Research

The Illinois Manufacturing Institute focuses on the integration of Artificial Intelligence with Manufacturing Science at the intersection of manufacturing and computer science, including materials science and engineering and design.

Additive Manufacturing

Design, Manufacture, Qualify

Design for AM, process-property relationships, in-situ and ex-situ sensing, materials design, and qualification strategies

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Automation and Robotics

Machines of the Future

Autonomy and self-aware manufacturing machines, robotics and controls, smart factory, digital supply chains, design automation

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Computer Vision and AI

Process & Quality Control; Manufacturing Insights

Embodied intelligence in manufacturing machines and systems, factory edge computing, and manufacturing qualification

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