-> Join our team! We are looking for motivated Ph.D. & M.S. researchers in Smart Mfg, AI/ML, Federated Learning, & Blockchain etc. to join us!

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graduate students & post docs

Dr. Mojtaba A. Farahani

Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of South Carolina

Ph. D. Candidate Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2021 - 2024

Topic: Time Series Analytics & Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF)

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Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2024

M.S. Industrial Engineering, KNTU University, 2011

B.E. Industrial Engineering, OFU University, 2009

Dr. Prince Waqas Khan

Current Position: Teaching Assistant Professor at Montclair University

Post-Doctoral Researcher, WVU, 2023 - 2024

Topic: AI, ML, and Blockchain in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): CESMII SMIC: Cluster for Acceleration of AI Adotion in Manufacturing Industries (CESMII/DoE); RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF); EAGER: Private Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning Framework for Distributed Manufacturing Networks (NSF)

News: Received 'Excellent Researcher award' for his PhD research; Best Paper Award at ICBM-2020 for 'Blockchain as a Service Software-Based Transactions Management for the Smart Home Systems'

Ph.D. Computer Science, Jeju National University, Jeju-si, South Korea, 2022

M.Phil. Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2017

M.S. Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2014

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Md Rabiul Hasan

Current Position: Graduate Student in IE Ph.D. Program at NC State ISE Dept.

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2022 - 2024

Topic: Milk Collection Problem: Integrating the Traveling Salesman and Set Covering Problem - A Case Study in West Virginia, USA

Project(s): Remanufacturing Supply Chain for Composites, Smart Ag; A Novel and Integrated Approch to Enhance Adoption of Pollution Prevention (P2) Practices.

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M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2024

B.S. Industrial & Production Engineering, Shahjalal Univeristy of Science and Technology, 2018

Dr. Makenzie (Keepers) Dolly

Current Position: Teaching Assistant Professor at West Virginia University IMSE

Ph. D. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2019 - 2023

Topic: Analysis of the Psychological and Production Effects of the Use of Gamification for Manufacturing Assembly

Project(s): Automated Data Flow to Enable Analytics for SMEs through OAGIS (NIST)

News: First direct admit (BS to PhD) student at WVU IE; Received Featured Paper Award at APMS 2019; IMSE Graduate Student Researcher of the Year Award (2022); Recipient of the WVU Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship; Recipient of the Mullenger Fellowship; Mentored Isabelle to win Honorable Mention in the 2023 WVU Award for Outstanding Publication by an Undergraduate Researcher in a competitive process.

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2023

B.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2019

Anna Billey

Current Position: Leadership Development Program with a manufacturing path at Toyota North America

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2021 - 2023

Topic: Energy Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Scalable curricula for Smart Manufacturing Shop floor & machine tool data analytics (CESMII/DoE) // RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF)

News: Former captain of the Women's Soccer team at CalU; Recipient of the Statler College Excellence in Research - MS award 2024.

M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2023

B.S. Mechatronics Engineering Technology, California University of Pennsylvania, 2021

Sayantee Roy

Current Position: Manufacturing Operations Engineer at Global Foundries

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2021 - 2022

Topic: Bottleneck Management through Strategic Sequencing in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Smart Ag

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M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2022

B.S. Industrial & Production Engineering, military Institute of Science & Technology (Bangladesh), 2019

Milica Babic

Current Position: Business Analyst at Dish Network

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2020 - 2022

Topic: Multisided Quality Inspection in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Scalable curricula for Smart Manufacturing Shop floor & machine tool data analytics (CESMII/DoE)

News: Named to all three all-american first teams as part of the WVU Rifle team.

M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2022

B.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2020

Md Mushfiqur Rahman

Current Position: Supply Chain Systems Analyst at Frontier Com.

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2019 - 2021

Thesis title: Multivariate Time Series Classification Of Sensor Data From An Industrial Drying Hopper: A Deep Learning Approach

Project(s): Hybrid modeling for energy efficient CNC grinding (CESMII/DoE)

M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2021

B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2018

Fahid Hasan Pulak

Current Position: Business Analyst at Amazon

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2019 - 2021

Thesis title: Sustainability KPIs for Mass Customization

Project(s): SUSTAIN – Steering variety and complexity in operations management towards sustainability (Thomas Jefferson Fund)

M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2021

B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2017

Assem Almadani

Current Position: Manager at Unilever

M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2019 - 2021

Thesis title: Effect of feedrate, depth of cut, tool material, and toolpath on dimensional accuracy and surface roughness of milled CFRP

Project(s): Graduate Teaching Assistant for Manufacturing Processes Lab

M.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2021

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 2019

Dr. Muztoba Ahmad Kahn

Current Position: Assistant Professor at Carroll University

Ph. D. Industrial Engineering

Thesis title: “Capital Equipment Upgrade Strategy in the context of Servitization"

West Virginia University, USA, 2015 - 2020.

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Dr. Juergen Herbert Lenz

Current Position: Full professor at University of Applied Sciences Augsbug, Germany

Post-Doc Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2018 - 2020.

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Dr. Sameer Mittal

Current Position: Assistant Professor at JK Lakshmipat University

Ph. D. Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2015 - 2019.

