 | Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
r_chinnam@wayne.edu
(313) 577-4846 |
Biographical Sketch
Ratna Babu Chinnam is with the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wayne State University (U.S.A.). He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mangalore University (India) in 1988 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University (U.S.A.) in 1990 and 1994, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department at Wayne State University. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor with the Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department at North Dakota State University from Fall of 1994 to Summer 2000. He is the author of over 50 technical publications in the areas of Intelligent Manufacturing, Advanced Quality & Reliability Engineering, Condition-Based Maintenance Systems, Operations Management, and Computational Intelligence. His publications appeared in such journals as IEEE Trans. on Reliability Engineering, IEEE Trans. on Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Tran. on Neural Networks, International Journal of Production Research, and Smart Engineering System Design. His research interests include smart engineering systems, intelligent manufacturing, autonomous diagnostics and prognostics, process monitoring, manufacturing process control, quality and reliability engineering, and supply chain management. He is currently the associate editor for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation. He regularly serves on several international conference planning committees such as IJCNN, FUZZ IEEE, ANNIE, and IASTED’s NIC. His past research is funded by such agencies as the National Science Foundation, EPSCoR, and the State of Texas. He carried out collaborative research with Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler and consulted for such companies as Energy Conversion Devices and Tecton. He is a member of Alpha Pi Mu, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), the International Neural Network Society (INNS), and the North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI).
Education
Ph.D., 1994. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas U.S.A.
Industrial Engineering. Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
Intelligent Process Quality Control and Tool Monitoring in Advanced Manufacturing Systems
M.S.I.E., 1990. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas U.S.A.
Industrial Engineering. Operations Research and Engineering Management.
B.S.M.E., 1988. Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore Univers. India..
Mechanical Engineering.
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Research Interests
Smart Engineering Systems. Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Support Vector Machines, Bayesian Networks, Evolutionary Computing, Fuzzy Logic, Complex Systems, Multi-Agent Systems, Data Mining.
Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management and Coordination, Game Theory, Multi-Agent Modeling, Dynamic Decision Networks.
Advanced Quality and Reliability Engineering. Robust Design, Intelligent Parameter Design, On-Line Reliability Monitoring, Applied Statistics.
Production Systems. Bottleneck/Constraint Management in Production Facilities.
Manufacturing Engineering. Intelligent Manufacturing, Process Characterization and Optimization, Intelligent Control.
Maintenance Systems. Autonomous Diagnostics & Prognostics, Decision Support Systems, Intelligent Maintenance.
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Recent Research & Development Experiences
Models for Identification and Management of Bottlenecks in Production Facilities.- 2006. Principal Investigator for a project funded by Ford Motor Company for $52,000.
Autonomous Vibration Diagnostics and Reliability Monitoring.- 2006. Principal Investigator for a project funded by Ford Motor Company for $52,000.
Ford Leadership Research Project (EMMP Program).- 2005. Co-Principal Investigator (at 20%) for a project funded by Ford Motor Company for $478,233.
Visteon Leadership Research Project (EMMP Program).- 2005. Co- Principal Investigator (at 20%) for a project funded by Visteon Corporation for $381,472.
Statistical & Computational Intelligence Methods for Prognostics in Condition-Based-Maintenance Systems. 2003 - 2006. Principal investigator for a project funded by NSF for $100,000.
Intelligent Resistance Welding. 2004 - 2005. Principal Investigator for a project funded by Ford Motor Company for $75,000.
Diagnostic and Prognostic Algorithms for Condition-Based-Maintenance. 2003 - 2004. Principal investigator for a project funded by Ford Motor Company for $65,000.
Greenfield Coalition: Operations Management Curriculum Development. 2001 - 2002. Principal investigator for a project funded by NSF for $85,000.
Sensing Instrumentation for Designing and Monitoring Next Generation Products and Processes. 1998 - 1999. Principal investigator for a project funded by ND-EPSCoR and NSF (Infrastructure Improvement Program) for $44,500.
Achieving World Class Quality Assurance and Control at Tecton Products.- 1999. Principal Investigator for a project funded by Tecton Products, Fargo, North Dakota for $19,989.
