{"id":487,"date":"2023-01-04T14:53:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/ko\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:07:24","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/ko\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Principal Investigator<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hyunwoong Ko<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udce7 Hyunwoong.Ko@asu.edu<\/a>
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\ud83d\udccdISTB12, 355J, 6155 S. Innovation Way West, Mesa, AZ 85212<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Current Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Fatemeh Elhambakhsh<\/strong>
Ph.D. Student, Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering (Enrolled Spring 2023)
Email: felhamba@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>
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Research interests:<\/strong> Generative machine learning, digital twins, engineering design, manufacturing<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Suk Ki Lee<\/strong>
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2023)
Email: sukki.lee@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Generative model predictive control, machine learning for real-time monitoring<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Tao Han<\/strong>
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: taohan@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Semiconductor film deposition, virtual metrology, advanced process control<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Zahra Taheri<\/strong>
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Spring 2025)
Email: ztaheri2@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Physics-informed generative modeling, semiconductor manufacturing digital twins<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Abraham Santamaria Barraza<\/strong>
Ph.D. Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2025)
Email: asantam9@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Graph modeling, semiconductor supply chain<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Master’s Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Khoa Nguyen<\/strong>
Master\u2019s Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: nnguy173@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Generative topology optimization for solid-state battery manufacturing<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Caleb Hatch<\/strong>
Master\u2019s Student, Manufacturing Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: cbhatch2@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Manufacturability analysis, solid-state battery manufacturing<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Bhaskar Shivaji Kumbhar<\/strong>
Master\u2019s Student, Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering (Enrolled Fall 2024)
Email: bkumbhar@asu.edu<\/a><\/strong>

Research interests:<\/strong> Physics-aware graph construction, generative language models<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Previous Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Hitesh Bhadana <\/strong>
Master\u2019s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) \u2014 Graduated Spring 2024

Current position:<\/strong> Dassault Syst\u00e8mes<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Uchit Shriyan<\/strong>
Master\u2019s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) \u2014 Graduated Spring 2024

Current position:<\/strong> MoonSlate Consulting<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Venkata Sai Deepak Mutta
<\/strong>Master\u2019s Student, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence) \u2014 Graduated Fall 2024

Current position:<\/strong> Ph.D. Student, Mississippi State University<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Abhiram Kumar<\/strong> Abhiram Kumar<\/strong>
High School Student, Vasis Chandler (Mentored from Fall 2023 \u2013 Spring 2024)

Project:<\/strong> Arizona Science and Engineering Fair \u2014 AI for real-time monitoring in laser additive manufacturing
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