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Curriculum Vitae

RASHPAL S. AHLUWALIA, Ph.D., PE, CSQE

Professor, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Systems Engineering. The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Dissertation topic: INSYPS: An Integrated Process Analysis and Design System, Advisor: Dean A. I. Johnson, 1977.

MS, Computer Science. The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Thesis topic: Graphical Simulation of Logic Circuits, Advisor: Dr. I. Gargantini, 1973

BS, Mathematics. The Ravi Shanker University, Raipur, India, 1967

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Teaching & Research, Manufacturing Systems, Software Centric Automation, Systems Reliability and Quality Assurance

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer (PE), certified by the WV Board of Professional Engineers, #12550

Software Quality Engineer (CSQE), certified by the American Society for Quality, #1479

WORK EXPERIENCE

From To Title Description

1992 Present Professor Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department (IMSE). West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown, WV 26506. Duties: Teaching, research, and service

2004 Summer Visiting Fellow

NASA, Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771. Duties: Development of a framework for independent life cycle mission assurance


NASA, Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771. Duties: Development of a framework to estimation reliability, safety, and quality of hardware/software systems.

1998 Summer Visiting Professor

Industrial Engineering Department, American University of Armenia (AUA), Yerevan, Armenia. Duties: Teaching, research, and service


Industrial Engineering Department, American University of Armenia (AUA), Yerevan, Armenia. Duties: Teaching, research, and service.


Industrial Engineering Department, American University of Armenia (AUA), Yerevan, Armenia. Duties: Teaching, research, and service.








Reliability and Maintainability Center, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433. Duties: System reliability estimation.


TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses Taught (for University Credit)

Year Term Course Title CR Enrol School

1 1979 Winter Quarter CS 462 Data Base Management Systems (new) 3 20 BGSU

2 1979 Winter Quarter CS 307 Computer Organization (new) 3 22 BGSU

3 1979 Spring Quarter CS 529 Data Communication Networks (new) 3 8 BGSU

4 1979 Spring Quarter CS 507 Computer Architecture (new) 3 12 BGSU

5 1979 Fall Quarter CS 100 Computer Basics (new) 3 12 BGSU

6 1979 Fall Quarter CS 307 Computer Organization 3 25 BGSU

7 1980 Winter Quarter CS 462 Data Base Management Systems 3 24 BGSU

8 1980 Winter Quarter CS 307 Computer Organization 3 28 BGSU

9 1980 Spring Quarter CS 529 Data Communication Networks 3 12 BGSU

10 1980 Spring Quarter CS 507 Computer Architecture 3 8 BGSU

11 1980 Summer Quarter CS 500 Topical Computer Applications (new) 3 15 BGSU

12 1980 Fall Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control (new) 3 28 OSU

13 1980 Fall Quarter ISE 549 Planning/ Design/Control of Ind. Sys. (new) 3 33 OSU

14 1981 Winter Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control (new) 3 16 OSU

15 1981 Winter Quarter ISE 605 Machine Tool Control (new) 3 23 OSU

16 1981 Spring Quarter CIS 557 Computer Programming (Assembler) (new) 3 27 OSU

17 1981 Spring Quarter ISE 720 Advanced Manufacturing Apps (new) 3 13 OSU

18. 1981 Summer Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control 3 18 OSU

19 1981 Fall Quarter ISE 303 Intro to Mfg. & Human Performance (new) 3 43 OSU

20 1981 Fall Quarter ISE 549 Planning, Design & Control of Ind. Sys. 3 33 OSU


Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433. Duties: Algorithm to refuel aircrafts using mobile robots.

1985 1992 Associate Professor

Industrial Engineering (IE) Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506. Duties: Teaching, research, and service.

1980 1985 Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department. The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, 43210. Duties: Teaching, research, and service

1979 1980 Assistant Professor

Computer Science (CS) Department, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403. Duties: Teaching, research, and service

1976 1978 Scientific Staff

Bell Northern Research (BNR), Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2H 8E9. Duties: Development of simulation model for call processing hardware and software.

1973 1976 Research Associate

Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, ON, Canada N6A 3K7. Duties: Development of software for chemical process flow sheet simulation.

1971 1973 Research Assistant

Computer Science Dept., University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, ON, Canada N6A 3K7. Duties: Development of software for Boolean logic circuit simulation.

1969 1971 Assembly Line

Ford Motor Co., St. Thomas, ON, Canada N5P 1G3. Duties: Worked at the assembly line, making fifty six cars an hour, ten hours a day, six days a week.


21 1982 Winter Quarter ISE 605 Machine Tool Control 3 30 OSU

22 1982 Winter Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control 3 30 OSU

23 1982 Spring Quarter ISE 549 Planning Design & Control of Ind. Sys 3 19 OSU

24 1982 Spring Quarter ISE 303 Intro to Mfg. & Human Performance 3 43 OSU

25 1982 Summer Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control 3 19 OSU

26 1982 Fall Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control 3 28 OSU

27 1982 Fall Quarter ISE 549 Planning Design & Control of Ind. Sys. 3 23 OSU

28 1983 Winter Quarter ISE 605 Machine Tool Control 3 35 OSU


30 1983 Spring Quarter ISE 620 Industrial Process Control 3 22 OSU

31 1983 Spring Quarter ISE 705 Industrial Robotics (new) 3 11 OSU



34 1983 Fall Quarter ISE 549 Planning Design & Control of Industrial Sys. 3 48 OSU

35 1984 Winter Quarter ISE 705 Robotic Applications in Manufacturing 3 7 OSU



38 1984 Spring Quarter ISE 894 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (new) 3 7 OSU




42 1985 Winter Quarter ISE 705 Robotic Applications in Manufacturing 3 14 OSU


44 1985 Spring Quarter ISE 876 Concepts in Soft Automation (new) 3 5 OSU



47 1986 Spring Semester IE 100 Intro. to Manufacturing Processes (new) 3 61 WVU

48 1986 Spring Semester IE 300 Advanced Concepts in Manufacturing (new) 3 6 WVU

49 1986 Fall Semester IE 300A Computer Integrated Manufacturing (new) 3 15 WVU

50 1987 Spring Semester IE 300 Robotics & Automation , new course 3 10 WVU

51 1987 Spring Semester IE 281 Computer Applications in IE (new) 3 45 WVU

52 1987 Fall Semester IE 305 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3 5 WVU

53 1987 Fall Semester IE 281 Computer Applications in IE 3 45 WVU

54 1988 Spring Semester IE 308 Advanced Topics in Manufacturing 3 3 WVU

55 1988 Spring Semester IE 480B Robotics and Automation 3 6 WVU

56 1988 Fall Semester IE 300 Reliability and Maintainability (new) 3 9 WVU

57 1988 Fall Semester IE 281 Computer Applications in IE (new) 3 45 WVU


58 1989 Spring Semester IE 300 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3 18 WVU