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Ephraim Pittore

Current Position: Product Designer at Clearwater Technology Consultants

M.S. Design & Merchandising

West Virginia University, USA, 2016 - 2018.

Samantha Melroy

Current Position: Associate Systems Engineer at Mylan

M.S. Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2016 - 2017.

undergraduate students

Isabelle Nesbit

B.S. & M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2020 - present

Topic: Gamification & automated messaging

Project(s): Automated Data Flow to Enable Analytics for SMEs through OAGIS (NIST); UG Research Fellowship

News: Presented at the WVU UG Research Symposium & has 2 co-authored papers under review! Awarded Honorable Mention in the 2023 WVU Award for Outstanding Publication by an Undergraduate Researcher in a competitive process for her paper 'Current State of Research and Outlook of Gamification for Manufacturing'.

Robert Gianniny

Current Position: Associate at BCG

B.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2018 - 2022

Topic: Digital Twins & Future Factories

Project(s): RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF)

News: Winner of Race to the Case 2022; Finalist of WV Business Plan Competition 2022; IMSE Outstanding Senior Award (2022)

Matthew Fox

Current Position: tbd

B.S. Aerospace, and Mechanical Engineering , WVU, 2018 - 2022

Topic: Smart Sensor Systems for Agriculture & Logistics

Project(s): Smart Ag

Jenna Soltesz

Current Position: Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte

B.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2018 - 2022

Topic: Circular Economy and Sustainability of Campus Operations

Project(s): Bucklew Scholarship and UG Research Fellowship

News: Featured by WVU Foundation video; IMSE UG Student Researcher of the Year Award (2022); IMSE Outstanding Senior Award (2022)

Frank Hudacheck

Current Position: tbd

B.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2018 - present

Topic: Digital Twins & Future Factories

Project(s): RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF)

Tanner Nichols

Current Position: Project Engineer at 3M

B.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2017 - 2022

Topic: Automated Visual Inspection and Energy Data Analytics in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Scalable curricula for Smart Manufacturing Shop floor & machine tool data analytics (CESMII/DoE); UG Research Fellowship

Joshua Gross

Current Position: Software Engineer at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, WVU, 2017 - 2021

Topic: Smart Products and AR in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Design for Manufacturability and Assembly for Patented Prototype Used for Recoil Reduction System (industry); UG Research Fellowship

Graduated as one of 2021 WVU Outstanding Seniors!

Murad Hamirani

Current Position: Software Developer at Leidos

B.S. Computer Science, WVU, 2018 - 2022

Topic: Smart Products in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Bucklew Scholar; UG Research Fellowship

Joseph Sullivan

Current Position: Enterprise Architect at Deloitte

B.S. Computer Science, WVU, 2017 - 2021

Topic: Smart Products in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Project(s): Bucklew Scholar; UG Research Fellowship

William Keefe

Current Position: Associate Engineering Specialist at Merck

B.S. Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2018 - 2020.

Gabriela Lais Rozati

Current Position: Business Manager at ALTEN UK - Engineering and Technology Consulting

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2016 - 2017 & EEP - Escolar de Engenharia de Piracicaba, Brazil.

Matthew McHugh

Current Position: Senior Engineering Specialist at Philips

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2016 - 2017.

Christian Stone

Current Position: District Sales Representative at Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company

B.S. Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2017 - 2018.

Garret Carden

Current Position: Associate Brand Manager at Mar-Bal, Inc

B.S. Industrial Engineering

West Virginia University, USA, 2016 - 2017.

visiting students

Dr. Philipp Goennheimer

Current Position: Chief Engineer at wbk Insititute of Production Science, Germany

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2023.

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Anne Probst

Current Position: Data and Process Manager at Siemens Healthineers

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2020-2021.

M.S. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Helen Torlino

Current Position: Analyst, Supply Planning - ACT at SC Johnson

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2019-2020.

M.S. Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Vadim Kapp

Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer at AZERO GmbH

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2019-2020.

M.S. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Dr. Michela Zambetti

Current Position: Post-doctoral Researcher at Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2019.

Ph.D. Technology, Innovation and Management at University of Bergamo, Italy

Valerio Pelosi

Current Position: Area Manager at Amazon

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2019.

M.S. Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Dr. Christoph Liebrecht

Current Position: Disruptive and Special Technology Support at Siemens

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2019.

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Dr. Karan Menon

Current Position: Researcher at Tampere University

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2018.

Ph.D. Industrial and Information Management at Tampere University, Finland

Darja Wagner-Kampik

Current Position: Researcher at BIBA - Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2017-2018.

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) Production Engineering at University of Bremen, Germany

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Jonas Kohls

Current Position: Senior Strategy Consultant bei Siemens Management Consulting

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2017-2018.

M.S. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Dr. Stefan Wellsandt

Current Position: Researcher at BIBA - Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2017.

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) Production Engineering at University of Bremen, Germany

Patrick Schmid

Current Position: Strategic Product Manager Sensor Integration Products at SICK

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2017.

M.S. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

Joerg Siegel

Current Position: Co-founder at RoomPriceGenie.com

Visiting Researcher at West Virginia University, USA, 2017.

M.S. Industrial Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, (KIT), Germany

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