Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

isfocused on the art and physics of flow visualization. The course is largely technical, including imagingtechniques, optics, some fluid physics and specific flow visualization techniques. Student work for the courseconsists entirely of open-ended assignments to create and document aesthetic images of fluid flows. A surveyinstrument is being developed that explores student perceptions of and attitude towards fluid physics or otherengineering topics such as design. It has been administered to students in the flow visualization course, in atraditional junior level fluid mechanics course, in a course on design and in an upper division technical electiveon sustainable energy as a control. Survey results indicate that the students in the flow

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1551: LOOKING AT ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH AMOTIVATION/CONFIDENCE FRAMEWORKSamantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a third year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in engineering education. She completed a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2008 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Design for Manufacturing from Stanford University in 2010.Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Consulting Senior Scholar principally responsible for the Preparations for the Professions Program

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. William ”Bill” C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William (Bill) Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has held courtesy appointments in Mechanical, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is a registered professional engineer and on the NSPE board for Professional Engineers in Higher Education. He has been active in ASEE serving in the FPD, CIP and ERM. He is the past chair of the IN/IL section. He is a fellow of the Teaching Academy and listed in the Book of Great Teachers at Purdue University. He was the first engineering faculty

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Macnab

program for her or his students. Typically, the instructor is limited to sharinghints, tricks, and reminders during lectures which are often ignored by students. The seminaroutlined in this paper is suggested for use as an introductory lecture to a course, to inspire them totake an interest in their own learning. Many students have reported that this seminar gave them acompletely different outlook on university and lead to a more satisfying and successful education,including improved grades. How to Excel in Engineering at University a seminar by Dr. Chris Macnab B.Eng. (Engineering Physics) Royal Military College of Canada Ph.D. (Aerospace

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Industrial Engineering

usable responses (30.6% response rate) 35% of responses were anonymous Internal reliability very high (Cronbach’s Alpha over 0.96) 34.4% of respondents were in top 3 executive levels 60% had earned master’s degrees 72% were degreed engineers 13% were from small companies, 10% from medium, and 77% from large Managed from 0 - 75,000 employees (median = 20; six managed > 2000)Research Question 2 - What is the executive’s perception of the level of organizational use ofquality tools and statistical methodologies? (survey responses included ―Do Not Know‖)Corporate Use of Quality Tools (based on % high + very high)Figure 1. Pareto Chart of Highest Corporate Use of Quality Tools. Numbers above bars arenumber of responses

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #23536Using Guidelines from Cognitive Load Theory for the Traditional/Online FlippedClassroom ApproachProf. John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering, physics and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #12046Improving Online STEM Education through Direct Industry Classroom En-gagementDr. Mark Angolia, East Carolina University Mark Angolia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Industrial Distribution and Logistics degree program in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University (ECU). Prior to entering academia in 2005, he held industrial positions in engineering, manufacturing, quality, materials, and operations management for manufacturing companies within the automotive sup- ply chain. Dr. Angolia’s teaching focuses on Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hur Koser; Dennis Freeman; Alexander Aranyosi; Aleem Siddiqui

, and Screen Capture. Thesebuttons were designed to match those on familiar electronic equipment, and to be large forvisibility. Each button has a corresponding keyboard shortcut. By default the Record buttonrecords ten images in succession; this number can be changed when the program is started. TheAnalyze button toggles between showing live images and pre-recorded data; when operatingcamscope in Analyze mode, a camera does not need to be attached to the computer.When the cursor is placed within the camera image, it turns into a crosshair, faintly visible infigure 4. The brightness values of the pixels along the crosshair lines are plotted below and tothe right of the image, respectively. In addition, the cursor position and brightness at

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles M.S.M., Ph.D. (A.B.D.), Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich J. Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

%) responded with “Yes, definitely,” 38% with “Yes,but only in certain areas,” and a small percentage (8%) with “No, not at all.” Researchers thenasked when faculty requested help with the LMS (with such tasks like setting up classes,assignments, assessments, etc.) if they felt they received adequate help. The majority (72%)answered “Yes, definitely,” 26% answered “Yes, but only in certain areas,” and a mere 2% with“No, not at all.” Based on this faculty group’s response, general training seems less of an issue,but more specialized and specific training is desired.Online CoursesThe last group of questions dealt with the faculty’s perceptions, use, and interest in onlinecourses. First, the faculty was asked if they had taught an exclusively online