59 1989 Spring Semester IE 281 Computer Applications in IE 3 45 WVU

60 1989 Fall Semester IE 307 Robotics and Automation 3 6 WVU

61 1989 Fall Semester ENGR 2 Engineering Design and Analysis (new) 3 35 WVU


63 1990 Spring Semester IE 205/6 Design for Manufacturability 3 7 WVU




67 1991 Spring Semester IE 281 Computer Application in IE 3 12 WVU



70 1992 Spring Semester IE 303 Reliability and Maintainability 3 4 WVU


72 1992 Spring Semester IE 205 Design for Manufacturability 3 12 WVU


74 1993 Spring Semester IE 303 Reliability and Maintainability 3 10 WVU


76 1993 Summer Quarter IE 290 Concurrent Engineering , new course 4 9 AUA

77 1993 Summer Quarter IE 270 Quality Assurance and Management (new) 4 9 AUA


79 1993 Fall Semester ENGR 2 Engineering Design and Analysis 3 32 WVU


81 1994 Spring Semester ENGR 2 Engineering Design and Analysis 3 30 WVU

82 1994 Summer Quarter IE 234 Reliability Engineering , new course 4 17 AUA

83 1994 Summer Quarter IE 270 Quality Assurance and Management I 4 22 AUA

84 1994 Summer Quarter IE 270 Quality Assurance and Management II 4 17 AUA




88 1995 Spring Semester IE 202 Manufacturing Processes 3 52 WVU

89 1995 Summer Quarter IE 290A Automation and Robotics 4 17 AUA

90 1995 Summer Quarter IE 275 Computer Aided Manufacturing 4 20 AUA

91 1995 Fall Semester IE 300C Quality and Reliability Engineering 3 12 WVU





95 1996 Summer Quarter IE 270 Quality Control and Management 4 23 AUA


97 1996 Fall Semester IE 300C Quality and Reliability Engineering 3 8 WVU


99 1997 Spring Semester ENGR 2 Engineering Design and Analysis 3 38 WVU



102 1997 Summer Quarter IE 290B Automation and Robotics 4 18 AUA

103 1997 Fall Semester IE 300 Quality and Reliability Engineering 3 9 WVU










113 1999 Spring Semester IE 308 Advance Problems in Manufacturing Eng. 3 2 WVU

114 1999 Summer Semester IE 308 Advance Problems in Manufacturing Eng. 3 1 WVU

115 1999 Fall Semester IE 308 Advance Problems in Manufacturing Eng. 3 2 WVU





120 2000 Fall Semester IE 308 Advance Problems in Manufacturing Eng. 3 1 WVU



123 2001 Spring Semester IE 307 Robotics & Automation 3 8 WVU


125 2001 Fall Semester IENG 213 Engineering Statistics (New) 3 20 WVU

126 2001 Fall Semester IENG 331 Computer Applications in IE 3 28 WVU

127 2002 Spring Semester IENG 213 Engineering Statistics 3 54 WVU

128 2002 Spring Semester IENG 331 Computer Applications in IE 3 11 WVU

129 2002 Spring Semester IENG 505 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3 12 WVU

130 2002 Fall Semester IENG 551 Quality and Reliability Engineering 3 20 WVU





134 2003 Fall Semester IENG 507 Robotics & Automation 3 10 WVU




138 2004 Fall Semester IENG 507 Robotics & Automation 3 4 WVU






144 2006 Spring Semester IENG 507 Robotic and Automation 3 4 WVU





149 2007 Spring Semester IENG 405 Design for Manufacturability 3 4 WVU












161 2010 Spring Semester IENG 507 Robotics & Automation 3 5 WVU









169 2012 Spring Semester IENG 302 Manufacturing Processes 2 77 WVU

170 2012 Summer Semester IENG 331 Computer Applications in IE 3 6 WVU



173 2013 Spring Semester IENG 331 Computer Applications in IE, sec1 3 48 WVU


175 2013 Summer Semester IENG 305 Introduction to Systems Engineering (new) 2 2 WVU








183 2014 Fall Semester IENG 505 Design for Manufacturability 3 11 WVU








191 2016 Fall Semester IENG 505 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3 11 WVU

Total 584 4094

Short Courses Taught (for PE credit)

Year Term Title PDH Enrol Location

1 1992 Fall Semester Total Quality Management 8 10 EER, Washington, DC

2 1995 Fall Semester Quality and Reliability Engineering 16 8 WVU Extension Service

3 1996 Spring Semester Quality and Reliability Engineering 16 5 WVU Extension Service


5 1997 Fall Semester Computer Aided Design and Manuf. 16 5 WVU Extension Service


7 1998 Spring Semester Quality and Reliability Engineering 16 5 WVU Extension Service

Total 104 48


Other Teaching Activities

Year Description

1 1986 1987

Obtained funding from the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) and General Electric (GE) to established a robotics and automation laboratory for graduate students (112 ERB) Equipment included table-top robots, machine vision system, automated conveyor, and real time data acquisition hardware and software

2 1986 1991

Developed and coordinated a multidisciplinary (IE, ME, EE) certificate program in Manufacturing Systems Engineering

3 1993 Obtained funding from the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) to establish a CNC laboratory for undergraduate students (G-83A ESB) Equipment included CNC Lathe and CNC Mill

4 1994 Changed programming language in the Computer Applications course (IE 281) from FORTRAN to C

5 1997 Changed programming language in the Computer Applications course (IE 281) from C to C++

6 2001 Changed programming language in the Computer Applications course (IENG 331) from C++ to Visual Basic 6.0

7 2003 Changed programming language in the Computer Applications course (IENG 331) from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2003

8 2005 Updated all lecture material and placed it online

9 2006 Changed programming language in the Computer Applications course (IENG 331) from Visual Basic 2003 to Visual Basic 2005



RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Papers Published in Peer Reviewed Archival Journals

Year Citation

1 1980 Rohatgi, V. K., Ahluwalia, R. S., On Testing Equalities of Variance in Sampling from Two Normal Populations, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, vol. 10, 2pp. 140-142, 1980

2 1984 Ahluwalia, R. S., Hsu*, E. Y., Sensor Based Obstruction Avoidance Technique for a Mobile Robot, Journal of Robotic Systems, vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 331-350, 1984

3 1984 Ahluwalia, R. S., Karolin*, A. V., CATC: A Computer Aided Tolerance Control System, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 153-160, 1984

4 1986 Ahluwalia, R. S., Rohatgi, V. K., Small Sample Comparison of Some Tests for Equality of Two Proportions, Biometrical Journal, vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 791-800, 1986

5 1989 Johnson, A. I, Ahluwalia, R. S., Brown, A. P., Nishio, M., Peters, N., Shewchuk, C., Computer Aided Process Analysis and Design, Encyclopedia of Chemical Process and Design, vol.11, pp. 1-150, Book Chapters, Marcel Dekker Inc., NY, 1989

6 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Visual Servoing Windows: A New Control Strategy for Machine Vision, ASIAMAC Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 61-62, 1990

7 1990 Rohatgi, V. K., Saleh, A. K., Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Locally Most Powerful Test For The Two Sample Problem When The Combined Sample Is Type II Censored, Journal of Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 2337-2356, 1990

8 1990 Pathak*, M. A., Ahluwalia, R. S., An Expert System for Design and Selection of Ball Bearing Parameters, International Journal of Materials & Design, Vol. 11, No.6, pp. 317-322, 1990


9 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., CIM System: Data Model Better Relate to Objects, Not Computer, ASIAMAC Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 78-79, 1991

10 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., A Distributed Approach to Job Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing System, International Journal of Computers in Industrial Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 95-103, 1991

11 1991 Jung*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., FORCOD: A Coding and Classification System For Formed Parts, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 223-232, 1991.

12 1992 Rohatgi, V. K., Saleh, A.K., Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Null Distribution of the Locally Most Powerful Tests for the Two Sample Problem When Combined Sample is Type II Censored, Soochow Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 18, No.2, pp. 123-134, 1992.

13 1993 Jung*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., Prismatic Part Feature Extraction and Feature Based Tool Path Selection, Journal of Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 3, pp. 1-19, 1993.

14 1993 Suh*, H., Ahluwalia, R. S., Miller, J. E., Protrusion and Depression for Concurrent Engineering Environment, Journal of Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 3, pp. 159-166, 1993.

15 1994 Ahluwalia, R. S., Book Review, Concurrent Engineering: Contemporary Issues and Modern Design Tools, Engineering Economist, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 197-199, 1994

16 1994 Jong*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., Feature Based Non-cutting Path Selection, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp 165-176, 1994

17 1995 Suh*, H., Ahluwalia, R. S., Miller, J. E., Dynamic Feature Generation During Design, Journal of Design and Manufacturing, Vol 5, No. 1, 1995

18 1995 Suh*, H., Ahluwalia, R. S., Miller, J. E., Feature Modification in Incremental Feature Generation, Computer Aided Design Journal, Vol. 27, No., 8, pp627, 1995.

19 1995 Ji*, P., Ke, M., Ahluwalia, R. S., Computer Aided Operational Dimensioning for Process Planning, International Journal of Machine Tool Design and Research, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp 1353, 1995

20 1996 Ji*, P., Fuh, J. Y. H, Ahluwalia, R. S., A Digraphic Approach for Dimensional Chain Identification in Design and Manufacturing, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 118, No. 4, 1996

21 1999 Jong*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., 1999. NC Tool Path Generation for Five Axis Machining of Free Formed Surfaces, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 201-210.

