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SUMMARY:IGM Colloquium: Geometric Excursions in Computational Design and M
 anufacturing
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Horeas Ilies\, University of Connecticut\nAbstract:\nWe
 ’ve always seemed to be able to fabricate physical artifacts before bein
 g able to formally describe what we do and how we do it. Geometry has hist
 orically\, and naturally\, played a key role in the development of new abs
 tractions used to build formal models of physical artifacts and of the ass
 ociated design and fabrication processes. However\, these formal models as
  well as the associated computational tools are still playing catch up wit
 h manufacturing. For example\, even as the enthusiasm for 3D printing cont
 inues to build\, the computational support for this technology is not adeq
 uate. In this talk I will review some of our recent efforts in developing 
 valuable solutions to complex (geometric) problems in computational design
  and manufacturing\, ranging from printability analysis in robotic 3D prin
 ting\, to interactive haptic assembly of complex shapes\, and systematic d
 esign methods for controllable nano-machines.\n\nBio:\nHorea Ilies is a Pr
 ofessor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of
  Connecticut with a secondary appointment in Computer Science. He holds a 
 Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Ma
 dison\, and received M.S. degrees in Mechanics and ME from Michigan State 
 University\, and Technical University of Cluj\, Romania. He has several ye
 ars of industrial experience with Ford Motor Company in research\, manufac
 turing\, and product design and development activities. His current resear
 ch interests center on theoretical and computational aspects for systemati
 c design and manufacturing of engineered systems. Dr. Ilies has received t
 he NSF CAREER award in 2007\, as well as several Best Paper awards\, and h
 e is an elected member of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (
 CASE).
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