A few of our recent MODEL Group Highlights

Below are our recent lab engagements, where we’ve showcased our research to academia, industry, government, and media

MODEL wins NSF Awards at ASME IDETC 2025

So proud of our group! Several members won the NSF Design Essay Competition. Congratulations to Runu, Tathyana, Emily, Han, Charlotte, Yang, and Niloofar.

Best Paper Award

Yang (first author) and Charlotte receive a plaque for the best paper award at IDETC.  Great job Yang and Charlotte!

Mozhdeh Presents at ASME IDETC 2025

Mozhdeh presented research on AI-supported requirements engineering in industry projects at the 2025 ASME IDETC Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Yang Presents at ASME IDETC 2025

Yang presented research on the use of LLMs and Knowledge Graphs to support robotic movement in manufacturing at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. This work received the best paper award at the conference. 

Bruna Presents at ASME IDETC 2025

Bruna presented research on AI Image models for use in detection in agricultural processing  at the 2025 ASME IDETC Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Aiyana Presents at 2025 NAMRC

Aiyana presented her research at the 2025 NAMRC Conference in Greenville, SC focusing on how music can serve as a medium for communication between humans and artificial intelligence in manufacturing environments.

Mozhdeh Presents Her Research at ASME IDETC 2025

Jiajia presented her research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA.

KT Presents His Research at ASME IDETC 2025

KT presented his research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. 

Han Presents Her Research at ASME IDETC 2025

Han presented her research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. 

Jiajia Presents Her Research at ASME IDETC 2025

Jiajia presented her research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. 

Emily and Runu Present Research ASME IDETC 2025

Emily and Runu both presented their research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA.  Yang and Charlotte crashed their photo.

Yang Presents His Research at ASME IDETC 2025

Yang presented his research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. 

Brandon Presents His Research at ASME IDETC 2025

Brandon presented his research at the ASME IDETC 2025 conference in Anaheim, CA. 

Aiyana wins Rising Star Award

Aiyana received the RISE Start Award at the ASME IDETC 2024 in Washington, DC. At MODEL, we’ve always known Aiyana was a star, it’s about time everyone else noticed! 

Claire wins NSF Award at ASME IDETC 2024

Claire won the NSF Design Essay Competition at ASME IDETC 2024. Another award for Claire, just business as usual.

Aiyana Presents her Research at ASME IDETC 2024

Aiyana presented her work on the role of music in Human-AI interaction in Manufacturing at ASME IDETC 20204 in Washington, DC.

Cody Presents at ASME IDETC 2024

Cody presented his Master’s thesis work on requirements embedding at the ASME IDETC 2024 in Washington, DC.

Logan Presents at ASME IDETC 2024

Logan presented research on requirements and standards modelling at the ASME IDETC 2024 in Washington, DC.

Logan Presents at Agricultural Manufacturing Workshop

Logan Played a pivotal role in both organizing and leading a discussion on pecan shelling during the manufacturing workshop. During this event, we discussed the progress of our USDA project 

Federal Funders

Some of the recent organizations and agencies which have funded our research

Industry Funders

Our team works extensively with Industry.  Here are some of our Industry Partners that have funded our Research.