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Abhi Deshmukh
Professor
Education
- Ph.D., Purdue University, School
of Industrial Engineering, 1993
- M.S., SUNY at Buffalo, Department
of Industrial Engineering, 1989
- B.E.,University of Bombay, Department
of Production Engineering, 1987
Research Interests
- Distributed Information Control:
analysis of agent-based manufacturing systems, supply chain
coordination techniques, generation of periodic output processes
- System Analysis: quantification of
flexibility and complexity in systems, chaos theoretic algorithms
for system control, stability of distributed systems
Research Lab
Fundamental
and Applied Research in Multi-agent Systems(FARMS)
Recent Grants
- Multi-Agent Diagnostics,
NSF, 1999-01 (PI)
- Scalable Realtime Negotiation
Toolkit, DARPA-ANTS program, 1999-02, (Co-PI)
- Integrated Manufacturing and
Quality Control Tools for Affordable Composite Product Realization,
Aerospace Sciences Research Program, AFOSR/Wright Labs, 1997-99
(PI)
- Integrated Design Systems,
NASA Ames Research Center, 1997-99 (Co-PI)
- Complexity in Manufacturing Systems:
Impact on Design, Operations, and System Performance, Research
Initiation Award, NSF, 1994-98 (PI)
- Interactive Gimbal Design,
DARPA-RaDEO program, 1996-98 (Co-PI)
- Laser-Based Decontamination of
Fuel Injector Plunger Cavities, Cummins Engine Company,
1997-98 (PI)
Selected Publications
- Deshmukh, A. V., Talavage, J. J.,
and Barash, M. M., ``Complexity in Manufacturing Systems: Part
1 - Analysis of Static Complexity'', IIE Transactions,
vol 30, number 7, pp. 645-655, 1998.
- Krothapalli, N., and Deshmukh, A.,
``Design of Negotiation Protocols for Multi-Agent Manufacturing
Systems'', International Journal of Production Research,
vol 37, number 7, pp. 1601-1624, 1999.
- Deshmukh, A., Middelkoop, T., Krothapalli,
A., Shields, W., Zhang, C., Chandra, N., and Smith, C., ``Multi-Agent
Design Architecture (MADA) for Integrated Design Systems'',
in 1998 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Proceedings and submitted
to AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 1998.
- Ting, P. K., Deshmukh, A. V., and
Wang, B., ``Multiattribute Decision Analysis for Environmentally
Conscious Design and Manufacturing'', Engineering Design
& Automation, vol. 4, number 1, pp. 57-68, 1998.
- Durbin, S., Deshmukh, A., Brooks,
T., and van de Burgt, L., ``Precision Laser-Based Decontamination
of Microcavities'', Applied Surface Science, vol 127-129,
pp. 810-814, 1998.
- Middelkoop, T., Krothapalli, N.,
Deshmukh, A. V., and Solberg, J. J., ``Rapid Deployment of Agents
to Facilitate Collaborative Engineering'', 1997 International
CIRP Design Symposium, pp. 208-213, 1997.
- Deshmukh, A. V., Yung, J. P., and
Wang, H. P., ``Automated Generation of Assembly Sequence Based
on Geometric and Functional Reasoning'', Journal of Intelligent
Manufacturing, vol. 4, pp. 269-284, 1993.
- Deshmukh, A. V., and Wang, H. P.,
``Tool Path Planning for NC Milling of Convex Polygonal Faces:
Minimization of Non-Cutting Area'', International Journal
of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 8, pp. 17-24,
1993.
- Deshmukh, A. V., Talavage, J. J.,
and Barash, M. M., ``Quantification of Part Mix Complexity Using
an Entropy Measure'', Transactions of NAMRI, vol. 20,
pp. 379-384, 1992.
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- 1999 SME Milton E. Shaw Outstanding
Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
- 1999-2000 Lilly Teaching Fellow
- NSF Research Initiation Award, 1994-1998
- Classroom Scholarship Award, New
York State, 1995
- Larsen & Toubro Engineering Fellowship,
1985-1987
- Member: INFORMS, SME, IIE, ASME,
Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi
Contact Information
- Office:
- ELAB 208B
- Mail:
- Dr. Abhi Deshmukh
- MIE Department
- ELAB 220
- University of Massachusetts
- Amherst, MA 01003-2210
- Phone:
- (413) 545-1615
- Fax:
- (413) 545-1027
- E-mail:
- deshmukh@ecs.umass.edu
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