22 2002 Meloy, T. P., Ahluwalia, R. S., Characterization of Forbidden Particles, Minerals Engineering, vol. 15, pp 301, 2002

23 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Tolerance Analysis in Process Planning, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 9, Num. 4, pp 334-343, 2002.

24 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., A Software Tool for Reliability Estimation, Journal of Quality Engineering, Vol. 15, Num., 4, pp 593-608, 2003.

25 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Srinivasan*, A., Forensic Information Management System, Forensic Science Communications, Vol. 6, Num. 1, 2004

26 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Srinivasan*, A., Evidence of Lean, Industrial Engineer, vol. 36, num. 12, 2004

27 2005 Jung*, Jong-Yun., Ahluwalia, R. S., NC Tool Path Generation for 5-Axis Machining of Free Formed Surfaces, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol.16, Num. 1, pp115-127, 2005

28 2005 Ahluwalia, R. S., Govindarajulu*, S., A Software Tool for Disposal of Obsolete Vessels, Journal of Ship Production, Vol. 21, Num.1, pp 1-7, 2005

29 2008 Ahluwalia, R. S., Chidambaram*, S. Proteomic Pattern Analysis Using Neural Networks, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 15, Num. 1, pp.45-52, 2008

30 2011 Ahluwalia, R. S., Li*, Chihui, An Efficient Approach to Representation and Analysis of Complex Networks for Reliability Analysis, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 61 pp. 525-528, 2011

31 2013 Ahluwalia, R. S., Instructional Software for Reliability Estimation and Fault Tree Analysis, Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 1(2), pp. 83-109, 2013


32 2014 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Decision Support System for Production Planning in the Ship Repair Industry, Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 2(1), pp. 52-61, 2014

33 2016 Senna, P., Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Guimaraes, J., Severo, E., Reis, A., A three-stage stochastic optimization model for the Brazilian biodiesel supply chain, Production, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2016

34 Pending Pinha*, D, Ahluwalia, R. S., Senna, P., The Combinatorial Multi-mode Resource Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling, International Journal of Supply and Operational Management, under review

35 Pending Pinha*, D, Ahluwalia, R. S., Carvalho, A., Flexible Resource Management and its Effect on Project Cost and Duration, submitted, Project Management Journal, under review

Papers Published in Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Year Citation

1 1973 Ahluwalia, R. S., Gargantini, I., Graphical Simulation of Logic Circuits, Third Man-Computer Communication Symposium, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada, p22.1-22.7, May 1973.

2 1976 Ahluwalia, R. S., Lopez, J., Johnson, A.I., Millares, R. Integrated Computer Aided Design System for Process Design, Large Scale System Theory and Applications, International Federation of Automatic Control Symposium, p59-67, Udine, Italy, 1976.

3 1976 Ahluwalia, R. S., Use of a Modular Simulator for the Study of Dynamic Behavior of Process Systems, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Chicago, 1976.

4 1982 Ahluwalia, R. S., Role of Computer Graphics in Simulation Studies, International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, IEEE System, Man and Cybernetics Society, Seattle, Washington, p271-275, October 1982.

5 1984 Ahluwalia, R. S., Wang*, W. H., Coordination and Control Strategy for Assembly Robots, International Conference on Computer, Systems and Signal Processing, IEEE, Bangalore, India, p736-739, 1984.

6 1986 Ahluwalia, R. S., Fogwell*, L. M., A Modular Approach to Visual Servoing, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, p943-950, April 1986.

7 1986 Ahluwalia, R. S., Matsuura*, M., A Distributed Approach to Job Scheduling in Unmanned Manufacturing System, Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, Osaka, Japan, p491-496, July 14-16, 1986.

8 1986 Wong*, Ching-Li, Bagchi, A., Ahluwalia, R. S., DMAP: A Computer Integrated System for Design and Manufacture of Axisymmetric Parts, ASME Symposium on Knowledge Based Expert Systems for Manufacturing, Anaheim, CA, p327-338, 1986.

9 1988 Etherton, J., Beauchamp*, Y., Nunez, G., Ahluwalia, R. S., Human Response to Unexpected Robot Movements, Ergonomics of Hybrid Automated Systems I, edited by Karawowski, Elsevier Science Publisher, Amsterdam, p381-389, 1988.

10 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sitaraman*, S., A Machine Vision System for On-Line Inspection of Printed Circuit Boards, Invited, International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Cincinnati, p837-844, June 1989.

11 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Assemblability Considerations During Printed Circuit Board Design, Invited, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, New Delhi, India, Dec. 1989.

12 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Suh*, Hyo-Won, Manufacturing Process Selection, Invited, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, New Delhi, India, Dec. 1989.

13 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Process Planning in Concurrent Engineering Environment, Invited, International Industrial Engineering Conference, San Francisco, CA, p535-540, May 1990.

14 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sitaraman*, S., Microcomputer Controlled Assembly and Inspection Work Cell, Invited, Control Engineering Conference, Rosemont, Illinois, pp. III 5-9, May 1990.

15 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., TQM Curriculum Needs: An Engineering School Survey, National Symposium on Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Morgantown, WV, p71-73, July 1990.

16 1990 Etherton, J. R., Ahluwalia, R. S., Stieneckar, D., Safety Aspects of Flexible Metal Forming Systems, Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing and Hybrid Automation, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1990.


17 1990 Chhabra*, S. L., Ahluwalia, R. S., Rules and Guidelines For Ease of Assembly, Conference on Human Factors in Design for Manufacturability and Process Planning, Honolulu, Hawaii, p93-99, August 1990.

18 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Academia's Role in the Total Quality Management Movement, Invited, IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, San Francisco, CA, p333-335, October 1990.

19 1990 Pathak*, M.A., Ahluwalia, R. S., An Expert System For Design And Selection of Ball Bearing Parameters, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, p231-236, December 1990.

20 1990 Hyowon*, Suh, Ahluwalia, R. S., Feature Recognition During Design Evolution, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, p187-192, December 1990.

21 1990 Chhabra, S.L., Ahluwalia, R. S., Quality Consideration During DFA Analysis, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, p436-442, December 1990.

22 1990 Jung*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., Extraction of Manufacturing Features From an IDEAS Universal File, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, p193-198, December 1990.

23 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Manufacturing Knowledge Representation Using an Object Oriented Data Model, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, p130-136, December 1990.

24 1991 Hyowon*, Suh, Ahluwalia, R. S., Miller, J.E., Feature Generation in Concurrent Engineering Environment, ACM Symposium on Solid Modelling Foundation & CAD/CAM Application, Austin, TX, p493-502, June 1991.

25 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Making Decisions with Quality Data, Invited, Annual Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Panel Report, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, July 1991.

26 1991 Ji*., P., Ahluwalia, R. S., An Object-oriented Model for Manufacturing Data Base, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, London, England, August 1991.

27 1991 Jung*, J.Y., Ahluwalia, R. S., Feature Based Tool Path Planning, International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, London, England, August 1991.

28 1992 Ahluwalia, R. S., TQM at the Department Level, Invited, Annual Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Panel Report, Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, July 1992.

29 1992 Ahluwalia, R. S., Systems Thinking and Leadership, Team Report, Invited, National Conference on Total Quality Management and Education Goals, Houston, Texas, November 1992.

30 1993 Sitaraman*, S., Ahluwalia, R. S., A Prototype Work-cell for the Assembly and Inspection of Surface Mount Devices, International Conference on CAD, CAM, Robotics and Autonomous Factories, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, December 1993.

31 1994 Ji, P., Fuh, J. Y. H, Ahluwalia, R. S., Digraphic Approach for Dimensional Chain Identification in Design and Manufacturing, ASME Annual Winter Meeting, Chicago, Ill, 1994.

32 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Tolerance Charting using Spread Sheet Software, International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, Cancun, Mexico, May 29-31, 1997.

33 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ispirian*, R. K, Validation of Proportional, Integral and Derivative Control Strategies for an Industrial Emulator, International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, Yerevan, Armenia, September 25-30, 1997.

