László Nemes

He was assigned to the research of digital controls at the Machine Tool Industry Development Institute (SZIMFI), and then to the development of path controls at the Electrical Automation Institute (VILATI).

In 1970, he was invited to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Computer Science and Automation Research Institute (SZTAKI) to lead research into computer controls for machine tools.
In 1973-1974, he studied computer control of industrial robots at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

After returning to SZTAKI, he led the research on the Computer Control of Integrated Manufacturing Systems, and then under his leadership, the computer control of the IGY630 manufacturing system consisting of five machines and a moving workpiece changer between them was implemented in the Csepel Machine Tool Factory. The DIALÓG microprocessor machine tool controller developed in the group under his leadership won international recognition. The control equipment was mass-produced for Hungarian industry by the Electronic Measuring Instruments Factory (EMG).

At SZTAKI, the Mechanical Engineering Automation Department he led produced outstanding scientific and industrial results in the areas of computer-aided design, robotics, diagnostics and computer-aided manufacturing. He was awarded the State Prize together with his colleagues for the development and industrial introduction of five-axis path control.

It provided free computer access for visual artists in its main department. The Museum of Fine Arts held an exhibition of the digital artworks created there in 1986.

In 1987, he was invited by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to lead the industrial and mining automation work as a department head. Together with Péter Bernus, he created the Generic Enterprise Reference Architecture (GERAM), which became the basis for the relevant ISO standard.

He retired from CSIRO in 2007 as Scientific Director responsible for theoretical research in complex systems.

Member of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Sciences (ATSE). Chaired several international working groups. Co-authored seven books/monographs; published over 100 scientific articles. Co-authored 6 patents.

Honors: State Award (shared, 1985); Outstanding Inventor (4 times); IFIP Silver Core (International Federation for Information Processing, 1989).