Acquisition of Networked Imaging Cluster for Characterization, Analysis, and Visualization of Materials, Processes, and Engineered Structures. 1995 - 1998. Research investigator in a project funded by NSF (Academic Research Infrastructure Program) for $288,640.
Intelligent On-line Reliability Monitoring Systems. 1996 - 1998. Developed intelligent on-line reliability monitoring systems capable of estimating on-line the risk relative to failure in physical systems through degradation signal modeling. Principal Investigator in a project partially funded by EPSCoR-NSF for $20,000.
Intelligent Process Quality Controllers for Advanced Manufacturing Systems. 1993 - 1995. Developed intelligent quality controllers to achieve on-line parameter design in advanced manufacturing systems. The controllers account for information regarding observable uncontrollable variables. Research Investigator and Contractor in a project funded by the State of Texas (ARP/ATP) for $81,000.
CAD/CAM Laboratory Development. 1992 - 1996. Assisted faculty in the development of the CAD/CAM Laboratory in the Industrial Engineering Dept., Texas Tech University. Project was funded by Southwestern Bell for $1,500,000.
Incremental Automation. 1991 - 1993. Research assistant investigator for a project directed toward the development of concepts related to incremental automation in manufacturing industries. Project was funded by State of Texas for $160,000.
Biomechanical Simulation of Manual Material Handling. 1990 - 1992. Developed a 2D biomechanical simulation model that utilizes linear optimization and dynamic programming techniques for manual material handling in the sagittal plane, in the role of a Research Assistant. Project was funded by NIOSH for $350,000.
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Journal Publications
Camci, F. and Chinnam, R.B., Under first revision. Original manuscript submitted in October 2004. Review seeking corrections was received in May 2005. Currently, issues raised are being addressed.. General Support Vector Representation Machine (GSVRM) for Stationary and Non-Stationary Classes. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks.
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P., To apear. Accepted in January, 2006.. Empirical Prediction Limit Estimation Methods for Feed-Forward Neural Networks. International Journal of General Systems – Intelligent Systems Design.
Camci, F., Chinnam, R.B., and R.D. Ellis, To appear. Accepted in December 2005. A Robust Kernel-Distance Multivariate Control Chart Using Support Vector Principles. International Journal of Production Research.
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B., Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1275-1293, March 2005. HMMs for Diagnostics and Prognostics in Machining Processes. International Journal of Production Research.
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P., Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 1-14, 2003.. A Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for On-Line Reliability Estimation and Condition Based-Maintenance Using Degradation Signals. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology.
Yadav, O.P., Singh, N., Chinnam, R.B., and Goel, P.S., Vol. 80, No. 1, pp. 63-74, 2003. A fuzzy logic based approach to reliability improvement estimation during product development. Reliability Engineering and System Safety.
Chinnam, R. B., Vol. 40, No. 17, pp. 4449-4466, 2002. Using Support Vector Machines to Recognize Shifts and Trends in Correlated and Other Manufacturing Processes. International Journal of Production Research.
Chinnam, R.B. and Mohan, P., Vol. 4, pp. 253-264, 2002. On-Line Reliability Estimation of Physical Systems Using Neural Networks and Wavelets. Smart Engineering System Design.
Chinnam, R. B., Vol. 18, pp. 53-73, 2002. On-Line Reliability Estimation for Individual Components Using Statistical Degradation Signal Models. Quality and Reliability Engineering International.
Vanteddu, G., Chinnam, R.B., and Yang, K., Tentatively scheduled for Issue 3/4, Vol. 2, 2006.. A ‘Performance Comparison Tool’ for a Supply Chain. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management.
Chinnam, R. B. and May, G.S., Vol. 3, pp. 51-64, 2001. Role of Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms in Developing Intelligent Quality Controllers for On-line Parameter Design. Smart Engineering System Design.
Chinnam, R. B., Ding, J. May, G.S., Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 481-491, 2000. Intelligent Quality Controllers for On-line Parameter Design. IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Chinnam, R. B., Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 403-412, 1999. On-line Reliability Estimation of Individual Components Using Degradation Signal Models. IEEE Transactions on Reliability.
Chinnam, R. B. and Ding, J., Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 1515-1522, 1998. Prediction Limit Estimation for Neural Network Models. IEEE Transaction on Neural Networks.
