AMS: Advanced Mechatronic Systems” LAAS (Toulouse) University of Southampton ICCoS: “Identification and control of complex systems” Technische Universiteit Delft Universiteit Twente – Enschede University of Warwick - Coventry University of Liverpool Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble - Saint-Martin-d'Hères Lennart LJUNG - Linköping University Technical University of Cluj (RO) University of California - Los Angeles (USA) University of Valladolid (E)

Events Wed, 13 Oct 2004 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 Honorary Degree Professor Lennart Ljung 4:00 pm Honorary Degree Professor Lennart Ljung 4:00 pm Tue-Wed, Oct 2004 Tue-Wed, Oct 2004 IAP/ICCoS Study Day 8:45 am IAP/ICCoS Study Day 8:45 am

Opening of SCORES Professor Lennart Ljung Professor of the Chair of Automatic Control Division of Automatic Control Department of Electrical Engineering Linköping University, Sweden Professor Lennart Ljung Professor of the Chair of Automatic Control Division of Automatic Control Department of Electrical Engineering Linköping University, Sweden