34 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Jung,* J. Y., Extraction of Manufacturing Features and their Attributes, SPIE International Symposium on Intelligent Systems & Advanced Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, PA, October 13-17, 1997.

35 1998 Jung*, Jong-Yun, Roberts, C., Ahluwalia, R. S., Error Free Machining of Sculptured Surfaces, Engineering Design and Automation, Hawaii, May 29-31, 1998.

36 1999 Ahluwalia, R. S., Parekh*, M., Software Reliability Estimation using Exponential and Gamma Models, Symposium on Manufacturing Technology Beyond 2000, Bangalore, India, 1999.


37 1999 Dodrill, W., Ahluwalia, R. S. Fouri, P. Robotic Instrument Digital Interface, International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999.

38 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Parekh*, M., Software Reliability Estimation using Exponential and Gamma Models, Reprint, Asia Pacific Telecom 2000, Vellor, India, 2000.

39 2000 Jung*, Jong-Yun, Ahluwalia, R. S., Kang, J., Gouge Free Machining of Sculptured Surfaces, Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management (APIEM), Hong Kong, 2000.

40 2002 Sadananda*, M., Nair, CKB, Ahluwalia, R. S., Knowledge Based Process Planning for Gear Manufacturing, All India Manufacturing Technology Design and Research Conference, IIT Madras, 2000.

41 2001 Jung*, J. Y., Ahluwalia, R. S., Moon, D., Kang, J., Representation and Machining of Helical Rotors, International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Montreal, Canada, November 2001.

42 2002 Sadananda*, M., Nair, CKB, Ahluwalia, R. S., Knowledge Based Process Planning for Gear Manufacturing, National Convention of Production Engineers, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, January 14-16, 2002.

43 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Reliability of State Dependent Robotic Networks, IASTED International Conference on Controls and Applications, Cancun, Mexico, May 20-22, 2002.

44 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Reliability of Multi-Level Redundant Systems, IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Benalmadena, Spain, pp 277-282, September 2003.

45 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Chidambaram*, S., An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Forecasting, IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Benalmadena, Spain, pp551-556, September 2003.

46 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sibal*, P., Govindarajulu*, S, Database for Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels, SPIE International Photonics East Symposium on Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing, Providence, RI, October 2003.

47 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sibal*, P., Govindarajulu*, S, Comparison of Ship Dismantling Processes in India and the U. S, SPIE International Photonics East Symposium on Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing, Providence, RI, October 2003.

48 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Chidambaram*, S, Selection of Data Analysis Techniques for Data Mining Applications, SPIE International Photonics East Symposium on Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004.

49 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Govindarajulu*, S, An Internet-Based Software Tool for Submitting Crime Information to Forensic Laboratories, SPIE International Photonics East Symposium on Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004.

50 2006 Ahluwalia, R. S., Grover*, S. Guidelines for Safe Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels in South Asia. Invited, International Conference on Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels, Glasgow, UK, September 2006

51 2007 Ahluwalia, R. S., Mestry*, S., A Tool for Estimation of Material Removal Processes, International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications, and Practice, Cancun, Mexico, November 2007.

52 2009 Ahluwalia, R. S., Phadke*, A., Development of an Inexpensive PLC Trainer, International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications, and Practice, Anaheim, California, October 2009.

53 2009 Ahluwalia, R. S., Grover*, S., Guidelines for safe dismantling of obsolete vessels, International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications, and Practice, Anaheim, California, October 2009.

54 2010 Ahluwalia, R. S., Phadke*, A., Winn, G., Curtis, Reagan, Use of Programmable Logic Controllers to Motivate High School Students to Pursue Engineering, American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Louisville, KY, June 2010.

55 2013 Ahluwalia, R. S., Lenkala*, N., Predictive Maintenance of HVAC Systems, Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual World Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 2013.

56 2013 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Decision Support System for the Ship Repair Industry, Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual World Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 2013.

57 2014 Ansari*, A., Ahluwalia, R. S., Application of Support Vector Regression to Predict Unemployment Rate, Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual World Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2014.


58 2015 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Carvalho, A., Senna, P., Supply Chain Scheduling: A Motorcycle Assembly Case Study, IFAC Symposium on Information Control in Manufacturing, p1572-1577, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2015.

59 2015 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Carvalho, A., Parallel Mode Schedule Generation Scheme, IFAC Symposium on Information Control in Manufacturing, p829-834, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2015.

60 2015 Radmehr*, F., Ahluwalia, R. S., Comparison of Forecasting Techniques to Predict US Unemployment Rate, 4th Annual World Conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 2015

61 2015 Radmehr*, F., Ahluwalia, R. S., Hybrid Bayesian Model to Forecast Oil Production Levels, 4th Annual World Conference of the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 2015

62 2016 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Dynamic Project Scheduling using Discrete Event Simulation, IIE Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, May 2016

Peer Reviewed Abstracts and Presentations at National/International Conferences

Year Citation

1 1980 Ahluwalia, R. S., Digital Logic Circuit Simulator, Annual ACM Computer Science Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, February 1980.

2 1982 Ahluwalia, R. S., Parker*, L., Mathematical Modeling of Manufacturing Processes, International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Orlando, Florida, March 1982.

3 1983 Ahluwalia, R. S., Robotic Activities in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Invited, The Society of American Military Engineers, Columbus, Ohio, February 1983.

4 1987 Ahluwalia, R. S., Instructional CAD/CAM System, Conference on Computing in Undergraduate Education, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, October 17-19, 1987.

5 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Manufacturability Analysis of Mechanical and Electronic Parts, Invited, Symposium on Concurrent Engineering, WVU, Morgantown, WV, May 23-24, 1989.

6 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Solid Model Interface, Invited, Graphics/Vision Interface '89 Conference, London, Ontario, Canada, June 19-23, 1989

7 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., MCDB: Metal Cutting Database, Concurrent Engineering Research Center, Morgantown, WV, July 1989

8 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Jong-yun* Jong, TOP: Tool Path Optimization, Concurrent Engineering Research Center, Morgantown, WV, July 1989

9 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Suh, H., V-FACE: Volumetric Feature Based Concurrent Engineering, Concurrent Engineering Research Center, Morgantown, WV, July 1989

10 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., TQM and Academia, Invited, National Total Quality Management Symposium, Denver, Colorado, November 1989

11 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., National TQM Movement, Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Morgantown, WV, July 1990.

12 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Summary of the Findings and Recommendations of the Academia Total Quality Management Symposium, Invited, National Total Quality Management Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, November 14-16, 1990.

13 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Invited, 22nd Hand Glass Symposium, Wheeling, WV, April 1991

14 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Total Quality Management and Education: Preparing for International Competitiveness, Invited, IEEE Electro International, New York, April 1991

15 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Project Education: What Can You Do, panel discussion, Public Broadcasting Corporation, televised documentary and town meeting, Morgantown, WV, November 1991


16 1993 Ahluwalia, R. S., Elements of a World Class Manufacturing System, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia , Yerevan, Armenia, July 1993

17 1994 Ahluwalia, R. S., Feature Generation for Concurrent Engineering Environment, Invited, International Industrial Engineering Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 1994.

18 1994 Ahluwalia, R. S., Education in a World Without Boundaries, Moderator of a two hours session, 48th Annual Quality Congress, Las Vegas, May 24-26, 1994.

19 1994 Ahluwalia, R. S., Integration of Design and Manufacturing Systems, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, July 1994

20 1995 Ahluwalia, R. S., Approaches to Assessment of Education Programs and Institutions, Moderator of a two hour session, 49th Annual Quality Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 24-26, 1995.

21 1995 Ahluwalia, R. S., Computer Aided Tolerance Charting, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, July 1995

22 1996 Ahluwalia, R. S., Feature Generation in Concurrent Engineering Environment, Invited, Seminar Series, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State University, April 4, 1996

23 1996 Ahluwalia, R. S., Quest for Quality in the American Education System, Moderator of a two hour session, 50th Annual Quality Congress, Chicago, Illinois, May 13-15, 1996

24 1996 Ahluwalia, R. S., A Two-Path Algorithm for Determining Dimensional Chains in Tolerance Charts, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, July 1996

25 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Moderator of a one and half-hours session, Schools of the Future, 51th Annual Quality Congress, Orlando, Florida, May 5-7, 1997.

