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Hayder Zghair is an assistant professor of Industrial Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Physics, and the director of Industrial Engineering Development in the College of Science and Engineering at Southern Arkansas University. Before joining SAU, served in several academic appointments including Assistant Teaching Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Pennsylvania State University and lecturer of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Zghair's research interest covers a wide area of industrial and manufacturing engineering including Flexible-Automated Manufacturing, Robotics, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Sustainability Engineering, Analytical Modeling and Simulation, and Optimization, and has published many journal and conference papers. Dr. Zghair continues to explore new and cutting-edge areas for research and education in engineering disciplines and has recently had an extensive interest in industry 4.0 and 5.0 tech such as AI, IIoT, smart sensors, and cloud computation and control. He also has several professional memberships; ASEE, SAE, and IEOM. Dr. Zghair obtained his Doctor’s Degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA, and has several professional affiliations: Affiliate Researcher at Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Board Member of Division Directors in the Environmental Engineering Division at American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Zghair is the chair of the SAU campus sustainability committee  and a member of several committees at the department, college, and university levels 

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