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

bachelor or master’s engineering degrees started higher education ina community college. The trend is higher in some states such as California for which more than48% of graduates with science or engineering degrees started at a community college18. Page 22.493.3Conditions in two year colleges present challenges for both students and faculty. Engineeringprograms in two year colleges are typically small. These programs often have only one or twofaculty members who teach courses running the gamut of the engineering curriculum. Facultyteaching loads are high compared to other areas of higher education. Access to facilities such aslaboratories is

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

-on environments may be warrantedfor all students of mechanics.IntroductionThe ability to draw free body diagrams (FBDs) is arguably the principal skill students learnduring an undergraduate mechanics education. A large body of literature exists concerningapproaches to improve FBD instruction and practice [1,2]. Nevertheless, experiencedstudents—and even practicing engineers—can struggle to know when and how to draw an FBD.Students learning to draw free-body diagrams (FBDs) typically do so in abstract contexts:textbook-style problems in which extraneous details in the problem description and inaccompanying figures have been removed. In contrast, practicing engineers must draw FBDs inrealistic contexts, which raises an important question: can

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Luciana R. Barroso; Jim Morgan

the analysis model was constructed, how the loads were determined, how to estimate initial dimensions, etc. b) Learn in a rigorous way the basic principles of structural analysis, then in detail simple approximate methods to estimate forces and deflections, conducting finally more accurate analyses with existing computer software to assess the validity of their estimates. c) Use computer software to carry out a large number of analyses of actual or realistic structures to gain familiarity with the expected order of magnitude of dimensions, loads, forces and deflections and the structural behavior. This should provide experience equivalent to various years of practice in an engineering office. It requires

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication skills andprowess from engineering practitioners we observed on-site. Confirming this finding, asurvey deployed simultaneously, polling a different set of alumni engineering graduates(N=162)13, confirmed our on-site findings. Communication skills are the top demand andmost prized skill in engineering.The Studied Engineers Also Call for Better Engineering CommunicationAs instructors, we are in the unique position to be teaching graduate students who arealso practicing professionals in various engineering enterprises. For admission to theUW-Madison engineering graduate programs that employ us, students must be at leastfour years into their career paths. They work for organizations big and small, private andpublic, including automotive

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University, Maryland

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

, reflections, and student self-directed projects. A smallsampling of those articles is provided in Table Two and it can easily be filled in with morecurrent work.The course was only offered once and with a small enrollment, so it is difficult to provide muchin the way of assessment data or even suggestions for the next course offering as the graduateprogram was closed. One student in the course did take the course paper and expand it into amaster’s thesis topic looking at the role of altruism and its motivations. He conducted qualitativeresearch with interviews and analyses of motivations for alumni giving in higher education andconsidered what of those drives might be significant for future general AI. Table One: Initial

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Brett Meyer; Timothy Wei; David Jones; Stuart Bernstein

during the spring of 2012 to determine thelegitimacy of the system in fostering interactivity.Keywords: interaction, distance learning, synchronous, social presence, cooperative learningIntroductionContrary to popular misconception, distance education has been around for over 160years. The Phonographic Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio conducted the first distance educationclass in 1852 (Casey, 20081.) It was a Pitman Shorthand program, which was delivered viathe United States Postal Service. During the next 160 years, distance education grew inpopularity and the delivery systems went through a number of innovative iterations. In 1921,Universities in Salt Lake City, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were granted radio broadcastinglicenses from the Federal

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Greg Stephens

focused on sensitivity trainingand rooting out racism and sexism. But these programs frequently come across as lecturing andwhite male managers sometimes felt singled out, thus these programs repeatedly did not receivestrong support from top management or many employees.Subsequent programs involved more interactive, small group exercises, videos, and othertechniques involving participation. Still, this effort commonly focused on participants getting theright message and compliance rather than building personal commitment.15These programs often created political resistance in the work place. Criticized as touchy-feely,some employees thought they were more concerned with social change than skill building.Now business organizations are embracing

