People

Principal Investigator

Hyunwoong Ko

Dr. Hyunwoong Ko is an assistant professor in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.

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Current Members

Ph.D. Students

Fatemeh Elhambakhsh
Ph.D. Student, Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering (Enrolled Spring 2023)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Generative machine learning, digital twins, engineering design, manufacturing
Suk Ki Lee
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2023)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Generative model predictive control, machine learning for real-time monitoring
Tao Han
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Semiconductor film deposition, virtual metrology, advanced process control
Zahra Taheri
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Spring 2025)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Physics-informed generative modeling, semiconductor manufacturing digital twins
Abraham Santamaria Barraza
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2025)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Graph modeling, semiconductor supply chain

Master’s Students

Khoa Nguyen
Master’s Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Generative topology optimization for solid-state battery manufacturing
Caleb Hatch
Master’s Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Manufacturability analysis, solid-state battery manufacturing
Bhaskar Shivaji Kumbhar
Master’s Student, Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: [email protected]

Research interests: Physics-aware graph construction, generative language models

Previous Members

Hitesh Bhadana
Master’s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) — Graduated Spring 2024

Current position: Dassault Systèmes
Uchit Shriyan
Master’s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) — Graduated Spring 2024

Current position: MoonSlate Consulting
Venkata Sai Deepak Mutta
Master’s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) — Graduated Fall 2024

Current position: Ph.D. Student, Mississippi State University
Abhiram Kumar Abhiram Kumar
High School Student, Vasis Chandler (Mentored from Fall 2023 – Spring 2024)

Project: Arizona Science and Engineering Fair — AI for real-time monitoring in laser additive manufacturing