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SUMMARY:MechE Seminar: Advancing the circularity and sustainability of pro
 duction systems in the industry 4.0
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Saidani\, Department of Industrial and Enterprise 
 Systems Engineering\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\nAbstract: H
 aving the right methods and tools is key to ensuring the sustainable desig
 n and manufacture of product systems.\n\nIn the first part of this researc
 h seminar\, state-of-the-art industrial ecology tools – such as life cyc
 le assessment (LCA)\, an ISO-standardized tool\, material flow analysis (M
 FA)\, and circularity indicators – will be introduced\, and Dr. Michael 
 Saidani will showcase how they can be deployed to enhance the circularity 
 and sustainability of products\, using two real-world examples: (i) a cata
 lytic converter (Liebherr Machines Bulle)\, (ii) a product family of lawn 
 mowers (John Deere).\n\nMeanwhile\, new digital technologies and recent ad
 vances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are enabl
 ing cutting-edge opportunities for higher sustainability of production sys
 tems\, as well as novel challenges for researchers and industrial practiti
 oners.\n\nIn the second part of this research seminar\, Dr Michael Saidani
  will explore how LCA and ML can be combined to further drive product sust
 ainable design and manufacturing. The approach will be illustrated through
  two case studies: (i) the application of natural language processing (NLP
 ) techniques on product reviews (using an Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly p
 roduct and its conventional counterpart)\, (ii) the use of deep learning-b
 ased computer vision (CV) to automatically assess the wear state of a mach
 ining tool and determine process improvements accordingly\, leading to a r
 eduction of the carbon footprint of the production system.\n\nBio: Dr. Mic
 hael Saidani is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Ill
 inois Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Syst
 ems Engineering. His research aims to advance the sustainable design\, man
 ufacturing\, usage\, and end-of-life of complex products\, working in clos
 e collaboration with industrial partners (John Deere\, Brunswick\, Manitou
 \, Liebherr\, REMADE Institute). His research efforts particularly address
  the implementation of circular economy (CE) principles. In his most recen
 t work\, he is exploring the combination of life cycle assessment (LCA) an
 d machine learning techniques to further drive the sustainability performa
 nce of production systems. Dr. Michael Saidani holds a PhD in Industrial E
 ngineering from Paris-Saclay University. During his PhD thesis\, he receiv
 ed a Fulbright grant to pursue his research at the University of Californi
 a-Davis within the Industrial Ecology Department. Prior to his research ca
 reer\, he successfully initiated\, developed\, and implemented an eco-desi
 gn approach in the industry at Liebherr Machines Bulle. Dr. Michael Saidan
 i is a member of the Design Society\, EcoSD Network\, the American Center 
 for LCA\, and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry\, wher
 e he is co-chairing the Interest Group working on CE and LCA. He can be co
 ntacted at msaidani@illinois.edu.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/67454568979
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