Industrial Automation

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of British Columbia

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Director

Prof. Clarence W. de Silva (Click here for detailed information)

 

Lab Manager

Mr. M. Tahir Khan

 

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Dr. Ying Wang

 

Graduate Students

Mr. Mohammed Alrasheed

Ph.D. Candidate

Tel:(604)822-0939
Email: 
mrasheed@interchange.ubc.ca

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, 2001

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 1997

 

Research Interests:

Particle swarm optimization and evolutionary algorithms

Fuzzy logic and artificial neural networks

Thermal engineering management of microelectronics

 

Mr. M. Tahir Khan

Ph.D. Candidate

E-mail: mkhan@mech.ubc.ca

Tel: (604) 822-4850

M.Eng.Sc., Mechatronics, University of New South Wales, Australia, 1999

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan, 1997

 

Research Interests

Robotics-Industrial and autonomous

Controls-Control systems and intelligent control

Soft Computing- Neurofuzzy and Artificial Immune systems

 

Ms. Madalina Wierzbicki

Ph.D Student

Email: archidigital@telus.net

Tel:(604)827-5341

M.A.Sc. University of British Columbia, Canada

B.Arch. University of Bucharest, Romania

M.Arch. University of Bucharest, Romania

Diploma, Computers Aided Design, University of Toronto, Canada

 

Research Interests

Development of new kinetic structures' topologies
Foldable structures design optimization using fuzzy logic algorithms
Reducing ecological footprint by using performative structures   

Dynamic modeling of  folding process

 

Mr. Roland Haoxiang Lang

Ph.D Student

E-mail: hxlang@mech.ubc.ca

Tel: (604) 822-4850

M.A.Sc., The University of British Columbia, Canada, 2008

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Ningbo University, China, 2003

 

Research Interests

Sensor Fusion

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Vision

 

Mr. Behnam Razavi

M.A.Sc. Candidate

Tel:(604)827-5341

Email: ber458@interchange.ubc.ca

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2007

 

Research Interest

Condition Monitoring of Industrial Machines

System Parameter Identification

Mathematical Analysis using Unscented Kalman Filters

 

Mr. P. Gamini Dilupa Siriwardana

M.A.Sc. Candidate

Email: pgsir@interchage.ubc.ca

Tel:(604)827-5341

M. Sc., University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2007

B. Tech., The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2004

B.Sc., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2000

 

Research Interests

Multi-robot and Autonomous Robot Systems

Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems

Vehicle Security Systems

 

Guan-Lu Zhang

MASc Candidate

Tel: 604-822-4850

Email: gzhang07@interchange.ubc.ca

B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada 2007

 

Research interests

Visual Servoing

Machine Vision

Robotics Control

Artificial Intelligence

 

Mr. Srinivas Raman

M.A.Sc Candidate

Tel: (604)-822-4850

E-mail: srinivas@interchange.ubc.ca

 

B.Asc, Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia,Canada, 2007

 

Research Interests

Condition monitoring of industrial machines

Signal processing - Wavelet analysis

Soft computing - Evolutionary computing and pattern recognition

 

Mr. Arunasiri K. Liyanage

M.A.Sc. Candidate

Tel Office: (604) 827 5341

E-mail: liyanage@interchange.ubc.ca

B.Tech.(Eng), Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2005

D.Tech., Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2003

 

Research Interests:

Image processing and Computer Vision

Robotic

Detect flaws in schedules of activities in timetable

Processor Design

 

Mr. J. Ramon Campos

M.A.Sc Candidate

E-mail: jramcam@interchange.ubc.ca

Tel: (604) 822-4850

B.Sc., Electromechanical Engineering, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, 2001

 

Research Interests

Monitoring, fault detection, and diagnosis of an industrial plant

Design and manufacturing of industrial products and processes

Engineering Management

 

Mr. Howard Y.H Hu

Research Assistant

E-mail: howard01@interchange.ubc.ca

Tel: (604)512 – 7617

Research Interests

Multi-robot and Autonomous Robot Systems

Computer Vision

Postdoctoral Fellows

 

Dr. Ying Wang

Email: ywang@mech.ubc.ca

Tel: (604)-827-5849

Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada, 2008

M.Sc., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 1999

B.Sc., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 1991

 

Research Interests

Multi-robot and Autonomous Robot Systems

Advanced Controls

Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems

 

Dr. Farbod Khoshnoud

Email: farbodk@csc-softek.com

Ph.D., Structural Dynamics and Vibration, Brunel University, UK, 2005

M.Sc.,  Graphical Design of Spatial Linkage Mechanisms,Azad University, Iran, 2001

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Azad University, Iran, 1998

 

Dr. Ricky Min-Fan Lee

Ph.D., Robotics/Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, USA, 1996

M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, USA, 1991

B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Tam Kang University, Taiwan, 1988.

 

 

Visiting Scholars

Prof. Lalith Gamage, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Prof. Bonggi Kim, Jinju National University, Korea

Prof. Samjun Seo, Anyang University, Korea

Prof Qingshan Zeng, China

 

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Dr. Y. Bret Cao
Dr. Y. Roy Chen
Mr. Jay J. Choi
Mr. Charles Chunli Dong
Mr. Mark S.T. Chu
Dr. Tao Fan
Dr. Lalith Gamage  
Mr. Jean-Francois Goulet
Dr. J. Scott Gu
Mr. Abhi Jain
Mr. S. Iwan Kurnianto
Mr. Haoxiang (Roland) Lang
Mr. Richard McCourt
Dr. Farag Omar
Dr. Jie Peng
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Dr. Roya Rahbari
Dr. Michael Saliba
Mr. Gurjeet Singh
Dr. Shahram Tafazoli-Bilandi
Dr. Poi Loon Tang
Dr. Ying Wang
Dr. Nalin Wickramarachchi
Mr. Duminda Wijewardane
Dr. Kenneth Wong
Ms. Yuyan Wang
Mr. Givon C.K. Yan
Mr. J. Jason Zhang
Mr. Yuchen Zhou
Mr. Arun Gupta
Ms. Madalina Wierzbicki

 

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