UTARI research team Kris Doelling, Mike McNair and Jeongsik Shin along with Julienne Greer (College of Liberal Arts), Noelle Fields and Ling Xu (School of Social Work) have been awarded a grant for a project that will mix theater and social robotics.
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Dr. Reifsnider is part of plenary talk at ICEPT in Wuhan, China
UTARI’s Kenneth Reifsnider, Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies was part of a distinguished panel for the Plenary Talk at the 17th International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology (ICEPT) in Wuhan, China on August 16-19, 2016. The conference offered attendees, experts, researchers and engineers from industry and academia numerous opportunities for discussion on state-of-the-art technologies in electronic packaging.
Dr. Reifsnider’s topic was titled “Frontiers in Material System Reliability for Product Technologies,” focusing on defining recent advances and challenges in the materials field and predicting behavior of heterogeneous systems as a genre of materials when driven by product technologies.
Other notable speakers of this prestigious plenary panel included 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics winners Shuji Nakamura and Isamu Akasaki who developed a blue semiconductor laser on the basis of GaN, opening the way for a host of new applications of semiconductor lasers.
A complete list of speakers of the plenary panel and their topics can be found at: http://www.icept.org/en/?page_id=21
12th Annual IEEE/CASE Conference
Members of the UTARI research staff will be actively involved at twelfth annual IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), and will be held in Fort Worth Texas, USA, August 21 to 24, 2016.
The goal of this conference is to provide broad coverage and dissemination of foundational research in automation among researchers, academics, and practitioners. Dr. Frank Lewis is general chair of the organizing committee and Dr. Aditya Das is the Industrial Liaison Chair, and will also be presenting the topic “A Scalable and Rate-Independent Manufacturing Architecture for On-Demand Production” on Sunday, August 21 (part of the full day workshop starting 9 a.m.). This workshop will focus on providing industrial representatives the opportunity to describe their needs, and academia to describe new tools and capabilities that they can provide. It is also an opportunity to introduce researchers into the area and foster collaboration so as to improve the state-of-the-art in warehouse automation.
Drs. Muthu Wijesundara and Jeongsik Shin will be leading a workshop titled “Automation for Assistive HealthCare.” Assistive device healthcare is one of the most important applications for researchers, engineers, and stakeholders looking to improve the human condition and quality of living through technology. Recent technological advancements in sensors, robotics, computing, and artificial intelligence allows for the development of systems with better compatibility in human use. This workshop will introduce participants to some of these new areas for automation in assistive healthcare.
A Scalable and Rate-Independent Manufacturing Architecture for On-Demand Production Workshop
Presented by: Dr. Aditya Das, PhD
When: Sunday, August 21 at 9 a.m. at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in downtown Fort Worth
Automation for Assistive HealthCare Workshop
Presented by: Drs. Muthu Wijesundara, PhD and Dr. Jeongsik Shin, PhD
When: Sunday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in downtown Fort Worth
UTARI will the exhibit the latest information on its multidisciplinary research in automation
When: August 22-24 at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in downtown Fort Worth
Go to http://case2016.org/ for more information.
Frank Lewis part UT System Patent Count
UT System ranks 4th globally for most U.S. patents granted
The UT System was ranked 4th among the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patent Ranking for 2015,UT System reported. The UT System release featured patented inventions by Frank Lewis, Ph.D.
McNair, Huber talk Future Robotic Technology on “Tech Insider”
Mike McNair, AIS director at UTARI and Manfred Huber, Ph.D. reviewed current and future technology regarding robots and their ability to help people with everyday tasks, according to the digital publication “Tech Insider.”
McNair speaks at Arlington’s “Put Technology to Work”
The City of Arlington’s monthly director’s meeting kicked off its “Put Technology to Work” series. Mike McNair, division head for UTARI’s AIS division was the guest speaker. His topic focused on the future of autonomous vehicles and their effect on government entities.
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UTARI Involvement at 12th DURACOSYS 2016
Endel Iarve, Ph.D received key note speaker recognition at DURACOSYS 2016 for his topic “Computational Analysis for Durability of Laminated Composite Structures.” Iarve is congratulated by Kenneth Reifsnider, Ph.D, Director of The Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies at UTARI.
