Manbir Sodhi

Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Phone: (401) 874-5189

Email: sodhi@uri.edu

Education

• Ph.D. (I.E.) University of Arizona, 1991
• M.S. (I.E.) University of Arizona, Tucson, 1987
• B. Production Eng. Jadavpur University, 1984

Research Interests

• De-Manufacturing and Bulk Recycling Modeling
• Lights-Out Manufacturing
• Computer Vision Applications for Manufacturing

Summary

Dr. Sodhi has authored many articles in journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Journal of Operational Research, IIE Transactions, etc. in manufacturing. He is especially interested in developing algorithms that can be used in small/medium-sized industries, and is currently investigating Lights Out Manufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing and Community Bsed Recycling Programs, and Glance Analysis of Driver Eye Movements.

He has worked on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport), EPA, Navy, and other funding agencies.

For the academic year 2005-2006, Dr. Sodhi is on Sabbatical leave. He can be reached at sodhi@uri.edu.