Principal Investigator
Prof. Shreyes N. Melkote
Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Associate Director, Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute
Executive Director, Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech
Office: GTMI Building, Room 380
Email: shreyes.melkote@me.gatech.edu
Telephone: 404.894.8499
Education
Ph.D. – Michigan Technological University
Mechanical Engineering (1993)
M.S. – Washington State University
Mechanical Engineering (1989)
BTech. – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Manufacturing Science & Engineering (1987)
Experience
Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (2006.07~present)
Full Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (2001.07~2006.06)
Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (1995.01~2001.06)
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (1994)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researchers
Su-Young Park, Ph.D.
Research Areas: Digital Twin, Smart Factory, Robotic Automation, Machine learning, Cyber Manufacturing
Kaveh Rahimzadeh Berenji, Ph.D.
Research Areas: Mechanics and Dynamics of Machining, Machine Tool Dynamics, Surface Integrity in Machining, Digital Twin in Manufacturing
PhD Students
Xiaoliang (Mike) Yan
Research Areas: Smart Manufacturing Systems, Automated Process Planning, Generative Deep Learning, Platform-based Manufacturing
Asif Rashid
Research Areas: Metal Additive Manufacturing, Hybrid Manufacturing, Materials Characterization, Micromachining
Akshar Kota
Research Areas: Multi-material and Multi-process Robotic Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing, Materials Characterization
Farzad Vatandoust
Research Areas: AI for Manufacturing, Path Planning, Data-Driven Modeling, Optimization, Computer-aided Process Planning
Xiaofang Liu
Research Areas: Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Vehicle Structures
Geun Young Kim
Research Areas: Process Monitoring, Composite Material Processing, Micromachining, Machine Learning
Master’s Students
Michael S. Kubista
Research Areas: Robotics, Control, and Industrial Machining
Nidhi Shanghavi
Research Areas: Multi-material and Multi-process Robotic Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing
Undergraduate Students
Alumni