Azadeh Haghighi
Email Address: ahaghi3@uic.eduCollege: Engineering Department: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Title: Assistant Professor
Webpage: https://smarture.lab.uic.edu/
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
Smart additive and robotic manufacturing, Data analytics and machine learning for additive and robotic manufacturing, Manufacturing process development and innovations, In-space manufacturing and assembly, Computational models for smart manufacturing, Aerosol jet printing of electronics. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 5-10 Qualifications of a Student:
Our research spans over experiments and hands-on work as well as computational efforts and advanced data analytics. We are interested in highly motivated students with a passion for manufacturing research, high GPA (preferably over 3.5), strong communication skills, and strong analytical background and/or hands-on skills (in ME, IE, ECE, CS, and any other related fields) who can contribute to our ongoing efforts and can also work well both individually or as part of a group.
Familiarity with one programming language is preferred. Familiarity with additive manufacturing, robotics and control, electronics, external force fields, ink preparation, and machine learning is a plus. Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
1. performing a literature review and summarizing the current state-of-the-art and research gaps in the community
2. designing (CAD), evaluating, and building novel manufacturing setups
3. performing numerical simulations of various manufacturing scenarios using various tools such as Ansys, COMSOL, and MATLAB
4. Manufacturing experimentation and data collection/analysis using physical setups
5. data analysis and establishing machine learning models using Python and MATLAB
6. Woking with other students including PhD students and graduate students to complete necessary research tasks
7. Help summarize and document the research conclusions and efforts as a report
8. Creating necessary visuals to present the research results
9. Presenting the results to the group and the principal Investigator.
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