CURRICULUM VITAE PROFESSIONAL … dynamic productivity." Oklahoma State University, 1979 M.S. Industrial Engineering & Management, Oklahoma State University, 1975. B.S. Industrial

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BEHROKH “BEROK” KHOSHNEVIS

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~khoshnev

CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014-present Chief Executive Officer, Contour Crafting Corporation (CC Corp)

2005-present Director, Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies (CRAFT)

1997-present Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering1, and Director of Manufacturing

Engineering Graduate Program (since 1992) University of Southern California.

1987-1997 Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Associate Director of

Manufacturing Engineering Program (1984-1992), University of Southern California.

1983-1987 Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern

California.

1980-1983 Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ohio University.

1979-1980 Visiting Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma

State University.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Management2. Dissertation title: "Aggregate production planning models

incorporating dynamic productivity." Oklahoma State University, 1979

M.S. Industrial Engineering & Management, Oklahoma State University, 1975.

B.S. Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1974.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Member, European Union Academy of Sciences

Fellow, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers

- One of the Founders and Chairman, Academic and Research Committee on ISE in Construction.

2003-present, IIE Construction Board Member, 2015-present

- USC IIE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, 1984-1990

- Chairman of IIE Manufacturing Division for Region XII, 1985-86

- Chairman of IIE Production and Inventory Control Division for Region XII, 1984-85

- Conference Chairman, IIE Los Angeles Chapter Conference, March 1984

Fellow, Society for Computer Simulation

- Member of Board of Directors, 1994-5

- Member and past Chairman of Steering Committee, Western Simulation Council, 1991-2002

Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers 1 Joint appointments in Astronautics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

2 Department was ranked 7th in the nation at the time of attendance

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Member, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Standing Member of the Emerging Technology Committee, Infrastructure Resilience Division, American

Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)

Khwarizmi International Award Scientific Advisory Committee member

Learning International Network Consortium (LINC), Member of Advisory Board

Sharif University of Technology Association (SUTA), Member of Scientific Advisory Board

Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage, Member of Advisory Board

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Member of Editorial Board of: Journal of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Int. journal of Rapid

Manufacturing, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Int. Journal of Industrial & Systems Engineering,

Journal of Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Journal of Industrial & Systems Engineering. Guest

Editor of Journal of Automation in Construction on Large Scale 3D Printing.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. In 2017 Contour Crafting received the Golden Ticket from Dubai Municipality Future Accelerator to

lead the actual implementation of construction-scale 3D printing in Dubai to meet the goal of the

2016 mandate made by the ruler of Dubai to by 2030 have 25% of all Dubai construction done by 3D

printing.

2. Received a 2017 Construction Innovation Award by Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (CIC)

for invention of Contour Crafting construction-scale 3D Printing technology3.

3. Named to Connected World’s Pioneers for 2017 as one of only 10 in the “elite group of key

influencers that are proving to transform the M2M/IoT (Machine-to-Machine / Internet of Things)”.

4. Was selected as a HIVE 100 Innovator for 2016. Hanley Wood Editorial sponsors the Housing

Innovation, Vision & Economics (HIVE) innovator awards.

5. Was inducted to the Cowboy Academy of Industrial Engineering & Management of Oklahoma State

University (total of 21 alumni selected), 2016.

6. Recipient of the Grand Prize of the NASA International Competition for In-Situ Challenge

(automated fabrication technologies that build in outer-space with in-situ material), February 2016

7. Was selected as one of top 50 alumni of the university at the 50th anniversary of Sharif University of

Technology (about 1 in every 1000 alumni was selected), 2016

8. Khwarizmi International Award recipient (KIA Laureate), 20164

9. Elected Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 20165

10. Was inducted as Member of the European Union Academy of Sciences, 20156

11. Hall of Fame Inductee, Oklahoma State University College of Engineering and Architecture, 2015

3 CIC sponsors the Construction Innovation International Award bi-annually. A cash prize of $12.5K was offered as

the prize.

4 Each year selection is made among top science and technology scholars worldwide by the Iranian Research Organization for

Science and Technology (IROST) under Ministry of Research, Science and Technology to receive this award. KIA is Iran’s top

award for scientific and technological contributions by Iranians and non-Iranians alike.

5 No more than 1/10 of 1% of SME members may be elected as Fellow each year. Since its inception in 1932 the

Society has elected approximately 250 members as Fellows (average of 3 Fellows per year). 6 The organization has been established in 2015 with all members of Board of Governors being Nobel Laureates.

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12. Received the 3D Printing World Award, Mumabi, 2015

13. Best Paper Award, 2015 Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium

14. Received the Orange County Engineering Council Distinguished Engineering Merit Award, February

2015.

15. Appointed as Dean’s Professor at USC in December 2014. 16. Was inducted as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014.

17. Recipient of the Grand Prize (as the top among 1000+ globally competing technologies) of the NASA

Creating the Future design contest for invention of the Contour Crafting robotic construction

technology. The program is sponsored by Intel, HP and several other major industries.

18. Best Paper Award, 2014 Solid Free Form Symposium.

19. Best of 2014 Papers, special issue of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

20. Selected as one of only two US university faculty to present research project at Capitol Hill on NASA

Technology Day 2013

21. Best Paper Award by ISA PMCD - 58th International Instrumentation Symposium, 2013

22. TEDx presentation on automated construction has been ranked by the TED organization as one of top

five among more than 30,000 TEDx talks and has been viewed over a million times (as of Dec 2013)

and counting (see the TEDx talk at www.ContourCrafting.org)

23. Received Creative-Iran Society Gold Trophy Award 2012 7

24. Received Sharif University Alumni Achievement Award, 20128

25. Awarded Fellow status, NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC), 20119

26. Winner of Innovation in Curriculum Completion Runner-up, Institute of Industrial Engineering, 2008

27. Automated construction invention selected as one of top 25 inventions among 4300 contestants by

The National Inventor’s Hall of Fame, History Channel Modern Marvels program, and Time

Magazine, 2006

28. USC School of Engineering Senior Research Award, 2005

29. 2005 Pete Lohmann Medal (Best OSU Engineering Alumni)

30. Elected Fellow of the Society for Computer Simulation10, 2004

31. Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering Award, Institute of Industrial Engineering, 2004

32. Highest Honor Award for Innovation in Construction, Construction Specification Institute, Gulf State

Region, 2004

33. Best Paper Award, selected by Emerald Publisher’s Rapid Prototyping Journal Editorial Board ,2004

34. Outstanding Scholar Award, Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage, 2004

35. Best Paper Award, 19th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2002

36. Best Paper Award, Solid Free Form Symposium, 2002

37. Elected Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers11, 1999

38. Member of Alpha Pi Mu, Omega Rho, and Tau Beta Pi Honorary Societies

39. Contour Crafting has been exhibited at numerous science as well as art museums worldwide

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

7 This award is given once a year to only one inventor with Iranian heritage (in Iran or abroad).

8 Each year given to only one living alumnus of the university.

9 The award was given to 30 out of nearly 800 candidates (less than 4%) for space and planetary advanced concepts.

10 The total number of Fellows does not exceed more than 2% of the SCS membership. Senior members of SCS are eligible for

elevation to the rank of fellow based on a nomination by a member of the society, the recommendation of a subcommittee of six

Life Fellows, a subsequent recommendation from the full, fifteen-member Fellow Selection Committee, and an affirmative vote

by the SCS Board of Directors. Fellows of the Society must have demonstrated unusual professional distinction in the field of

simulation and allied computer technology that is worthy of special recognition. 11 This award is the highest classification of membership in IIE and is in recognition of outstanding leaders of the profession that

have made significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial engineering.

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Novel Mechatronics Devices, Processes and Systems

Planetary settlement construction

Space robotics

Autonomous self-docking robots

Automated building construction

Rapid prototyping process invention, design and development

Systems for oil an and gas production

Haptics systems for biomedical applications

Application of robotics in restorative and orthodontic dentistry

Mobile robot colonies for assembly

Reconfigurable robots

Automated material handling systems for ports

Systems Analysis & Design

Intelligent simulation modeling environments for discrete and continuous systems

Application of machine learning in simulation

Optimal cutting stock algorithms and software tools for printed circuit boards

Automated Planning Systems

Computerized aggregate production planning and machine requirements planning models

Automated manufacturing process planning

Concurrent engineering of mechanical parts using automated process planning

Integration of process planning and scheduling functions

Automatic generation of inspection plans for coordinate measuring machines

Data base design and development for production and manpower planning for airframe industry

Internationally recognized as the Founder of the field of Large-Scale 3D Printing

(Please see the diagram in next page)

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A recently published graph by an independent source in Europe demonstrating the ground-breaking impact of Contour Crafting (Khoshnevis’ flagship technology) by initiating the large-scale 3D Printing field

Source: http://www.3dprintingarchitecture.net/?p=601

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FUNDING (Total amount: $8,498K)

PI on Industrial R&D: “Planetary Construction”, NASA, (Funding approved, Oct 2015-Oct

2018), $1.375M (contract to CC Corp).

1. Research

“SBIR Phase I: Commercialization of a Novel Titanium Alloy Additive Manufacturing Process”,

National Science Foundation, (Jan-July 2014).

PI on “Ceramic part fabrication with Contour Crafting”, Saint Gobain Co., (July 2014-June

2015), $50,000.

PI on “PFI: AIR - Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Parts Using Selective Inhibition

Sintering”, National Science Foundation, (Sep 2013-Aug 2015), $180,000.

PI on “3D Additive Construction using planetary regolith simulant”, NASA Kennedy Space

Center, (Sep 2013-Aug 2014), $25,000.

PI on “A Novel Fully Integrated, Fully Customized Orthopedic/Orthodontic Treatment System

for Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate”, Coulter Foundation, (Sep 2013-Aug 2014), $114,000

(with Stephen Yen, Yong Chen, Hongsheng Tong, Philong Pham).

“Response to DMDI” - Viterbi School of Engineering Research Innovation Fund Award –

Summer 2013, $5,000, (with Anthony Levi and John Damoulakis).

“ComfortCorrect: Fully customized, contoured “behind the teeth” smart memory alloy orthodontic

braces”, USC Stevens Institute, (Jan 2013-Dec 2012) $100,000 (with Yong Chen, Hongsheng

Tong, Philong Pham).

PI on “ISRU Based Robotic Construction Technologies for Lunar and Martian Infrastructures,”

NASA-NIAC Phase II (Sep 2012- Sep 2014), $500,000.

PI on “Contour Crafting Automated Construction of Tall Wind Turbine Towers,” Siemens, (July

2012 – Dec 2013), $460,000.

PI on “Full-Scale Implementation of Contour Crafting,” USC Stevens Institute, (May 2012 – June

2013), $80,000.

PI on “Contour Crafting simulation plan for Lunar settlement infrastructure buildup”, NASA-

NIAC Phase I, Sep 2011 - Sep 2012), $100,000 (Co-PIs: M. Thangavelu, A. Carlson and N.

Leach)

PI on “Selective Inhibition Sintering for high temperature metals”, National Science Foundation,

(Aug 2011-Aug 2014), $450,000 (Co-PI: Y. Chen).

PI on “Comparative Analysis of a Novel Approach to Economical Wind Energy, Viterbi School of

Engineering Research Innovation Fund Award - Spring 2010, $7,000, (Co-PI Anders Carlson).

PI on “Structural testing of specimens built by Contour Crafting, Caterpillar, 2008, $250,000.

PI on “Water Unloading of Gas Wells,” Chevron- CiSoft Center, 2005-2009, $380,000.

PI on “Contour Crafting – Technology Advancements”, CRAFT projects, Alargan, Unrestricted

research fund for 2007 and 2008, $100,000.

PI on “Contour Crafting – Material Issues”, CRAFT projects, USG, Unrestricted research fund for

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2007 and 2008, $100,000 .

PI on SIS-Metal, ProMetal - Ex One, 2006, $50,000.

PI on Heating System for SIS, The German Government Research Initiative, 2006, $140,000.

PI on “Enabling Research for The Contour Crafting Automated Fabrication Technology, Office of

Naval Research, 2005, $200K.

PI on “Economic, Environmental and Architectural Impacts of Contour Crafting,” Annenberg

Foundation, 2005, 100,000.

PI on “Technology Gaps of Contour Crafting as a Semi-Autonomous Construction Technology,

Army Corps of Engineers CERL, 2005, $55,107.

Co-PI on “Superbot,” NASA, $5M, 2005, (PI: W. Shen, Co-PI: P. Will)

PI on “Lunar Construction using Contour Crafting,” NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 2004,

$140,000.

PI on “Performance Analysis of a new Cyber Grasp Haptic System,” NSF through USC Integrated

Media System Center, 2003, $90,000.

PI on “A new Cyber Grasp Haptic System,”, NSF through USC Integrated Media System Center,

2003, $90,000.

PI on “Automated Whole House Construction using Contour Crafting,” National Science

Foundation (0230398), 2002, $250,000, (Co-PI: Yan Xiao).

Co-PI on “Self-assembling system for deploying, storing, docking, and assembling the Space Solar

Power System,” National Science Foundation, 2002, $447,424 (PI: Wei-Min Shen, Co-PI: Peter

Will).

PI on “Contour Crafting & Metallic Parts Fabrication using SIS,” Office of Naval Research

(N00014-01-1-1009), 9/2002-8/2004, $160,000 (Co-PI: Kurt Palmer).

PI on “Haptics Systems for Tumor Detection,” NSF through USC Integrated Media System

Center, 2002, $90,000.

PI on “Layered Fabrication of Piezo Electric parts,” Office of Naval Research (N00014-01-1-

1009), 9/2001-8/2002, $60,000 (Co-PI: Kurt Palmer).

PI on “Use of Contour Crafting in building Piezoelectric Ceramic Parts”, Office of Naval

Research, 2000-2001, $60,000 (Co-PI: S. Bukkapatnam).

PI on “Radiation Sintering – A new layered fabrication technique,” National Science Foundation

(# 0088135), 2000-2001, $70,000.

PI on "Design and Evaluation of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems for Ports – A Virtual

and Physical Simulation Approach," METRANS, 1999-2000, $50,000 (Co-PI: A. Asef-Vaziri).

PI on "Use of Centrally Controlled Robots for Agile Ports," US TRANSCOM through Center for

Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies, 1999-2000, $28,000.

Research Consultant on "CONRO", a project on reconfigurable robots at the USC Information

Sciences Institute (PI Peter Will). DARPA, 1999-2001, $34,000.

Co-PI on "Collaborative Negotiation for Distributed Large-Scale Engineering Over the Internet,"

National Science Foundation, 1998-2001, $420,000 (PI Steven Lu).

PI on "Contour Crafting: A new Rapid Prototyping Technique, "National Science Foundation (#

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9634962), 1996-1999, $271,865 (Co-PI Steve Nutt at no cost to NSF).

