Rudy Belliardi
Secretary General of IEC/TC 65 Technical Committee on Industrial Measurement, Control and AutomationRudy Belliardi is an international standardization consultant with over 40 years of experience in automation and control systems, including 20 years in standardization. He has designed and implemented systems, programming languages/compilers, runtime engines, and network protocols for factory automation and other fields, including healthcare. He is a co-author of books on real-time automation and automation networks and has been invited to speak at numerous conferences. Rudy served as Assistant Secretary and former Secretary of the IEC/TC 65 Technical Committee on Measurement, Control and Automation of Industrial Processes, a key driving force behind smart manufacturing standardization. As Secretary of this Technical Committee, Rudy served as an advisor and final editor for several IEC/TC 65 standardization projects. He also served as convener of the IEC/TC 65 JWG 14 Joint Working Group on Energy Efficiency in Industrial Automation, leading several projects supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Rudy is the Technical Director of Modbus.org, responsible for maintaining related specifications. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Genoa and a Professional Degree in Computer Science Applied Scientist from George Washington University. He is a member of IEEE, ACM and the Engineering Frontiers organization, and holds multiple patents in the field of automation.
Ömer Sahin Ganiyusufoglu
Member of the German Academy of Engineering and Science and Technology Advisor of Qingdao Academician PortProfessor Ganiyusufoglu is a member of the German Academy of Engineering, a member of the International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), and Chairman of the Corporate Members Advisory Group (CMAG) within CIRP; he is also an adjunct professor at Tongji University and a recipient of the 2018 Chinese Government Friendship Award.
Professor Ganiyusufoglu studied under Professor Spur, the "Emperor" of German machine tools, and received his Doctor of Engineering degree from the Technical University of Berlin in 1985. Throughout his long career, he has served as Technical Manager at Trauber Lathe GmbH, Technical General Manager at Yamazaki Mazak GmbH, and General Manager at Index Dalian Group Co., Ltd. Since 2011, he has served as an advisor to the Chairman of Shenyang Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd. He has accumulated profound academic expertise and rich management experience in machine tool design, manufacturing, management, and global operations.