The 12th International Conference on Durability of Composite Systems (DURACOSYS) was hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington and Virginia Tech at the Arlington Sheraton in Arlington, Texas. Topics presented and discussed included the durability of composite materials and their aging, damage monitoring and analysis and failure predictions in materials. DURACOSYS is an international event and many speakers and attendees came from around the globe to participate in this four-day event.
Additional UTARI staff involved in DURACOSYS 2016 included Rassel Raihan, Ph.D who, along with Dr. Reifsnider, was part of the local organizing committee. Vamsee Vadlamudi was a speaker for the conference and won third place for the best poster. Andrea Arregoytia, Jared Beaty and UTA MAE department’s Sally Thompson coordinated the successful operations of the event.
The eminent local DURACOSYS organizing committee consisted of:
Vistasp Karbhari, Ph.D and UTA President
Mickey McCabe, Ph.D and UTARI Executive Director
Kenneth Reifsnider, Ph.D and Director of The Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
Rassel Raihan, Ph.D and UTARI, The Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
Erian Armanios, Ph.D and Chairman of the UTA MAE department
Andrew Makeev, Ph.D, UTA MAE department
Wen Chan, Ph.D, Director of The Center for Composite Materials, UTA MAE department
Seiichi Nomura, Ph.D, UTA MAE department
Haiying Huang, Ph.D, UTA MAE department
D. Stefan Dancila, Ph.D, UTA MAE department
For more information about DURACOSYS 2016 visit: http://www.uta.edu/mae/DURACOSYS/
McNair to speak about Intelligent Transportation at TexITE
Just how real are driverless cars? When will they be available? Looking beyond television commercials and vehicle announcements, McNair brings a holistic approach to this exciting technology. Many advancements have been made in driverless vehicles but in order to see their widespread use and reality, we must prepare and offer an infrastructure and regulatory environment that will keep people safe and efficiently implement the necessary technologies. This presentation will expand thinking beyond the cars themselves and will take the audience into the much larger realm of cooperation between researchers, vehicle manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and others. Friday, June 10 Mike McNair, Automation and Intelligent Systems division head at UTARI will speak at the TexITE Dallas Section meeting. McNair will speak about Intelligent Transportation. The event will take place at Halff Associates in Richardson. For more information visit: www.dallas.texite.org
“Inquiry” quotes Drs. McCabe and Reifsnider about Composites
“Inquiry’s”Melinda Mahaffey Icden quotes UTARI Executive Director Dr. Mickey McCabe and Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies regarding development and testing of composite materials.
Composite materials can be found in everything from cars to space shuttles. But their development is difficult and testing expensive. With two new centers and a host of researchers working on solutions, the University is embracing the challenges composite materials offer.
UTARI Researchers elevated to IEEE Senior Member
UTARI researchers Muthu Wijesundara and Aditya Das have been upgraded to Senior Member status by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
According to IEEE, the level of Senior Member is considered the highest grade for which a member of the organization may apply. Eligibility requirements include professional maturity and significant performance in their professional practice.
Wijesundara has instigated and augmented in conjunction with other organizations and institutes such funded projects as the Small Multi Modal Sensor Skin and Garments for Healthcare and Home Robots, the Pneumatically Actuated Soft-and-Rigid Hybrid System for Continuous Passive Motion in Post Stroke Hand Rehabilitation and the Automated Seat for Pressure Ulcer Prevention using Real-Time Mapping, Offloading, and Redistribution of Interface Pressure. Commercial success is also being seen with the Bioengineered Smart-Glove for Regenerative Healing of Extremity Trauma, or REHEAL Glove (a collaborative project developed by Wijesundara in cooperation with the University of Washington).Wijesundara currently heads UTARI’s Biomedical division.
Das’ current research and development focus includes flexible manufacturing, heterogeneous system integration, low volume manufacturing, knowledge-based automation, miniaturization technology, and enhanced human-machine interface. Some of his projects have included collaboration in building a prototype for an implantable in-line shunt flow monitoring system that would deliver both on-demand and continuous readings of hydrocephalus, and designing a flexible manufacturing system that assembles small motors no bigger than a thimble. Das is the head of UTARI’s Multiscale Manufacturing Technologies & Hybrid Systems division.
UTARI congratulates both Wijesundara and Das for this honor.
