Service Activities
Summary
This page summarizes my service activities during my time here at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I have served as a faculty senator representative for Assistant Professors, Professors of Practice, and Instructors in the College of Engineering, on numerous search committees for faculty hires, the committee for our currently-open Department Head search, and chaired the committee developing a robotics minor within the College of Engineering. My lab and I have also been honored to host numerous tours and demonstrations for groups ranging from elementary-school-age students to high school students considering attending UL Lafayette to economic development groups.
In addition, I am a regular reviewer of both conference and journal articles within the controls, robotics, and automation area. I have also regularly chaired conference sessions and organized or co-organized four invited conference sessions during my time at UL Lafayette. Finally, I have used my expertise to serve as an expert witness in a variety of cases.
In the sections below, a more detailed listing of each of these activities is included. Clicking on one of the links below will jump directly to that section of this page:
- Service to University, College, and Department
- Professional Services and Activities
- Community Service
Service to University, College, and Department
Committees (and similar)
- 2014 - 2015 — Faculty Senate Representative for Assistant Professors, Professors of Practice, and Instructors in the College of Engineering
- 2015 - 2016 — Faculty Senate Representative for Assistant Professors, Professors of Practice, and Instructors in the College of Engineering
- 2013 - 2014 — Faculty Search Committee (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position)
- 2014 - 2015 — Faculty Search Committee (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions)
- 2015 - 2016 — Faculty Search Committee (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position)
- 2017 - 2018 — Department Head Search Committee
- 2012 - present — Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Council
- 2013 - present — System Engineering Ph.D. Executive Committee
- May 2016 — Robotics Minor Committee Chair
Guest Lectures
- 04/01/15 — ITEC Robotics Class
- 04/13/16 — ITEC Robotics Class
- 02/20/17 — EECE Senior Seminar
- 03/27/17 — ITEC Robotics Class
Tours and Demonstrations
Below is a partial selection of the tours and demonstrations that my lab has given.
2015
- 03/11/15 — Engineering and Technology Week Tour Stop
- 06/09/15 — Lab tour for ~45 Girl Scouts
- 07/09/15 — Lab tour for GEAR UP students
- 07/16/15 — Lab tour for GEAR UP students
- 07/23/15 — Lab tour for Smile Students
- 07/23/15 — Lab tour for GEAR UP students
- 07/30/15 — Lab tour for GEAR UP students
2016
- 02/03/16 — Lab tour for high-school leaders program
- 02/05/16 — Lab tour for EECE advisory board
- 02/26/16 — Lab tour for 50 8th graders from St. Martin
- 04/13/16 — Engineering and Technology Week Tour Stop
- 07/21/16 — Lab tour for High School Students
- 09/01/16 — Lab tour for High School Students
- 12/02/16 — Lab tour for Mexican Delegation
2017
- 01/28/17 — Demonstration of NAO robot at Preview Day
- 02/15/17 — Lab tour for Jesuit and Holy Cross counselors
- 02/16/17 — Lab tour for high-ACT students
- 03/08/17 — Engineering and Technology Week Tour Stop
- 06/07/17 — Lab tour for Introductory Camp, 32 children, Ages 5-14
- 06/14/17 — Lab tour for GEAR UP, 32 children, Ages 9-14
- 06/28/17 — Lab tour for Advanced Camp, 16 children, Ages 9-14
- 07/19/17 — Lab tour for Advanced Camp, 16 children, Ages 9-14
- 07/26/17 — Lab tour for Introductory Camp, 16 children, Ages 9-14
- 09/22/17 — Lab tour for Mr. Donald Mosing’s extended family
- 09/30/17 — Lab tour for NSBE
- 10/21/17 — Preview Day tours
- 10/21/17 — Lab tour for NSBE
- 10/27/17 — Lab tour for LAGCOE Group
- 11/11/17 — Preview Day tours
2018
- 01/12/18 — Full day series of robotics lectures at Northside High School
- 01/31/18 — Presentation to GEAR UP code club
Professional Services and Activities
Conference Sessions Organized
- 6/2018 — Time Delays in Input Shaping Applications, IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, Budapest, Hungary
- 6/2015 — Input Shaping and Vibration Control Design (Co-organized), IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- 5/2013 — Command Generation and Filtering for Control of Flexible Systems, Asian Controls Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 10/2012 — Command Generation for Flexible System Control, International Conference on Control, Automation, and Systems, Jeju, Korea
- 5/2012 — Input Shaping and Vibration Suppression (Co-organized), IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
Conference Sessions Chaired or Co-chaired
- 10/2017 — Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Tysons Corner, VA, USA
- 08/2017 — Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), Kohala Coast, Hawaii, USA
- 10/2016 — Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- 10/2015 — Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Columbus, Ohio, USA
- 6/2015 — IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- 8/2014 — International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control (MoViC), Sapporo, Japan
- 5/2013 — Asian Controls Conference (ASCC), Istanbul, Turkey
- 10/2012 — International Conference on Control, Automation, and Systems, Jeju, Korea
- 5/2012 — IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
- 5/2006 — ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Chicago, Illinois, USA
International Program Committees
- 2015 — International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
- 2014 — International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
- 2013 — International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
- 2012 — International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
Paper Reviews
- Control Engineering Practice
- IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
- Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics–Part A: Systems and Humans
- International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
- Journal of Systems and Control Engineering
- Journal of Sound and Vibration
- Automation in Construction
- American Controls Conference (ACC)
- Asian Controls Conference (ASCC)
- ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC)
- ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
- International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
- IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems
Community Service
Volunteer Work
- 11/14/15 — First Lego League volunteer Judge
Expert Witness Consulting
- Fall 2016 — Crane Tipover Accident Analysis
- Fall 2015 — Garbage Truck Accident Analysis
- Fall 2015 — Personal Transporter Accident Analysis
- Spring 2013 — Survey of Mechanical Restraint Methods
- Spring 2012 — Post Driver Analysis
- Fall 2011 — Aerial-Lift (Cherrypicker) Stability Analysis
- Summer 2011 — Aerial-Lift (Cherrypicker) Accident Analysis
- Summer 2010 — Personal Transporter Market Analysis
- Spring 2008 — Segway Accident Analysis
- Spring 2008 — Aerial-Lift (Cherrypicker) Accident Analysis
- Summer 2004 — Segway Accident Analysis