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

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Mojtaba A. Farahani

Ph. D. Candidate  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

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Matt McCormick

Ph. D. Candidate Mechanical Engineering, USC, 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:  2023 NAMRC Outstanding Reviewer;


M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2021

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2009

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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) 

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

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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

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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

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undergraduate researchers

Brenden Forsee

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, WVU, 2021 - present

Topic: Continuous Composite Additive Manufacturing

Project(s): Time Series Analytics for Composites AM

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