News from MARLAB

• Digital twin development in additive manufacturing: Prof. Özel has given an invited seminar titled "Digital twin development for additive manufacturing technologies" at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland on August 25, 2023. He was hosted by hosts Prof.Federico Bosi and Prof. Maurizio C. Barbato. Prof. Özel also discussed showcased research projects with SUPSI professors and researchers on the topics of additive manufacturing, laser processing and surface texturing, robotics cells for human-robot collaboration, mobile robotics for AM, smart production and assembly systems for Industry 4.0/5.0, materials manufacturing for industrial projects, polymer processing and nanotechnology for sustainable production and sustainability, and thermal systems for energy storage.
• Digital twin in additive manufacturing: Prof. Özel has given an invited seminar titled "Process monitoring and modeling techniques for quality prediction and digital twin expansion in metal additive manufacturing" at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 20, 2023. You can watch the video here 2023 January NCSU Seminar video and enjoy listening and learning about the digital twin development for metal AM in the era of Industry 4.0/5.0.
• Prof. Özel has been invited to join the Editorial Board of the Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Journal .link
• Prof. Özel is an invited member of the International Program Committee of the 5th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing (ISM), 22-24 November 2023, Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon. link.
• Prof. Özel is an invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 10th International Manufacturing Conference MESIC, 28-30 June 2023, Seville, Spain. link.
• Prof. Özel is an invited member of the Scientific Committee of the CIRP ICME 23 - 17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation In Manufacturing Engineering, Innovative and Cognitive Production Technology and Systems, 12 - 14 July 2023, Gulf of Naples, Italy. link.
• Prof. Özel is an invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 19th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations, 31 May- 2 June 2023, Karlsruhe, Germany.link.
• Prof. Özel is an invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 17th International Conference on High Speed Machining, April 18 21, 2023, Nanjing, China.
• Prof. Özel delivered an invited seminar titled "Process monitoring and modeling techniques for quality prediction and digital twin expansion in metal additive manufacturing," on 20 January 2023 at North Carolina State University, North Carolina, NC, USA.
• Prof. Özel is appointed to the Board of Advisors for the International Program Committee of the 4th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing (ISM), November 2-4, 2022, Hagenberg, Linz-Austria.
• Prof. Özel presented two papers from MARL group titled "Physics-based microstructure modeling for grain tailoring and refinement in wire arc additively manufactured Ti64Al4V alloy," and "Physics-based filament adhesion modeling in fused filament fabrication" at the ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2022, October 31, 2022, Columbus, OH, USA. The papers will appear in the Proceedings of IMECE2022.
• Prof. Özel gave a Keynote Presentation titled "Structured and Textured Cutting Tool Surfaces for Machining Applications" in the 2021 CIRPGeneral Assembly organized by Technical University of Munich, Germany. 2021 STC-C Keynote presentation video
• MARLAB group's publication "Physics-informed machine learning for defect identification in fused filament fabrication additive manufacturing, " will appear in the Procedia CIRP, Vol. 11x (2022). 16th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering, CIRP ICME 22, 13 - 15 July 2022, Gulf of Naples, Italy. The article can be found in this link. Presentation of the paper can be watched here: 2022 CIRP ICME Video.
• MARLAB group's publication "Investigation of Hydrogel and Gelatin Bath Formulations for Extrusion-Based 3D Bioprinting using Deep Learning, " has appeared in the Procedia CIRP, Vol. 110 (2022) pp. 360-365. CIRP Conference on Biomanufacturing, June 20-24, 2022, Calabria, Italy. The article can be found in this link. Presentation of the paper can be watched here: 2022 CIRP BioManufacturing Video..
• Prof. Özel, the Editor-in-Chief, is pleased to announce that the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (IJMMS) has published the Special Issue on: Artificial Intelligence in Advanced Manufacturing as 2022 Vol 15 No 2/3. The special issue can be found in this link. Thank you all who contributed to this special issue.
• MARLAB group's publication "Machine learning approaches towards digital twin development for machining systems" has appeared in the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 2022 Vol.15 No.2/3, pp.127 - 148. The article can be found in this link
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• Prof. Özel was the Keynote Speaker at the 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing (ISM 2021) on November 18, 2021 in Linz, Austria. His Keynote Talk was titled "Digital twin development for simulation of machining and metal additive manufacturing processes. Prof. Özel also chaired a session titled "Additive Manufacturing" on November 17, 2021.

• Prof. Özel, the Editor-in-Chief, is pleased to announce that the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (IJMMS) has published the Special Issue on: Progress in Sensing, Monitoring, Control and Digital Twin in Metal Additive Manufacturing as 2022 Vol 14 No 2. The special issue can be found in this link. Thank you all who contributed to this special issue.

• MARLAB group's publication "Physics-based simulation models for digital twin development in laser powder bed fusion" has appeared in the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 2021 Vol.14 No.2, pp.143 - 163. The article can be found in this link .
• Prof. Özel was the Keynote Speaker at the CIRP General Assembly on August 23, 2021 in Munich, Germany. The keynote paper was titled "Structured and Textured Cutting Tool Surfaces for Machining Applications" and co-authored with Prof. Biermann (Technische Universit t, Dortmund, Germany), Prof. Enomoto (Osaka University, Japan), and Prof. Mativenga (University of Manchester,  United Kingdom). The paper has been published in the CIRP Annals, Vol.  70, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 495-518. CIRP, The International Academy for Production Engineering, was founded in 1951 to promote, by scientific research, the development of all aspects of manufacturing technology covering the optimization, control and management of processes, machines and systems.
• Prof. Özel offers a graduate level course titled "16:540:586 Automation and Artificial Intelligence Enabled Manufacturing" in Spring 2022. The course material covers modern and emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning tools in production and manufacturing technology such as automation systems, robotics, assembly systems, machine vision, augmented reality tools, Industry 4.0 examples and automated machines, actuators, sensors, robotics, PLCs, and 5G wireless networks. The course will be supported by the state-of-the-art modern technology such as 3D printers, conversational CNC machine tools, and laser systems available in the Department laboratories.
• Prof. Özel, Special Issue Editor, is pleased to announce that the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (JMMP) has published the Special Issue on: Progress in Digital Twin Integration for Smart Machining as 2021 5(2) & 5(3). The special issue can be found in this link. Thank you all who contributed to this special issue.

• Prof. Özel was listed as one of the Top 2% World Scientists by a study conducted at Stanford University (Ranked at 31,471 out of 159,684 scientists, and ranked at 252 in the field of Industrial Engineering and Automation).
• Prof. Özel has been reappointed as Associate Editor to ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2021-2024).
• Prof. Özel has given an invited webinar titled "Advanced manufacturing research and applications at University West, Trollh ttan, Sweden on November 12, 2020.   
• Prof. Özel has given an invited webinar titled "Surface topography and texture-process relations in laser powder bed fusion at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts on October 7, 2020.