Organizing Committee

Workshop Chair: Dr. Jitesh H. Panchal
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Dr. Panchal is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in computational design of complex engineering systems with focus on decision making in engineering systems design, collective innovation, and cyber-physical systems for design and manufacturing. He is a co-author of the book titled Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products. He is a recipient of CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Young Engineer Award and three best paper awards from ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering (CIE) conference, and a university silver medal from IIT Guwahati. He is an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), and a guest editor of ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD).

Workshop Co-Chair, Dr. Ilias Bilionis
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Dr. Bilionis is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. His work focuses on the mathematical modeling of stochastic complex engineered systems covering the span between purely physical aspects (quantifying uncertainties in boundaries, initial conditions, etc., and propagating them through the system’s physics), to humans as a disturbance on a technical system (operation of smart buildings, smart and connected communities), to humans as designers of a socio-technical system (understanding how engineers design, how incentives and organization structures affect design outcomes). His research is being funded by NSF, the Ford Motor Company, and Purdue.

Workshop Co-Chair, Dr. Tahira Reid
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Dr. Reid is an associate professor in the School of Mechanical at Purdue University. The focus of her research program is to quantify and integrate human-centered considerations in the design process and human-machine systems.  She is the founder of the Research in Engineering and Interdisciplinary Design (REID) Lab where she uses interdisciplinary methods, from the social sciences and engineering to conduct human centered studies and experiments.  Her research has been funded by NSF, AFOSR, Procter & Gamble, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Purdue University. She is also the co-founder of Design Around Purdue - Uncentered (DAP-U), a community of more than 55 faculty members around Purdue’s campus that is engaged or has interest in design related research and activities

Workshop Co-Chair, Dr. Karthik Ramani
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Dr. Ramani is the Donald W. Feddersen Professor of School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with courtesy appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering and College of Education. His research interests are in the internet-of-things, augmented reality, modular and flexible robotic platforms, and human-machine interactions. He has served in the editorial board of Elsevier Journal of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD). He has received many awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other organizations. He also serves on the Engineering Advisory sub-committee for SBIR/STTR for the NSF.

 

For questions about the workshop, please contact: Jitesh Panchal • panchal@purdue.edu • 765-496-1870