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1 CURRICULUM VITAE OF W.P. DE WILDE 1. PERSONAL DATA : Last Name: DE WILDE First Names: Willy Patrick Date of birth: 12 March 1946 Marital status: Married: Anne Marie Vileyn ( 1947), 2 children: Pascal ( 1967), Michel ( 1971) Nationality: Belgian Private Address: Breembos, 48, B-3040 HULDENBERG. Belgium Phone: Mobile: de.wilde.willy@gmail.com Business Address: Vrije Universiteit Brussel Faculty of Engineering Sciences Mechanics of Materials and Constructions Pleinlaan, 2, B-1050 BRUSSELS. Belgium Phone : (32)-(0) Fax : (32)-(0) pdwilde@vub.ac.be Idioms : Flemish & French, excellent English, fluent Spanish, fluent 2. EDUCATION : Université Libre de Bruxelles : Ingénieur Civil des Constructions, 1970, distinction; (= Civil Engineer, cum laude). Vrije Universiteit Brussel : Doctor in de Toegepaste Wetenschappen, 1976, Grootste Onderscheiding; (= Doctor in Applied Sciences, summa cum laude). 3. SUMMARY OF CAREER : : Research assistant in the Department of Applied Continuum Mechanics of Brussels Free University (VUB) and charged with practice and exercices, teaching of Elasticity, Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis, Numerical and Experimental Stress Analysis, Finite Element Techniques, Plates, Shells, Structural Vibrations. 1976: Appointment as Lecturer in VUB, in the above mentioned fields : Part-time professor in the Higher Institute of Architecture "Victor Horta", in the field of Computer Aided Architectural Design and Structural Design now: Head of Laboratory of Structural Analysis : Appointment as Full time Lecturer (Docent) in Structural Analysis, Elasticity, Strength of Materials, Numerical methods in Engineering now: Appointed as Full Professor (Gewoon Hoogleraar) : Chairman of Research Council of VUB : Vice Rector of VUB (Research, Industrial and International Relations)

2 Curriculum vitae W.P. De Wilde now: Head of Department of Mechanics of Materials and Constructions (MEMC-TW) : a.i. Head of Department of Architectural Engineering Sciences. Oct. 2006: Part-time professor at VUB (after retirement). Project leader for a five years collaboration project between Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya and VUB. Oct. 2011: Retirement 4. DIRECTION OF THESISES : 4.1. At graduate level: Approx. 3 à 4 thesises/year during the period , as research assistant; later 6 à 7/year as thesis director At doctoral level: M. Van Overmeire: A contribution to the finite element analysis of vibrations. M. Mollaert: The formfinding of tension-compression structures. R. Van Impe: Buckling and post-buckling behaviour of shells. H. Sol: Identification of anisotropic plates rigidities using free vibration data. S. Shitote: The non-linear (geometrical and material) behaviour of space frames. J. Vantomme: Damping in composite materials W. Yanan: Dynamic characterisation of Chinese Loess H. Hongxing: Mixed numerical experimental methods applied to the characterization of anisotropic circular plates, sandwich panels and thick plates. G. Van Vinckenroy: Statistical finite element methods applied to the design and analysis of composite materials. J. De Visscher: Identification of damping in composite materials. S. Dumortier: Influence of non-linear viscoelastic behaviour on the buckling of frames. P. Latteur : Optimalisation de poutres, arcs et treillis à l aide d indicateurs morphologiques (optimalisation of beams, arches, frames through morphological indicators). K. De Proft: Combined experimental-computational study to discrete fracture of brittle materials. A. Audenaert: Elasto-plastische analyse van de stabiliteit van bogen in metselwerk. J. Van Steirteghem: Morphological indicators in instability & dynamics of structures. E. De Bolster: Conceptual design of modular hypar shells in cement matrix composites. W. Debacker: 4D design of multi user construction kits T. Vandenbergh: Design for strength versus design for stiffness A. Paduart: Redesign for change: 4D design of social housing, with emphasis on building physics aspects 1 3 graduate theses have been rewarded the IBM Award for informatics; 2 the Award of the Flemish Association of Engineers (KVIV)

