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RECENT NEWS

Nagesh Shukla, a PhD student of D-PLM Lab at University of Warwick was invited as a Dorothy Hodgkin guest in London Diplomatic Science Club event on 11th December 2007, which was organized by Government Office for Science, Department of Innovation, Universities & Skills, UK. This event was hosted by respectable Sir David King at Lancaster House, London.
Oak Phoomboplab, Ph.D. Student Presented his paper titled: "Process Yield Improvement Through Optimum Design of Fixture Layouts in 3D Multi-Stage Assembly Systems," during 2nd ASME International Conferance on Manufacturing Science and EAngineering, Atlanta, GA, US, October 15-17, 2007.  Prakash, Ph.D. Student and Prof. Ceglarek presented their paper titled “Diagnosis of Product Failures in Ill-conditioned Multi-station Assembly System using Enhanced Piecewise Least Squares (EPLS) Method” during the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, US, November 3-7, 2007.
Oak Phoomboplab, Ph.D. Student and Prof. Ceglarek presented their paper titled “Design Synthesis Framework for Dimensional Management in Multi-Station Assembly Systems" during Annals of CIRP in Dresden, Germany, August 19-27, 2007.
Prakash, Ph.D. Student and Prof. Ceglarek presented their paper titled “Fault Diagnosis in Multi-station Assembly Systems using an Agent-based Simulation Model (ABSM)” during International Conferance on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable, And Virtual Production (CARV 2007) in Toronto, Canada, July 22-24, 2007
Mr. Gordon Brown, UK Prime minister-in-waiting discusses research plans with Prof. Bhattacharyya, Prof. Ceglarek, Prakash and Oak Phoomboplab during his visit to Warwick Manufacturing Group on 20 May 2007.
Prakash, Ph.D. Student and Prof. Ceglarek presented their paper titled “Diagnosis of Product Failures in Ill-conditioned Multi-station Assembly System using Enhanced Piecewise Least Squares (EPLS) Method” during the 40thCIRP International Seminar on Manufacturign Systems held in Liverpool, UK.
Professor Dariusz (Darek) Ceglarek elected fellow of CIRP
Professor Darek Ceglarek has been elected to the grade of fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP; College International pour l'Etude Scientifique des Techniques de Production Mecanique) based in Paris, France. The fellow grade recognizes significant engineering achievements and contributions to the production engineering profession. CIRP is an internationally recognized organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the common goal of promoting production engineering research worldwide. At present, CIRP has about 180 fellows worldwide representing some 40 different countries.
Kamal - joining GE-Healthcare
Kamal Manaar is joining General Electric Healthcare as "Knowledge Engine Developer Leader" at the Global Services Technology, Milwaki, WI
Dr. Kong, Ramesh Kumar, Suren Gogineni and Prof. Ceglarek gave a presentation at the Delphi R&D Center, Troy, MI, June 7, 2006
Dr. Kong, Ramesh Kumar, Suren Gogineni and Prof. Ceglarek gave a presentation on the "Stream-of-Variation Analysis System (SOVA) Simulation package" at the Delphi R&D Center, Troy, MI, June 7, 2006
Ceglarek was invited to attend the WTEC Advanced Manufacturing Research and Technology Workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation on June 6, 2006
This workshop has focused on the emerging global trend in manufacturing and on the nation s investment strategy in manufacturing. The objective of the workshop was to propose a research agenda for NSF's activities in manufacturing and associated sectors that will lay the foundation for assuring America's leadership in advanced manufacturing.
Kong presents his paper at the North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) in Milwaukee, May 24, 2006
Kong presents his paper at the North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) in Milwaukee, May 24, 2006. The paper is titled "Stream of Variation Analysis for Multiple Station Assembly Process with Consideration of Various Tolerance Modes," and is co-authred with Ramesh Kumar, Suresh Gogineni, ADr. Ying Zhou from DCS and Dr. Ceglarek.
Prof. Ceglarek was a speaker during "NSF programs and proposal panel discussion", Orlando, FL., May 21 2006.
Ceglarek was a speaker during the "NSF Programs and Proposals Panel Discussion" held during the IERC Conference in Orlando, Fl., may 21, 2006.  The panelists share their experiences in developing proposals and conducting research for NSF.
Kamal Mannar, Zhiguo Li, Drs. Ceglarek and Zhou gave a presentation at Global Service Technology, GE-Healthcare
Kamal Mannar, Zhiguo Li, Drs. Ceglarek and Zhou gave a presentation to Dr. Aiman Abdel-Malek, General manager, Global Service Technology, GE-Healthcare on April 14, 2006.
Congratulations to Haixia for Defending her Ph.D
Haixia Wang  successfully defended hes Ph.D. thesis in March, 2006, with the dissertation titled "Stream-of-Variation (SOVA) Modeling and Analysis for Compliant Part Assemblies at Early Product and Process Design Stages."