26 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Estimation of Effort Required to Obtain ISO 9000 Registration, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, July 1997

27 1997 Ahluwalia, R. S., Intelligent Systems for Manufacturing Planning, Session Chair, SPIE's International Symposium on Intelligent Systems & Advanced Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, PA, October 13-17, 1997.

28 1998 Ahluwalia, R. S., Moderator of a one and half-hours session, Quality Journey in Higher Education, 52nd Annual Quality Congress, Philadelphia, PA, May 4-6, 1998.

29 1998 Ahluwalia, R. S., Software Quality Assurance, Invited, Public Lecture Series, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, July 1998

30 1998 Ahluwalia, R. S., ISO Standards for Education, Session Moderator, ASQ Education Division Sypmosium, Milwaukee, WI, October 3-5, 1998.

31 1999 Ahluwalia, R. S., Quality Assessment for Education, 53rd Annual Quality Congress, Anaheim, CA, May 24-26, 1999

32 1999 Ahluwalia, R. S., Statistical Models for Software Reliability, NASA IV & V Facility, Fairmont, WV, 1999.

33 2000 Ahluwalia, R. S., Session Moderator, 54th Annual Quality Congress, Indianapolis, IN, 2000.

34 2001 Ahluwalia, R. S., Reliability of State Dependent Robotic Networks, IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications (RA 2001), Tampa, Florida, Nov. 2001

35 2001 Ahluwalia, R. S., Invited, DOE/NETL for panel presentation on D&D Science and Technology: Robotics and Characterization, Winter Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, Reno, NV, Nov. 11-15, 2001.

36 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Software Reliability, Safety, and Quality, Poster Presentation, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, August 2002.

37 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Parametric Models for Metal Cutting Processes, Invited, Public Lecture Series, Changwon National University, S. Korea. November 2002.


38 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., DOVE: Database for Obsolete Vessels, Invited Poster Presentation, Partners in Environmental Technology Symposium, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Washington, DC, Dec. 3-5, 2002.

39 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., DOVE: Database for Obsolete Vessels, Invited Poster Presentation, Ship Recycling Conference, National Environmental Education and Training Center (NEETC). Washington, DC. April 2-4, 2003.

40 2004 Chidambaram, S., Ahluwalia, R. S., Proteomic Pattern Analysis using a Neural Network Application, PPRB/HELD, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, February 2004.

41 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Neural Network Proteomics, Workshop on Bioinformatics and Assay Development for Homeland Defense, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), Washington, DC, February 2004.

42 2004 Chidambaram, S., Ahluwalia, R. S., Rao, K. M., Proteomic Pattern Analysis using a Neural Network Application, Poster Presentation, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington, DC, April 17-24, 2004.

43 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Chidambaram, S., Comparison of Classification Techniques in Bioinformatics, Interface 2004, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Baltimore, MD, May 26-29, 2004.

44 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., A Systems Engineering Approach to Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, July 23, 2004.

45 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Srinivasan, A., Application of Lean Management Principles to Forensic Information Handling, 4th Annual Lean Management Solutions Conference, Los Angeles, CA, September 13-15, 2004.

46 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Govindarajulu, S, Srinivasan, A., Forensic Information Management System, Poster Presentation, Forensic Resource Network Laboratory Improvement Program, National Institute of Justice, Tampa, FL, September 20-22, 2004.

47 2005 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Database Design, Presentation, West Virginia State Police Forensic Lab, South Charleston, WV, July 2005

48 2005 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Information Management System Architecture, Presentation, Office of Forensic Science, WVU, October 2005

49 2005 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Database Implementation, Presentation, West Virginia State Police Forensic Lab, South Charleston, WV, December, 2005

50 2006 Ahluwalia, R. S., Future of Ship Dismantling Industry, Moderator, Penal Discussion, International Conference on Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels, Glasgow, UK, September 2006.

51 2007 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Information Management System Update, National Institute of Justice Conference, Arlington, VA, July 23-25, 2007.

52 2010 Ahluwalia, R. S., Lenkala, N., Integration of classical Design of Experiment and Taguchi Methods, IMSE Department Seminar Series, WVU, 9/10/2010

53 2013 Ahluwalia, R. S., Lenkala, N., Preventive Maintenance: A Case Study, IMSE Department Seminar Series, WVU, 9/6/2013

54 2013 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Decision Support System for the Ship Repair Industry, 2nd Annual SISE World Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 2013.

55 2014 Ansari*, A., Ahluwalia, R. S., Application of Support Vector Regression to Predict Unemployment Rate, 3nd Annual SISE World Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 20-22, 2014.

56 2015 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Carvalho, A., Senna, P., Supply Chain Scheduling: A Motorcycle Assembly Case Study, IFAC Symposium on Information Control in Manufacturing, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2015.

57 2015 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Carvalho, A., Parallel Mode Schedule Generation Scheme, IFAC Symposium on Information Control in Manufacturing, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2015.


58 2016 Pinha*, D., Ahluwalia, R. S., Dynamic Project Scheduling using Discrete Event Simulation, IIE Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, May 2016.

Technical Reports Published

Year Description

1 1974 Lopez, J., Ahluwalia, R. S., GEMOPT - Package for Optimization of Steady State Simulation Models, Internal Report, Faculty of Engineering Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Dec 1974.

2 1975 Ahluwalia, R. S., GRSPM - Graphics System for the Creation of Process Diagrams and Process Matrices, Internal Report, Faculty of Engineering Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Feb 1975.

3 1975 Barney, J.R., Ahluwalia, R. S., Johnson, A.I., DYNSYS 2.0 User’s Manual, Internal Report, Faculty of Engineering Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Aug., 1975.

4 1977 Ahluwalia, R. S., Versatec 8222A and 8224A Electrostatic Plotters Vs. Calcomp 960 Pen Plotter, Internal Report, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Feb 1977.

5 1977 Ahluwalia, R. S., Virtual Graphics Machine Function Specification, Internal Report, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 1977.

6 1978 Ahluwalia, R. S., Walker, W.J., Lapczak, O.L, Terminal Evaluation for COPES Applications, Internal Report, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Feb 1978.

7 1978 Ahluwalia, R. S., Analysis of the DMS Message System, Internal Report, Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 1978.

8 1988 Ahluwalia, R. S., Jong*-yun Jong, Tool Path Generation and Milling Parameter Optimization, Report, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, Concurrent Engineering Research Center (CERC), WVU, Dec. 1988.

9 1988 Ahluwalia, R. S., Suh*, H., Process Selection, Report, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, CERC, WVU, Dec. 1988.

10 1988 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Rules and Guidelines for the Manufacturability and Assemblability of Electronic Components, Report, DICE Task 3.4.7.2, CERC, WVU, December 1988.

11 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Jong-yun Jong*, Tool Path Generation and Milling Parameter Optimization, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1989.

12 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Suh*, H., Process Selection, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1989.

13 1989 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Rules and Guidelines for the Manufacturability and Assemblability of Electronic Components, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.7.2, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1989.

14 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Jong-yun Jong*, Tool Path Generation and Milling Parameter Optimization, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1990.

15 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Suh*, H., Process Selection, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.1.1, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1990.

16 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Ji*, P., Rules and Guidelines for the Manufacturability and Assemblability of Electronic Components, Reports, DICE Task 3.4.7.2, CERC,WVU, March, June, September, and December 1990.

17 1990 Jong-yun Jong*, Ahluwalia, R. S., TOP: Tool Path Optimization, User Manual, DICE, Task 5.2.3.5, CERC, WVU, 1990.

18 1990 Suh*, H., Ahluwalia, R. S., V-Face: Volumetric Feature Based Concurrent Engineering, User Manual, DICE, Task 5.2.3.5, CERC, WVU, 1990.

19 1990 Ji*, P., Ahluwalia, R. S., MCDB: Metal Cutting Data Base, User Manual, DICE, Task 5.2.3.5, CERC,WVU, 1990.


