Zengchenghao Xia

• Sep 2022 - present

• Office: 4624 SC

• Email: zengchenghao-xia@uiowa.edu 

• Education: 

M.S. (2022) Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK, China. 

B.S. (2021) Vehicle Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. 

• Research interest: Smart and connected systems, Functional modeling

Max Miller

• Sep 2023 - present

• Office: 4624 SC

• Email: max-miller@uiowa.edu 

• Education: 

M.S. (2023) Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

B.S. (2022) Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 

• Research interest: Driving performance analysis, Functional regression

Amirhossein Fallahdizcheh 

• Graduated in 2023

• Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, BorgWarner.

• Email: amirhossein-fallahdizcheh@uiowa.edu

• Education: 

Ph.D. (2023) Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

B.S. (2018) Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. 

• Research interest: Statistical modeling, Predictive analysis 

Jinwei Yao

• Graduated in 2025

• Current Position: Research Scientist, Bitus Lab.

• Email: jinwei-yao@uiowa.edu

• Education: 

Ph.D. (2025) Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

M.S. (2025) Statistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

M.S. (2020) Financial Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. 

B.S. (2018) Mathematics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 

• Research interest: Statistical modeling, Manufacturing process control 

Pranaykumar Kasarla 

• Graduated Jun 2021

• Current Position: Software Engineer, Collins Aerospace

• Email: pranaykumar-kasarla@uiowa.edu

• Research interest: Statistical modeling, Regression analysis