Reasoning in the Design of Cyber-Physical Systems

Kemper Lewis
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Cyber-physical systems and the emerging data analytics supporting their operation are revolutionizing many facets of our lives including business, transportation, finance, defense, energy, and manufacturing. Necessary to the success of these complex systems is interdisciplinary design knowledge that integrates quantitative and qualitative methods. In this seminar, the concept of inference in cyber-physical systems is discussed using methods rooted in the developing science of design. Recent research in cyber-empathic design using embedded product sensors, coordination of autonomous rescue drones, and geometric reasoning in additive manufacturing is presented.

About the Speaker:

Kemper Lewis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University at Buffalo (UB). He is also the Director of the Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART) Community of Excellence. His research expertise is in the areas of design analytics, strategic design, decision networks, and complex system tradeoffs. He is a Fellow of ASME, an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and his research has resulted in over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and over $18M in research funding from NSF, NASA, NIH, DoD, ONR, and private industry.