20 1990 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sneckenberger, J.E., Stiller, A., Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Enhanced Student Competence in Modern Materials and Design for Manufacturability, First Year Progress Report, General Electric Foundation, November 1990.

21 1991 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sneckenberger, J.E., Stiller, A., Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Enhanced Student Competence in Modern Materials and Design for Manufacturability, Second Year Progress Report, General Electric Foundation, May 1991.

22 1992 Ahluwalia, R. S., Baldrige Assessment, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Nov. 1992.

23 1992 Ahluwalia, R. S., Customer and Employee Survey, West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, December 1992.

24 1998 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sithamraju, S., Haq, F., Utilization of Fiberglass Edge Trim, Johns Manville, Nov. 1998.

25 1998 Ahluwalia, R. S., Gregory*, Eric, Software Reliability Estimation, NASA IV&V Facility, December 1998.

26 2001 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sibal*, P., Disposal of Obsolete Vessels, NEETC, Inc., December 2001.

27 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Abraham, E., Dillard, N., Information Processing in the DNA Unit, Technical Report, West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory, August 2002.

28 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Software Reliability, Safety, and Quality, Technical Report and a Poster, Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, August 2002.

29 2002 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sibal*, P., DOVE: Database for Obsolete Vessels, NEETC, Inc., Technical Report. Dec. 2002.

30 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Srinivasan*, A., Information Processing in the DNA Unit, Technical Report, West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory, August 2003.

31 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Sibal*, P., DOVE: Database for Obsolete Vessels, NEETC, Inc., Final Report. October 2003.

32 2003 Ahluwalia, R. S., Chidambaram*, S. Proteomic Data Analysis Using Neural Networks, Technical Report, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, December 2003.

33 2004 Ahluwalia, R. S., Utilization of Hand Held Computing Devices for Forensic Applications Status Reports, 2003-RC-CX-K001, NIJ, March, June, September, and December 2004.

34 2005 Ahluwalia, R. S., Utilization of Hand Held Computing Devices for Forensic Applications Status Reports, 2003-RC-CX-K001, NIJ, March, June, September, and December 2005.

35 2006 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Information Management System Status Reports, 2003-RC-CX-K001, NIJ, March, June, September, and December 2006.

36 2007 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Information Management System Status Reports, 2003-RC-CX-K001, NIJ, March, June, September, and December 2007.

37 2008 Ahluwalia, R. S., Forensic Information Management System Final Reports, November 2008.

Funding

Year Investigators Title Agency Amount

1 1981- 1982

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Mathematical Modeling of Manufacturing Processes

SME $22,283

2 1981- 1984

PI: Knaebel, K., Co-PI: Fan, L., Ahluwalia, R. S.

Development of a Course in Chemical Process Design Based on Computer Graphics Technique

NSF $74,294

3 1982 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S., Micro Computer Based Control Hardware and Software Development

Battelle $6,000

4 1982 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Capital Equipment Grant for a Microcomputer and Two Table Top Robot Arms

SME $7,900


5 1982- 1983

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Capital Equipment Grant for the Robotics Laboratory

SME $3,200

6 1984 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Optomation II Vision System GE $45,000

7 1983- 1984

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Development of a Robotics Course for ISE Students SME $8,000

8 1985 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Optomation II Vision System with Two CID Camera's and Three 19” TV Monitors

GE $50,000

9 1986 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Development of CAD/CAM Capabilities around a Micro Computer

SME $45,313

10 1987 PI: Sneckenberger, Co-PI: Ahluwalia, R. S.

GE P-60 Robot GE $61,000

11 1987 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S., Co-PI: Sims, Sneckenberger

Manufacturing Systems Engineering Equipment Grant, Board of Regents

WV $150,000

12 1987 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Integration of Design and Manufacturing Software Modules

Westinghouse $8,610.

13 1988 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Capital Equipment SME $5,000

14 1988 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S Glass Manufacturing in West Virginia Technology Utilization

$5,030

15 1989 PI: Banta, L., Co-PI: Ahluwalia, Vanscoy, F.L

Flexible Manufacturing Institute, Marshall University

WV $18,000

16 1989 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Capital Equipment SME $4,195

17 1988- 1989

PI: Ahluwalia, Co-PI: Dwivedi, Gopala, B.

Process Planning Advisor, DICE Task Number 3.4.1.1, CERC

WVU $153,928

18 1988- 1989

PI: Ahluwalia, Co-PI: Sneckenberger, Dwivedi, Means, Palmer

Design for Assembly Advisor, DICE Task Number 3.4.7.2, CERC

WVU $173,883

19 1989- 1991

PI: Ahluwalia, Co-PI: Sneckenberger, Stiller

Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Enhanced Student Competence in Modern Materials and Design for Manufacturability

GE $120,000

20 1990- 1991

PI: Ahluwalia, Co-PI: Gopalakrishnan, B.

Capital Equipment Grant SME $19,195

21 1990- 1991

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management

Litton $15,000

22 1990- 1991

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management

DSMC $25,000

23 1991 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Statistical Thinking for Manufacturing Process Control

SME $1,000

24 1992 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. TQM Curriculum Development SME $5,000

25 1993 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Manufacturing Curriculum Enhancement SME $7,823

26 1994 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Manufacturing Curriculum Enhancement SME $7,687

27 1997 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Academic Cooperative Instructional Grant Microsoft $32,098

28 1998 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Linkage Agreement between WVU and the American University of Armenia, Int. Programs

WVU $1,518


29 1998 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Estimation of Cost and Value of IV&V on Software, Space Grant Consortium

WVU $20,000

30 1998 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Minimization of Fiberglass Scrap Johns

Manville $22,150

31 2000 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Specification for FRP Highway Bridge Applications US Army $1,958

32 2000 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Senate Research Grant WVU $400

33 2000

PI: Iskander, Co-PI: Ahluwalia, Creese, Klishis, McKendall, Whaley

NE12: Ship Dismantling US Navy $175,139

34 2001

PI: Iskander. Co-PI: Ahluwalia, Creese, Klishis, McKendall, Whaley

NE12A: Ship Dismantling US Navy $86,370

35 2001


NE12B: Ship Dismantling US Navy $180,436

36 2001 - 2002


NE12C: Ship Dismantling US Navy $249,998

37 2002 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Utilization of Hand Held Computing Devices for Forensic Applications, Biology Department

WVU $12,000.

38 2002- 2003

PI: Ahluwalia, Co-PI: Saymansky

DOVE: Disposal of Obsolete Vessels US Navy $151,440.

39 2003 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. DOVE: Disposal of Obsolete Vessels US Navy $17,608.

40 2003- 2004

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Identification of Biomarkers of Exposure and/or Response to Diesel Exhaust using Proteomics Analysis of Blood Samples

CDC/NIOSH $17,493.

41 2003- 2005

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Utilization of Hand Held Computing Devices for Forensic Applications

NIJ $196,739

42 2005 PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Agreement with the West Virginia State Police to provide assistance in selecting and purchase of a database server

WV State Police

$9,995.

43 2005- 2007

PI: Ahluwalia, R. S. Development of a Forensic Information Management System

NIJ $236,870

44 2007 PI: Ahluwalia Developing In-depth Labs for High School and Middle School Math/Science Students: Process Control using PLCs

NSF $28,239.


Graduate Students Supervised to Degree Completion

Year Name Title Type Role Dept. Univ.