PI on "Contour Crafting: A new Rapid Prototyping Technique, "Stratasys, Inc. matching fund in

form of research equipment for the above NSF grant, 1996, $70,000.

PI on "Centralized Sensing and Control of Multiple Mobile Agents," National Science Foundation

SGER (Small Grant for Exploratory Research), 1996-1997, $47,815 ( Co-PI George Bekey).

Co-PI for Engineering portion of "Integrated CAM System for Dental Applications," Noble

International Medical Care, 1996-1997, with direct responsibility for $353,000 from a $600,000

total funding (PI: J. Preston).

PI on "Process and Materials Study for a New Rapid Prototyping Approach, "National Science

Foundation (#9522982), 1995-1996, $100,000 (Co-PI Steve Nutt).

Co-PI on "Design of Mobile Robotic Systems for Port Operations," United States Transportation

Command, 1995-1996, $120,000 (PI: P. Ioannou).

Co-PI on "Integrated Feature Recognition and Process Planning," CAM-I, 1994-1995, with direct

responsibility $150,000 (Co-PI: A. Requicha).

PI on "Automated Process Planning Environment for Concurrent Engineering," CMAR (Center

for Manufacturing Automation Research. Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

-- one of several multi-university proposals reviewed by industry/NIST and supported by NIST),

1991-1992, $114,000.

PI on "Automatic Code Generation for Coordinate Measuring Machines," CMAR (Source:

National Institute of Standards and Technology -- one of several multi-university proposals

reviewed by industry/NIST and supported by NIST), 1991-1992, $15,000.

PI on "Automated Measurement Planning, "CMAR (Source: $55,000 from National Science

Foundation Industry / University Cooperative Research; $123,000 from Institute of Manufacturing

Automation and Research), 1987-1991, $178,000.

PI on "An Intelligent System for Automatic Generation of Process Plans," CMAR (Source:

$82,000 from National Science Foundation Industry / University Cooperative Research; $174,000

from Institute of Manufacturing Automation and Research), 1987-1991, $256,000.

Co-PI "Preliminary Investigation of an Experimental Manufacturing System for USC", Kaprielian

Fund, 1989, $10,000 shared responsibility -- the proposal was one of the five finalists (Co-PI G.

Nadler).

PI on "Development of Cutting Stock Algorithms for Circuit Board Layout Planning," Xerox

Corporation, 1988, $13,000.

Co-PI on "Intelligent Simulation Environments," under the TRW Grant to USC Communications

Sciences Institute, 1986, $17,000 (Co-PI G. Bekey).

Co-PI on "Intelligent interfaces for Computer Integrated Manufacturing, "USC Faculty Research

and Innovation Fund, 1985, $30,000 (with F. Arbab, M. Chignell, and R. Karasek).

PI on "Performance Measurement of an Electric Pick/Place Robot for Electronics Assembly,"

Hughes Aircraft, 1984, $4,000.

PI on "Design of an Electric Pick/Place Robot," USC Faculty Research and Innovation Fund,

1983, $13,165.

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2. Educational Programs

"MS Program in Manufacturing Engineering and Entrepreneurship," Selected by the LA County review

committee to receive $175,000 per year (likely to continue for several years). The Program is also to

receive $270,000 (15 Industry Fellowships) from LA-based manufacturing industries.

"Southern California Coalition for Manufacturing Engineering Education", Co-PIs G. Bekey, and A.

Requicha, ARPA TRP, 1994-1996, $720,000.

"Planning and Design of an Advanced Manufacturing Research Center and Computerized Pilot Factory

Complex for Sharif University of Technology," United Nations Development Program - TOKTEN Plan,

1991, $25,000.

PI on "Development of Process Control Experiments for ISE Laboratory," Ohio University Stocker

Research Fund, 1981, $4,000.

3. Laboratory and Infrastructure (section not updated)

The amounts indicated in the following list are reflected in the related grant award notifications or

company letters.

Delta Tau motion control system ($4,098), 2001

Delta Tau CNC Controller System ($18,000), 1999

Stratasys FDM 1600 rapid prototyping machine, Stratasys ($70,000) and SCCEME ($60,000),

1996.

Simulation Software tools for USC's Intelligent Simulation laboratory, CACI Products Co., 1995,

$200,000.

CNC Milling Machine (with Larry Redekopp), Powell Foundation, 1994, $17,000.

Manufacturing Systems Laboratory Development Fund, IMAR/USC Engineering School, 1991,

$5,000.

Numerically Controlled Lathe Machine for Manufacturing System Lab, Powell Foundation, 1990,

$20,000.

Sun 386i Work Stations, Powell Foundation, 1988, $14,000.

CNC Machine for Manufacturing Systems Lab, Powell Foundation, 1988, $10,000.

CAD/CAM and AI Work Stations, (with M. Chignell and A. Kiran) Powell Foundation, 1987,

$20,000

AutoCAD software for Manufacturing Engineering Program at USC," Autodesk Inc., 1985,

$25,000.

Support Equipment for AutoCAD Stations, Project Socrates, IBM Corporation, 1985, $29,937.

Control Software Design for a Stepper Motor Driven CNC," Expertech Inc., 1983, $3,000.

Support for Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory, USC School of Engineering, 1983,

$15,000.

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PHD DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED 12

Completed:

1. Xiao Yuan, “Contour Crafting construction with sulfur concrete,” PhD May 2016 - currently

Senior Engineer at Contour Crafting Corporation.

2. Mathew Petros, “The extensions of Selective Inhibition Sintering (SIS) to high temperature

alloys,” May 16 – currently CEO of 3DEO (a 3D printing technology startup company).

3. Jing Zhang, “Selective Separation Shaping (SSS) – an additive manufacturing method for metals

and ceramic,” PhD May 2016 – currently consultant in Boston area in the field of design and

fabrication using AM.

4. Payman Torabi, Enhancing surface accuracy and dimensional accuracy of SIS-Metal parts with

application to high temperature alloys,” PhD May 2016 – currently partner and Chief Engineer at

3DEO 3D (a 3D printing technology startup company).

5. Amir Mansourighasri, Analysis of the strength of structures fabricated by Contour Crafting,” PhD

May 2016 – currently senior engineer at SprintRay 3D printing technology company.

6. Tony Di Carlo, “Material Characteristics for Contour Crafting,” August 2012 – currently Senior

Engineer at Boeing.

7. Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, “Selective Inhibition of Sintering,” August 2012 – currently Assistant

Professor at California State University at Long Beach.

8. Khashayar Behdinan, “Vibration Operated Valves for Viscous Abrasive Fluids”, May 2009 –

Currently Lead Automation Engineer at Chevron.

9. Jing Zhang, “Contour Crafting Process Planning and Optimization,” May 2009 – CEO of

Sprintray, Inc. (a 3D Printing Technology company in China).

10. Zhangha Yeh, “Trowel Path Planning for Contour Crafting,” December 2005 – currently senior

engineer at Adobe Systems, Inc.

11. Mehdi Mojdeh, “Experimental Investigation of Selective Inhibition Sintering of Metal Powder,”

December 2005 – currently senior engineer at 3D Systems.

12. Dooil Hwang, “Experimental Study of Full-Scale Wall Construction using Contour Crafting”,

December 2004 – Currently Senior Researcher at Hyundai Motors in Korea.

13. Bahram Asiabanpour, “Theoretical and Experimental Study of Selective Inhibition of Sintering,”

PhD, May 2003 – currently Assistant Professor at University of Texas.

14. Hongkyu Kwon, “Study of Contour Crafting for Fabrication of Ceramic Parts,” PhD, May 2002 –

Currently Research Scientist at LG, Korea.

15. Rick Russell, PhD, "Study of Contour Crafting for Thermoplastic Materials," May 1999 –deceased

in 2016, Senior Engineer at Sensortronics.

16. Wei Tan, "Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling Functions – A Mathematical

Programming Approach," Wei Tan, PhD, May 1988 –currently president and CEO, Paraster, Inc.

12 The ISE Department at USC does not require MS thesis. The ISE Department at Ohio University does not have a PhD program.

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17. Sima Parisay, "Applications of Machine Learning in Simulation,", PhD, May 1996 - Currently

Professor, California State University, Pomona.

18. Ray Madachy, "Software Development Cost and Schedule Analysis using System Dynamics,"

Ph.D, 1995 - Currently tenured Associate Professor at Naval Postgraduate Academy.

19. Ali Azmandian, "Assembly Planning for Electronics Manufacturing," PhD, 1995 - Currently

Associate Professor at Tehran University.

20. Dusan Sormaz, "Knowledge Based Process Planning using Feature Recognition and Cost Based

Process Selection," Ph.D., 1994 - Currently Professor at Ohio University.

21. Ali Azadeh, "Modeling and Simulation of Integrated Information Processing and Operations'

Decision to Enhance the Reliability of Nuclear Power Plants," Ph.D., 1993 - Currently Associate

Professor at Tehran University.

22. Ahmet Celal Kaplan, "A Cost Based Probablistic Due Date Assignment for Scheme for Job

Shops," Ph.D., 1992 – (Co-Chaired with Dr. Ali Kiran), currently senior analyst at Kiran &

Associates.

23. "Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling Functions," Qing-Mei Chen, Ph.D., May 1991 -

Currently Software Engineer at Bellcore.

24. "Real-Time Cost Based Automated Process Planning," Joo Park, Ph.D., May 1990 - Currently

Project Manager at Hyundai Automotive, Korea.

25. "Natural Language Representation of Continuous Systems in Simulation Modeling," Wanda

Austin, Ph.D., May 1988 - Currently President & CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, Los

Angeles, and Science and Technology Advisor to President Obama. Thesis won The Best

Thesis of The Year Award by the Society for Computer Simulation.

26. An-Pin Chen, "Automation of Simulation Model Building Process Using AI Techniques," Ph.D.,

December 1988 - Currently Associate Professor at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

27. Hamid Berenji, "An Expert Generative Manufacturing Process Planner," Ph.D. May 1986 -

Currently Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center.

28. Ali Behnezhad, "Integrating Aggregate Planning and Machine Requirements Planning Problems,"

Ph.D. May 1985 - Currently Professor at California State University at Northridge.

Current PhD Research Supervised:

Ali Kazemian, Material characteristic requirement for Contour Crafting

Omid Davtalab, Building Information Modeling for C

Hadis Nouri, Selective Separation Shaping of polymeric parts

Xiang Gao, Selective Separation Shaping of cementitious parts

Behnam Zahiri, Modeling of Contour Crafting for sulfur concrete

Babak Zareian, Inter-layer adhesion in Contour Crafting

MS THESIS SUPERVISED

“Optical Measurement of Concrete Flow”, Kabir Kanodia, MS ISE, University of Southern California.

"Adapting the Limited Memory of Microcomputers to Solve Large Scale Manufacturing Problems," Mike

Connally, M.S. ISE at Ohio University, 1983.

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"A Production and Inventory Control System Design for Fenton Art Glass Company," George Archibald,

M.S. ISE at Ohio University, 1983.

"Design and Implementation of a Microcomputer Simulation System," Walt Wallace, M.S.ISE at Ohio

University, 1983.

"Design of an Automated Warehouse Teaching System," Ralph Rogers, M.S. ISE at Ohio University,

1982.

"An Integrated Real-time Microcomputer-based Invoice and Inventory Data Processing System," Hisham

Hobaishy, M.S. ISE at Ohio University, 1982.

"The Application of Microcomputers for On-line Quality Control, "Mohan Varadarajan, M.S. ISE at Ohio

University, 1981.

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PATENTS

1. Orthodontic appliance with snap fitted, non-sliding archwire, US Patent No. 9427291 B2, August

2016 [Lead inventor with Hongsheng Tong, Yong Chen, Philong John Pham, Robert Lee as co-

inventors].

2. Inserting inhibitor to create part boundary isolation during 3D printing, US Patent No. 9,403,725

B2, August 2016.

3. Contour Crafting Extrusion Nozzles, US Patent No. 9,206,601, December 2015

4. Cementitious Material, Dry Construction Pellets Comprising Uncured Cement Powder and Binder,

and Method of Making Thereof (Dry Material Transport and Extrusion), US Patent No. 8,992,679,

March 2015.

5. Techniques for sensing material flow rate in automated extrusion, US Patent No. 8,944,799,

February 2015.

6. Fluid metering device using free-moving piston, US Patent No. 8, 863,773, October 2014.

7. Contour Crafting Extrusion Nozzles, US Patent No. 8,801,415, August 2014.

8. Spaced-apart cable modules in wellbores energy storage and retrieval, US Patent No. 8,618,680,

December 2013.

9. Generation of electric energy using cable–supported wind mills, US Patent No. 8,542,897,

September 2013.

10. Techniques for sensing material flow rate in automated extrusion, U.S. Patent No. 8,568,121,

October 2013.

11. Automated plumbing, wiring and reinforcement, US Patent No. 8,518,308, August 2013

12. Multicolor writing and painting instruments with multiple, bundled, hard, wear-resistant nibs, US

Patent No. 8,403,577, March 2013

13. Collection and lift modules for use in a wellbore, US Patent No. 8,100,184, January 2012

14. Extrusion of cementitious material with different curing rates, US Patent No. 8,308,470, November

2012.

15. Automated plumbing, wiring and reinforcement (Divisional patent), US Patent No. 8,029,258 B2,

October 2011.

16. Gantry robotics system and the related material transport for Contour Crafting, US Patent

8,029,710B, October 2011.

17. Multi-chamber vibrating valve for cementitious material, U.S. Patent No. 7,878,789, February

2011.

18. Extruded wall with rib-like interior, US Patent No. 7,874,825, January 2011.

19. Compliant, Low-profile, Independently-releasing, Non-protruding, and Genderless (CLING)

docking system for robotic modules, US Patent No. 7,850,388 B2, December 2010.

20. Material Delivery System Using Decoupling Accumulator, US Patent No. 7,841,851, November

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2010.

21. Dry Material Transport and Extrusion, US Patent No. 7,841,849, November 2010.

22. Mixer-Extruder Assembly, US Patent No. 7,837,378, November 2010.

23. Wellbore Collection System, US Patent No. 7,819,197, October 2010, with M. Looney, K.

McLachlan, and N. Yamali. (Technology licensed to Chevron)

24. Deployable Contour Crafting, US Patent No. 7,814,937, November 2010.

25. Robotic systems for automated construction, US Patent No. 7,641,461, January 2010.

26. Metering and Pumping Devices, US Patent No. 7,574,925, August 2009

27. Systems and methods for unloading water from gas wells, US Patent No. 7,549,477, June 2009

(Technology licensed to Chevron)

28. Haptics Apparatus – OmniGrasp, US Patent No. 7,495,654, February 2009

29. Automated plumbing, wiring and reinforcement, US Patent No. 7,452,196, November 2008

30. Methods for reduction of powder waste in selective inhibition of sintering (SIS), US Patent No.

7291242, November 2007

31. Metallic parts fabrication using selective inhibition sintering (SIS), (24 claims), U.S. Patent No.

7,241,415 B2, July 2007. The technology has been licensed to ProMetal.

32. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, U.S. Patent No.7153454, 2006

33. Selective Inhibition of Bonding of Powder Particles for Layered Fabrication of 3-D Objects, US

Patent No. 6,589,471(International Patent), July 2003. The technology has been licensed to MCP-

HEK GmbH in Germany.

34. Optically Multiplexed Hand-Held Digital Binocular System, U.S. Patent No. 6,487,012, 2002, with

Greg Steinthal. The technology has been licensed to Stereovision Imaging, Inc.

35. An Additive Fabrication Method (14 claims), U.S. Patent No. 5656230, August 1997.

36. Additive Fabrication Apparatus and Method (22 claims), U.S. Patent No. 5529471, June 1996.

37. Incremental digitizer for encoding geometrical forms (13 claims), U.S. Patent No. 4,500,749, 1984.

The large digitizer systems have been produced and used by Ohio Automation, Inc. in geological

surveys for coal mining applications.

Foreign Patents issued:

1. Metering and pumping devices, Canadian Patent No. 2,667,379, August 2015.

2. Extruder walls with rib-like interiors, European Patent No. 1 945 436 B1, March 2015.

3. Metering and pumping devices, European Patent No. 2623782, December 2014.

4. Robotic System for Automated Construction, Hong Kong Patent No. HK 1096345 B, January

2014.

5. Automated Construction: Robotic systems, automated plumbing, wiring, reinforcement, and

mixer-extruder assembly. European patent EP 1711328 B1, April 2013.

6. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for Extrusion of Wall, Mexican Patent No. 255319, July 2013.

7. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, Chinese patent No. CN101177955, January 2013.

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8. Metering and pumping devices, European Patent No. EP 2 087 239 B1, September 2012.

9. Metering and pumping Devices, German National Patent 60 2004 036 984.5, September 2012

10. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, Turkish Patent No. TR 2012 03530 T4, August

2012.

11. Material delivery system using decoupling accumulator, Australian Patent No. 2006308628, July

2012.

12. Metering and pumping devices, Mexican Patent No. 297,068, March 2012

13. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for Extrusion of Walls and Construction Methods. European Patent no. EP

1 587 995 B1, March 2012.

14. Gantry robotic system and related material transport for Contour Crafting, Mexican Patent No.

296221, February 2012.

15. Metering and pumping Devices, German National Patent 60 2004 036 984.5, September 19, 2012.

16. Metering and pumping devices, European patent no EP 2 087 239 B1, September 19, 2012.

17. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, Turkish Patent No. TR 2012 03530 T4, August 2012

18. Metering and pumping devices, Mexican Patent No. 297,068, March 14, 2012

19. Gantry robotics system and related material transport for Contour Crafting, Mexican Patent No.

296221, February 15, 2012

20. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for extrusion of walls and construction method. Hong Kong patent No.

1082280 B. November 2012.

21. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for extrusion of walls, German Patent No. 1587995, March 2012

22. Metering and pumping devices, European patent no EP 2 087 239 B1 Sep 19, 2012

23. Metering and pumping Devices, German National Patent 60 2004 036 984.5, Sep 19, 2012

24. Gantry robotics and related material transport, Mexican Patent No. 296221, February 15, 2012

25. Metering and pumping devices, Mexican Patent No. 297,068, March 14, 2012

26. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for Extrusion of Walls and Construction Methods. European Patent no. EP

1 587 995 B1, March 21, 2012

27. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, Turkish Patent No. TR 2012 03530 T4, August 2012

28. Robotic Gantry System, Hong Kong Patent No. HK 1136810, October 2011.

29. Sistema de Absteciemento de Material que Utiliza Acumulador de Desacoplaminto [Material

Delivery Systems using Decoupling Accumulator], Mexican Patent No. 288,448, July 18 2011.

30. Metallic Parts Fabrication Using Selective Inhibition of Sintering (SIS), European Patent No.

1534461, June 2010.

31. Multi-nozzle assembly for extrusion of walls, Japanese Patent No. 4527107 B2, August, 2010

32. Material Delivery System Using Decoupling Accumulator, South African Patent No. 2008/0483,

June 2009

33. Extruded Wall with Rib-Like Interior, South African Patent No. 2008/04559, February 2009.

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34. Metallic Parts Fabrication Using Selective Inhibition of Sintering (SIS), Chinese Patent No.

1534461, July 2008.

35. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for Extrusion of Walls, Mexican Patent No. 255319, March 2008.

36. Multi-Nozzle Assembly for Extrusion of Walls, Chinese Patent No. 100351471C, November 2007.

Pending Patents:

1. Automated construction of towers and columns, US Provisional patent application filed April

2014

2. Inserting inhibitor to create part boundary isolation for 3D Printing, US Patent filed April 2014

3. Shape Memory Alloy Electric Motor, in preparation (Technology licensed to Dynalloy)

4. Heat Engine based on Shape Memory Alloy, in preparation (Technology licensed to Dynalloy)

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PUBLICATIONS

Books

"Discrete Systems Simulation", McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994. The book includes the EZSIM intelligent

modeling software developed by the author. The textbook has been translated to Chinese, Greek, Persian

and Spanish, and has been taught at several top universities such as MIT for several years.

"Discrete Systems Simulation - Solutions Manual", McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995. The manual provides

solutions to all exercises in the textbook. Instructors are also supplied with an optional diskette containing

model files to exercises.

Cover Page Articles:

“Telefacturing”, Institute of Industrial Engineering Magazine, 2015

“Innovative 3D construction process could transform building trades”, Plumbing Magazine, 2015

“Ask for the Moon – Technology development for building extraterrestrial bases using systems

engineering, Institute of Industrial Engineering Magazine, April 2014

“Robotic building construction by Contour Crafting”, NASA Tech Briefs, 2014

“Scaling up – 3D Printing is advancing from casting toys to forming buildings. How far will it go?

Engineering News-Record, December 2013

Extensive Case Studies and Book Chapters

Book Chapters:

Kazemian, A., Yuan, X., Ryan, M., Khoshnevis, B., Chapter title: “performance-based laboratory

testing of cementitious materials for construction-scale 3D printing”, Book title: “3D concrete printing

for Construction and building Applications”, Book editors: Nematollahi, B., Sanjayan, J., Nazari, A.,

Elsevier, 2018—In Press.

Khoshnevis, B., A. Carlson, N. Leach, M. Thangavelu, “Contour Crafting: A Revolution in Concrete

Construction”, Fabricating the Future, (Shanghai: Tonji University Press, 2012)

Khoshnevis, B., “Contour Crafting: A revolution in concrete construction”, pages 93-101, in RAPIDS

– Imagine 04, Edited U. Knaak, M. Bilow & H. Straus, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2010.

Khoshnevis, B., N. Leach, "Contour Crafting: A revolution in concrete construction - Contour

Crafting, Una revolución en la construcción con hormigón pages 156-177, in Genetic Architectures

III: New bio & digital techniques, Editor: Alberto T. Estévez. Publisher & place: Sites Books, Santa Fe

(USA) / ESARQ (UIC), Barcelona (Spain), 2009, ISBN: 978-0-930829-68-1

Khoshnevis, B. and B. Asiabanpour, “Selective Inhibition Sintering”, in Rapid Prototyping: Theory

and Practice, Springer 2005 , pages 196-220

Khoshnevis, B. and D. Hwang, “Contour Crafting – Mega Scale Fabrication Technology”, in Rapid

Prototyping: Theory and Practice, Springer 2005, pages 221-251.

Khoshnevis, B. “Contour Crafting”, in RP Technology, principles, methods, applications, case

studies. S. Rahmati, M. Salimi, M. Zhaleh, Jahan-e Jam-e Jam, 2005.

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Khoshnevis, B. “Selective Inhibition Sintering”, in RP Technology, principles, methods, and

applications, case studies. S. Rahmati, M. Salimi, M. Zhaleh, Jahan-e Jam-e Jam, 2005.

Published Case Studies:

“Building Objects and Structures in Outer Space”, European Academy of Sciences Annual Report,

May 2016.

“Contour Crafting: A Layered Fabrication Technique,” in Prototyping for Robotics and Automation.

(with H. Kwon, S. Bukkapatnam, and Russell), IEEE Press, Editors: T. Sobh and K.M. Lee, 2002.

“Dental CAD/CAM – A Case Study in Engineering Design,” published by the Society of

Manufacturing Engineers, September 2000.

Refereed Journals

1. Zareiyan, B. and B. Khoshnevis, “Effects of mixture ingredients on extrudability of concrete in

Contour Crafting”, Journal or Rapid Prototyping (in print)

2. Zareiyan, B. and B. Khoshnevis, “Effects of mixture ingredients on interlayer adhesion of concrete in

Contour Crafting” (in print)

3. Zareiyan, B, B. Khoshnevis, “Interlayer adhesion and strength of structures in Contour Crafting -

Effects of aggregate size, extrusion rate, and layer thickness,” Journal of Automation in Construction,

Vol 81, pp 112-121, 2017.

4. Zareiyan, B, B. Khoshnevis, “Effects of interlocking on interlayer adhesion and strength of structures

in 3D printing of concrete”, Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol 83, pp 212-221, 2017

5. Kazemian A., Yuan X., Cochran E., Khoshnevis, B. "Cementitious Materials for Construction-Scale

3D Printing: Laboratory Testing of Fresh Printing Mixture", Construction and Building Materials

Journal, Vol. 145, Pages 639-647, 2017-- Published (Link)

6. Khoshnevis, B., X. Yuan, B. Zahiri, J. Zhang, B. Xia, “Contour Crafting construction using sulfur

concrete with planetary applications”, selected Best Paper, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol 22, Iss 5,

pp 848-856, 2016

7. Petros, M., Torabi, P., Khoshnevis, B. “The Influence of Build Strategies in Selective Inhibition

Sintering (SIS)”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, pp 1-11, 2015

8. Torabi, P, M. Petros, B. Khoshnevis, “Enhancing the resolution of Selective Inhibition Sintering (SIS)

Process for Metallic Parts”, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Special issue on Best Paper awarded articles,

Vol 21.2 , 186-192. 2015.

9. Torabi, P., Petros, M., & Khoshnevis, B. “Selective Inhibition Sintering: The Process for Consumer

Metal Additive Manufacturing”, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (featured as the Best of

2014 papers), 1(3), 152-155, 2014.

10. Behdinan, K., B. Khoshnevis, “A methodology for design of vibration based valves for viscous fluids

with abrasive particles”, Journal of Mechatronics, Vol 23, pp. 1025-1036, 2013.

11. Zhang, J., & B. Khoshnevis, “Optimal machine operations planning for construction by Contour

Crafting”, Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol 29, pp. 50-67, 2013.

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12. Zhou, C., Y. Chen, Z. Yang & B. Khoshnevis, “Digital Material Fabrication Based on Mask-Image-

Projection- based Stereolithography”, Journal of Rapid Prototyping, Vol 13, Iss 3, pp 153-165, 2013.

13. Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, Behrokh Khoshnevis, Nozar Mozaka," Development of Selective Inhibition

Sintering (SIS) for Metallic Parts Fabrication", International journal of Advanced Manufacturing

Systems, Vol. 13, Issue: 1, 2012.

14. Khoshnevis, B., A. Carlson, N. Leach, M. Thangavelu, “Robotic Construction by Contour Crafting –

The case of Lunar construction”, International Journal of Architectural Computing, Volume 10, Issue

3, 1 September 2012, Pages 423-438.

15. Khoshnevis, B., A. Carlson, N. Leach, M. Thangavelu, ‘Robotic Construction on the Moon: The

Potential of Contour Crafting”, J. Urbanism and Architecture, September 2012, No. 96, pp. 40-48.

16. Rahimi, M., Arhami, M., Khoshnevis, B. “Automated technology versus traditional construction: a

comparative environmental life-cycle analysis,” Building Research and Information. (Submitted)

17. Khoshnevis, B. M. Yoozbashizadeh, and Y. Chen “Metallic Part Fabrication using Selective Inhibition

Sintering”, Journal of Rapid Prototyping, Volume 18, Issue 2, 2012.

18. Khoshnevis, Yoozbashizadeh, M., K. Zamani, I. Ershaghi, “Concurrent Water Collection (CWC) – a

new system for unloading gas wells”, Submitted to Oil and Gas Journal, (Under review)

19. Placencia, G., Rahimi, M., Khoshnevis, B. “Effects of distance and direction on tangential tactile

perception: a haptic experimentation on a finger pad”. Robotica, pp 1-17, Dec. 2012

20. Placencia, G., Rahimi, M., Khoshnevis, B. “A heuristic to capture multi-directional lateral tactile

perception”. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. iFirst, 1-15, 2011.

21. Yoozbashizadeh, M., B. Khoshnevis, N. Mozzaka, “Development of Selective Inhibition Sintering

(SIS) for Metallic part Fabrication”, International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Systems,

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 108-122, 2011.

22. Zhang, J. and B. Khoshnevis, “Toolpath Planning Optimization for Single and Multiple Gantry

Contour Crafting System”, International Journal of Advanced manufacturing Systems, Volume 13,

Issue 1, pp. 61-74, 2011

23. Zhang, J. and B. Khoshnevis, “Contour Crafting Process Plan Optimization - Part I: Single-Nozzle

Case”, Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 33-46 Spring 2010.

24. Zhang, J. and B. Khoshnevis, “Contour Crafting Process Plan Optimization - Part II: Multi–Machine

Cases”, Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp 77-94 Summer 2010

25. Yeh, Z. and B. Khoshnevis, Geometric Conformity Analysis for Automated Fabrication Processes

Generating Ruled Surfaces-Demonstration for Contour Crafting, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol 15,

No 5, pp 361-369, 2009

26. Rahimi, M., A. Arhami and B. Khoshnevis, “Crafting Technologies”, Time Journal of Construction

and Design (invited editor-refereed article), pp 30-32, April 2009

27. Di Carlo, T., B. Khoshnevis, and F. Udwadia, “Whole-Brain Thinking in Creative Systems

Architecting”, ENCOSE Journal of Systems Engineering, DOI 10.1002/sys, 1-9, 2008

28. Asef-Vaziri, A., Khoshnevis, B., Rahimi, M. Design and analysis of an automated container handling

system in seaports. Int. J. of Agile Systems and Management, Vol 3. No. 1/2, 112-126, 2008

29. Shen, W.-M., P. Will, B. Khoshnevis, “Autonomous Docking in Self-Reconfigurable Robots”, IEEE

Transactions on Mechatronics, in review

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30. Khoshnevis, B. D. Hwang, K. Yao and Z. Yeh, “Mega-Scale Fabrication using Contour Crafting,”

International Journal of Industrial & Systems Engineering., Vol 1, No. 3, pp 301-320, 2006.