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Davidson; Mark Johnson; Douglas Eschbach; Curtis Watson

techniques, ifavailable, can reduce this task down to human inspection of a small number of the mostsuspicious student submissions.This paper focuses on techniques for detecting plagiarism in student digital designs, although thetechniques could be easily adapted to most computer programming languages. In approximatelythe last ten years, digital design has shifted from schematic based design entry to the use ofhardware description languages (HDLs) such as VHDL (Very high speed integrated circuitHardware Description Language) or Verilog ™. The HDL approach makes it possible forstudents to create much more complex designs than before, but it also facilitates copying ortranscribing design data from other sources. Computer programming instructors faced

Conference Session

Examining "Big" Data

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Daniel R Ferreira, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeanne Law Bohannon, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University & Fulton County Schools; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern polytechnic state university; Tien Yee, Southern Polytechnic State University; Keshav Raj Acharya, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; M. A. Karim P.E., Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Robert Shegiharu Keyser, Southern Polytechnic State University; Donna Colebeck

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Educational Research and Methods

policy in a multi-section,undergraduate accounting class. When attendance was compulsory, they found average dailyattendance was 82%; when attendance was not compulsory, average daily attendance wasreduced to 76%.6 Crede’, Roch and Kieszczynka present various views of the importance of classattendance, but also argue against the importance of attendance in general and mandatoryattendance policies in particular.7 Through quantitative analysis, they demonstrate that classattendance explains large amounts of unique variance in college grades, because of its relativeindependence from standardized tests and weak relationship with student characteristics such asconscientiousness and motivation. They show that mandatory attendance policies have a small

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Randy Cook, Utah State University; Karina Hauser, Utah State University

, which rely on the completeengagement of managers and engineers in these systems. In addition, factory and office workersare trained in problem solving and encouraged to participate in the rapid improvement process.Over the last 15 years, lean systems has gained interest and application in a variety of industries,going far beyond its initial beginnings in the automotive manufacturing sector to the aerospace,defense, communication and medical equipment-manufacturing sectors. The Lean systemsstrategy has been employed not only at the shop-floor of large and medium sized manufacturingenterprises, but also at small manufacturing companies 5,6. Manufacturing companies who haveapplied lean systems have typically seen cost and space reductions of over

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Cade Robert Creason, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering programs to develop anentrepreneurial mindset among their engineering students with the belief that this will lead tothem being more productive and innovative whether their career path leads them into establishedindustry (becoming “intrapreneurs”) or later as entrepreneurs.While this trend toward developing more entrepreneurially minded engineering students issupported by global economic trends and a rapidly changing work environment, one factor hasbeen largely overlooked in this process. Statistically, most entrepreneurial ventures fail, withdisproportionately large value being created from a minority of entrepreneurial endeavors [8].Given this fact, until we find ways to drastically increase the success rate of entrepreneurialventures

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Daniel Bang; Saira Anwar; Syeda Fizza Ali; Alejandra Magana

4and observed behaviors in a chemistry sequence in small-group learning activities14. A qualitativethematic analysis showed that students varied in showing their overt behaviors from engagementto disengagement with various parts of an activity. In some instances, higher engagementindicated different learning outcomes.Furthermore, there have also been more novel uses of ICAP in literature15. For instance, Morrisand Chi15 conducted professional development modules based on the ICAP framework for twomiddle school science teachers to improve in-class questioning. Using the coding scheme to judgeteachers' questioning, the teachers asked questions after the professional development workshop,which generated a higher cognitive engagement. The study

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, n = 51) was significantly higher than that ofparticipants in the Pasco© group (35.09, n = 34), z = -2.45, p = .014, r = -.27 i.e. a small-to-medium effect size. There was no statistically significant difference between the TrussVR© andNo Lab groups or the No Lab and Pasco© groups.Table 1: Gain and retention scores for skill-testing questions Question Post Gain Distant 2-month Very Distant 9-month Set (# of Post Gain Retention Post Gain Retention Group possible M  SD M  SD M  SD M  SD M  SD marks) (n) (n) (n

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University

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Professional Papers

construction and engineering programs, the incorporation of real-worldchallenges into academic discussions, and the enhancement of faculty-student engagement. Theinternship experience fostered stronger ties between the academic program and industry partnermembers and positively influenced student development by providing up-to-date content, newpedagogical approaches, and expanded career opportunities. Additionally, the paper underscoresthe importance of internships in promoting faculty professional development, strengtheningindustry partnerships, and advancing construction and engineering education. These internshipsplay a critical role in closing the gap between theory and practice, ensuring educators stayaligned with evolving industry standards and

