Control and Automation Lab 

Cyber-Physical Manufacturing through Knowledge-Based Digitalization and Rapid Optimization

Smart Thermal Processing of Food

Modeling and Optimal Design for Li-Ion Batteries and Thermal Management Systems

Reduced-Order Modeling of Distributed-Parameter (PDE) Systems

Estimation, Sensors, Optimal Control and Design

Dr. Jihyuk Jeong has joined our group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dr. Jeong, an expert in computational fluid dynamics, received his Ph.D. degree from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. Welcome Aboard! - June 17, 2024.

A news story about our USDA-funded project on smart food processing appeared in UM-Dearborn Reporter. - April 16, 2024.

Dr. Cheol Lee and his collaborators at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Michigan State University were awarded almost $1.2 million for 3 years by USDA-NIFA via NSF for their research into novel cyber-physical system (CPS) technologies, based on reduced-order models, for control of thermal food-processing processes. - December 16, 2023

Our recent Physics of Fluids paper on COVID spread was featured in a Scilight - a science highlight showcasing the most interesting research across physical sciences published in AIP Publishing Journals. Here is the link to the Scilight article.  - July 25, 2023

Mustapha Makki, who has been co-advised with Dr. Ayoub, successfully passed his Ph.D. disseration defense in December 2022. His dissertation title is "Characterization and Modeling of Highly Anisotropic Materials Behavior: Application to Battery Separators." Congratulations, Dr. Makki! - January 12, 2023

Linyan Xiang, who has been co-advised with Dr. Zikanov, successfully passed his Ph.D. disseration defense. His dissertation title is "Reduced-Order Modeling for Large-Scale Linear Systems." Linyan will soon move to Boston area to join Mathworks. Best of luck with your new position, Linyan! - April 22, 2022

Our presentation "Reduced order modeling for heat transfer analysis of battery pack" was selected best of technical presentations at 2021 SAE Thermal Management Systems Symposium. - Oct 16, 2021

Our paper "Efficient reduced order model for heat transfer in a battery pack of an electric vehicle" has been accepted for publication at Applied Thermal Engineering. - Oct 16, 2021