31. Asiabanpour, B., Khoshnevis, B., Palmer, K., "Advancements in the Selective Inhibition Sintering

Process Development", Virtual and Physical Prototyping Journal, Vol 1, No 1, Pages 43-52, 2006.

32. Palmer, K., Asiabanpour, B., Khoshnevis, B., "Development of a rapid prototyping system using

response surface methodology", Journal of Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol 22,

pp 919-937, 2006.

33. Khoshnevis, B., “Houses of the Future”, UmBauhaus13 – Updating Modernism, Vol 16, 2004, pp

112-119.

34. Asiabanpour, B., Palmer, K., Khoshnevis, B., “An Experimental Study of Surface Quality and

Dimensional Accuracy for Selective Inhibition of Sintering,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, Volume 10,

Number 3, Pages 181-192, 2004.

35. Asiabanpour, B., B. Khoshnevis, “Machine Path Generation for the SIS Process,” Journal of CIM and

Robotics, Vol 20, Issue 3 , June 2004, pp 167-175

36. Tan, W. and B. Khoshnevis, “A Linearized Polynomial Mixed Integer Programming Model for the

Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol 15, 2004,

pp 593-605.

37. Khoshnevis, B. “Automated Construction by Contour Crafting – Related Robotics and Information

Technologies,” Journal of Automation in Construction – Special Issue: The best of ISARC 2002,

Edited by W. C. Stone, Vol 13, Issue 1, January 2004, pp 5-19.

38. Khoshnevis, B. and G. Bekey, “Automated Construction using Contour Crafting – Applications on

Earth and Beyond,” Journal of Rapid Prototyping, Vol 9, No 2, pp 1-8, 2003

39. Khoshnevis, B., B. Asiabanpour, M. Mojdeh, K. Palmer, “SIS – A New SFF Method based on Powder

Sintering,” Journal of Rapid Prototyping, V0l. 9, No.1,. pp30-36, 2003. [Received Emerald Publishers

Editorial Honor Award].

40. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "Generation of Alternative Process Plans in the Integrated

Manufacturing System," special issue of Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems on Integrated

Design and Manufacturing, Vol 14, No. 6., pp . 509-526, 2003.

41. Kwon, H., S. Bukkapatnam, B. Khoshnevis, J. Saito, "Effect of orifice shape in Contour Crafting of

Ceramic Materials", Journal of Rapid Prototyping, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 147-160, 2002.

42. Khoshnevis, B. “Automated Construction using the Contour Crafting Layered Fabrication Technique,”

Manufacturing Solutions, spring 2001, pp.1-5.

43. Khoshnevis, B., R. Russell, H. Kwon, S. Bukkapatnam, "Crafting Large Prototypes," Refereed feature

article in IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, pp 33-42, Sep. 2001.

44. Khoshnevis, B, S. Bukkapatnam, H. Kwan, and J. Sato, "Experimental Investigation of Contour

Crafting using Ceramic Materials," Journal of Rapid Prototyping, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2001, pp.32-41.

45. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "Manufacturing Feature Interaction in Process Planning," Journal of

Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 19, No.1, pp.28-45, 2000.

46. Asef-Vaziri, A. and B. Khoshnevis, “AS/RS In Marine Container Terminal”, Progress in Material

Handling Research: Editors R.J Graves, L.F. McGinnis, M.K. Ogle, B.A. Peters, R.E. Ward, and M.R.

13 . The most prestigious architectural publication.

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Wilhelm. Material Handling Institute. 2000.

47. Tan, W. and B. Khoshnevis "Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling - A Review," Journal of

Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 11, 2000, pp 51-63.

48. Khoshnevis, B., D. Sormaz, and J. Park, "An Integrated Process Planning System using Feature

Reasoning and Space Search - based Optimization," IIE Transactions, Vol 31, 1999, pp 597-616.

49. Khoshnevis, B., "Innovative rapid Prototyping Process for Large Sized, Smooth Surfaced Complex

Shapes in Wide Variety of Materials," Journal of Materials Technology, Vol..13, No. 2, pp 52-63,

1998.

50. Khoshnevis, B. and G. Bekey, "Centralized Sensing and Control of Multiple Mobile Robots,"

Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 35, Nos 3-4, pp 503-506, 1998.

51. Madachy, R. and B. Khoshnevis, "Dynamic Simulation Modeling of an Inspection Based Software

Lifecycle Process," Simulation, 69:1, 1997, pp 35-47.

52. Tan, W. and B. Khoshnevis, "A Rule-Based Process Selection Module for Milling Operations,

”Engineering Design and Automation, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1997, pp 1-17.

53. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "Process Planning Knowledge Representation using an

Object-oriented Data Model", International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 10,

No. 1-4, pp 92-104, 1997.

54. Mornar, V. and B. Khoshnevis, "A Cutting Stock Procedure for Printed Circuit Board Production,"

Computers in Industrial Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp 57-66, 1997.

55. Behnezhad, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "Integrating Aggregate Planning and Machine Requirement

Planning Problems,"Journal of Production Planning and Control, Vol. 7, No. 3, May-June 1996, pp.

292-298.

56. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "Process Sequencing and Process Clustering in Process Planning,"

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 7, 1996, pp 189-200.

57. Khoshnevis, B. and W. Tan, "Process Planning for Hole Making," Manufacturing Review., Vol. 8,

No. 2, June 1995, pp. 106-113.

58. Khoshnevis, B. J. Park, and D. Sormaz, "A Cost Based System for Concurrent Product and Process

Design", Engineering Economist. Vol 40, No. 1, 1994, pp. 101-124

59. Khoshnevis, B. G. Buttlik, and A. Azmandian, "Simultanuous Generation of Assembly Plans and

Schedules in Electronics Manufacturing", Journal of Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol.5, No.

4/5, 1994, pp30-40.

60. Khoshnevis, B. and S. Parisay, "Machine Learning and Simulation - Application in Queueing

Systems," Simulation, Vol. 61, No. 5, 1993, pp. 294-302.

61. Khoshnevis, B. and Z. Yeh, "An Automated Measurement Planning System for Coordinate Measuring

Machines", Manufacturing Review, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1993, pp. 221-227.

62. Park, J. and B. Khoshnevis, "A Real-Time Computer Aided Process Planning System as a Support

Tool for Economic Product Design," Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1993, pp.

181-193.

63. Chen, Q. and B. Khoshnevis, "Scheduling with Flexible Process Plans," Production Planning and

Control, Vol.4, No. 4, 1993, pp. 333-343.

64. Hernandez, F. and B. Khoshnevis, "Optimization of Telephone Wiring Sizes for Transmission

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Standards", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 58, 1992, pp. 386-392.

65. Austin, W. and B. Khoshnevis ,"Qualitative Modeling with Natural Language: Applications in System

Dynamics," Advances in Simulation, Vol. 5 on Qualitative Simulation, P. Fishwick and P. Luker.

editors, 1991, pp. 263-301

66. Khoshnevis B. and Q. Chen, "Integration of process Planning and Scheduling Functions," Journal of

Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 1, 1990, pp. 165-176.

67. Khoshnevis, B., W. Austin, "Intelligent Simulation Environments for Production/Distribution Systems

Modeling," Special Issue of Journal of Engineering Cost and Production Economics, Vol 17, No 4,

1989, pp. 351-357.

68. Austin, W. and B. Khoshnevis, "System Dynamics Modeling Using Natural Language," Simulation,

May 1989, pp. 207-211.

69. Behnezhad, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "The Effects of Manufacturing Progress Function on Machine

Requirements and Aggregate Planning Problems," International Journal of Production Research, Vol

26, No 2, 1988, pp. 309-326.

70. Gulledge, T. R. and B. Khoshnevis, "Production Rate, Learning and Program Costs: Survey and

Bibliography," Journal of Engineering Costs and Production Economics, Vol. 11, 1987, pp. 223-236.

71. Khoshnevis, B. and M. C. Conolly, "Managing Microcomputer Memory for Solving Large Scale IE

Problems," Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 10, No 3. 1986, pp. 263-272.

72. Khoshnevis, B. and P. M. Wolfe, "Aggregate Planning of Short Cycle Products Incorporating

Manufacturing Progress Functions," Journal of Engineering Costs and Production Economics, Vol. 10,

No. 3, September 1986, pp. 217-233.

73. Berenji, H. and B. Khoshnevis, "Automated Process Planning by Artificial Intelligence," A Research

Supplement Article in the special issue of Computers in Mechanical Engineering on Artificial

Intelligence, Vol. 5, No. 2, September 1986, pp. 47-55.

74. Khoshnevis, B. and A. S. Kiran, "An FMS Physical Simulator," Journal of Manufacturing Systems,

Vol. 5, No. 1, 1986, pp. 65-68.

75. Khoshnevis, B. and M. H. Chignell, "A Framework for Artificial Intelligence Applications Software

Development," Computers and Industry, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1985, pp. 363-369.

76. Khoshnevis, B., R. L. Williams and M. Varadarajan, "On-line Application of Microprocessors in

Quality Control," Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 3/4, 1984, pp. 227-23.

77. Khoshnevis, B. and P. M. Wolfe, "An Aggregate Production Planning Model Incorporating Dynamic

Productivity--Part II: Solution Methodology and Analysis," Transactions of American Institute of

Industrial Engineers, Vol. 15, No. 4, December 1983, pp. 283-291.

78. Khoshnevis, B. and P. M. Wolfe, "An Aggregate Production Planning Model Incorporating Dynamic

Productivity--Part I: Model Development," Transactions of American Institute of Industrial Engineers,

Vol. 15, No. 2, June 1983, pp. 111-118.

79. Khoshnevis, B., P. M. Wolfe, and M. P. Terrell, "Aggregate Production Planning Models with

Improvement Curve Productivity--An Overview," International Journal of Production Research, Vol.

20, No. 5, 1982, pp. 555-564.

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Refereed Conference Proceedings Articles

1. Kazemian A., Yuan X., Meier R., Cochran E., Khoshnevis, B. "Construction-scale 3D printing: Shape

stability of fresh printing concrete", 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Conference (MSEC2017), Los Angeles, 2017 (PDF File).

2. Nouri, H., and B. Khoshnevis. "Study on Inhibition Mechanism of Polymeric Parts in Selective

Inhibition Sintering Process", Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, Austin, Texas 2015

3. Zhang, J. and B. Khoshnevis, “Selective Separation Sintering (SSS) – A new Additive Manufacturing

Approach for metals and ceramics”, Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, Austin, Texas 2015

4. Khoshnevis, B., B. Zahiri, X. Yuan, B. Xia, “Deformation Analysis of Sulfur Concrete Structures

Made by Contour Crafting”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Conference,

Pasadena, Sep 2015.

5. Khoshnevis, B. and J. Zhang, “Selective Separations Sintering (SSS) – An Additive Manufacturing

approach for fabrication of ceramic and metallic parts with applications in planetary construction,

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Conference, Pasadena, CA Sep 2015.

6. Khoshnevis, B., B. Zahiri, X. Yuan, B. Xia, “Contour Crafting construction using sulfur concrete with

planetary applications”, received Best Paper award at Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium,

Austin, August 2015.

7. M. Shirooyeh, M. Vali, D. Shackleford, P. Torabi, P. W. Rehrig, O.-H. Kwon, B. Khoshnevis,

“Contour Crafting of Advanced Ceramic Materials”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings,

submitted (2015)."

8. Petros, M, P. Torabi, B. Khoshnevis, An Evaluation of Cross-Sectional Image Generation Schemes in

the Selective Inhibition Sintering (SIS) Process, Proceedings of Solid Free Form Fabrication

Symposium, August 2014.

9. Torabi, P, M. Petros, B. Khoshnevis, “Calibration of a Piezo-Electric Printhead in the Selective

Inhibition Sintering (SIS) Process for Fabrication of High Quality Metallic Parts”, Solid Free Form

Fabrication Symposium, August 2014. [Winner of Best Paper award]

10. B. Khoshnevis, J. Zhang, M. Fateri, Z. Xiao, “Ceramics 3D Printing by Selective Inhibition Sintering”,

Solid Free Form Fabrication Symposium, August 2014.

11. Khoshnevis, B. M. Thangavelu, X. Yuan and J. Zhang, “Advances in Contour Crafting Technology

for Extraterrestrial Infrastructure Buildup”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics –

Space Conference, San Diego, September 2013.

12. Terfansky, M., M. Thangavelu, B. Fritz and B. Khoshnevis “Printing food for space missions”,

Proceedings of the Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Space

Conference, San Diego, CA, September 2013.

13. Yoozbashizadeh, M. and Khoshnevis, B.,” Development of Solid Free Form Fabrication for Bronze

parts”, Proceedings of the Mineral, Metal & Material Society Annual Conference, 2012.

14. Behrokh Khoshnevis, Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, Yong Chen, “Bronze and Titanium Fabrication by the

Concept of Selective Inhibition Sintering.” The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

141st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, March 11-15, 2012.

15. Behrokh Khoshnevis, Neil Leach, ‘Contour Crafting: A Revolution in Concrete Construction’ in

Philip Yuan, Neil Leach (eds.), Fabricating the Future, Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2012, pp.

100-105.

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16. Khoshnevis, B. And J. Zhang, "Extraterrestrial construction using Contour Crafting," Proceedings

volume of the 2012 SFF Symposium.

17. Khoshnevis, B. and K. Behdinan, "Vibration operated valves and flow metering device for abrasive

viscous fluids", 58th International Instrumentation Symposium, 2012. Received ISA PMCD Best

Paper Award.

18. Khoshnevis, B., A. Carlson, N. Leach and M. Thangavelu, “Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for

Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Buildup”, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Pasadena, April 2012.

19. Di Carlo, T., A Carlson and B. Khoshnevis, “Numerical Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete

Structures”, 29 May, 2012, Aix-en-Provence, France.

20. Behdinan, K. and B. Khoshnevis, "A methodology for design of a vibration operated valve for flow

control of abrasive viscous fluids", 57th International Instrumentation Symposium, 2011.

21. Dolat, K., et al, M. Thangavelu, B. Khoshnevis, A. Carlson and N. Leach, “Architectural concepts

employing co-robot strategy and Contour Crafting technology for Lunar settlement infrastructure

development”, Proceedings of the Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and

Astronautics – Space Conference, Pasadena, CA, September 2012.

22. Khoshnevis, B., Yoozbashizadeh, M. and Chen, Y.,” Development and improvement of Selective

inhibition of sintering for metal parts”, Proceedings of the Materials Science & Technology (2011),

Volume 1, pp. 1142-1149, 2011

23. Placencia, G., Rahimi, M. and Khoshnevis, B. (2009). Sensing Directionality in Tangential Haptic

Stimulation, Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, HCII 2009, LNAI 5639. pp. 253-26,

New York : Springer-Verlag.

