The MIAT (Machine Intelligence and Automation Technology) laboratory was founded in 1998 by Dr. Chen Qingqi. The purpose of the lab is to build a globally leading approach to innovative design, with a focus on forward-looking embedded software and hardware and application system development. The research themes of the doctoral students of MIAT Lab are all based on the technical development trend and actual needs of the industry. The technical results of the research and development are closely combined with the industrial application value.

Professor Fan-Tien Cheng focuses his academic researches on the production process improvement, production automation, e-Manufacturing/intelligent machinery, and Industry 4.0 of both high-tech (semiconductor, TFT-LCD, and solar-cell) and traditional (aerospace, blow molding machine, machine tool, and carbon fiber) industries. In this way, he has been helping various industries to surpass Industry 4.0 and reach the state of Industry 4.1 (Zero Defects). His splendid outcome of both academic and industrial applications has won him dozens of awards both internationally and domestically. He is thus famed "the Father of Taiwan's semiconductor automation."

John Jorritsma is a Dutch politician. He has been mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2016. He was the King's Commissioner of the Dutch province of Friesland between 16 May 2008 and 12 September 2016. Jorritsma was a member of the States of North Brabant from 1994 to 1998. He was mayor of Cranendonck between 1997 and 2002.