Engineering at Illinois

RASA

Reliability Analysis & Safety Assurance Laboratory

Prof. Wang

Pingfeng Wang, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office: TB-310
Tel: (217) 300-7078
Email: pingfeng@illinois.edu
URL: http://ise.illinois.edu/directory/profile/pingfeng/ 

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Dr. Pingfeng Wang is currently a professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include reliability analysis and risk management of large-scale complex systems, design for failure resiliency, design and manufacturing, and prognostics and health management.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2010), Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park
  • M.S (2006), Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • B.E (2001), Mechanical Engineering, University of Sci. & Tech. in Beijing

Industrial Experience

  • Kinpo Electronics, Inc. (2001.4-2003.4)
  • Dell (China) (2003.4-2004.9)
  • GM, R& D Center (Warren, MI) , Summer Internship, (2007.7-2007.8)

Affiliations

  • Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • IEEE Reliability Society (IEEE RS)
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Awards

  • ASME DAC Best Paper Award (ASME, 2023)
  • ASME DAC Young Investigator Award  (ASME, 2016)
  • NSF CAREER Award (NSF, 2014)
  • Wallace Award for Excellence In Research (WSU, 2014)
  • Polished Professor Award (WSU, 2014)
  • ASME-DAC Best Paper Award (ASME, 2013)
  • Young Faculty Scholar Award (WSU, 2013)
  • Young Researcher Award (ISGMA, 2012)
  • IEEE PHM Best Paper Award (IEEE Reliability Society, 2012)
  • Strategic Engineering Research Fellowship (WSU CoE, 2011)
  • First Award (NSF Kansas EPSCoR, 2011)
  • Future Faculty Program (FFP) Fellowship (U. Maryland, 2009~ 2010)
  • ASME-DAC Best Paper Award (ASME, 2008)
  • C. Raymond Knight Scholarship (U. Maryland, 2007)

Services

  • President, IISE QCRE Division (2017 ~ 2019)
  • Member, Design Automation Executive Committee of ASME (2017 ~ 2022)
  • Review Editor, Structural and Mulltidisciplinary Optimization ( 2016 ~ present)
  • Board of Directors, IISE QCRE Division (2014 ~ 2016)
  • Member, AIAA Non-Deterministic Approach (NDA) Technical Committee
  • AdCom Member, IEEE Reliability Society (2013)
  • Technical Program Chair (IEEE Reliability Society PHM Conference, 2014)
  • Technical Review Chair (IEEE Reliability Society PHM Conference, 2013).
  • Session Chair, Design for Resilience (ASME IDETC/CIE Conference, 2013)
  • Session Chair, Wind Energy (ISGMA, 2012)
  • Technical Review Chair (IEEE Reliability Society PHM Conference, 2012).
  • Session Chair, Design for resilience and failure recovery (ASME IDETC/CIE Conference, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • Student Activity Chair (ASME IDETC/CIE Conference, 2011)
  • Panelist, PHM Applications and IEEE Future Directions  (IEEE Reliability Society PHM Conference, 2011).