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 2601-2620, 1997. Neural Networks Based Quality Controllers for Automated Systems. International Journal of Production Research.
Chinnam, R. B., Kolarik, W. J., and Manne, V. C., Vol. 16, Issue 4, 1996. Performance Reliability of Tools in Metal Cutting using the Validity Index Neural Network. International Journal of Modeling and Simulation.
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Books and Chapters
Chinnam, R.B. and Rai, B., To appear in 2006.. Computational Intelligence in Online Reliability Monitoring. In Computational Intelligence in Reliability Engineering. Springer-Verlag, Gregory Levetin
Chinnam, R. B., 2001. Part V-15. In Handbook of Computational Intelligence in Design and Manufacturing. CRC Press, FL: Boca Raton, Jun Wang and Andrew Kusiak,
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., 1999. Chapters: 10, 11, and 12. In Creating Quality: Process Design for Results. WCB/McGraw-Hill,, Boston, William J. Kolarik
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., 1995. Chapters: 15 and 16. In Creating Quality: Concepts, Systems, Strategies, and Tools. McGraw-Hill, New York, William J. Kolarik
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Refereed Proceedings Papers
Camci, F. and Chinnam, R.B.. Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Machine Diagnostics: Hierarchical Hidden Markov Models vs. Competitive Learning. Proc. of IJCNN'05 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Montreal, Canada, July 31-August 4, 2005.
Nepal, B. and Chinnam, R.B.. A Process Capability based Framework for Determining Non-Product Investment at Ford Motor Company. Proc. of PICMET’05 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. Portland, Oregon, July 31 - August 4, 2005.
Camci, F. and Chinnam, R.B.. Non-stationary Data Domain Description using Weighted Support Vector Novelty Detector. Proc. of IJCNN'04 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Budapest, Hungary, July 25-29, pp. 723-728, 2004.
Camci, F. and Chinnam, R.B.. Health-State Estimation and Diagnostics in Machining Systems using Hidden Markov Model Committees. Proc. of 15th International Conference on Flexible Automation Intelligent Manufacturing. Bilbao, Spain, July 18-20, 2005.
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B.. A Weighted-PCA Based Feature Selection Algorithm for Intelligent Monitoring. Proc. of 14th International Conference on Flexible Automation Intelligent Manufacturing. Toronto, Canada, July 12-14, 2004.
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B.. A Framework for Scalable Autonomous Diagnostics and CBM. Proc. of the 58th Society for Machine Failure Prevention Technology Conference. Virginia Beach, VA, April 26-30, 2004.
Camci, F. and Chinnam, R.B.. On-line Novelty Detection for Non-Stationary Classes using a Modified Support Vector Machine. Proc. of Neural Networks and Computational Intelligence (NCI 2004). Grindelwald, Switzerland, February 23-25, 2004.
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B.. An Adaptive Clustering Algorithm for Autonomous Agents. Proc. of Neural Networks and Computational Intelligence (NCI 2004). Grindelwald, Switzerland, February 23-25, 2004.
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P.. Autonomous Diagnostics and Prognostics through Competitive Learning Driven HMM-Based Clustering. Proc. of IJCNN'03 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Portland, OR, July 20-24, 2003.
Wang-Chavez, J., Chinnam, R.B., Sathyanarayanamurthy, H., and Nguyen, J.. Integrating Real World Experience in Designing Operations Management Course. Proc. of 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003.
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B.. HMMs for Diagnostics and Prognostics in Machining Processes. Proc. of the 57th Society for Machine Failure Prevention Technology Conference. Virginia Beach, VA, April 14-18, 2003.
Baruah, P., Murthy, S., and Chinnam, R.B.. A Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for On-line Reliability Estimation and Condition-Based-Maintenance using Degradation Signals.". Proc. of 8th ISSAT Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design. Anaheim, CA, August 6-9, 2002.
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P.. Empirical Prediction Limit Estimation Methods for Feed-forward Neural Networks. Proc. of IJCNN'02 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, pp. 535-540. Honolulu, HI, May 12-17, 2002.
Chinnam, R.B., Kumar. V., and Wasserman, G.S.. Forecasting Warranty Claims: A Comparison of SVMs with Statistical Methods and Neural Networks. Proc. of ANNIE '01 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering. St. Louis, MI, November 4-7, 2001.
