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Alexander Meystel
BornFebruary 25, 1935
Leningrad (prior to 1991), Soviet Union
DiedNovember 28, 2010
Alma materExperimental Scientific Research Institute for Metal-cutting Machine Tools (PhD)
OccupationElectrical Engineer

Alexander M. Meystel (February 25, 1935[1] – November 28, 2010[citation needed]) was an electrical engineer, professor, and researcher specializing in intelligent control systems, robotics, and machine intelligence.

Early life and education

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Meystel was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) on February 25, 1935.[1] During World War II, he was evacuated the Soviet Union and later grew up in Odessa.[2] In 1965, He received his PhD from the Experimental Scientific Research Institute for Metal-cutting Machine Tools (ENIMS) in Moscow, focusing on transient processes in induction motors.[1]

Career

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Meystel was a Senior Scientist at ENIMS.[1] After emigrating to the United States in 1978,[3] he worked for companies including Hyper-Loop and Gould before joining the University of Florida as a professor in 1980.[4][1] In 1984, he joined Drexel University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department, where he remained until retiring in 2005.[5][6]

Meystel spent 17 years designing and creating machines with numerical control.[when?][7]

Meystel’s work focused on multiresolutional and hierarchical control systems, intelligent control, and semiotics applied to machine intelligence and text processing.[8] He contributed to autonomous robotics research and the Meaning-Oriented Analysis of Texts (MOATS) system.[9][10]

His 1993 work on “Robot Learning to Walk: An Architectural Problem for Intelligent Controllers” has been cited by 35 patents.[11]

Meystel served as chair and organizer of multiple IEEE conferences and special sessions focused on intelligent control and robotics.[12] He collaborated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Intelligent Systems Division.[13]

Selected IEEE publications

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  • Albus, J. S., Lacaze, A., Meystel, A., "Autonomous Learning via Nested Clustering," in 'Proceedings of the 1995 34th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control ', 1995.
  • Meystel, A., "Multiscale Models and Controllers," in 'Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Computer-Aided Control Systems Design ', 1994.
  • Meystel, A., Filipovic, P., "Hierarchical Wavelet Controller," in '1993 American Control Conference ', 1993.
  • Albus, J. S., Meystel, A., Uzzaman, S., "Nested Motion Planning for an Autonomous Robot," in 'Proceedings of the First IEEE Regional Conference on Aerospace Control Systems ', 1993.
  • Meystel, A., Nisenzon, Y., Nawathe, R., "Fuzzy Variable Structure Controller for Chattering Reduction," in 'Proceedings of the First IEEE Regional Conference on Aerospace Control Systems ', 1993.
  • Filipovic, P., Meystel, A., "Hierarchical Feedback Control System," in 'Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control ', 1993.
  • Meystel, A., Nisenzon, Y., Nawathe, R., "Merger of Rule Based and Variable Structure Controller," in 'Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control and Applications ', 1993.
  • Maximov, Y., Meystel, A., "Optimum Architectures for Multiresolutional Control," in 'Proceedings of the First IEEE Regional Conference on Aerospace Control Systems ', 1993.

Media coverage and recognition

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Meystel’s research was covered in several independent newspaper articles in the 1980s, including:

  • "Researcher Gives Robot An Intuition Trait For Thought," 'The Evening Independent ', September 27, 1984.[14]
  • "University Of Florida Professor Works To Give Robots," 'Ocala Star-Banner ', April 10, 1983.[15]
  • "Future Robots To Make Choices," 'Gainesville Sun ', April 12, 1983.[16]
  • "Professor Teaches Robots Intuition," 'Lakeland Ledger ', September 25, 1984.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nemeh, Katherine H. (2007). American men & women of science: a biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. Vol. 5 (23rd ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-4144-0087-7.
  2. ^ "He Left Hopelessness Behind When He Left Native Russia". Lodi News-Sentinel. March 15, 1983.
  3. ^ Busler, Joseph (1987-02-28). "Experimental vehicle lurches through obstacles of testing". Courier-Post. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  4. ^ "University Of Florida Professor Works To Give Robots". Ocala Star-Banner. April 10, 1983.
  5. ^ UPI (1984-10-15). "Robotics experts leave UF". The Miami Herald. p. 163. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  6. ^ Meystel, A. M., “Autonomous Systems Research at Drexel University,” Drexel Technical Reports, 1990.
  7. ^ Meystel, A. M., “Development of Control Systems for Industrial Automation,” Gould Corporation, 1979.
  8. ^ Meystel, A. M., “Multiresolutional Systems: Fundamentals and Applications,” Springer, 1992.
  9. ^ Meystel, A. M., “Intelligent Control Systems,” Wiley, 1996.
  10. ^ US6941513B2, "System and Method for Text Structuring and Text Generation" 
  11. ^ Guinea, D., Garcia-Alegre, M. C., Kalata, P., Lacaze, A., Meystel, A., *Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control*, 1993.
  12. ^ IEEE Intelligent Control Newsletter, Special Edition, 1992.
  13. ^ Meystel, A. M., “Research Cooperation with NIST,” NIST Reports, 1995.
  14. ^ "Researcher Gives Robot An Intuition Trait For Thought". The Evening Independent. September 27, 1984.
  15. ^ "University Of Florida Professor Works To Give Robots". Ocala Star-Banner. April 10, 1983.
  16. ^ "Future Robots To Make Choices". Gainesville Sun. April 12, 1983.
  17. ^ "Professor Teaches Robots Intuition". Lakeland Ledger. September 25, 1984.
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