Faculty
Education:
Courses Taught:
Research Interests:
- Systems Engineering
- Collaborative Engineering
- Factory Automation and Robotics
- Product Design Life Cycle
- Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems
- Simulation and Mathematical Modeling
Current Research Projects:
Advanced Life Support Design Integration and Testing, NASA Faculty Fellowship Program, 2004.
"Tumor Deformation Geometry Modeling," GEAR, University of Houston Research Office.
"Geographical Information Systems-Based Model for Intelligent Traffic Simulation Model," Houston InfoComm Technology Center.
Awards & Honors:
Selected Publications
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Ricardo Gonzales and Ali K. Kamrani, "Data Mining: A Survey of Methods and Techniques," International Journal of Science and Technology
, 2003. -
Ali K. Kamrani and Ricardo Gonzalez, "Product Design for Modularity: A Genetic Algorithm Based Solution Methodology," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, (14), 599-616
, 2003. -
C. Chandra and Ali K. Kamrani, "Knowledge Management for Consumer-Focused Product Design," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, (14) 775-580
, 2003. -
Ali K. Kamrani and H. Weibe, "A Stochastic Analysis of Robots Performance," International Journal of Design and Manufacturing Automation, Special issue on Simulation Application in Manufacturing and Service Industries, November
, 2001. -
Ali K. Kamrani and R. Wong, "A Genetic Algorithm Methodology for Data Mining and Intelligent Knowledge Acquisition," Computers and Industrial Engineering: An International Journal, (40), 361-377
, 2001.
Books / Book Chapters
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Ali K. Kamrani, Supply Chain Management: An Information Based Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishing
, 2004. -
Ali K. Kamrani, "Group Technology Fundamentals and Manufacturing Applications," Manufacturing Engineering Handbook, Hwaiyu Geng (Editor), McGraw Hill
, 2004. -
C. Chandra and Ali K. Kamrani, "Knowledge Management for Consumer-Focused Product Design," Mass Customization: A Supply Chain Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Ali K. Kamrani and C. Chanrda (Editors)
, 2004. -
Ali K. Kamrani and S. Salieah, "A Decomposition Methodology for Un-Coupled Modular Product Design," Mass Customization: A Supply Chain Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Ali K. Kamrani and C. Chanrda (Editors)
, 2004. -
Ali K. Kamrani, Product Design for Modularity 1st edition, 2000, and 2nd Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishing
, 2001. -
Ali K. Kamrani, Direct Engineering: Toward Intelligent Manufacturing, Kluwer Academic Publishing
, 1998.
Patents
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"Method for Designing and Purchasing a Product", with Peter Sferro, Robert Humphrey and Allen Clark, jointly submitted with Ford Motor Company
, 2000.