24. Khoshnevis, B., Yoozbashizadeh, M. and Chen, Y.,” Metallic Parts Fabrication with the Selective

Inhibition Sintering (SIS)”, Proceedings of The Mineral, Metal & Material Society Annual Conference

(2009),Vol. 1, pp. 381-388.

25. Khoshnevis, B. “Potential impact of Contour Crafting on concrete industry,” Concrete Technology,

Tehran, April 2009.

26. Zhang, J. and B. Khoshnevis, “Contour Crafting process planning and optimization,” International

Symposium on Automation in Construction, Austin, June 2009.

27. Rahimi, M. B. Khoshnevis and M. Arhami (2009). Contour Crafting: A New Automated Construction

Technology and its Benefits to the Environment, Fifth International Conference on Construction in the

21st Century (CITC-V) “Collaboration and Integration in Engineering, Manaegment and Technology”

May 20-22, Istanbul, Turkey. 2009.

28. Khoshnevis, B. R. Rastegar, I. Ershaghi, K. Larbi and V. Villagran, “Automatic Concurrent Water

Collection (CWC) for Unloading Gas Wells”, Proceedings of the Society of Petroleum Engineering,

San Antonio, Texas, September 2006.

29. Di Carlo, T. and B. Khoshnevis, “Whole-Brain Thinking in Systems Architecting, Systems

Engineering Conference”, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006.

30. Ershaghi, I, G. Alipour, A. Bugacov and B. Khoshnevis, “Automated Liquid Unloading in Low-

Pressure Gas Wells Using Intermittent and Distributed Heating of Wellbore Fluid", Proceedings of the

Gas Technology Symposium in Calgary in May 2006.

31. Golnaz Alipour-Kivi (SPE), Alejandro Bugacov, Behrokh Khoshnevis, and Iraj Ershaghi, Automated

Liquid Unloading in Low-Pressure Gas Wells Using Intermittent and Distributed Heating of Wellbore

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Fluid, SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section/GSA Cordilleran Section Joint Conference,

Anchorage, AK, May, 2006.

32. Rastegar, Moghadam, R. B. Khoshnevis and I. Ershaghi, “Dynamic Modeling of Partial Liquid Lift for

Stripper Gas Wells”, SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section/GSA Cordilleran Section Joint

Conference, Anchorage, AK, May, 2006.

33. Khoshnevis, B., J. Mize, G. Nadler, and S. Settles, “The IIE Tag Line”, Refereed article published at

the IIE Hope page and in IIE Magazine, October 2005.

34. Khoshnevis, B. and D. Hwang, “Contour Crafting – A Mega Scale Fabrication Technology”,

International Congress on Manufacturing Engineering, Tehran, December 2005.

35. Khoshnevis, B. M. P. Bodiford, K. H. Burks, E. Ethridge, D. Tucker, W. Kim, H. Toutanji, M.R.

Fiske, “Lunar Contour Crafting – A novel technique for ISRU based habitat development,” American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference, Reno, January 2005.

36. Hwang, D. and B. Khoshnevis, “Concrete wall construction using Contour Crafting,” Proceedings of

the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, pp 443-452. Jeju, Korea,

2004.

37. Khoshnevis, B. “Contour Crafting – Revolution in construction by computerized fabrication,”

European Cement Research Academy Conference, Amsterdam, November 2004.

38. Everist, J., K. Mogharei, H. Suri, N. Ranasinghe Khoshnevis, Peter Will, and Wei-Min Shen. “A

System for In-Space Assembly. In Proc. 2004 IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems,

pp. 2356–2361, Sendai, Japan, Sept./Oct. 2004

39. Zhu, P.; Xiao, Y, Khoshnevis, B., “Development Of Cement-Based Materials for Construction by

Contour Crafting (CCC), International RILEM Symposium on Advances in Concrete through Science

and Engineering Evanston, llinois, USA 22-24 March 2004.

40. Asiabanpour, B., Khoshnevis, B., Palmer, K., “Systematic approach for RP processes development”,

IIE Conference, Houston, TX, May 2004.

41. Asiabanpour, B., Palmer, K., Khoshnevis, B., “Performance factors in the Selective Inhibition of

Sintering process”, IIE Conference, Portland, OR., 2003.

42. Asiabanpour, B., Khoshnevis, B., Palmer, K., Mojdeh, M., “Advancements in the Selective Inhibition

of Sintering”, 14th International Symposium on Solid Free From Fabrication, Austin, TX, August

2003.

43. Asiabanpour, B., Khoshnevis, B., “A new memory efficient tool path generation method for

applying very large STL files in vector-by-vector rapid prototyping processes” Computer and

Industrial Engineering, San Francisco, CA, 2003.

44. Shen, W.-M., P. Will, B. Khoshnevis, “Self-Assembly in Space via Self-Reconfigurable Robots,”

International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taiwan, 2003.

45. Shen, Will, Khoshnevis, "Self-Assembling in space via self-reconfigurable robots", pp 165-178

Multi-robots systems: From swarms to intelligent automata, Vol II, Proceeding of 2003 Int. workshop

on Multi-Robot Systems, Editors: A. Schultz, L. Parker, F. Schneider, Kluwer Academic Publisher.

46. Khoshnevis, B., “Toward Total Automation of On-Site Construction – An Integrated Approach based

on Contour Crafting,” Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Automation and Robotics in

Construction, Eindhoven, 2003, pp 61-66.

47. Khoshnevis, B, P. Will and W. Shen, “Highly Compliant and Self Tightening Docking Modules for

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Precise and Fast Connection of Self-Reconfigurable Robots,” Proceedings of 2003 IEEE Conference

on Robotics and Automation, Taipei.

48. Shen, W., P. Will, and B. Khoshnevis, “Self-Assembly in Space via Self-Reconfigurable Robots,”

Proceedings of 2003 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei.

49. Asiabanpour, B. and B. Khoshnevis, “A New Memory Efficient Tool Path Generation Method For

Applying Very Large STL Files In Vector- By-Vector Rapid Prototyping Processes,” Proceedings of

the 31st International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, San Francisco, February

2003, pp 383-390.

50. Khoshnevis, B. and G. Bekey, “Automated Construction using Contour Crafting – Applications on

Earth and Beyond,” Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in

Construction, Gaithersburg, Maryland, September 2002, pp 489-494 [Received the Best Paper

Award].

51. Khoshnevis, B., B. Asiabanpour, M. Mojdeh, B. Koraishy, K. Palmer and Z. Deng, “SIS – A New

SFF Method based on Powder Sintering,” Proceedings of 13th International Symposium on Solid Free

Form fabrication, Austin, Texas, August 2002 [Selected as one of the 5 Best Papers].

52. Khoshnevis, B., H. Kowan, and S. Bukkapatnam, “Automated Construction of Whole Houses using

Contour Crafting,” 12th International Solid Free Form Fabrication Syposium, August 2001.

53. Khoshnevis, B., B. Kovac, W. M. Shen, and P. Will, “ Reconfigurable Joints for Self-Reconfigurable

Robots,” proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS

2000) October 30 - November 5, 2000, Takamatsu, Japan, pp. 584–589

54. Khoshnevis, B., H. Kwon, S. Bukkapatnam, “Automated Construction using Contour Crafting,”

Proceedings of 12th Soild Free Form Fabrication Symposium, Austin, Texas, August 2001.

55. Khoshnevis, B, .S. Bukkapatnam, J. Saito, N. Dambal, H. Kwon, "Effect of orifice shape in contour

crafting: A study of extrusion and deposition mechanisms," ACR Conference on Rapid Prototyping,

San Francisco, 2000.

56. Khoshnevis, B. and A. Asef-Vaziri, "Automation of Container Handling and Storage at Ports - Novel

Designs and Simulation Studies," Proceedings (on CD) of the 4th International Conference on Coasts,

Ports, and Marine Structures, Bandar Abbas, November 2000.

57. Khoshnevis, B. "Automated Construction using the Contour Crafting Layered Fabrication Technique,"

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Rapid Prototyping, Tokyo, June 2000.

58. Asef-Vaziri, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "AS/RS In marine container terminal," Proceedings of the 6th

International Colloquium on Material Handling Research, May 2000.

59. Khoshnevis, B., "Contour Crafting – Status of Progress," 10th International Symposium on Solid

Freeform Fabrication, Austin, August 1999.

60. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, “Intelligent Manufacturing Based On Generation of Alternative Process

Plans”. Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM'99, Tilburg, Netherlands, June 23-

25, 1999.

61. Khoshnevis, B., "Centrally Controlled Mobile Robots in Manufacturing," Computers and Industrial

Engineering, Cairo, December 1997.

62. Khoshnevis, B., "Current University Research in Additive fabrication Technologies," IIE Research

Conference, Miami, FL, May 1997.

63. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, "Intelligent Process Planning Implemented as an Integrated Module of

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CIM", ASME Annual Research Conference, Sacramento, September 1997.

64. Khoshnevis, B. "A Tutorial on Current Additive fabrication Technologies," IIE Research Conference,

Miami, FL, 1997.

65. Khoshnevis, B., "Contour Crafting - A New Rapid Prototyping Process," 7th International Conference

on Rapid Prototyping, San Francisco, CA, March 1997.

66. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, W. Tan “Machine and Tool Constraint Specification for Integrated Process

Planning System”. Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami Beach, FL, May 1997.

67. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, J-H. Han, "Integration of Automated Process Planning System with CAM

Software, Proceedings of 24th North American Manufacturing Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI,

May 21-24, 1996.

68. Khoshnevis, B. and D. Sormaz, "Development of an Interactive Process Planning System within

Intelligent Manufacturing Environment," Proceedings of Europan Center for Peace and Development

(ECPD) Intenrational Conference on Advanced Robotics and Automation, Athens, Greece, September

1995.

69. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "An Object Oriented Knowledge Representation in Automated

Process Planning, Proceedings of IEEE International Syposium on Assembly and Task Planning,

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, August 1995.

70. Khoshnevis, B. and W. Tan, "A Process Planning System for Hole Making," Proceedings of the IIE

Research Conference, May 1995.

71. Sormaz, D. and B. Khoshnevis, "State Space Search Algorithm for Process Sequencing in Process

Planning," Proceedings of the IIE Research Conference, May 1995.

72. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, "State Space Search Algorithm for Process Sequencing in Process

Planning", Proceedings of 4th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, B. W. Schmeiser and R.

Uzsoy (eds.), p. 836-844, Nashville, TN, May 24-25, 1995.

73. D. Sormaz, B. Khoshnevis, "Knowledge Representation For Automated Process Planning",

Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Task Planning, p. 34-39, Pittsburgh,

PA, August 10-11, 1995.

74. Parisay, S. and B. Khoshnevis, "Impact of Instance-Set Parameters on the Performance of Induction

Decision Trees - Application in Queuing Systems," Proceedings of Summer Simulation Conference,

July 1995.

75. Parisay, S. and B. Khoshnevis, "Automatic Instance Generation for Inductive Learning," Proceedings

of Winter Simulation Conference, December, 1994.

76. Khoshnevis, B., D. Sormaz, G. Bekey, and A. Requicha, "A Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Research and Development System," Proceedings of ISRAM, Howaii, August, 1994. pp. 555-560.

77. Parisay, S. and B. Khoshnevis, "Application of Simulation and Inductive Learning in Design of

Queuing Systems", Proceedings of SimTec93, San Farancisico, Novemebr, 1993.

78. Korb, N., B. Khoshnevis, D. McNeal, J. Van Deusen, N. Somerville and T. Symons, "A Battery-

Powered Urinary Leg Bag Emptier," Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North

America, June 1993.

79. Azadeh, A, N. Meshkati and B. Khoshnevis, "A Computer Simulation Model to Enhance the

Reliability of Neuclear Power Plants", Proceedings of Simulation MultiConference, Washington

D.C., March 1993.

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80. Khoshnevis, B. and Z. Yeh, "Automatic Measurement Planning for Coordinate Measuring machines",

Proceedings of the 8th Conference on CARS/FOF, Metz, France, Aug. 1992.

81. Khoshnevis, B. and S. Parisay, "Potential of Learning Techniques in Simulation," Proceedings of IIE

Research Conference, Chicago, May 1992.

82. Khoshnevis, B., "Intelligent Simulation Environments for Systems Modeling", Proceedings of

IASTED International Conference on Control and Modeling, Tehran, July 1990.

83. Khoshnevis, B. "Integrated Process Planning," Proceedings of ASME International Conference,

Atlanta, March 1990.

84. Khoshnevis, B. and Q. Chen, "Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling Functions,"

Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference, Atlanta, November 1989, pp 243-248.

85. Khoshnevis B. and J. Park, "Methods for Economic Product Design," Proceedings of the Institute of

Industrial Engineers Conference, Toronto, May 1989, pp. 135-141.

86. Khoshnevis, B. and A. P. Chen, "An Automated Simulation Modeling System Based on AI

Techniques," Proceedings of the Society for Computer Simulation Conference, San Diego, January

1986.

87. Khoshnevis, B. and W. M. Austin, "An Intelligent Interface for System Dynamics Modeling,"

Proceedings of the Society for Computer Simulation Conference, San Diego, January 1987.

88. Fleischer, G. A. and B. Khoshnevis, "Incorporating Economic Impact Assessment into

Computer-Aided Design", Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference, Dallas,

Texas, pp. 168-174, May 1986.

89. Khoshnevis, B. and A. P. Chen, "An Expert Simulation Model Builder," Proceedings of 1986 SCS

Multiconference on Intelligent Simulation Environment, San Diego, California, pp 129-132 January

1986.

90. Austin, W. and B. Khoshnevis, "A Model for Comparison of Traditional and Just-in-time Production

Systems," Proceedings of 1986 SCS Multiconference, San Diego, California, January 1986.

91. Berenji, H. and B. Khoshnevis, "Manufacturing Generative Process Planning Using Relational

Production Systems," Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Tucson,

Arizona, pp. 190-194 November 1985.

92. Khoshnevis, B., "Advanced Production Systems Laboratory at USC," Proceedings of the Institute of

Industrial Engineers Conference, Los Angeles, California, pp. 488-494, May 1985.

93. Khoshnevis, B., "CAM and the Industrial Engineering Laboratory--The USC Experience,"

Proceedings of Robotics West Conference, Anaheim, California, MS84-1048, November 1984.

94. Khoshnevis, B. and R. Rogers, "A Microcomputer Controlled Automated Warehouse Simulator

System," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Bombay,

India, pp 471-475, January 1984.

95. Khoshnevis, B. and R. Rogers, "An Automated Warehouse Simulator System," Proceedings of the

Fifth International Conference on Automation in Warehousing, Atlanta, Georgia, pp 67-74, December

1983.