Ceglarek and Zhou gave a presentation at the GM R&D Center, on March 20, 2006
Ceglarek and Zhou gave a presentation  on the "Math-based Product Life-cycle Management. Stream-of-Variation Analysis System (SOVA) for Multistage Manufacturing Processes" at the GM R&D Center, on March 20, 2006
Kong presents his paper at 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005
Dr. James Kong, DCS, Inc.  (Ph.D. '04, UW) presented his paper titled "Multiple Fault Diagnosis Method in Multi-Station Assembly Processes Using State-Space Model and Orthogonal Diagonalization Analysis" during the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.  The paper is co-authored with Ramesh Kumar, Suren Gogineni and Ying Zhou from DCS, Inc., Jijun Lin and Prof. Ceglarek from UW-Madison and Prof. Huang (Ph.D. '04, UW) from the University of  Massachusetts,
Mannar's paper was featured at 2005 International Society for Optical Engineers (SPIE) Symposium Optics East in Boston, MA, October 23-26, 2005
Kamal Mannar presented his paper titled "Fault region localization (FRL): collaborative product and process improvement based on field performance " during the 2005 International Society for Optical Engineers (SPIE) Symposium on Optics East in Boston, Massachusetts, 23-26 October 2005.  The paper is co-authored with Prof. Ceglarek.
Kong presents his paper at 3rd International Conference on Reconfigurable Manufacturing in Ann Arbor, MI, May 9-12, 2005.
Dr. James Kong, DCS, Inc.  (Ph.D. '04, UW) presented his paper titled "Fixture Workspace Synthesis for Hybrid Assembly Systems", during the 3rd International Conference on Reconfigurable Manufacturing, Ann Arbor, MI, May 9-12, 2005.  The paper is co-authored with Prof. Ceglarek.
Mannar and Huang present their papers at 2005 CIRP International Seminar on Computer Aided Tolerancing in Tempe, AZ, April 10-12, 2005.
Kamal Mannar, Ph.D. student, presented his paper titled "Feedback-to-Design Based on Product Field Defects," and Prof. Wenzhen Huang ( Ph.D. '04, UW) from the University of  Massachusetts presented his paper titled "Model Complexity Reduction in Stream-of-Variation Analysis for Compliant Sheet Metal Assembly," during the 2005 CIRP International Seminar on Computer Aided Tolerancing, Tempe, AZ, April 10-12, 2005..  Both papers are co-authored with Prof. Ceglarek.
ISyE PROFESSORS TO STUDY USE OF MULTI-SENSORS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY IN QUALITY CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Industrial and Systems Engineering Professors Darek Ceglarek and Shiyu Zhou were recently awarded a $699,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a research program on "Multi-sensor planning, integration and analysis for dimensional quality control of complex manufacturing processes." The project is a collaborative effort with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and Dimensional Control Systems in Troy, Michigan.
CEGLAREK NAMED PROGRAM CHAIR OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor Darek Ceglarek has been appointed program chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers? 2006 Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle (DFMLC) Conference.  The ASME DFMLC is the main international forum for the exchange of technical and scientific information on the theory and practice of DFX and product life-cycle management (PLM) including DFMA, GD&T and integration of CAD/CAM in product life-cycle, production systems modularity, convertibility, diagnosability, reconfigurability and reusability, as well as  product field performance. The conference will feature tutorials and workshops, keynote and invited speakers, and papers presented in lecture format and interactive presentation sessions, in diverse areas of DFX and PLM.  It will be held as part of ASME's 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10-13, 2006. Details are posted at: http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~darek/asme_conf2006.htm
IIE STUDENT CHAPTER EARNS GOLD AWARD
The UW-Madison student chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), led by it's presidents Travis North (2003), Alex Bredemus (2004) and Thomas Best (2005) and advised by Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Darek Ceglarek, recently won a Gold Award in the 2005 IIE Chapters Recognition Competition. The University Chapter Recognition Award recognizes chapter improvements and progress. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards are given based upon points scored in several diverse areas, including strategic planning, outreach activities and participation in regional events. The IIE Society has 153 student chapters located in 11 countries in three continents. Outside of US the IIE students chapters are also in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
ISyE PROFESSORS TESTIFIED BEFORE USCAR DIGITAL VIRTUAL TOOLS TASK GROUP ON 4TH OCTOBER 2005
Professor Ceglarek  and Professor Zhou was invited to testify before USCAR Digital Virtual Tools Task Group on 4th October 2005 ,  on the current state of the research in the area of modeling flexible parts.  Among the invitees were three international universities and major CAD/CAM software companies. The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) is the organization of DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors, which was formed in 1992 to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research.  Among those representing USCAR were senior management representatives of the three OEMs.
Professor Michael Yu Wang of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Visited MA/RS Lab on 22nd September 2005
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