CURRICULUM VITAE

Education and scientific degrees

23 April 1949: Born in Budapest (Hungary)

1967-1972 University studies at the Budapest University of Technology (BME),
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Attended courses in acoustics: technical acoustics, room acoustics,
subjective acoustics
1972 MSc degree in Electric Engineering, specialized in telecommunication
1984 Doctoral degree of BME
1990 Candidate of Science degree
(a PhD equivalent, earned from the Hungarian Academy of Science)
2013 Doctor of Science degree, earned from the Hungarian Academy of Science
2013 Dr.habil. degree from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)

Employment

2019 -                    Professor Emeritus

1996 - 2019 Budapest University of Technology and Economics
(formerly Technical University of Budapest),
Department of Networked Systems and Services
(formerly Department of Telecommunications)

Positions:     Associate Professor, later Full Professor
Head of Laboratory of Acoustics and Studio Technologies
2008-2011 Deputy Head of Department

Activities: Teaching of various acoustic subjects
(Basics of technical acoustics, Acoustic engineering, Communication
acoustics, Computer aided methods of acoustic engineering, Vibroacoustics,
Basics of noise and vibration control 2.)

1999 Foundation of Laboratory of Vibroacoustics
(later merged with Laboratory of Acoustics)

1997-1978 Project leader in the bilateral Flamish-Hungarian research project UTOPIA

1997 - Participation in various EU Projects (BRITE-EURAM, EUREKA, IP, STREP,
SMS and Thematic networks): TINO, SEANET, BRAKE NOISE, CONVURT,
InMAR, IMAGINE, X/X2/X3NOISE, SmartStructures, InnoSound,
ReedDesign, Batwoman and Protexsafe

1998 - Participation in various national research projects

2001 - Participation in various noise and vibration expertises

1990 - 1996 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Mechanical Engineering Department, Leuven, Belgium

Positions: Junior Fellowship of the KUL, later Associate Professor

Activities: Participation in various EU research projects in the field of structural and
acoustic modelling, analysis and numerical prediction. In particular:

1990-1996 Collaboration in the ESPRIT Project DYNAMO on software integration,
in the Aero Project ASANCA and ASANCA on controlling aircraft
noise by active control methods
1992-1995 Workpackage coordination for the BRITE-EURAM Project PIANO
on optimal noise control design of heavy trucks

1990-1996 Education activities for undergraduate and Ph.D. students

1991-1996 Cooperation with Belgian automotive and software companies
(Monroe Belgium, Van Hool, LMS International, NIT)

1976-1990 Research Institute for Road Transport
Acoustical Department, Budapest, Hungary

Positions: 1976-1982: Scientist, 1982-1990: Deputy Head of Department,
1985-1990: Senior Scientists

Activities: Development of noise measuring methods of road vehicles, hardware
and software development of computer-aided measurement systems.

Project leader in various R&D projects such as
Adaptation and development of sound power measuring methods
Development of a noise test code for cars
Source analysis and noise control of Ikarus city buses
Assessment of the economic impact of various noise control measures
Industrial and environmental noise and vibration control expertises etc.

1972-1976 Ganz-MÁVAG Railway Carriage Manufacturing Co.,
Research & Development Department, Budapest, Hungary

Position: Research Engineer

Activities: Measurement and control of noise of rail-bound vehicles
Hardware development of measuring instruments and systems
Development of new measurement methods of r.b. vehicles and materials
International standardization of measuring methods and noise limits

Scholarships, study tours and sabbaticals

1984 Scholarship of the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft, Germany (3-months)
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
- Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik, Stuttgart
1985 Visiting scientist at Fraunhofer Institut, Stuttgart (1 month)
2006 Sabbatical at Royal Institute of Technology, Aeronautical and Vehicle
Engineering, Stockholm (2 months)

Scientific activities

1 patent,
cca 200 papers published in international journals and conference proceedings,
1 book,
2 book chapters,
more than 250 independent citations.

A full list of publications can be found here.

1995 - 1997   Preesident of the Noise Control Section of the Hungarian Optical,
Acoustical and Filmtechnical Society

1986-1990 Secretary of the Acoustical Section of the Hungarian Optical,
Acoustical and Filmtechnical Society

1984 - Member, 1988-1990: scientific secretary, as from 2017: President of the Acoustical Complex Commission of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

1996 -           Member, noise and vibration control expert of the Hungarian Chamber of
Engineers

2021           Member of the Acoustical Sociedty of America

Awards

2014             Dennis Gábor Award
2010 Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Republican Order

2004 Kempelen Farkas Award

2001 Széchenyi István Scholarship

1998 Békésy Award

1997 Széchenyi Professoral Scholarship

1997 Pro Silentio Award

Linguistic skills

English, German, Dutch (fluent), French, Russian (poor)

Personal

Married with Zsuzsanna Morvai (currently in pension, formerly librarian)

Children: Ádám (1975), Eszter (1977), Dávid Máté (1988)

Szentendre, August 2021