96. Harris, T. R. and B. Khoshnevis, "Simulation of a Wheat Elevator System Using SLAM," Proceedings

of Winter Simulation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Vol. 2, pp. 705-712, December 1981.

97. Khoshnevis, B., "Microprocessor Applications in Quality Control--An Educational and Practical

System," Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Toledo, Ohio, pp.

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186-190, April 1981.

98. Wolfe, P. M., B. Khoshnevis, M. P. Terrell and R. Monjazeb, "Aggregate Planning Models

Incorporating Productivity," Proceedings of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference,

San Francisco, California, pp. 280-283, May 1979.

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEECHES

“Innovation and Intellectual Property in Developing Countries”, Management Conference,

Tehran, Iran, December 2015.

“Robotics in Construction”, CoreNet Global, Anaheim, October 2015

“Advanced in 3D Printing”, 3D Printing World Conference & Exhibition, Mumbai, India, October

2015.

“Upcoming Revolution in Construction”, CONSTRUCT Show, St. Louis, October 2015.

“Automated Construction and Cities”, Creating Urabn Tech, Berlin Summit, September 2015.

“Contour Crafting in Infrastructure Construction”, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnership,

Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber, Salvador, Brazil, September 2015.

“3D Printing Potential Here and Beyond”, Automation in Manufacturing, Detroit, June 2015.

“Making Stuff”, The Advanced Tech Conference, TTI/Vanguard, Detroit, May 2015.

“Contour Crafting”, 51st Annual Conference, Associated Schools of Construction, College Station,

Texas, April 2015.

“The Path to Creative Living”, Tedex Kish, Kish Island, Iran, April 2015.

“Engineering Creativity and Invention”, Semana da Engenharia, Engineering Week Festival,

Bauru, Brazil, March 2015.

“Home building by Contour Crafting”, Home Builder’s Annual Conference and Show, Las

Vegas, January 2015.

“Innovation in housing design”, British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association annual

conference, Vancouver, BC, November 2014.

“The impact of Contour Crafting on architecture”, AIA Colorado Practice and Design

Conference, Keystone, Colorado, October 2014.

“Digital architectural design and fabrication by Construction by Contour Crafting”, Advances in

Architectural Geometry, University College of London, England, September 2014.

“Advancements in Contour Crafting – impact on housing industry”, International Housing and

Home Warranty Association Conference, sponsored by the Canadian Home Warranty Council,

September 2014.

“3D Printing of Buildings”, Laing O’Rourke (LOR) Centre for Construction Engineering and

Technology, Cambridge University, London, England, July 2014.

“3D Printing of buildings, technology, architecture and materials aspects”, Siam Cement Group

annual conference, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2014.

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“Impact of technology on future of real estate development”, USC Lusk Center Annual Retreat,

Santa Barbara, California, May 2014.

“3D Printing and impact on construction”, ICON-Xchange Annual Conference, Sponsored by

Masonry Association, Palm Springs, California, February 2014.

“Automated Construction by Contour Crafting”, Autodesk University Conference, Las Vegas,

December 2013.

“Fundamentals of Creative Thinking”, annual Conference of Association of Professors and

Scholars of Iranian Heritage, October 2013.

INVITED TALKS AND PANELS

Innovation in 3D Printing, Pacific Design and Manufacturing Conference, Anaheim, California,

February 2015.

Role of automation in future of construction, Dubai Holding, January 2015

Space research – Impact on future of humanity, Sharif University of Technology, December 2014.

Automated Construction by Contour Crafting, USC Trustees Annual Conference, June 2014.

Planetary Construction, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, September 2013.

Additive Manufacturing research at USC, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute,

Youngstown, Ohio, September 2013.

Robotic building construction of the future, Rotary club of San Fernando Valley, CA, July 2013

Considerations in planetary construction, Bauhaus Architecture School, Bauhaus, Germany, June

2013.

Future of construction, ToBeAhead Future Tech Conference, Wolfsburg, Germany, June 2013

Robotics and future of construction, Society of Iranian Architects in Southern California, May 2013

Essentials of creativity and invention, University of California at San Diego, May 2013

Space opportunities and infrastructure construction for Lunar and Martian outposts, Harvard

University, March 2013

Contour Crafting and housing, Harvard University, South Asian Institute, March 2013

Automated Construction by Contour Crafting, McGraw-Hill Conference ENR Conference, San

Francisco, March 2013

Advances in planetary construction using Contour Crafting, NASA NIAC Conference, Chicago,

March 2013

Planetary infrastructure construction, Off-Earth Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, February

2013

Contour Crafting, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, February 2013

Essentials and creativity and invention, Iowa State University, February 2013

Planetary construction and new space opportunities, Oklahoma State University, January 2013

Essentials of invention and innovation, University of Sharjah, June 2012

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Mega-scale fabrication by Contour Crafting, Harvard University Wyss Institute, April 2012

Planetary construction, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, March 2012

Advances in 3D Printing – large scale implementations, University of Huntsville, March 2012

TEDx presentation on robotic construction, Medellin, Columbia, March 23, 2012.

TEDx presentation on automated construction, Ojai, California, February 12, 2012. As of August

2013 the related video has had nearly 750,000 reviewers.

Will 3D Printing revolutionize manufacturing?, Keynote speech at the International Conference on

Manufacturing Engineering, Tehran, December 26, 2011.

Invention and Technology Development, Sharif University Association Chapter, Dubai, December

22, 2011.

Creativity in science, engineering and business, Coalition of Iranian-American Entrepreneurs, Los

Angeles, Dec 6, 2011.

Advances in macro scale additive manufacturing, University of Michigan Manufacturing Speaker

Series, Nov 17, 2011.

Engineering research methodology, KIRN 670 radio, October 16, 2011.

Contour Crafting architectural impact, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing,

August 3, 2011.

Contour Crafting and future of architecture, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, July 3, 2011.

Contour Crafting and digital architecture, Keynote speech, Digital Future conference, Tongji

University, Shanghai, June 26, 2011.

Contour Crafting Automated Construction System, Georgia Tech Engineering/Architecture, May 4,

2011.

Contour Crafting, a manufacturing/construction technology, Digital Manufacturing Conference,

Aalto University BIT Center, Helsinki, April 6, 2011.

Essentials of creative thinking, Technical Entrepreneurship Conference, USC, Feb 24, 2011.

Contour Crafting, Society of Manufacturing Engineering local chapter meeting, Feb 16, 2011.

3D Printing and Contour Crafting, Presentation at USC Honors Colloquium Program, Nov 12,

2010

Essentials of creativity in science and technology, USC Astronautics department Nov 18, 2010

Talk at the Future of Robotics Conference, Institute for the Future, Berkeley, Nov 10 & 11, 2010.

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The upcoming revolution in construction, MIT Media Lab, January 2009

Potential impact of Contour Crafting on Brazil Construction, Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 2009

Contour Crafting, Monterrey Technical University, March 2009, Monterrey, Mexico, March 2009

Contour Crafting and the wood industry, Wood Innovative Conference, Rosenheim, Germany, April

2009

Contour Crafting, King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, October 2009

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Contour Crafting, Society of Iranian Architects, September 19, 2007

Mega Scale Fabrication, MIT Fab Lab Annual Workshop, Chicago Aug 21-23

A View of the Future – Contour Crafting, Software Engineering Center, USC, October 2006.

Contour Crafting – Construction of the future, JETRO, Japan Trade Organization, October 2006.

Contour Crafting – Future of construction, SAIC, San Diego, August 9, 2006

The upcoming revolution in construction, SUT 2006 Reunion, Santa Clara, August 4, 2006

“Mega-Scale Solid Free Form Fabrication”, MIT Fab Lab Annual Workshop, South Africa,

6,16,2006.

“Automated Construction”, Rotary Club of Woodland Hills, June 9, 2006

“Contour Crafting and Disaster Housing,” School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania,

February 10, 2006

“Contour Crafting- Future of Construction”, School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania,

January 21, 2006

“Future of Industrial Engineering,” International Industrial Engineering Conference, Tehran,

December 21, 2005

“Mega-Scale Fabrication using Contour Crafting,” Tehran International Congress on Manufacturing

Engineering, December 14, 2005.

“CC in Bridge Construction”, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, November 14 2005.

“Modern Construction Materials in Contour Crafting,” Maxit Headquarter, Malmo, Sweden,

September 9, 2005.

“Revolution in Construction”, American Institute of Architects, New York City Chapter, March 25,

2004.

“Research Potentials in Contour Crafting”, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 22, 2004.

Keynote Speaker on “Toward Total Automation of On-Site Construction,” at 20th International

Conference on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Eindhoven, September 2003.

“SIS and Contour Crafting,” presented at Sharif University of Technology IE Seminar Series, July

2003.

SIS and Contour Crafting, presented at MCP-HEK, Paderborn and Degussa, Marl, Germany, July

2003.

Enterprise Emphasis for Industrial Engineering Education with Stan Settles), IERC, Portland, May

2003.

Automated Whole House Construction using Contour Crafting, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, February 2003.

“Selective Inhibition of Sintering – A Powder based SFF Technique,” Georgia Tech RP

Symposium, October 2002.

“Automated Construction using Contour Crafting,” Georgia Tech RP Symposium, October 2002.

“New Paradigm in Housing Construction,” Seminar at Georgia Tech Building Construction

Program, October 2002.

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“Rapid Prototyping – Overview and New Technologies,”

"Use of Contour Crafting in Construction Industry," Arizona State University, October 1999.

"Advances in Contour Crafting," BIBA Institute, Bremen, Germany, Dec. 1998.

"Research Issues in Contour Crafting," IFAM Fraunhaufer Institute, Bremen, Germany, Dec.

1998.

"Mobile Robots in Manufacturing," Industrial Engineering Seminar Series, Sharif University of

Technology, Tehran, December 1997.

"Research Activities in RP, Dental CAD/CAM and Robotics," University of Arizona, February

1998.

"A New Rapid Prototyping Technique," Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series, University of

Virginia, October 1997.

"New Developments in Dental CAD/CAM," Sharif University of Technology, August 1997.

"New Developments in Dental CAD/CAM," Dental School, University of Virginia, October 1997.

"Rapid Prototyping - Impact on Design Management," Engineering Management Conference,

Virginia Beach, October 1997.

"Additive Fabrication/Rapid Prototyping - New possibilities and challenges," University of

California, Berkeley, March 1996.

"Intelligent Simulation Environments," a panel discussion scheduled in the Society of Computer

Simulation Summer Conference, Ottawa, Canada, July 1995.

"Manufacturing Engineering Research at USC," Local Chapter Meeting, ORSA/TIMS, Los

Angeles, February 1992.

"Intelligent Simulation Environments," Western Simulation Council Conference, Asilomar,

California, February 1992.

"Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing," Iranian Informatics Society, September

1990.

"Recent Developments in Simulation Modeling", McDonnell Douglas, Dec. 1987.

"Automatic Program Generators", Panelist at Society of Computer Simulation Conference,

Montreal, June 1987.

"Application of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing", AI Symposium at CSU Long Beach,

Nov. 1987.

"Recent Trends in Manufacturing Engineering", SME Student Chapter at CSU Long Beach, April

1987.

"Intelligent Simulation Environments", SCS LA Chapter Meeting, Dec. 1986.

Technical Conference Presentations

Placencia, G, Rahimi, M, and Khoshnevis, B. (2011). "Development of a Cost Effective Lateral

Motion Device for Haptic Stimulation." HCI International 2011, Poster presentation, Orlando,

Florida.

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Asef-Vaziri, A., Khoshnevis, B., and Rahimi, M. (2008). Design and analysis of an automated

container handling system in seaports. 20th Annual CSU-POM Conference. CSU-East Bay, Feb. 23,

2008.

Khoshnevis, B. “Automated Construction by Contour Crafting,” BEX Conference, Valencia, Spain,

June 2007.

Khoshnevis, B., Behdinan, K. Zahng, H. Tajalli, J. “Contour Crafting – Research Status,” IIERC,

2007

Khoshnevis, B., A. Afshin-Navid, M. Yoozbashizadeh,and Y. Chen “Moldless Powder Metallurgy

by Sintering Inhibition,” IIERC, 2007.

B. Khoshnevis, R. Rastegar Moghadam, I. Ershaghi California, K. Larbi, and V. Villagran:

“Automatic Concurrent Water Collection (CWC) System for Unloading Gas Wells”, SPE 100649-

MS Presented at the 2006 SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section/GSA Cordilleran Section

Joint Meeting, 8-10 May, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Inventive Research, IIE Research Conference, Portland, May 2003.

Asef-Vaziri, A., B. Khoshnevis, and H. Parsaei, “ Automated Container Terminal,” IIERC, Orlando,

May 2002.

Khoshnevis, B. "Centralized Sensing and Control of Mobile Robots," INFORMS Conference,

Cincinnati, May 1999.

Khoshnevis, B. Application of CAD/CAM In restorative dentistry, IIE Conference, Cleveland, May

2000.

Bukkapatnam, S. and B. Khoshnevis, "Effect of orifice shape in contour crafting: A study of

extrusion and deposition mechanisms," ACR Conference on Rapid Prototyping, San Francisco,

2000.

Khoshnevis, B, and S. Bukkapatnam, "Contour Crafting- A RP method for rapid fabrication of large

objects," Rapid Manufacturing Conference by Knowledge Foundation, Inc., San Francisco, Jan.

1999.

Khoshnevis, B., "Advances in Contour Crafting, IIE Conference," Banff, May 1998.

Tan, W. and B. Khoshnevis, "An Algorithm for Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling,"

INFORMS Conference, San Diego, May 1997.

Behnezhad, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "Assignment of Part Features to Machines in Integrated Process

Planning and Scheduling Systems, INFORMS Conference, Los Angeles, May 1995.

Khoshnevis, B., "A Tutorial on EZSIM," Society of Computer Simulation Multi-conference, Las

Vegas, January 1995.

Khoshnevis, B. and D. Sormaz, "A Design and Process Planning System," IIE Research Conference,

Atlanta, May 1994.

Khoshnevis, B., G. Bottlik, and A. Azmandian, "Integration of Assembly Planning and Scheduling

in Electronics manufacturing", presented at ORSA/TIMS Conference, San Farncisco, Nov. 1992.

Khoshnevis, B, "Intelligent Manufacturing Systems", presented at the 3rd Annual Conference in

Applications of AI, Tehran, June, 1991.

Khoshnevis, B. and Q. Chen, "Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling Functions," presented

at the ORSA/TIMS Conference, Boston, April 1988.

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Khoshnevis, B. and J. Park, "A Real-Time Process Planning System," presented at the ORSA/TIMS

Conference, Boston, April 1988.

Khoshnevis, B. and H. Berenji, "State of The Art in AI-Based Automated Manufacturing Process

Planning," An Invited Paper to be Presented at the Spring ORSA/TIMS Conference, New Orleans,

Louisiana, April 1987.