3 Curriculum vitae W.P. De Wilde SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: 5.1. Lecture notes: volumes of lecture notes, published by VUB-Uitgaven, and by the department Research Reports: About > 50 reports written for various companies, as a result of contract research Scientific Publications: As of today, approx. 150 scientific publications, most of them presented in international meetings and/or journals, in the field of computer aided engineering (research and teaching), numerical analysis, finite element methods, composite materials, mechanics of materials and structures, conceptual design of structures. More details are to be found on the website of VUB: %20Willy ResearchGate Profile:

4 Curriculum vitae W.P. De Wilde ACTIVITIES IN UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT Faculty Board since Board of the University ( , ) Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Brussels Free Universities Computer Centre ( , ) Scientific coordinator of Research Group on New Materials (till April 1992). Chairman of Research Council of VUB (Jan May 1998) Vice-Rector of the VUB, in charge of research, development and international relations. (Jan 1994-May 1998). Head of Department MEMC (since 2002). Head of Department of Architectural Engineering Sciences (2006) Oct. 2006: retired with part time activity in teaching and research. 7. EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES (ex member of) Board of Rijksinstituut Grondmechanica (National Institute of Geotechnics). (ex) Chairman of a working group for the standards on pile foundations. (ex) Part-time professor in Institut d' Architecture Victor Horta (Brussels), charged with the teaching of courses on Mechanics of Materials and Structures and Computer aided architectural design. Visiting professor in different developing countries : Algeria, Peru, Ecuador, Burundi, Kenya. Expert of the EU in South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) for projects in informatics, telecommunications and education. Member of numerous doctoral theses examination commissions (Belgium (Leuven, Bruxelles, Ghent,...), France (Paris VI, Reims, Lyon, Saint-Etienne,...), The Netherlands (Delft, Eindhoven,...), UK (Portsmouth, Bristol..) Member of the Technical Board of SECO (Civ. eng. control company in Belgium), Chairman of this board since July 2005 till 2012; Member of Scientific Commission Civil Engineering of NFWO (National Fund for Scientific Research) and FNRS (Fonds National de la Recherche scientifique) Member of jury of Scientific Awards (IBM, Magnel, Verdeyen, KVIV...) Reviewer of scientific papers for IJNME, IJSS, Advances in Software Engineering, Composites, Composite Structures. Reviewer for John Wiley and Sons for publication proposals in the fields of mechanics, mechanics of materials and solids. Member of the visitation committee for Mechanical Engineering in the Netherlands (1993). ( ): Member of the Flemish Board for Science Policy and of National Foundation for Scientific Research. Member ( ) of the Board of VIB (Flemish Research Institute on Biotechnology). Visiting professorships in Comenius University (Bratislava, Slovakia), University of Patras (Greece), Moï University (Kenya), University of San Juan (Costa Rica), Technical University Prague (Czechia), University of Calabria (Italy). Member of the Board of Directors of Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK. Fellow of the Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK (since 2004). Assessment activities As a local coordinator: redaction of the assessment report for the Department of Civil Engineering and for the Department of Architecture. As an assessor: assessment of the educational and research programs of the Departments of Civil Engineering in the six Technical Schools in Flanders (Chairman of the Committee), 2003; assessment of Karel De Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp (for NVAO, chairman),2008 assessment of European Master in Urbanism, TUDelft (NVAO, Chairman), 2006 and 2008 assessment of professional bachelor in civil engineering in XIOS (VLHORA, chairman), 2009

5 Curriculum vitae W.P. De Wilde 5. assessment of the educational and research programs of the Departments of Civil Engineering in the six Technical Schools in Flanders (Chairman of the Committee), 2011; assessor for the research evaluation of the Faculties of Mechanical Engineering in the Netherlands. numerous assessments of candidates for a full professorship.

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CURRICULUM VITAE. Tel: Fax: 1 CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL Name : Mu tasim Soud Mah d Abdel-Jaber Date of birth : 19 th May, 1973 Place of Birth : Abu-Dhabi, U.A.E Nationality : Jordanian Martial Status : Married Work Address : Civil