Neera Jain

Neera Jain

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy in Aeronautics & Astronautics)

Location: West Lafayette

Herrick Labs
177 S. Russell St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
neerajain@purdue.edu

Office: HLAB 1006

Phone: (765) 496-0436

Degrees

  • S.B. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, '06
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, '09
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, '13

Research Interests

  • Physics-based and data-driven modeling of dynamical systems
  • Control theory, analysis, and design
  • Control co-design
  • Applications: human-machine teaming, multi-phase thermal-fluid systems, manufacturing processes, vehicle electrification

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Awards and Recognitions

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award, 2024
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2023
  • Purdue University College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Graduate Student Mentorship, 2023
  • National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Award, 2022-2023
  • Invited Participant in the 2022 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
  • Purdue University College of Engineering Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award, 2022
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2022
  • ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Energy Systems Technical Committee Best Paper Award, 2019

Selected Publications

M. S. Yuh, K. R. Ortiz, K. Sommer-Kohrt, M. Oishi and N. Jain, “Classification of Human Learning Stages via Kernel Distribution Embeddings,” IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems, pp. 1-16, January 2024, doi: 10.1109/OJCSYS.2023.3348704.

M. Shanks, U. Inyang-Udoh, and N. Jain, “Design and validation of a state-dependent Riccati equation filter for state of charge estimation in a latent thermal storage device.” Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 145, no. 9, July 2023, doi: 10.1115/1.4062707.

K. J. Williams, M. S. Yuh, and N. Jain, "A Computational Model of Coupled Human Trust and Self-Confidence Dynamics", ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, vol. 12, no. 3, pp.1-29, June 2023, doi: 10.1145/3594715.

T. J. Bird, H. C. Pangborn, N. Jain, and J. P. Koeln, “Hybrid zonotopes: a new set representation for reachability analysis of mixed logical dynamical systems.” Automatica, vol. 154, August 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2023.111107.

A.L. Nash and N. Jain, "Hierarchical Control Co-design Using a Model Fidelity-Based Decomposition Framework" Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 143, no. 1, pp. 011708, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1115/1.4047691

K. Akash, G. McMahon, T. Reid, and N. Jain, "Human Trust-based Feedback Control: Dynamically varying automation transparency to optimize human-machine interactions." IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 98-116, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/MCS.2020.3019151

A. Guerrero de la Pe??a, N. Davendralingam, A. K. Raz, D. DeLaurentis, G. Shaver, V. Sujan, and N. Jain, "Projecting Adoption of Truck Powertrain Technologies and CO2 Emissions in Line-Haul Networks." Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 84, pp. 102354, July 2020, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2020.102354

K. Akash, W. Hu, N. Jain, and T. Reid, "A Classification Model for Sensing Human Trust in Machines Using EEG and GSR." ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1-20, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1145/3132743

A. Nash, A. Badithela, and N. Jain, "Dynamic Modeling of a Sensible Thermal Energy Storage Tank with an Immersed Coil Heat Exchanger under Three Operation Modes." Applied Energy, vol. 195, pp. 877-889, June 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.092.