Khoshnevis, B. and A. Chen, "Automating the Simulation Model Building Process Using AI

Techniques," Presented at TIMS/ORSA Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 1986.

Fleischer, G. A. and B. Khoshnevis, "Cost-Based Computer-Aided Design," Presented at

TIMS/ORSA Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 1986.

Behnezhad, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "The Effect of Manufacturing Progress Function on Machine

Requirements and Aggregate Planning Problems." presented as an Invited Paper at TIMS/ORSA

Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1985.

Berenji, H., B. Khoshnevis and E. Heer, "An Expert Process Planning System," Presented at

TIMS/ORSA Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1985.

Behnezhad, A. and B. Khoshnevis, "Integrating Aggregate Planning and Machine Requirements

Planning Problems," Presented at TIMS/ORSA Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1985.

Khoshnevis, B., "Aggregate Planning of Short Cycle Products under Improvement Curve Effect,"

Presented as an Invited Paper at TIMS/ORSA Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 1984.

Khoshnevis, B., "Managing Microcomputer Memory for Solving Large Scale OR Problems,"

TIMS/ORSA Conference, San Francisco, California, May 1984.

Khoshnevis, B., "A Computerized Planning and Scheduling System for High Number of End

Products with Short Production Cycles," Second International Conference on Computers and

Industrial Engineering, Orlando, Florida, March 1983.

Hernandez, F. and B. Khoshnevis, "Optimization of Telephone Wiring Sizes for Transmission

Standards," First International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Orlando,

Florida, March 1982.

Khoshnevis, B., "A Low Cost Microprocessor Input/Output Trainer," First International Conference

of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Orlando, Florida, March 1982.

Khoshnevis, B. and R. L. Williams, "On-line Application of Microprocessors in Quality Control,"

First International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Orlando, Florida, March

1982.

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

Invention and Technology Development, workshop for Sharif University Associates, Tehran,

December 2011.

Engineering Creativity, workshop at the International Conference on Manufacturing

Engineering, Tehran, December 2011.

Enhancing Creativity and Invention, Boeing Phantom Works, June 2008.

Invention and Innovation, Solarlux, Osnabrock, Germany, October 2007

Contour Crafting and Architecture, Barcelona School of Architecture, October 2007

Contour Crafting and Future of Architecture, Barcelona School of Architecture, June 2007

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The upcoming construction changes, Sonoma State University, February 15, 2007.

New Construction Technologies and Architecture, Sci-arc, February 12, 2007.

Success through creativity, Society of Iranian Professionals, February 2, 2007

“Persian Youth Leadership Workshop”, Rancho Palos Verdes, January 28, 2007

“Technological creativity”, CiSoft Student Forum, July 20, 2006

“Management of Projects - Construction and Technology”, Bartlett School of Graduate

Studies, University College, London, 3-16-2006

“Essentials of creative thinking”, Society of Iranian Professionals, San Jose, February 3, 2006.

“Creativity and Invention”, Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage,

January 21, 2006.

“Total Creativity,” Industrial Management International Conference, Tehran, December 19,

2005

“Team Creativity,” Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, December 12, 2005.

“Creativity in Engineering”, Loughborough University, December 9, 2005.

“Can creativity be learned?,” Southern California Sharif University Association, November 4

2005.

“Creative Passage,” Sharif University of Technology Association, Stockholm, Sweden,

September 14, 2005.

“Creativity and Invention – The Mystic Path”, Association of Iranian American Professionals,

April 28, 2004.

Workshop on Engineering Creativity and Invention, University of Puebla, Mexico, February

2004.

Two day workshop on Engineering Creativity and Invention, Sharif University of technology,

December 2003.

“Invention and Technology Development,”, Tehran University of Science and Technology,

December 2003.

“Inventive Approach to Industrial Development”, Axel Manufacturing Industry, Tehran, Iran,

December 2003.

“Technological Creativity and Invention,” seminar sponsored by the Advanced Industrial

Systems Research Center, Tehran, August 2003.

Workshop on management of creative activities, Institute of Industrial Management, Tehran,

Iran, December 2003. Creativity and Invention, Society of Iranian Professionals (SIP), San

Francisco, May 2003.

Invention and Technology Development, University of Houston, February 2003.

Keynote speaker on “Impact of creativity and invention on the engineering profession,”

Engineering Design and Automation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2001.

Keynote speaker on “Role of engineering creativity on engineers and on society,” 1st National

Industrial Engineering Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 2001.

Conducted a two-day workshop at Sharif University of Technology on Computer Integrated

Manufacturing, 1991.

Conducted several two-day workshops in the fields of simulation and factory automation in

four countries between 1991 and 1995.

Conducted five two-day workshops with R. L. Williams on Industrial Applications of

Microprocessors in various cities of Ohio, 1981-1982.

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RESEARCH PUBLICITY

The Contour Crafting web site has been visited over 700,000 times. The TEDx talk on Contour Crafting

has had nearly 1.5 million viewers.

The following partial list of publicity does not include many relevant entries, especially between 2004 and

2015 as the number has been too high to keep track of.

English Media (partial list)

New York Times, “Print

Build, Migrate”, July 21,

2016

The Washington Post, “Is

a moon colony on the

horizon?”, August 15,

2012.

New York Times Robots That Build 3/11/2004

Los Angeles Times Houses built by robot? If scientist gets his way 1/2/2004

New Scientist Robot builder could print houses 3/10/2004

Science Daily New USC process offers faster, cheaper 3D 'Printouts' 11/25/2003

Popular Science Dream homes on demand 2/5/2005

Daily Telegraph The robot building a big name for itself 3/15/2004

Wired Magazine An architect's wet-cement dream 2/1/2005

Discover Magazine The Whole House Machie 4/5/2005

Bahaus Houses of the future 6/9/2004

Building A giant leap for a brickie 7/16/2004

The Age It could be the house that Mac built 10/5/2003

Concrete Producer No Men at Work 7/1/2004

LA Architect Back Page - Behrokh is one of those.. 5/5/2004

LA Weekly The house that Behrokh wants to build 6/13/2003

Marginal Revolution Build a house in 24 hours 4/1/2004

Technovelgy.com Contour Crafting: 3D House Printer 3/11/2004

Nation's Building News Just Draw and Pour: Home Building of the Future 10/13/2003

NBCTV House & Home Just Draw and Pour: Home Building of the Future 4/1/2004

US Tech Quantum Leap in Rapid Prototyping Unveiled 7/1/1997

Business Week Rapid Prototyping gets faster and cheaper 12/1/2003

MIT Technology Review Inkjet goes 3D 3/8/2004

Space Daily New USC process offers faster, cheaper 3D 'Printouts' 11/25/2003

Non-English (partial list)

Der Spiegel Hauser aus dem Drucker 2/28/2004

AuftragsBerater Roboter druckt Hauser 5/5/2004

Click Sakhteman bedoon-e dekhalat-e dast 7/7/2004

Inovacao Technologica "Contour Crafting" construirá casa de 600 m 2/27/2003

Cronica Crean robot que fabrica casa en un día sin ayuda humana 3/18/2004

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Tendencias Cientificas Crean un robot que fabrica una casa en un día y sin intervención humana 3/14/2004

FutureZone Roboter werden "Häuslbauer" 3/12/2004

Reformatorisch Robot op de bouwplaats 3/10/2004

ISNA Enghelabi noveen dar sanate saakhteman 3/22/2004

Morgenwelt Fertighaus aus dem Beton-Drucker 3/16/2004

Byggnads Arbetaren Ny robot "skriver" hus 12/18/2004

Globo.com Robô é capaz de construir casa em um dia 11/3/2004

TheMoveChannel.com Robots to build homes in 24hrs from design 3/12/2004

Shargh Ebtekaar-e yek iraani-e robot saaz 3/15/2004

Thu Vien Viet Nam Xây nhà bằng cách... in nhà 5/14/2004

Physics News Yek iraani ba fan Avari-e khAneh hAye chAppi.. 3/4/2004

Stedenbouw & Architectuur Construction by CC: Robots bouwen huizen 1/1/2004

Several Chinese papers

Several Korean papers

Several Iranian papers

Several Indian papers

and papers from almost every country

Several USC publications

NSF Engineering News

TV

CNN International Jan 2014

CBS Jan 2014

Fox Business News (Melisa Francis) Jan 2014

Fox Business News (Verner and Co) Jan 2014

ABC News April 2014

Discovery Science Channel Dec. 2014

Headline News

Discovery Science Channel

Discovery Channel of Canada

PBS - KCET

ABC News

CBS News

NBC Nightly News with Tom Borkaw

German discovery TV channel

BBC World News

CU@USC

Radio

KNX Radio

Canadian NPR Radio

NSF Radio

Museum Exhibits

Contour Crafting technology has been on display at various museums including:

1. Museum of Arts and Design, Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital, New York, NY, Sep

2013-

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2. Laboratories de Fabricado, Disseny Hub Barcelona, May 2010-May 2011

3. Display of the CC object(s) by the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian

Institution for the National Design Triennial, Why Design Now? May 2010

4. Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA), New York City, Exhibition: Home Delivery- Fabricating the

Modern Dwelling, July 20–October 20, 2009

5. Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA), New York City, Exhibition: Design and the Elastic Mind, Feb

24-May 12, 2008

6. National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, 2006

7. Los Angeles Science Museums, 2006

8. New York City Science Museum, 2006

9. Chicago Science Museum, 2006

10. Boston Science Museum, 2006

11. Coyote Point Museum, 2006

12. The United Kingdom Science and Industry Museum, 2005

13. The Paris Museum of Modern Arts, 2005

14. National Building Museum (Liquid Stone Exhibit), 2005

INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Invention of a RF controlled Leg Bag Opener for the Disabled based on Shaped Memory Alloy properties

and heat generated by electric current. Rancho Los Amigos Hospital Rehabilitation Research Institute

extensively tested fifteen prototype devices using human subjects and approved the device for use. Also

designed plastic molds, jigs, and fixtures for mass production of the device in 1987. The device is being

marketed internationally by Dynalloy, Inc. Following are testimonials from two disabled users:

http://www.tetraplegicliving.com/what-is-a-tetraplegic-disability-info/leg-bag-emptier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcr8Cd5YxFk

Design and development of a functional prototype digital binocular for Stereovision, Inc.

Design and Development of the CAD/CAM based toy maker toy for Mattel Media Group.

Design and development of a highly precise 4-axis CNC machine, 1997. The machine has a 5 micron

accuracy and is designed for efficient construction of dental restorations (inlay, onlay, crown, and bridge)

out of ceramic and titanium. The system is based on linear servo motors and direct drive approach.

Invention of an Image Engraving Machine to transfer digital camera images onto plexyglass surface, 1990.

Working prototypes have been developed.

Design and development of the FS-450 Computer Numerical Control system (for metal cutting) for

Expertech, Inc., 1985. The machines have been marketed internationally by the company to the educational

and training institutions.

Design and development of a Computer Input/Output Trainer Device, 1981. EDUCOMP, Inc. has

manufactured and marketed the device to numerous educational and training institutions in the U.S.

Major Software Systems Developed:

EZSIM: An intelligent simulation modeling environment with three major implementations as

program generator (modes developed for SLAM, SIMAN, and SIMNET), and as major

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stand-alone implementation with discrete modeling engine and animation capabilities. The

student version of the software is supplied with my simulation textbook “Discrete Systems

Simulation”.

FSS: Factory Schedule Show is a Windows based public domain software which provides a

graphical demonstration of factory operations schedule and machine loads. FSS also has

capabilities to show the relevant statistical data and performance measures. The software was

developed through a support from the Southern California Coalition for Education in

Manufacturing Engineering.

Bonita: A Computer aided design system for layout of circuit boards based on hybrid optimization

techniques with CAD graphics capability. The software was developed with the financial and

technical support of Xerox Corporation.

OptiCut: A generic optimal cutting stock system with advanced graphics features.

TEACHING

Courses Taught:

USC14: Invention and Technology Development (ISE 555), Mechatronics Systems Engineering (ISE 511),

Advanced Topics in Computer Simulation (ISE 580), Discrete Systems Simulation (ISE 435),

Continuous Systems Simulation (ISE 535), Manufacturing Processes (ISE 232), Production &

Inventory Control (ISE 410), Introduction to Computer Systems (ISE 382), Manufacturing

Engineering Seminar (ENGR 595).

OU: Production Control, Microprocessor Industrial Applications, Systems Simulation, Network

Analysis, Operations Research, Nonlinear Programming, and Dynamic Programming.

OSU: Operations Research I & II, Dynamic Programming, Project Management, and Systems

Simulation.

Courses Developed (at USC):

- Developed the entire curriculum for the Manufacturing Engineering MS Program

- Mechatronics Systems Engineering (ISE 511)

- Invention and Technology Development (ISE 555)

- Advanced Topics in Computer Simulation (ISE 580)

- Production & Inventory Control (ISE 410)

- Industrial Automation (ISE 415)

- Discrete Systems Simulation (ISE 435) [Complete revision]

- Continuous Systems Simulation (ISE 535)

- Modern Manufacturing Systems (ISE 250) [Co-developed with Dr. Stan Settles]

- Models of Manufacturing Systems (ISE 457x)

- The Manufacturing Enterprise System (ISE 517) [Co-developed with Dr. Stan Settles]

- Advanced Concepts in Computer Simulation (ISE 580) [Complete revision]

- Modern Manufacturing Technologies (ENGR 581L)

- Manufacturing Engineering Seminar (ENGR 595)

14 While at USC taught five ITV/NTU Courses in Discrete Systems Simulation.

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SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Service to the Profession:

o National Academies, Task Force member on Future of US Construction Productivity, 2008-2009

o National Science Foundation, Task Force Member, Additive Manufacturing Roadmap, 2009

o Founded of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Center for the Sharif University of Technology,

under support from the United Nations TOKTEN program 1990-2002.

o Was instrumental in creating the Construction Networking Group at IIE

o Actively served the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Society of Manufacturing Engineering, and

the Society for Computer Simulation in conferences, seminars, special issues of journals, and as

steering committee member and member of board of directors of the Society for Computer Simulation.

o Reviewed numerous papers (8-10 per year) for professional journals including the following:

Journal of Automation in Construction

International Journal of Production Research

Transactions of the Institute of Industrial Engineering

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Review

Journal of Computers and Industry

Journal of Integrated Manufacturing

Simulation Journal

Journal of Engineering Cost and Production Economics

Reviewed several books on manufacturing related topics

Reviewed several proposals for NSF and served on several NSF review panel.

Created manufacturing engineering curricula for Sharif University of Technology.

University:

Served on the University Graduate and Professional Studies Committee, 1994-1998.

School of Engineering:

Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies CRAFT: Created the Center and made numerous

industries, university and government contacts. Directed fund raising effort and made strong ties with

several major international industries which serve as the affiliated members of the Center.