1 1979 Luis Medina Digital Logic Circuit Simulator MS Problem

Report Chair CS BGSU

2 1981 David Millhouse Review of Bill of Materials Procedures, Time Keeping Procedures, Data Processing Problems and Deficiencies

MS Problem Report

Chair ISE OSU

3 1981 Larry Rainey Information System Design MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

4 1981 Mike Strzyzewski Process Control MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

5 1982 W.T. Tsay Kinematics Software for Mini Mover 5 Robot

MS Problem Report

Chair ISE OSU

6 1982 K. Rao Vemuri Microprocessor Based Machine Tool Control

MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

7 1982 Chien-Shin Chang Simulation MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

8 1982 S. M. Prabhakar Machine Intelligence: A Learning Game MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

9 1983 Erh-Y Hsu An Unknown Environment Sweeping Algorithm for a Mobile Robot

MS Thesis Chair ISE OSU

10 1983 Andres Karolin Computer Aided Process Routing Development for Discrete Part Manufacture


11 1982 Chien-Shin Chang Simulation MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

12 1983 En-Tzu Hsu On the Modeling and Graphical Simulation of Simple Robotic Cells


13 1984 Masataka Matsuura

A Quasi-Static Scheduling Technique for an Unmanned Manufacturing System


14 1984 Wei-Hua Wang Multi-Microcomputer Based Control of Robot Arms


15 1984 Prakash Krishnan Automated Assembly MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

16 1984 P. S. Lalitha Machine Setup Optimization Using Group Technology


17 1984 Jim Dallam Solids Modeling MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

18 1984 Kris Lakshman Process Modeling Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

19 1984 Vemuri Rao Expert Systems Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

20 1985 Richard Russell A Software Data Collection Methodology Based on Development Phase Processes


21 1985 Lynn Fogwell A Modular Control Design for Multi-Manipulator Assembly Systems



22 1985 Tsu-Mei Wong Expert Systems for Process Planning MS Thesis Chair ISE OSU

23 1985 Jung Chang Interactive Systems for Process Analysis & Design


24 1985 Lloyd R. Fields The Assignment of Tolerance Attribute to a Solid Modeler in Tolerance Chart Format


25 1985 Ching-Li Wong DMCP: A Computer Assisted System for the Design and Manufacture of Cylindrical Parts


26 1985 Kevin Kennedy Net Shape Forming Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

27 1985 Feng-Chang Chang Expert Systems Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

28 1985 Suk-Hwan Suh Robotics Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

29 1985 Hyun-Myung Shin Flexible Fixturing Ph.D. Member ISE OSU

30 1985 David Thorson Simulation MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

31 1985 Thomas Aishton Physical Simulation MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

32 1985 Andy Tang Forming MS Thesis Member ISE OSU

33 1986 Yune Ming Lee A Vision Based Procedure for Real Time Alignment of Manipulators


34 1987 Byron Musgrove Simulation MS Thesis Member IMSE WVU

35 1987 Kenneth Currie Group Technology Ph.D. Member IMSE WVU

36 1989 Yuvaraj Krishnaswamy

Knowledge Based Expert System Approach For The Gear Cutting Process in Concurrent Engineering Environment

MS Thesis Chair IMSE WVU

37 1989 Abhishek Sahai Computer Aided Process Flow Sheet Simulation


38 1989 Yves Beauchamp Robot Safety Ph.D. Member IMSE WVU

39 1990 Srikant Sitaraman Vision Guided Robotic Work cell For The Assembly And Inspection of Surface Mount Devices


40 1990 Sudershan Chhabra

Quality Consideration During Assemblability Analysis


41 1990 Sunil Hazari Training Tools Ph.D. Member Ed. WVU

42 1990 Robert Willison Design of an IGES post Processor MS Thesis Member MAE WVU

43 1991 Hyowon Suh Shape Feature Generation for Concurrent Engineering Environment

Ph.D. Chair IMSE WVU

44 1991 Ping Ji Manufacturing Data Representation Using an Object-Oriented Data Model



45 1991 Jong-yun Jung Manufacturing Feature Extraction and Feature Based Tool and Tool Path Selection


46 1991 Tak-Lai Luk Automated Synthesis of Robot Arm Motion for Robot Arm Collision Avoaidance

Ph.D. Member IMSE WVU

47 1991 Jing Tian Enhanced Accuracy for Closed Loop Robot

Ph.D. Member MAE WVU

48 1992 Yang Cai Formulation and Solution of Traveling Workstation Problem

MS Thesis Member CEE WVU

49 1993 Arthur R. Lalayan Assessment of Product and Process Quality at the Erevan Milling Machine Plant

MS Problem Report

Chair IE AUA

50 1993 Mitchell Zheng Technological Education Ph.D. Member Ed., WVU

51 1993 Amanpreet Singh Kinematcs and Dynamics of the GE P60 Robot and the Application of the Analysis to Task Planning

MS Thesis Member MAE WVU

52 1993 Bhupathiraju Raju Design and Development of a Computer Aided System for Customer Satisfaction Measurement


53 1994 Jie Jiang Optimization of Robotic Mechanical Assembly Sequence Utilizing Probabilistic Constrains

Ph.D. Member MAE WVU

54 1995 Ying Huang Graphic Interface Between Tolerance Chart Software and AutoCAD


55 1995 Yoshinori Hasebe Tolerance Analysis using Spreadsheet Software


56 1995 Jeihyun Goo Robotics Ph.D. Member MAE WVU

57 1997 Aamir Nomani Computer Aided System for Cost and Man-Hour Assessment for ISO 9000 Registration


58 1997 Mehryar Salim Computerized Maintenance Optimization System


59 1998 Abu Zafar Salahuddin

Analysis of Failure Data using MATHCAD

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

60 1998 Tiliksew Yaragal Analysis of Failure Data For Automobile Transmissions and Brakes

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

61 1998 Sarmad Vali Quality and Reliability Analysis and Target Setting for Automotive Industry

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

62 1999 Vikram Ramamorthy

Development of a DSS for Condition Assessment of Mobile Bridge


63 1999 Mitesh Parekh Development of a Decision Support System for Reliability Estimation


64 1999 Subramanya Sithamraju

Optimization of the Steam Distribution System at GE Speciality Chemicals

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU


65 2000 Gaurav Harode JAVA Based MIDI Interface for Robot Control


66 2000 Sriram Ramanujam

Estimation of System Reliability and Maintainability using MathCAD

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

67 2000 Manu Sadanandan Knowledge Based Decision Support System for Gear Manufacturing

MS Project Chair IMSE WVU

68 2000 Veena Vadiala Hazardous Materials Database MS Thesis Chair IMSE WVU

69 2000 Gawrishankar Srinivas

Comparison of Chemical Pollutant Contribution by Dispersion Modeling of Toxic Release Inventory Effluents and Mapping Using Geographical Information System

MS Project Co-Chair IMSE WVU

70 2001 Manish Jhunjhunwala

Software Tool for Reliability Estimation MS Thesis Chair IMSE WVU

71 2001 Vineet Shastri Development of Apparatus to Quantify the Volitional Muscle Performance of Rat Plantar Flexors in Vivo


72 2001 Ragava Nadig Development of Environmental Health and Safety Database for Small Communities


73 2001 Pooja Sibal A Database for Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels


74 2001 Pratik Roychoudhury

Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model for FRP Bridge Decks

MS Thesis Member IMSE WVU

75 2001 Maryam Farmani Expert System MS Thesis Member IMSE WVU

76 2002 Sanket Mestry Software Tool for Analysis of Manufacturing Processes


77 2002 Swamy Veddey Robotic Applications MS Project Member CSEE WVU

78 2002 Amol Ashitikar Development of a Simulator for Automated Material Handling System

MS Project Member IMSE WVU

79 2003 Raja Ranganathan Usability and Data Analysis of the SAVME System for Analyzing Vehicle Motion

MS Project Chair IMSE WVU

80 2003 Balaji Ramaswamy Reliability Estimation of Multi-Level Redundant Systems

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

81 2003 Sarvanan Sundararajan

SAFER: A Software Tool for Emergency Responders

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

82 2003 Suresh K. Ponnusamy

Assessment of Tennis Court Pace Using the Tortus and the Haines Pendulum

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

83 2003 Wiselin D. Mathuram

Computer Aided Management of Processes (CAMP) at the National Environmental Service Center


84 2004 Arun Srinivasan Forensic Information Management System



85 2004 Ajith Antony A Decision Support System for Material and Process Selection

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

86 2004 Rajkumar Venkatesan

Use of Fuzzy Logic for Quality Function Deployment

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

87 2004 Elyce Biddle Estimating the Impact of Occupational Fatal Injuries on the U.S. Gross Domestic Product

