I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology at the School of Engineering Technology (SoET) at Purdue University. I am a member of the Institute for Control, Optimization and Network (ICON) and the Realizing the Digital Enterprise (RDE) initiative. I am also affiliated with the Integrative Data Science Initiative (IDSI) and Semiconductors @ Purdue.
I have experiences in research, teaching, consulting, engineering, and project management in areas that intersect my multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds in industrial and transportation engineering and operations research. I have been working on several topics including freight transport and logistics, the adoption and impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles, travel behavior, demand modeling, survey design and implementations, transportation management, and traffic safety.
Education and Designations
Ph.D. in Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Engineering. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Visiting Ph.D. student. School of Industrial Engineering. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
MSc. in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research). Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
M. Eng. in Transportation Engineering (Best Master’s Thesis Award) with Certificate in International Environmental Leadership. Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
Diploma of the International Training Program in Railways Safety. Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverksskolan), Sweden.
BSc. in Transportation Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), University of Transport and Communications, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ph.D. Students
Yuchen Du Ph.D. Student
* MSc. in Data Science and Industrial Engineering. University of Michigan. * Moyi Tech Intern - Data Analyst- Summer 2022. * Research Interests: Simulation, Complex systems, ML/DL applications in transportation. * Hobbies: Sandbox games, hiking in the national parks.
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Undergraduate Students
Shou-Fu Tseng Undergraduate Research Assistant * Sophomore. Computer Science * Research interests: Improving efficiency and reducing wastes of Semiconductors. * Hobbies: running, music
Brandon Anthony Farber Undergraduate Research Assistant * Freshman, FYE - Electrical Engineering * The Audio of Things Intern Summer 2023 * Research interests: Semiconductor development, lean manufacturing, supply chain. * Hobbies: Building keyboards, playing bass
Areli Viveros Undergraduate Research Assistant * Sophomore. Computer and Information Technology * WesLabs.ai- Data Internship. * Research Interests: interaction techniques, Safety concerns & risk mitigation, User experience & satisfaction with sidewalk delivery robots * Hobbies: coding in various programming. languages; data analysis projects, AI-related projects; participating in hackathons.
Hoang Hua Undergraduate Research Assistant * Sophomore. Mechanical Engineering. * Mechanical Engineering Intern at Goldsun JSC, Vietnam (summer 2023). * Research Interests: Robotic, Semiconductor, Nanotechnology, or Engineering-related field. * Hobbies: martial arts, watch movies.
Zachary Ramirez Undergraduate Research Assistant * Senior. Industrial Engineering (honors) * GE Appliances - Supply Chain Co-op Fall 2022, Summer 2023. * Research Interests: Applied optimization and robotics in manufacturing. * Hobbies: Hiking and golf.
Nemisa Samanthapudi Undergraduate Research Assistant * Junior. Industrial Engineering. * UPS Healthcare Intern - Summer 2023. * Research Interests: Understanding how the element of design and efficiency are implemented within applications of sustainable development, supply chain industries, and transportation systems. * Hobbies: Art applications (painting, drawing, embroidery, designing, print making, etc.); Advocating for art education across the U.S. through National Art Education Association; Traveling.
Alumni
Purdue University
Shams Hoque Undergraduate Research Assistant * Sophomore, Computer Engineering (honors) * Research Interests: Algorithm implementation and design, Computer systems, Optimization techniques * Hobbies: Basketball and Weightlifting
Paraj Goyal Undergraduate Research Assistant * Sophomore. Data Science (honors) * Research Interests: Optimization of supply chain systems and applications of ML * Hobbies: Tennis and dancing
Jack Snelling Undergraduate Research Assistant * Junior. Mechanical Engineering (honors) * Engineering Intern at Circle Design Group - Summer 2023. * Research Interests: Sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing, understanding supply chain modeling & simulation. * Hobbies: Running, Indycar racing, Purdue Sports.
University of Toronto Master's students:
Ruowei Li. MASc. Sep. 2022. (co-advising with Prof. Matt Roorda). Thesis: Simulating Behaviour of a Person-following Delivery Robot in Pedestrian Environments (pdf).
Shang Zhang. MASc. Sep. 2021. (co-advising with Prof. Matt Roorda). Thesis: Strategic Planning of an Inter-connected Crowd Logistics Network. (pdf)