Our Faculty & Research

Degree programs are taught primarily by Ph.D. faculty dedicated to teaching and research. 

Several courses are led by industry experts from the local community. The faculty in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering have dynamic research interests that encompass integrated product design and ergonomics, intelligent manufacturing, simulation modeling, quality engineering, and information and healthcare systems.

Our Faculty

Shan Bao

Professor and Chair, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Areen Alsaid

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Georges Ayoub

Associate Professor, Director of the Human-Centered Engineering Design program

Armagan Bayram

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Vivek Bhise

Lecturer II, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Abdallah Chehade

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Xi Chen

LEO Lecturer III, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Yubao Chen

Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Fred Feng

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Jian Hu

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Zhen Hu

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Bochen Jia

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Kas Kasravi

Lecturer II, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Faisal Khalaf

Lecturer I, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Sang-Hwan Kim

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Cheol Lee

Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Jill Plavcan

Lecturer I, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Jose Rivera

Lecturer I. Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

DeLean Tolbert Smith

Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Onur Ulgen

Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Feng Zhou

LEO Lecturer I, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Non-Teaching Tenure Track Faculty

Ghassan Kridli

Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Armen Zakarian

Interim Dean; Professor

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

2340 - Heinz Prechter Engineering Complex
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128