the team
graduate researchers & post docs
Dr. Prince Waqas Khan
Post-Doctoral Researcher, WVU, 2023 - present
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
Sathish Kasilingam
Ph. D. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2021 - present
Topic: Hybrid Analytics in Smart Manufacturing Systems
Project(s): Hybrid modeling for energy efficient CNC grinding (CESMII/DoE)
News: Serves as President fo the WVU Graduate and Professional Student Senate & Co-founded a company (Plant3r); Finalists for the ASME/SME Student Manufacturing Design Competition at NAMRC 50;
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2017
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, 2015
Mojtaba A. Farahani
Ph. D. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2021 - present
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)
News: Successfully defended his PhD proposal.
M.S. Industrial Engineering, KNTU University, 2011
B.E. Industrial Engineering, OFU University, 2009
Matt McCormick
Ph. D. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2022 - present
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)
News:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2021
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2009
Austin Harper
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2023 - present
Topic: Time Series Analytics for Composite 3D Printing
Project(s): Complex Separating Aerial Vehicle, and Modeling and Simulation (CSAVMS)
News:
B.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University, 2020
Md Rabiul Hasan
M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2022 - present
Topic: Automated Visual Inspection and Energy Data Analytics in Smart Manufacturing Systems
Project(s): Remanufacturing Supply Chain for Composites, Smart Ag; A Novel and Integrated Approch to Enhance Adoption of Pollution Prevention (P2) Practices.
News:
B.S. Industrial & Production Engineering, Shahjalal Univeristy of Science and Technology, 2018
Carlos Dodero Fernandez
M.S. Industrial Engineering, WVU, 2023 - present
Topic: Automated Visual Inspection and Energy Data Analytics in Smart Manufacturing Systems
Project(s): RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing (NSF)
News: Played D1 Tennis, Entrepreneur
B.S. Industrial Engineering, West Virginia Univeristy, 2023
undergraduate researchers
Isabelle Nesbit
B.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'.