Graduate Manufacturing Engineering Program: Served as the Associate Director and later as the Director

of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at USC, arranged two committees, reviewed several university

programs, and revised the academic content and administration procedure of the Program and designed the

new program brochure and poster in 1985. Created a new Program in Manufacturing Engineering and

Entrepreneurship. Led two TRP proposal development activities (in 1994 and 1995) and won the support

of the Los Angeles County JTPA Program at $175000 per year to train 10 displaced engineers per year

through the new MS Program. An industry commitment of 15 students per year for 3 years has been

obtained for the Program. Currently advising all students in the Program, helping students in finding

internship opportunities, handling admission activities (including interviewing LA County candidates on

an individual basis), and directing publicity efforts.

Undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering Education: Initiated the idea of Southern California Coalition

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for Manufacturing Engineering and contacted the key individuals at the five participating campuses and

initiated the preliminary meetings for proposal preparation. The Dean of CSULB later led the activity.

After wining the TRP Award, participated actively in the creation of the Undergraduate Manufacturing

Engineering Option for the USC School of Engineering and continued being active in the related course

and laboratory developments and in teaching over ITV network for all Coalition campuses.

Other School of Engineering Activities:

Member of the ATP Executive Committee September 2010-August 2012

Member of the ATP Executive Committee September 2000-August 2003.

Member of Promotion, and Tenure Committee Sep. 1997-August 2003.

Member of Curriculum Committee September 1993-August 1995.

Member of Space Committee September 1994-1998.

Member of Research Committee September 1993-1995.

Served on the School of Engineering Freshman Computer Education Committee in 1994.

Served as a member of the School of Engineering Computational Sciences Program Committee

which devised a curriculum for the program, 1992.

Member of Engineering Financial Aid Committee 1987-1992.

Chaired the School of Engineering CAD/CAM/CAE Committee for system selection and

implementation planning at USC, 1988.

Served as the Chair of the Planning Committee for a proposed experimental manufacturing facility

at the Museum of Science and Industry 1987.

Planned and chaired the 1985 Industrial Associates Research Review Program on "Robotics and

Automated Manufacturing" for the School of Engineering. The program attracted more than 140

industry participants.

Cooperated in the proposal preparation for creation of the Institute for Manufacturing Automation

Research (IMAR), 1986.

Laboratory Development:

- Full Scale Contour Crafting laboratory with under the support of NASA, ONR, and several

industries. The lab is intended for full house construction demonstration using a composite structure

CC machine which will be able to construct a 300 square foot house (i.e., a small studio apartment)

within 12 hours.

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- Digital Manufacturing Laboratory is used for research on a new process. The research activities are

supported by NSF and several industries. A commercial rapid prototyping machine is also available in

the lab and has been networked for remote CAD submission to support related educational activities on

campus. A computer science course (Geometric Reasoning) will be using the machine starting Spring

1997.

- Manufacturing Systems Laboratory is extensively used in courses for the Manufacturing Engineering

Program and ISE. Designed and developed several educational and research equipment for the Lab.

Equipment include: Computer Numerical Control Machines with Graphical Simulation, Automated

Warehouse Simulator, AGVS Simulator, Pick/Place Robots, Automated Quality Control Device,

Pattern Scanning CNC Machine, Programmable Controller System Simulator, an FMS cell, and

several computer control and I/O projects.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

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Strawberry Technologies - Rehabilitation engineering product design, 2008-present.

Concept Design, LLC - Advisor on high tech medical device R&D, 2007-present.

Dynalloy, Inc. - Technology development for shape memory alloy applications, 2008-present.

F&S GmbH - Technology development of Selective Inhibition Sintering, since 2004.

ProMetal Division of Ex One, -Technology development of MPM, since 2005.

Information Sciences Institute - Designed components and total electro-mechanical systems for

reconfigurable robotics systems, 1999.

Texas Instruments -Evaluation of various control schemes for surface-mount chip shooter machines,

1996.

ESC Technologies - Design of a numerically controlled machine for simultaneously cutting three spiral

internal ramps on aluminum electric connector cap dusters, 1993.

CACI Products Company - Helped in the design of an object oriented simulation environment

(SIMOBJECT), February 1992 - March 1993.

A research team working under a grant from National Regulatory Commission - Development of

simulation models using EZSIM for human operator error reduction in nuclear power plants, August

1991 - May 1992.

Xerox Corporation - Development of "Bonita", an automatic circuit board layout design software

system based on optimal cutting stock algorithms and linear programming optimization, 1988.

Randal Research, Inc. - Design of a pneumatic robot drilling system for slant drilling through existing

oil wells, 1984.

JFT Associates - Guidelines for implementation of diamond intersection simulation models on

microcomputers, 1983.

Ohio Automation - Development of prototypes of two and three dimensional computer digitizers,

1981-83.

Fenton Art Glass Company, Williams Town, West Virginia - Development of computerized

production planning and scheduling systems, 1980-82.

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RPEPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS

Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up

Source: NASA (Grand Prize winner of NASA’s international Create the Future Design

competition among 1000+ globally competing technologies)

Economically viable and reliable building systems and tool sets are being sought, examined and

tested for extraterrestrial habitat and infrastructure buildup. This NASA NIAC project utilizes a

unique architecture weaving the Contour Crafting automated building technology with designs

for assisting rapid buildup of an initial operational capability lunar base. Using the CC

technology, this project intends to draw up a detailed plan for a high fidelity simulation at

NASA’s D-RATS facility, to construct certain crucial infrastructure elements in order to evaluate

the merits, limitations and feasibility of adapting and using the CC technology for extraterrestrial

application. Elements suggested to be built and tested include roads, landing pads and aprons,

shade walls, dust barriers, thermal and micrometeorite protection shields and dust-free platforms

as well as other built up structures utilizing the well known in-situ-resource utilization (ISRU)

strategy.

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Selective Separation Shaping (SSS) for Lunar and Martian landing pads and roads Source: NASA (Grand Prize winner of NASA’s international ISRU Challenge competition)

SSS has been conceived in the course of a NIAC Phase II project. SSS has proven ability to

fabricate metallic, ceramic and composite parts at various scales, therefore, the technology

applies to most manufacturing concerns. There is of course a high potential for space and

planetary applications of the technology. The technology is the only powder based method that

could be deployed without powder layering, therefore, SSS is ideal for use in zero-gravity

condition, such as in the International Space Station for creation of spare parts. The stock

material used by the technology can be entirely in-situ. SSS is a minimally complex but highly

capable technology that can effectively assist planetary exploration, utilization and colonization.

Also, composites such as sulfur concrete made of in-situ resources for Lunar and Martian

applications may be used for creation of a variety structures such as interlocking bricks. Figure 2

shows the autonomous application of a rover for production of roads / landing pads on the Moon

and Mars. Figures below show small scale metallic parts and interlocking ceramic tiles made by

SSS. On the right a rover which uses SSS in conjunction with microwave sintering for

fabrication of roads and landing pads on other planets. The following link includes an animation

of landing pad construction: https://news.usc.edu/97707/new-3-d-printing-process-could-lead-to-construction-on-mars-and-the-moon

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Automatic Concurrent Water Collection (CWC) System for Unlaoding Gas Wells

Source: Chevron (through CiSoft)

Several methods for unloading water from gas wells have been used in the industry. These

methods commonly have a combination of the following characteristics: a) they use external

energy, b) they use consumables, and c) they restrict gas production. This research concerns a

novel approach to water unloading that does not restrict or interrupt gas production, can operate

without external energy, and uses no consumables. Physical and software simulators have been

developed to demonstrate the feasibility of the new approach and to configure the approach for

various well characteristics and a full-scale version of the technology has been successfully

demonstrated by Chevron using a test well. Well Casing

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Automated Whole House Construction using Contour Crafting

Source: NSF

This project aims at construction of whole houses using the CC technology. The proposed project

includes materials and equipment development, analytical and experimental research for

systematic identification of various system design and process variables, creation of full scale

specimens and civil engineering testing and analysis of the specimens. The technology has been

featured multiple times on NSF web site.

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Selective Inhibition of Sintering – SIS

Source: NSF

SIS is a solid free form fabrication process which has been invented at USC. SIS builds 3D

objects in a layer wise fashion using powder sintering. Addition of an inhibitor liquid to part

section profiles on each powder layer inhibits the sintering of affected powder particles under a

radiative heat. An Alpha machine has been designed and developed and numerous experiments

have been performed under this grant and various parts have been built out of various polymeric

as well as metallic materials. The PhD dissertation by Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour contains the

details of the study.

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Moldless Powder Metallurgy using SIS-Metal

Source: NSF + ExOne

The fundamentals of the SIS-Metal process based on macroscopic and microscopic mechanical

inhibition are expolored. In macroscopic inhibition ceramic slurry is selectively deposited to

isolate metal powder regions and compression is applied to each layer. In the microscopic

inhibition process, salt solution is printed in the selected area of each metal powder layer; the salt

re-crystallizes when water evaporates; salt crystals decompose and grow rapidly prior to

sintering; the generated salt particles spread between metal powder particles and prevent the

fusing of these particles together, hence inhibiting the sintering process in the affected regions.

The SIS-Metal process has numerous advantages including low cost, minimal shrinkage and

deformation effects, and non-contamination of sintering furnace because of lack of polymeric

binders. The PhD research by Mehdi Mojdeh and Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh include the details of

the project.

Before sintering After sintering

Uninhibited

Sections

Inhibited

Sections

Salt Crystal

Aluminum Oxide

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Docking System for Self Reconfigurable Robots (PIs: Dr. Peter Will & Dr. Wei-Min Shen)

Source: DARPA

A new docking system called Compliant-And-Self-Tightening (CAST) is developed as an

effective and efficient connector for joining and releasing modules of self-reconfigurable or

metamorphic robotic systems. CAST has been successfully implemented in CONRO (see

www.isi.conro) where its highly compliant and passive features have allowed a considerable ease

of execution of a variety of docking algorithms, while using no additional energy for docking and

negligible amount of energy for undocking. Development of CAST was motivated by observing

the difficulty of implementation of an earlier less compliant docking system.

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Space Reconfigurable Robotics Assembly System (with Dr. Wei-Min Shen & Dr. Peter Will)

Source: NSF

This project concerns the autonomous assembly of space solar panels using cable-connected robotics

modules that are capable of compliant docking to assembly components and pulling them to the desired

location. The project has used an air table for testing a physical simulator system in a 2D space.

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Fabrication of Piezo Electric Actuators using Contour Crafting

Source: ONR The CC technology has been customized using new machine design and experimental optimization

procedures for a set of carefully selected geometries which are specific for piezo electric actuators. Piezo

ceramic material is formed into filament using polymer binder (filaments developed at Rutgers University)

and fed into the CC nozzle shown. Several piezo actuators have been fabricated with unsurpassed surface

quality and fabrication speed (in the RP field).

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Contour Crafting – Application in Ceramics Parts Fabrication (Co-PI: Dr. Steve Nutt)

Source: NSF

A new Contour Crafting system for processing various ceramic materials has been developed.

We have conducted extensive experiments to optimize the CC process to produce a variety of 2.5

D and 3D geometries including convex, concave and sharp corners have been successfully

fabricated with layer heights of up to 5 mm and surface quality of 2.5 microns. Various

reinforcement approaches such as steel coil imbedding have been implemented. Furthermore,

inner cavity fillings using materials such as concrete have been tried for examination of the CC

process for application potential in construction industry. Nozzle designs are based on flow

simulation. The PhD dissertation by Dr. Hongkyu Kwon contains the details of the related

studies

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Contour Crafting – Application in Polymer Parts Fabrication (Co-PI: Dr. Steve Nutt)

Source: NSF

Contour Crafting is a solid free form fabrication process which has been invented at USC. The

chief advantages of Contour Crafting over existing technologies are the superior surface finish

that is realized and the greatly enhanced speed of fabrication. The success of the technology

stems from the automated use of age-old tools normally wielded by hand, combined with

conventional robotics and an innovative approach to building three-dimensional objects that

allows rapid fabrication times. In this research polymeric materials (primarily polystyrene) have

been successfully fabricated using the CC technology

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Automation of Material Handling and Storage at Marine Terminals

Source: METRANS

This project concerns systematic analysis and design of port terminals using physical and virtual

computer simulation, and evaluation of automated material handling and storage systems for

timely handling of containers at ports. Virtual and physical models of AGV and AS/RS systems

are built to evaluate various effects and identify certain parameters for efficient and effective

modern port systems.

A 3D view of the yard layout and the simulation model

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Multiple Mobile Robots in Manufacturing Assembly (Co-PI: Dr. George Bekey)

Source: NSF

In this project the development of a new system of supervision, sensing, control, and intelligence, for a

colony of robots, organized for the performance of specific tasks have been investigated. As compared to

local sensing and control the new approach could offer many advantages. Various hardware systems as

well as planning and control software have been developed for this project. Low precision manufacturing

assembly has been the focus of the experimentations involved in

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CAD/CAM in Restorative Dentistry

Source: A private French biomedical company

This project aims at improving the art of dentistry using modern engineering techniques. Today, state of

the art dental restorations (i.e., crowns, inlays, onlays, and bridges) require at least two dental visits

separated by several weeks, the arduous process of making dental impressions, and considerable manual

trimming and fitting of the temporary and final restorations. In the future, impressions and temporary

restorations will be eliminated, enabling - in many cases - one short dental visit , concluding with the easier

installation of a near perfect restoration.

In this project a new computer numerical control system has been developed using linear servo technology.

The system is capable of building all dental restorations out of various ceramics as well as titanium.

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Innovations in Haptics

Source: NSF (through IMSC)

OmniGrasp

Designed and implemented a new type of haptic device

with realistic feeling of grasp, applicable to all finger

segments (15 pressure points for 15 phalanges). The

state-of-the art commercial device (named CyberGrasp)

provides force feedback to the finger tips only (five

pressure points).

Haptics Breast Self Examination System

A novel hardware design has been used for randomly

positioning lumps in a physical breast model and is integrated with a software which includes a hardware

control component and a user interface which matches the user specified information against the specific

hardware state to signal correctness or error in training

instances.

The system is unique in its approach to training because,

unlike available commercial training breast models which

are static (i.e. have fix lumps easily memorized by users),

the USC system is dynamic and does not lose its utility

over time.

Two-Finger Tactile Feedback System

A novel open loop servo concept which is independent of

finger positions is utilized to provide sense of object size.

Object softness is emulated using analog physical

phenomenon rather than emulation by servo control.

Immediate servo

connection is used

which eliminates

various sources of delay

and inaccuracy (e.g.,

backlash, cable stretch,

etc.). Open loop

operation which is

independent of finger

positions allows for

highly responsive

action.

Alternative systems are

expensive, bulky, and

ineffective in creating a

realistic sense of grasp (size and softness). The system has

medical applications in palpation and remote patient pulse sensing.