Chinnam, R.B. and Kumar. V.. Using SVMs to Recognize Shifts and Trends in Correlated and Other Manufacturing Processes. Proc. of ANNIE '01 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, pp. 2276-2281. St. Louis, MI, November 4-7, 2001.
Chinnam, R.B. and Kumar. V.. Using Support Vector Machines to Recognize Shifts and Trends in Correlated Manufacturing Processes. Proc. of IJCNN'01 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks. Washington, D.C., July 15-19, 2001.
Chinnam, R.B. and Mohan, P.. On-Line Reliability Estimation Of Physical Systems Using Neural Networks And Wavelets. Proc. of ANNIE '00 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, pp. 605-610. St. Louis, MI, November 5-8, 2000..
Hiebert, S. and Chinnam, R.B.. Role of Artificial Neural Networks and Wavelets in On-Line Reliability Monitoring of Physical Systems. Proc. of IJCNN ‘00 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, pp. 369-374. Como, Italy, July 24-27, 2000..
Chinnam, R.B., Qiao, H., and Fu, X.. On-line Parameter Design of Dynamic Systems Modeled Using Recurrent Multilayer Perceptron Networks. Proc. of ANNIE '99 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, pp. 697-702. St. Louis, MI, November 7-10, 1999.
Kellogg, K., Kallmeyer, A., Dutta, P.K., Chinnam, R.B.. Influence of Moisture and Low Temperature on Notched Izod Impact Toughness in a Pultruded Reinforced Composite. Proc. of ISOPE-99 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference pp. 270-275. Brest, France, May 30-June 4 1999.
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Invited Presentations
Chinnam, R.B., "A Project Centric Approach to Teaching CI to Students with Weak Computer Background." IJCNN'02 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Honolulu, HI, May 12-17, 2002.
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Reports
Chinnam, R. B., 1998. Intelligent Quality Controllers for Manufacturing Processes. Final Project Report. For NSF / ND-EPSCoR Program (Grant# OSR-9452892).
Chinnam, R. B., 1995. Efficient Real-time Process Quality Controllers for Advanced Manufacturing Systems. Final Project Report. For State of Texas (ATP/ARP Program) and Texas Tech University (Contract# 0209/1156-01).
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Conference Presentations
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P., (July 20-24, 2003.) Autonomous Diagnostics and Prognostics through Competitive Learning Driven HMM-Based Clustering. IJCNN'03 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Portland, OR
Wang-Chavez, J., Chinnam, R.B., Sathyanarayanamurthy, H., and Nguyen, J., (June 22-25, 2003.) Integrating Real World Experience in Designing Operations Management Course. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Nashville, Tennessee
Baruah, P. and Chinnam, R.B., (April 14-18, 2003.) HMMs for Diagnostics and Prognostics in Machining Processes. 57th Society for Machine Failure Prevention Technology Conference Society for Machine Failure Prevention Technology Conference Virginia Beach, VA
Baruah, P., Murthy, S., and Chinnam, R.B., (August 6-9, 2002.) A Neuro-Fuzzy Approach for On-line Reliability Estimation and Condition-Based-Maintenance using Degradation Signals. 8th ISSAT Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design Anaheim, CA
Chinnam, R.B. and Baruah, P., (May 12-17, 2002.) Empirical Prediction Limit Estimation Methods for Feed-forward Neural Networks. IJCNN'02 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Honolulu, HI
Chinnam, R.B., Kumar. V., and Wasserman, G.S., (November 4-7, 2001.) Forecasting Warranty Claims: A Comparison of SVMs with Statistical Methods and Neural Networks. ANNIE '01 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R.B. and Kumar. V., (November 4-7, 2001.) Using SVMs to Recognize Shifts and Trends in Correlated and Other Manufacturing Processes. ANNIE '01 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R.B. and Kumar. V., (July 15-19, 2001.) Using Support Vector Machines to Recognize Shifts and Trends in Correlated Manufacturing Processes. IJCNN'01 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Washington, D.C.