Conference Session

ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Joanna Li, University of Toronto; Jenifer Hossain, University of Toronto

Paper ID #37284Understanding Research on Engineering Students’Experiences and Outcomes from Student DevelopmentPerspectivesQin Liu (Senior Research Associate) Dr. Qin Liu is Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include engineering students’ competency development, learning assessment and career trajectories, and equity, diversity and inclusion issues in engineering education. Her academic training was in the field of higher

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin R. Chimka; Karen M. Bursic; Cynthia Atman

design process "as a map for how to get from the need for a specific object to thefinal product " (p. 3) and notes that "The designer's knowledge of the process and the problem'sdomain determine the path" (p. 4). All engineers design, whether it be a factory layout, a newcomputer system, a major construction project, an improved production process, an electronicsubassembly or a new material. It is the core of the engineering profession. Wright 24 notes that"engineering design is as varied as the engineering profession, and it is as broad as the problemsfacing humankind. An engineer's designs may be as small and intricate as a microchip for acomputer system or as large and complex as a space shuttle" (p. 95).* This research was made possible in

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

California Polytech- nic State University where he teaches courses in materials selection and polymers. He has presented his research on engineering ethics to several universities and to the American Bar Association. He serves as Associate Editor of the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering. He has served as program chair and division chair for several divisions within ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Self-Efficacy and Mental Wellness Goals in Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractThe mental well-being of undergraduate students is a growing concern among

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kurt Colvin

collaboration. My lesson is to have intermittent checks, which require all students to collaborate several times throughout the assignment.• Need for better assessment techniques: It is difficult to get everything just right the first time. I feel some of my assessment methods are inappropriate for the assignment or just not well- enough developed. My lesson is to practice continuous improvement by identifying the trouble areas and working to slowly improve those areas by small iterations.• Time commitment to develop a blended course: Finally, it is often stated in the literature and by my colleagues at the CTL: it takes a lot of time to redevelop a course using backward design and blended course concepts and technology. My

Conference Session

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyona Sharunova, University of Alberta; Mehwish Butt, University of Alberta; Jason P. Carey, University of Alberta; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi, University of Alberta

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, we’re sort ofmissing.” In addition, alumni said that in school students learn a lot of calculus, but when itcomes to industry, they do not know the appropriate times to use different calculations. One ofthe important things that alumni stressed out was that graduates are lacking system-level thinkingand data-analysis skills. They claimed that undergraduate studies prepare students to design sub-systems or smaller systems, but not the larger systems: “An overall system level…Undergradfeels like you’re always doing a subsystem or a really small system. Your first day on the jobyou’re sitting there and it’s this big system that’s bigger, and you can’t hold it in your head.” They also stated that the presence of mentorship programs within a

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

the absence and hoped that the author would not go away again. Studentswere naturally curious about the trip and I discussed some of the interesting aspects. Thesediscussions included the baby, who was doing well, the food, which was surprisingly western, andsome of the sites related to civil engineering. Large cable-stayed and suspension bridges wereseen in China and Hong Kong, large slope stabilization and erosion control projects were commonon the hill and mountain sides of Hong Kong, and bamboo scaffolding was common throughoutChina not only for small buildings but also for the tallest skyscrapers. Within two weeks afterreturning, the baby made a visit to the Soil Engineering class and was happily welcomed to UPJ.Grading concentrated

Conference Session

Redefining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Md Fashiar Rahman, The University of Texas at El Paso; Amit J. Lopes; Sergio Luna

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

of Madras, India, his B.E.. (M.E.) degree from the Institution of Engineers, India, M.E. (Production Engineering) degree from PSG College of TeDr. Md Fashiar Rahman, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Md Fashiar Rahman is an Assistant Professor of the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineer- ing (IMSE) Department at The University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Computational Science Program. He has years of research experience in different projects in the field of image data mining, machine learning, deep learning, and computer simulation for industrial and healthcare applica- tions. In addition, Dr. Rahman has taught various engineering courses in industrial and manufacturing