Professor Karel Kruger

Position Governing Body Fellow
School Technology Institute for Manufacturing - Manufacturing and Management
Email kk829@cam.ac.uk
Department link Institute of Manufacturing

Karel's research explores how digital systems can be developed to integrate complex digital and physical systems and humans. He is interested in shaping the future of workspaces for people and building digital systems to serve the needs of industry and society alike.

Karel completed his undergraduate studies in mechatronic engineering, followed by a research master's degree and PhD, at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). After completing his PhD in 2018, he was appointed as a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University and was co-leader of the Mechatronics, Automation and Design Research Group.

He joined the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge in May 2024 as an Associate Professor in Automation Systems.

Recognitions & achievements

Extraordinary Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University.

Human-System Integration, Digital Twins, Multi-Agent Systems, Holonic Systems, Manufacturing

Quick links

ResearchGate - Karel Kruger

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Abstract painting featuring a simplified yellow outlined figure beside a faint sepia-toned face rendered on textured canvas.

Art Exhibition: 'Images and Other Conversations'

22/08/2026 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Images and Other Conversations', featuring work by artists Suleman Aqeel Khilji and Charlotte Winifred Guérard, winners of the Wolfson Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize.