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		Sofiane Achiche is Associate Professor at the Department of Management Engineering since 2008.   Sofiane’s research focuses on evolutionary algorithms and their optimization, fuzzy logic control/prediction applied to different design problems and process such as: MEMS Design, Genetic-Fuzzy Control, Automatic generation of fuzzy data structures, Pulp and Paper Quality Control, Online Monitoring of tools and recently Emotional Design.
		Saeema Ahmed is Associate Professor of Product Development at the Department of Management Engineering since 2005.   Saeema’s research interests focus upon design knowledge and cognition. This includes ontology, engineering knowledge management, design thinking and user observation approaches. She employs empirical research methods in close collaboration with industry, including aerospace, and oil industry.
		Mogens Myrup Andreasen is Professor Emeritus of Product Development. His research interests are design methodology, ‘Design for X’ methodology, integrated product development, conceptualisation, and applications of the theory of technical systems.   Mogens was cofounder of WDK and later the Design Society, is active in DS workshops and the DESIGN conference. Furthermore he was the founder of, and now one of the teachers at, the DS’s Summer School on Engineering Design Research Methodology.
		Per Boelskifte is Professor of Design and head of the Section of Engineering Design and Product Development. Furthermore Per is head of the Bachelor in Design & Innovation.   Per’s research focuses on the integration of Industrial Design with Engineering Design, both in an academic, educational and industrial environment.
		Georg Christensen is Associate Professor of Product Development at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He has been a member of staff at DTU since 1985.   Georg is now responsible for teaching students best-practice in applying CAD and CAD based analysis to the design process and is furthermore involved in the education in Mechatronics and Automation.
		Claus Thorp Hansen is Associate Professor of Design Methodology at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He has been a member of staff at DTU since 1988.   Claus’ research areas are design methodology and machine system theory, and currently he focuses on conceptualisation and innovative thinking. An important result is a proposal for an enhanced design concept understanding, which has been applied in a number of design projects concerning the development of a broad range of product types.
		Thomas Howard
		Anja Maier is Associate Professor at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. She has been a member of staff at DTU since 2010.   Anja's research focuses on human behaviour in design and design management. This includes communication, change management, e.g. through assessment of organisational capabilities and process modelling, and learning. She is particularly interested in exploring and applying concepts and theories from the humanities and social sciences to design research and practice. Her empirical studies have been conducted in collaboration with aerospace, automotive, IT and biotechnology companies.
		Tim McAloone is Associate Professor of Product Development at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He has been a member of staff at DTU since 1998.   Tim works closely with Danish industry, finding new methods and models for a wide range of product development issues, such as environmental issues, product/service-systems, product innovation and the process of product development itself.
		Niels Henrik Mortensen is Associate Professor of Product Development at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He has been a member of Staff since 1997.   Niels Henrik´s research focuses on platform-based product development. He focuses on the ability to model and visualise platforms and architectures. He also focuses on the organisational and strategic impact of a platform-based approach to product development. Niels Henrik heads the platform group within the Section for Engineering Design and Product Development.
		John Restrepo is Associate Professor of Product Development at the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. He has been a member of staff since 2005.   John works in close collaboration with industry and health care organisations in complexity and risk reduction in hospital environments; requirements elicitation, capture and management in complex environments; product semantics and robustness and reliability in mechanical systems.

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