Chinnam, R.B. and Mohan, P., (November 5-8, 2000.) On-Line Reliability Estimation of Physical Systems Using Neural Networks and Wavelets. ANNIE '00 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R.B., Qiao, H., and Fu, X., (November 7-10, 1999.) On-line Parameter Design of Dynamic Systems Modeled Using Recurrent Multilayer Perceptron Networks. ANNIE '99 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Kellogg, K., Kallmeyer, A., Dutta, P.K., Chinnam,R.B., (May 30-June 4, 1999.) Influence of Moisture and Low Temperature on Notched Izod Impact Toughness in a Pultruded Reinforced Composite. ISOPE-99 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference Brest, France
Chinnam, R.B. and Hiebert S., (November 1-4, 1998.) On-line Reliability Estimation of Individual Components Using Neural Networks and Wavelets. ANNIE '98 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R.B. and Ding, J., (November 1-4, 1998.) Intelligent Quality Controllers for On-line Parameter Design. ANNIE '98 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R.B., Hiebert S., and Ding, J., (May 9-10, 1998.) On-line Performance Reliability Estimation Techniques and Issues. 7th IERC IERC Banff, Alberta, Canada
Chinnam, R. B. and Ding, J., (November 9-12, 1997.) Confidence Limit Estimation for Neural Network Models. ANNIE '97 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R. B., (May 17-18, 1997.) Performance Reliability Monitoring of Physical Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks. Proc. of the 6th IERC IERC Miami Beach, FL
Chinnam, R. B. and Shrikhande, N., (November 12-15, 1996.) Reliability Prediction Using Temporal Processing and Self Organizing Feature Maps. ANNIE '96 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R. B., Rengasamy, V., Mehta, S., (May 18-20, 1996.) Performance Reliability Prediction in Physical Systems: Comparison of Statistical Methods and Artificial Neural Networks. 5th IERC IERC Minneapolis
Chinnam, R. B., (November 12-15, 1995.) Neural Networks for Performance Reliability Prediction. ANNIE '95 Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering St. Louis, MI
Chinnam, R. B., (October 29-November 1, 1995.) Neural Networks for Real-time Process Parameter Design. NFORMS Fall '95 National Meeting New Orleans
Kolarik, W. J. and Chinnam, R. B., (May 24-26, 1994..) Quality Control in Advanced Manufacturing Processes. 48th AQC AQC Las Vegas
Chinnam, R. B., Kolarik, W. J., and Manne, V. C., (March 16-18, 1994.) Performance Reliability Prediction using the Validity Index Neural Network. ISSAT Intnl. Conf. on Reliability and Quality in Design Seattle, Washington
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., (May 26-27, 1993.) Simulation Test-Bed for Testing Effectiveness of Quality Control Strategies and Experimental Designs. 2nd IERC IERC Los Angeles
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., (May 16-19, 1993..) Empirical Model Based Real-time Process Quality Control in Advanced Manufacturing Systems. TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting Chicago
Chinnam, R. B. and Kolarik, W. J., (May 20-21, 1992.) Automation and the Total Quality Paradigm. 1st IERC IERC Chicago
Ayoub, M. M., Simon, H. M., and Chinnam, R. B., (1991.) Biomechanical Simulation of Manual Material Handling. Human Factors Conference Miami
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Awards and Honors
Outstanding Faculty Service Award, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, 2003.
Finalist, Best Paper Award, ANNIE Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 2000. Paper was later invited and published in International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design.
Preferred Professor, Mortar Board Honor Society, North Dakota State University, 1999.
Runner Up, CEA Researcher of the Year Award, North Dakota State University, 1999.
Finalist, Best Novel Engineering Application Paper, ANNIE Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997. Paper was later invited and published in International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design.
Listed in AcademicKey's Who's Who in Engineering Education, 2002.
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1997.
Nominated as Outstanding Graduate Student of the Texas Tech University for performance throughout graduate studies, 1994.
Received a merit scholarship from Texas Tech University for academic performance during graduate studies, 1989-1990.
Received an award from T.M.A. Pai Foundation for outstanding academic performance throughout undergraduate studies, 1988.
Secured the General Proficiency Award for academic performance during the years 1985, 1986, and 1987.
Secured the Sri Sudhakara Reddy Memorial Award for being the best mechanical engineering student of the year, 1986.
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