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Ian Gibson

Professor

University of Twente

Netherlands

Biography

Ian Gibson is Professor of Design Engineering and Director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform in Advanced Manufacturing; both at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Originally from Scotland, Ian has worked at top universities in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia over the last 30 years before arriving at his current location in The Netherlands in 2018. Educated as an Electronic Engineer, his interest in robotics and manufacturing has led him to cover various applications research topics throughout his career. In 1992, as a young lecturer at Nottingham University, he was introduced to Rapid Prototyping (which is now more commonly known as additive manufacturing or 3D printing) and became part of the first UK research group specialising on this topic. He has followed the development of the technology throughout his career and is a widely-known researcher in numerous related areas as well as the founding editor of the Rapid Prototyping Journal and co-author of the very popular book, Additive Manufacturing Technologies, published by Springer and now in its 3rd edition. As Director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform, he is very focused on helping AM transition towards industry as well as looking at next generation AM, particularly on how adaptive control can help ensure quality and reliability of part output.

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