Short Bio

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Yvo Boers obtained the M.Sc. degree (Dutch Ir.) in Applied Mathematics from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands in 1994 with the systems and control group of Prof. Kwakernaak and Prof. Bagchi. He obtained the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, specifically in the field of systems and control, in 1999 from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, in the group of Prof. van den Bosch.

Since being employed at THALES Nederland B.V. in Hengelo, the Netherlands, he focused more on signal and data processing for detection, tracking, classification, sensor control and fusion. Yvo actively conducts both application oriented research as well as more fundamental research in these fields. Yvo has been and is involved as a researcher, initiator and leader in a multitude of international innovative study projects, e.g. in the EU FP7, NWO (Dutch) and EDA (European) frameworks.

Starting 2008 Yvo is also an NWO-Casimir fellow in the Stochastic Systems and Signals Group at the Applied Mathematics department of the University of Twente.

Yvo has served and serves as a member on a number of different international advisory and programming committees and forums for organizations such as IEEE, IEE, ISIF, NATO, EURASIP and IFAC. Furthermore, he has (co)organized and (co)chaired different conferences, symposia and tutorial activities for these organizations. He also performs editorial and reviewing activities for different scientific journals.

Starting 2011 Yvo is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the International Society of Information Fusion (ISIF). Serving term 2011-2013.

Yvo has also given numerous invited and plenary talks at conferences and symposia. He has also taught several courses and tutorials in universities, research institutions, companies and at conferences on an invitational basis. Yvo has been and is the advisor for a large array of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.

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