Ph.D. Member IMSE WVU

88 2005 Sriram Govindarajulu

A Web Based Forensic Information Management SystemMS Thesis


89 2006 Praveena Sunkara Computation of Project Criticality Index using CPM/PERT Simulation Model

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

90 2006 Paramjit Singh Web Based Forensic Information Management System


91 2006 Krishna Chavali Integration of Statistical and Neural Network Based Data Analysis


92 2006 Saritha Potula Software Application For Emergency Responders 2.0

MS Thesis Co-Chair MAE WVU

93 2006 Manoday Padhye Use of Data Mining for Investigation of Crime Patterns


94 2007 Ramesh Annabathula

A Web-based Tool for Analysis of Crime Laboratory Data


95 2007 Sidharth Grover Guidelines for Safe Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

96 2007 Gaurav Singh Development Of Collaborative Order Processing And Inventory Tracking Software


97 2007 Srikanth Kiniaram Development of a Prototype Software Tool for Advising Undergraduate IE Students

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

98 2007 Amie M. Heath The Impact of Cell Phone Classification and Experience on Driver Distraction


99 2008 Swetha Gopisetti Cost Model for a Small Glass Manufacturing Enterprise

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

100 2008 Michelle L. Sudhoff

Effects of cognitive processing and cell phone use while driving


101 2008 Shravanth Koneru Development of a Prototype Software Tool for Advising Undergraduate IE Students

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

102 2009 Atul Phadke Introduction of Programmable Logic Controller in Industrial Engineering Curriculum


103 2009 Chihui Li Development of Software Tool for Reliability Estimation


104 2009 Praveen Danda Development of a web-based software tool for advising CEMR students



105 2009 Abhishek Prasad Incorporating rapid prototyping technology into the IE and MAE undergraduate curriculum atWVU


106 2009 Prashanthi Dhulipudi

Bleeding and shrinkage in rapid manufacturing using a 3D printer


107 2009 Abhinav Gaddam Use of data mining techniques to predict at risk students

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

108 2010 Vimala Goli Development of a software tool for combining classical DOE techniques and Taguchi Methods

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

109 2010 Ryan Nave Synopsis of effects of tactical automation on fighter pilot's cognitive workload

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

110 2010 Dipak R. Jana Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in Process Improvement: Quality and Productivity

PhD Dissertation

Member ME NIT,

Jamshedpur, India

111 2011 Navya R. Lenkala Predictive Maintenance Methodology for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

112 2011 Radhika Kamlapurkar

Soil Information Management System for West Virginia Counties

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

113 2011 Jagadish Yerra Performance Assessment of WVU Departments using Data Envelopment Analysis

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

114 2011 Kartheek Sista Cost Estimation Tool for a Dairy Farm Based Biogas Plant

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

115 2011 Mohita Yalamanchi

Impact of Patient and Hospital Characteristics on the Hospital Outcomes for Heart Patients in West Virginia

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

116 2011 Nishil S. Thakur Integration of CAD and Cost Models for Aluminum Permanent Mold Products

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

117 2012 Eswara R. Pinapothu

Development of Soil Test Management Software

MS Problem Report

Chair IMSE WVU

118 2013 Ali Kalanaki Tender Evaluation for the Telecommunication Industry


119 2013 Prasheel Chaganti Development of a Software Tool to Estimate Airfoil Feature Variations


120 2014 Javad Rahimikollu Application of Neural Network Techniques to Downscale Precipitation Data


121 2014 Azadeh Ansari Application of Neural Network-Support Vector Technique to Forecast US Unemployment Rate



122 2015 Usha Geddam A Comparative Study of e-tail Service Quality Scale in US and India

MS Problem Report

Member IMSE WVU

123 2015 Denis Pinha Short-Term Resource Allocation and Management


124 Pending Farzad Radmehr Hybrid Bayesian Model to Forecast Petroleum Production Levels

Ph.D Chair IMSE WVU

125 Pending Seyed Hassan Amini

Optimization of Mineral Processing Circuit Design under Uncertainty

Ph.D Member MinE WVU

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Service to University, College, and the Department

Role Description Unit Year

Chair Promotion and Tenure Committee Department 1998-1999, 2006-2016

Chair UG Academic Standards Committee Department 2016-2017

Member UG Academic Standards Committee College 2016-2017

Member Promotion and Tenure Committee College 2016-2017

Member Computer Committee Department 1991-2004, 2013-2015

Member Faculty Executive Committee College 1997 – 2017

Member Scholarship Committee Department 2007-2016

Advisor WVU Cricket Club University 2005 –2017

Chair Promotion & Tenure Task Force College 2014-2016

Member IMSE Department Chair Search Committee College 2013-2014

Member Faculty Search Committees Department 2014-2015, 2013, 2012

Member Computer Committee College 1986 – 1990, 1995-2009

Member Academic Integrity Committee University 1999 – 2007

Member Executive Committee, Division of Student Affairs University 2004 – 2007

Member Graduate Recruitment Committee College 1997-2007

Chair Faculty Executive Committee College 1999 – 2001

Chair Scholarship Committee Department 2004 -2006

Chair Library Committee College 2005 – 2006

Chair Lab Equipment Update Committee Department 2000 – 2001

Member Research Integrity Committee University 1993 – 1995, 1997-1998

Chair Research Integrity Committee University 1995-1996

Member Assessment Committee Department 1997-2000

Member Graduate Program Committee Department 1986 – 2003

Advisor IIE Student Chapter Department 1992-1993

Advisor Indian Student Association University 1987-1988, 1999 – 2005

Member Professional Development Committee College 1995 – 2000


Member Academic Standards Committee Department 2001 – 2003

Chair Computer Committee Department 1989-90

Member Mathematics/Science Committee College 1989 – 1991

Member Welfare Committee College 1995-1998

Service to State/Industry

Activity Description Year

Server Selection West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory, Charleston, WV 2007

Customer Satisfaction Survey West Virginia Department of Transportation, DMV, Charleston, WV 1992.

Tolerance Analysis Textron Lycoming, Stratford, CT 1992

Quality Audit Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA 1992

Customer Satisfaction Survey West Virginia Department of Transportation, DMV, Charleston, WV 1992

Total Quality Management Engineering & Economics Research, Washington D.C. 1990-1991

CAD/CAM Software Sheidow Bronze, Kingwood, WV 1987-1988

Computer Graphics Software Computer Vision Inc., Columbus, Ohio 1984

Process Mapping Garrett Turbine Engine Co., Phoenix, Arizona 1983

Process Control R and R Research Inc., Columbus, Ohio 1981-1982

Service to Professional Societies

Activity Description Year

Fellow American Society for Quality (ASQ) 1998–2017

Senior Life Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2013

Member Editorial Board, International Journal of Industrial Engineering 1994-2017

Member Editorial Board, Industrial and Systems Engineering Review 2013-2017

Member Editorial Board, Journal of Quality Engineering 1996-2010

Member Board of Examiner, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 1991

Senior Member American Society for Quality (ASQ) 1991-1998.

Senior Member Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME/CASA) 1983-2000.

Senior Member Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) 1981-2006.

Senior Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1976-2013.

VP Development Local Chapter, Institute of Industrial Engineers 1988 - 1989

Representative Material Handling Institute 1987 - 1992.

Director Local Chapter, Institute of Industrial Engineers 1990 - 1992

Scholarship Chair Local Chapter Institute of Industrial Engineers 1987 - 1991

Treasurer Education Division, American Society for Quality 1997 – 2001

Chair Education Division, Annual Quality Congress and Programs 1993 – 1999

Program Co-Chair Fourth International Conference on CAD/CAM, IIT Delhi, India 1989


Program Co-Chair Simultaneous Engineering, IIT Delhi, India 1990

Program Chair First National Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Morgantown, WV

1990

Proceedings Editor First National Symposium on the Role of Academia in National Competitiveness and Total Quality Management, Morgantown, WV

1990

Recognitions

Description Year

Distinguished Service, WVU 2000

Who's Who among Asian Americans 1995

Outstanding Leadership Award, College of Engineering, WVU 1989

Who's Who in Technology Today 1984

Who's Who in Engineering (International) 1983

Who's Who in the Midwest 1983

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