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About Hannah Budinoff is an assistant professor of systems and industrial engineering at the University of Arizona. She holds doctoral and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona. Her research interests include automated geometric manufacturability analysis with a focus…
The Industrial Engineering Seminar Series from the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence brings leading researchers and industry experts to share leading-edge ideas shaping the future of optimization, data science and complex systems. Join us to explore innovative methods, real-world applications and emerging challenges driving impactful research and practice. AbstractSurrogate optimization algorithms have been increasingly…
About: Join the Learning, Information, Optimization, Networks and Statistics, or LIONS, group for a seminar with Yixuan He, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences with a joint appointment in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He completed her…
About: Join the ASU Center for Semiconductor Microelectronics, or ACME, for a seminar with Sandeep Kumar Goel, Academician and Senior Director with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC. Goel received his M. Tech. degree in VLSI from IIT Delhi in 1999 and his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Twente in 2005….
About Venkata Rani is a doctoral student in robotics and autonomous systems in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. His research focuses on language-driven robot control and fine-grained multimodal understanding for robotics and industrial automation. He develops methods for code generation…
About: Join the Learning, Information, Optimization, Networks and Statistics, or LIONS, group for a seminar with Nicolo Michelusi, associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He received his doctorate from the University of Padova, Italy, and the M.Sc. degree in telecommunications…
In this talk, Kim will argue that advances in design, manufacturing and materials are central to expanding the motion capabilities of miniature robots.
About: Join the Learning, Information, Optimization, Networks and Statistics, or LIONS, group for a seminar with Ted Pavlic, associate professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, with joint appointment in the School of Life Sciences. He received his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from…
About Minglei Qu is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a graduate faculty member of materials science and engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by…
About: Gautam Dasarathy is an associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. His research focuses on statistical machine learning, information processing and networked systems. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and held postdoctoral positions at Carnegie Mellon University…
About Fatemeh Elhambakhsh is a doctoral student in the data science, analytics and engineering program at Arizona State University. She earned a Master of Science in industrial engineering with a concentration in systems optimization from Iran University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on generative AI and multimodal learning for engineering design and manufacturing….
This workshop explores how artificial intelligence, or AI, is transforming project management from planning to delivery. Participants will learn how AI can support risk identification, guide project execution and improve monitoring and control. The session also introduces practical tools for project learning and sustainability tracking, including dashboards. Attendees will gain insights into integrating AI-powered platforms…
About Karen Lozano is a trustee professor and chair of the materials science and nanoengineering department at Rice University. From 2000 to 2025, she served as the Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she founded the Nanotechnology Center and launched the college’s first doctoral degree…
About: Join the Learning, Information, Optimization, Networks and Statistics, or LIONS, group for a seminar with Martina Cardone, associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. An NSF CAREER Award recipient, Cardone’s research aims to develop theoretical frameworks that offer engineering guidelines and insights for the study of practically relevant…
About Ryan Spencer is an associate research and development staff member in the Composite Innovation Group at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is also a Fellow with the University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, contributing to the Circular Bioeconomy Systems Convergent Research Initiative. Spencer earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees…