Dr. Dimitar Filev is among the 2022-23 class of Hagler Fellows, where he will collaborate with students and faculty from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University.
"We are excited to have Dr. Filev at Texas A&M collaborating with our faculty and students," said Dr. Guillermo Aguilar, mechanical engineering department head. "He brings invaluable experience and expertise that will prove greatly beneficial to our program."
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study's purpose is to recruit talented faculty researchers who strive for innovation and excellence in their respective fields. The institute was founded in 2010 to bring world-class scholars — Hagler fellows — to Texas A&M to collaborate with faculty and students at the university. Since its inception, the institute has hosted more than 80 fellows.
"I have known and collaborated with Dr. Filev over the past three decades," said Dr. Reza Langari, engineering technology and industrial distribution department head. "He is a natural fit for serving as a Hagler fellow with his strong academic-oriented background and experience in a broad range of areas on the research and development side. He will be an invaluable resource to faculty and students in the College of Engineering during his term as a Hagler fellow."
Filev is a National Academy of Engineering member and serves as Henry Ford Technical Fellow at the Ford Research and Innovation Center. He is the recipient of numerous recognitions, including the Norbert Wiener Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society; the Outstanding Industrial Applications Award, International Fuzzy Systems Association; and the Pioneers' Award, IEEE computation intelligence Society.
His research focuses on computational intelligence, artificial intelligence and intelligent control and their applications to autonomous driving, and vehicle systems and automotive engineering. He has authored or co-authored over 200 research publications and holds over 100 U.S. patents.